--- title: The Founders Golf Club Blog | Juliette Valin description: The Founders Golf Club Blog --- [Skip to the main content.](https://blog.thefoundersgolfclub.com/author/juliette-valin#main-content) - [Blog](https://blog.thefoundersgolfclub.com) - [Member Login](https://thefoundersgolfclub.com/member-login) [![Founders Club](https://blog.thefoundersgolfclub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/branding/Founders-Club-Logo-350.png?width=350&height=110&name=Founders-Club-Logo-350.png "Founders Club")](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com) [![Founders Club](https://blog.thefoundersgolfclub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/branding/Founders-Club-Logo-350.png?width=350&height=110&name=Founders-Club-Logo-350.png "Founders Club")](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com) - [GOLF](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/our-course) - [THE CLUB](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/club-experience/our-club) - [Our Story](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/our-history/j-hamilton-gillespie) - [Amenities & Wellness](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/club-experience/wellness) - [Guide to Sarasota](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/location) - [Policies & Guests](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/club-experience/dress-code) - [CLUBHOUSE & DINING](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/dining/golf-hall) - [Golf Hall](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/dining/golf-hall) - [Dining & Social](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/dining/dining) - [MEMBERSHIP](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/membership) - [HOST AN EVENT](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/host-an-event/venue) - CONTACT US - Contact - [Careers](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/careers) Search Toggle Menu Search Toggle Menu - [GOLF](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/our-course) - [THE CLUB](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/club-experience/our-club) - [Our Story](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/our-history/j-hamilton-gillespie) - [Amenities & Wellness](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/club-experience/wellness) - [Guide to Sarasota](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/location) - [Policies & Guests](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/club-experience/dress-code) - [CLUBHOUSE & DINING](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/dining/golf-hall) - [Golf Hall](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/dining/golf-hall) - [Dining & Social](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/dining/dining) - [MEMBERSHIP](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/membership) - [HOST AN EVENT](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/host-an-event/venue) - CONTACT US - Contact - [Careers](https://thefoundersgolfclub-244061362.hs-sites-na2.com/careers) # Juliette Valin [![](https://blog.thefoundersgolfclub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/blog/when%20too%20much%20limits%20your%20ability%20to%20play%20(1).webp?width=1080&height=720&name=when%20too%20much%20limits%20your%20ability%20to%20play%20(1).webp)](https://blog.thefoundersgolfclub.com/why-serious-golfers-leave-their-clubs) #### [Why Serious Golfers Leave Their Clubs](https://blog.thefoundersgolfclub.com/why-serious-golfers-leave-their-clubs) August 27, 2026 Stop me if you’ve experienced this before. [Golf](https://blog.thefoundersgolfclub.com/tag/golf) [Read More](https://blog.thefoundersgolfclub.com/why-serious-golfers-leave-their-clubs) [![](https://blog.thefoundersgolfclub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/blog/stephen%20and%20andrea%20family.webp?width=1080&height=720&name=stephen%20and%20andrea%20family.webp)](https://blog.thefoundersgolfclub.com/stephen-and-andrea-perkins-founders-story) #### [Members to Neighbors: Stephen and Andrea Perkins' Founders Story](https://blog.thefoundersgolfclub.com/stephen-and-andrea-perkins-founders-story) August 27, 2026 Stephen and Andrea Perkins joined Founders before they had a house to call home in Sarasota. Two years later, they closed on a place on the 10th... 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