Six miles north of Gasparilla Island bridge lies a golf course facing the Gulf of Mexico. This is the home of the Lemon Bay Golf Club. Graced by nature with mature native pines, small lakes and ponds, they serve as home to their original ancient Florida Residences — flocks of exotic tropical birds and the nesting aristocrats of Lemon Bay, the white capped American eagle. They're all here protected by this Audubon sanctioned golf club.

The birds like Lemon Bay and so do its golfing members. Lemon Bay is the most popular private, in-season golf club in the area. The challenge and quiet beauty of this nature course has attracted members from 31 states representing 300 different out-of-state golf clubs throughout the United States.