{"id":332,"date":"2023-02-26T19:34:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T19:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestpublicgolfcourses.com\/blog\/?p=332"},"modified":"2023-02-26T19:34:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T19:34:10","slug":"best-spring-training-golf-courses-bradenton-floridas-pittsburgh-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestpublicgolfcourses.com\/blog\/best-spring-training-golf-courses-bradenton-floridas-pittsburgh-pirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Spring Training Golf Courses, Bradenton, Florida&#8217;s Pittsburgh Pirates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSdeWwym8h2LdHGvhS058zol-poOe73pohycw&amp;usqp=CAU\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"300\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Florida&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/spring-training\/grapefruit-league\">MLB&#8217;s Grapefruit League<\/a> now boasts 15 teams playing in twelve different cities dispersed throughout the state from Interstate 4 South. The season runs from February 24 to March 31, and during this time we&#8217;ll profile the best public golf courses in the areas convenient to the stadiums.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>First off, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/pirates\/spring-training\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> play at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/pirates\/spring-training\/ballpark\">Lecom Park<\/a> just south of downtown Bradenton and the Manatee River on 17th Avenue.  It&#8217;s an ancient stadium built in 1923 and is the third oldest stadium currently used by MLB after Fenway and Wrigley. It&#8217;s a classic design as well, old Florida Spanish Mission white stucco exterior with covered bleachers-at least over the reserved seating. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>There&#8217;s 60+ golf courses in the surrounding Bradenton\/Sarasota area with a mix of private, municipals, or public daily fees. To save you time in finding the better courses to play, we list just eight of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestpublicgolfcourses.com\/course\/location\/33932\/state\/FL\/city\/Bradenton\">best public golf courses you can play<\/a> in the area<\/strong> <strong>which range from resort offerings to upscale semi-privates. Next year, we hope to be able to include the newly renovated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbyjonesgolfclub.com\">Bobby Jones Municipal Golf Course<\/a> where Richard Mandrell is tackling a presumably faithful restoration of a Donald Ross original design.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida&#8217;s MLB&#8217;s Grapefruit League now boasts 15 teams playing in twelve different cities dispersed throughout the state from Interstate 4 South. The season runs from February 24 to March 31, and during this time we&#8217;ll profile the best public golf courses in the areas convenient to the stadiums. 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