@BR Boxtext bold lede colon:LOCATION: 7155 Grand Estuary Trail, Bradenton.

PHONE: 708-3617.

WEB SITE: www.riverstrandgolf.com.

WHO PLAYS HERE?: Semi-private; one of the newest additions to the area golf scene.

RATES: Vary by season; Jan. 1-March 31, $75 before noon, $65 after noon.

YEAR BUILT/ARCHITECT: 2006/Arthur Hills.

HOLES: 27.

PRACTICE FACILITIES: Driving range, two chipping greens with bunkers and putting green.

PAR/YARDAGE: Estuary/Sanctuary—72/7,113-4,946; Tributary/Estuary—72/6,854-4,731; Sanctuary/Tributary—72/6,687-4,657.

COURSE RATING/SLOPE: Estuary/Sanctuary—74.7-68.7/140-117; Tributary/Estuary—73.1-67.5/135-112; Sanctuary/Tributary—72.2-66.6/135-111.

DIRECTOR OF GOLF: Wes Miller.

DIRECTIONS: A quarter-mile east of I-75 on the north side of State Road 64. Enter Heritage Harbour and turn left at the first stop sign.

HOLE TO REMEMBER: No. 12 (the third hole of the Estuary) is a 574-yard, par-5 with bunkers right and a grove of oaks on the left. The green sits ominously close to a pond, but three well-struck shots offer a chance at birdie.

UNFORGETTABLE: Palmetto amateur Roger Sesti rolled in a 75-foot putt during grand-opening ceremonies to win a weekend trip for two to Pebble Beach in California.

INSIDE INFO: The course will become private once a targeted number of home sales have been met.

DID YOU KNOW?: Junior Kristin Swindell made the first holes in one in club history on No. 2 of the Tributary nine with a gap wedge from 100 yards.