I had a GREAT time! Paul at the desk was very nice and helpful. Hard to believe ANY of the recent…read morenegative comments here cuz I can't wait to go again.

$25/person and you get a push cart for your clubs. Family and I decided to hit up an easy course…read morefor the day. Staff was fantastic, the gentlemen at the desk and doing the food/drinkers were both great. We did however expect a certain quality for a course that this place didn't have. Equipment is very old and not maintained. Tee off of mats not turf and the grounds was poorly maintained looking like the desert with ants everywhere. Just be aware of the quality of the grounds so you have proper expectations of what you may be walking into

Was fortunate to find a great bicycle, color, size, cost and I certainly bought it…read more Unfortunate that I bought a service plan for 2 years. I had a flat tire and was told it would take at least 7 days to fix and maybe more because I had the service plan and to contact the company to cover the repair may take longer. A flat tire takes about 15 minutes to fix. Dicks is not the place to go for bike repair.

This is a complaint and warning about Dick's Sporting Goods in Sarasota Florida. I was…read moreunfortunately misled into purchasing a product that is not legal in the league where I play and, when I returned it, would not be accepted for a refund or credit toward the purchase of a legal product. Just to get me out of the store, they suggested that I reach out to the manufacturer and ask them to facilitate the exchange. I was incredulous, of course, because one would never expect a manufacturer to facilitate the exchange of a product that was sold through either misguided or self-serving misrepresentation by one of its retailers. Indeed, I just heard back from the manufacturer who said that they will only exchange a bat with the defects. I am not even going to bother to take this back to Dick's because I know I would get upset and nobody wants to get upset about being ripped off when they're holding a baseball bat. The product I am referring to is a softball bat for the Senior League of Sarasota. When I explained what I needed and what league I was in, Dick's employee told me to buy a senior softball bat that is a certified 1.20. When I got to the first game in the league, I was told the bat needed to be a 1.21. When I returned to Dick's with proof of purchase and the bat in perfectly good shape (virtually unused) they would not issue a refund or credit. They said they would not do so because the wrapper had been removed and yet several bats were for sale on the rack without wrappers. The bat that I have is no use to me. I have since learned through an internet chat on the Dicks website that Dick's does not even carry the type of bat that I want, which certainly adds to the suspicion that the sale was made so the guy would get a commission or some kind of sales credit rather than send me empty handed to another store. I have been a long-time customer of Dick's and had even bought another product at the same time as I bought the bat. We often shopped for clothes. Now I'm going to give the brand new bat to Goodwill, spend $100 or more on the type bat that is legal for our league, and suffer the $89 loss that Dick's has foisted upon me. I had always Associated the retail chain with good customer service, a nice product selection, and a sufficient level of quality and service expertise, as well as product selection, that the higher prices are worth it. It goes without saying that I will never shop there again and I have spent the time, plus $89, to write this negative review and warning to you. If you trust them to give you informed service, to be accountable for their mistakes, and to stand behind you economically when you are counting on them, your trust is not well placed with Dick's Sporting Goods, at least not in Sarasota. Good luck with your sports shopping, Charles Reith

They have done a lot of work here to get it back in shape, greens are fixed, new tee boxes, weeds…read moreare gone and new carts

Hated my experience from the greens to the special. The waitstaff was so rude to me and my mother…read more Please avoid at all costs

Waitstaff was receptive and responsive to their duties, making the dining experience one that…read moreexceeded customer/new member expectations. All took the initiative to introduce themselves. Service was prompt. Food was excellent, for both presentation and taste.

Staff and marshal were uninviting and quite rude, far too rude for the embarrasing course…read more(especially the price) with broken bathrooms and next to a stinky water treatment plant.

I am not an exceptional typist, but I consider myself a palatable writer, conveying thoughts…read moreclearly using the current English language for a set purpose and as an informative reviewing instrument and if provoked, a weapon. Finding a story within every experience is my desire and using the characters I encounter to serve up some verbal animated fun. Let's start with Milt, the Florida Fast Times at Ridgemont High wanna be with a wig-ish looking sun beaten off dirty white Joe Dirt mullet. Not sure what was more disturbing to me, his teeth or the poorly phrased words that tumbled from behind those broken scummy chicklets. Didn't tell me anything about anything, where's the starter, are we early or on time, will the weather hold off? All of which I asked about, but at least I can now walk away from that busted grill and get on with my golf. Then a quick stop in the men's room and the stenches hit me like a ton of poopy bricks and as I spun for the exit holding my breath, I caught glimpses of a bathroom that's not been attended to in days. Cart guy looked so life beaten he could barely lift his chin to notice the $5.00 I tipped him for nothing other than the fact that his tip jar had only enough pennies to almost cover the plastic bottom. Poor guy in more ways than one, I felt terribly for him, not for Milton. The course is short with the one handicap hole being somewhat interesting with a quick turn right to a circular shallow green. The rest of the course was damp and chewed up on the fairways and around the greens with clumps of no grassy spots. Lift, Clean and Place was in play with so much constant muck on my ball and not a rain shower in days. So if your going to play here, just avoid all employees as best as you can and look at it as a day if practice if you get a good deal as I did on GolfNow. It's not the place to get excited about, the bunkers were in decent shape.

I have been to plenty golf pros in my life, and by far Cathy Schmidt is superior to everyone that I…read morehave got to experience. I love going to her lessons they provide so much information and I always learn so many things. My golf game has improved by dropping 5.4 strokes since I have seen Cathy. My husband and I enjoy going to her every chance we are in Bradenton. Such a caring woman for all of us that suck at golf. She communicates so beautifully the game of golf. Hope to schedule a lesson soon.

Cathy is an amazing teacher. She helped so much with my set up, my swing! We did a family camp…read morewith her and she was terrific with golfers of all abilities. She is patient and explains the mechanics of the swing so you can understand what you are doing wrong and correct it.

I call the store look for a bike Schrader valve for my bike tubeless tire. She put me on hold, she…read morecame back and said that they didn't have one. She said I could call back after 4:30 and someone would be there that might be able to help. I went to the store later in the day, at the parts counter and explained what I was looking for, the young man said they didn't make and went to the computer. I took him over to a bike and showed him. He said it was Presta valve. Opps egg on my face never heard it called that. As a suggestion, I would have your staff dig a little deeper to help a customer out.

I had two bicycles assembled there and both were carefully packed…read more I also purchased new running shoes that fit perfectly while they showed other options to compare. All transactions went well. Highly recommend them.

I would strongly caution anyone considering e-bike battery repair services from this shop…read more I was charged a non-refundable $50 diagnostic fee after being told that most batteries can be repaired for around $50, bringing the expected total to about $100--significantly less than buying a new battery (~$240). After the diagnostic, I was told that all cells and electronics needed replacement, bringing the total to $180 + the $50 already paid = $230. At that point, the repair cost is essentially the same as a brand-new OEM battery with a warranty and extended range. This raises two issues: The upfront expectation setting was misleading. The "most batteries can be repaired cheaply" claim did not reflect reality in my case. No flexibility on the diagnostic fee, even when the repair quote made no practical sense compared to replacement. Paying nearly full replacement cost for a 5-6 year old rebuilt battery with no meaningful warranty is not a rational option. At a minimum, the shop should consider refunding or crediting the diagnostic fee when the repair quote is economically unreasonable. Buyer beware on battery repair--run the numbers before committing.

I originally came in with a flat tire, but the technician found out there was a lot of other issues…read morewith my bike. He fixed one of the issues and my bike is like a brand new bike. Now I highly recommend the technician his name is. This is Juan Munera. I recommend everyone to come to this shop.