Port CharlotteSemi-private
Riverwood Golf Club
An award-winning Gene Bates course inside the gated Riverwood community. The privately owned club offers memberships and public tee-time access.
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Dawn's
Golf Guide.
Steve and I golf, many of our closest friends golf, and I've learned that choosing a course can be a lot like choosing a neighborhood. This guide brings both sides together so you can explore where to play—and where golf-course living might fit your next move.
More than a tee time
The course can shape the community.
Some clubs welcome public play, some are semi-private, and others are tied closely to membership or homeownership. I've labeled each one to make the first step easier and identified golf-course communities where the real-estate connection matters.
I'm intentionally not publishing rates because they can change dramatically between summer and season. Always confirm current tee-time access, guest rules, memberships, renovations, and pricing with the course directly.
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This is a growing guide covering the communities I serve—from Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda south through Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, and Naples.
Showing 36 courses
Punta GordaPublic
Deep Creek Golf Club
A public course in the deed-restricted Deep Creek community, convenient to Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte.
Port CharlotteSemi-private
Kings Gate Golf Club
An executive-length course at Kings Gate, an active-adult golf community near the heart of Port Charlotte.
Punta GordaPrivate
Twin Isles Country Club
A member-focused country club and golf community near Punta Gorda Isles with an 18-hole course and social amenities.
Punta GordaSemi-private
Burnt Store Marina Country Club
A 27-hole golf destination within Burnt Store Marina, a waterfront residential community between Punta Gorda and Cape Coral.
Punta GordaPrivate
Heritage Landing Golf & Country Club
A bundled-golf residential community in Burnt Store with an 18-hole championship course and resort-style amenities.
Babcock RanchPrivate
Babcock National Golf & Country Club
A golf and country club neighborhood within Babcock Ranch built around an 18-hole Gordon Lewis-designed course.
Babcock RanchPublic
Webbs Reserve Golf Club
A Nicklaus Design championship course in the Webbs Reserve neighborhood. Friends of ours live here, and we’ve enjoyed playing the course several times. The beautiful community amenities include a pool and the Overlook Bar & Grill, which looks across the aqua driving range and pickleball complex.
Punta GordaSemi-private
Blue Heron Pines Golf Club
An 18-hole, par-60 executive course within the active-adult Blue Heron Pines community, with practice areas and a pro shop.
Rotonda WestPublic
Rotonda Golf & Country Club
Five courses—Long Marsh, The Palms, The Hills, Pinemoor, and The Links—spread through the Rotonda and Cape Haze area.
EnglewoodSemi-private
Myakka Pines Golf Club
A 27-hole member-owned club in Englewood that also welcomes public play, surrounded by established residential neighborhoods.
EnglewoodPrivate
Lemon Bay Golf Club
A private, member-owned course set amid a protected natural landscape near Placida and Boca Grande.
EnglewoodPrivate
Boca Royale Golf & Country Club
A private golf club within the gated Boca Royale community, with homes, social amenities, and a redesigned par-71 course.
EnglewoodPublic
Oyster Creek Golf Club
A par-60 executive-style course designed by Ted McAnlis and nestled within the gated Oyster Creek community in Englewood. Its 3,976-yard layout combines six par-four holes with twelve par-three holes.
Port CharlottePublic
The Cove of Rotonda Golf Center
An 18-hole executive course on the Cape Haze Peninsula with lighted golf and a memorable aqua driving range where golfers hit floating balls into the water, plus chipping and putting areas.
VenicePublic
Lake Venice Golf Club
A public course on the island of Venice near Caspersen Beach, with 27 holes and an easy coastal location.
VeniceSemi-private
Capri Isles Golf Club
One of the Golf in Venice courses, located among established neighborhoods east of Venice Island.
VeniceSemi-private
Waterford Golf Club
A 27-hole semi-private course set between the Waterford and Sawgrass residential communities.
NokomisSemi-private
Calusa Lakes Golf Club
A wooded course winding through the gated Calusa Lakes community between Venice and Sarasota.
VeniceSemi-private
Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club
A 27-hole golf club and gated residential community close to downtown Venice and Gulf beaches.
VenicePrivate
Plantation Golf & Country Club
A member-owned country club serving the Plantation area, with two 18-hole championship courses and a large residential community.
Wellen ParkPrivate
Sarasota National Golf Club
A private golf club in the gated Sarasota National community, with extensive preserves and resort-style amenities.
Wellen ParkPrivate
Wellen Park Golf & Country Club
A newer bundled-golf neighborhood in Wellen Park built around an 18-hole championship course.
Fort MyersPublic
Fort Myers Country Club
A historic, city-owned Donald Ross course along McGregor Boulevard, affectionately known locally as The Fort.
Fort MyersPublic
Eastwood Golf Course
A city-owned public course and practice facility near Southwest Florida International Airport.
Fort MyersPublic
Shell Point Golf Club
A public course tucked into the landscaped Shell Point community near the Sanibel Causeway.
North Fort MyersClosed
The Golf Club at Magnolia Landing
The golf course is currently closed following the former operator’s bankruptcy. Magnolia Landing remains a beautiful gated golf-course community, and I’ll update this guide if the course reopens under new management.
North Fort MyersSemi-private
Herons Glen Golf & Country Club
A resident-owned golf and country club in an active-adult gated community, with limited outside play offered through the club.
North Fort MyersPrivate
Pine Lakes Country Club
An 18-hole course within the active-adult Pine Lakes community, accompanied by a clubhouse, restaurant, pool, fitness, tennis, and pickleball amenities. Contact the community directly to confirm current golf access.
Fort MyersPrivate
The Verandah Club
A private golf community along the Orange River with two championship courses, Old Orange and Whispering Oak.
Bonita SpringsPublic
Bonita Fairways Golf Course
An executive course open for public play within a residential community near Old 41 in Bonita Springs.
EsteroPublic
Old Corkscrew Golf Club
A stand-alone Jack Nicklaus Signature course in Estero, open to daily-fee public play.
NaplesPublic
ArrowHead Golf Club
A public course in the Heritage Greens community of North Naples, with tee times available to residents and visitors.
NaplesPublic
Hibiscus Golf Club
A public 18-hole course located a short drive from downtown Naples and the Gulf beaches.
NaplesSemi-private
Lely Resort Golf & Country Club
A major Naples golf community with public-access play on The Mustang and Flamingo Island courses and private membership at The Classics.
NaplesPrivate
Naples Lakes Country Club
A private bundled-golf community centered on an Arnold Palmer Signature course and extensive club amenities.
The next layer
Dawn's course notes are coming.
As Steve and I revisit courses—and as friends share the places they know best—I'll add my own notes about the experience, atmosphere, course personality, and surrounding neighborhoods.
Have a favorite course I should know about? I'd love to hear from you.
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Golf communities can differ in important ways: bundled versus optional membership, equity or initiation fees, trail fees, food minimums, resident-only amenities, and wait lists. Those details deserve the same attention as the home itself.
I can help you compare homes, community fees, club structures, and lifestyle across Southwest Florida—without assuming every golfer wants the same kind of neighborhood.
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