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Proposed Sports Complex Could Replace Clearwater Golf Course

12/26/2025

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Sunshine Recreational and Entertainment proposes replacing The Landings Golf Club in Clearwater, Florida, with a sports and recreation complex featuring soccer fields, pickleball courts, a water park.
Local golfers express mixed feelings about losing the course.
City officials have deemed the proposal incomplete and requested a resubmission for feedback.
If approved, it could generate $566 million in economic impact over ten years and create hundreds of local jobs.

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Sunshine Recreational and Entertainment proposes replacing The Landings Golf Club in Clearwater, Florida, with a sports and recreation complex featuring soccer fields, pickleball courts, a water park.
Local golfers express mixed feelings about losing the course.
City officials have deemed the proposal incomplete and requested a resubmission for feedback.
If approved, it could generate $566 million in economic impact over ten years and create hundreds of local jobs.