Lee County, Florida
80 communities and 32 public courses, compared on how golf is actually sold.
Golf in Lee County is not one market, it is four. Across the 80 golf communities and clubs we measured, 17 bundle golf into every owner's dues, 15 require club membership but sell golf separately on top, 20 leave golf entirely optional, and 3 bundle it for only part of the community. Buying the wrong one of those four costs real money every year.
That distinction is the single thing buyers get wrong most often in Bonita Springs, Estero and Fort Myers, and we have not found it published as a measured count for Lee County anywhere else. This guide carries the count, the yardstick behind it, and the 32 public-access courses that sit in no community at all. Questions on any specific club, call Jesse McGreevy at (239) 898-6072.
The 17 bundled communities in the table below each carry a mandatory annual cost that follows the deed, and a buyer who misreads which of the four access types they are buying into can be locked into thousands a year they never intended to spend. Since 2004 we tracked these communities through three market cycles and two major hurricanes, and we tracked which clubs actually publish their pricing and which do not. Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar have closed more than $900 million in personal sales between them. If you are selling in a Lee County golf community, start with a valuation of your golf community home. If you are buying, read how we represent buyers in Southwest Florida, see more about our team, or call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072. McGreevy and Comisar, a top-reviewed Southwest Florida team and Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008.
Bundled golf means the golf membership sits inside your mandatory association dues and conveys with the deed. Across the 17 bundled communities we measured in Lee County the annual figure varies widely by community, so a county average would mislead. The table below carries each community with its own dated figure and its source tier.
Bundled golf puts golf inside every owner's dues, with no initiation and no waitlist, but you pay forever whether you play or not and the tee sheet is tighter because every household is a member. An equity club sells membership separately, usually for a substantial initiation, with capped membership and easier tee times. Neither is better.
15 of the 80 communities we measured require every owner to join the club, then charge for golf on top as a separate purchase. Buyers routinely read these as bundled golf and budget accordingly, then find the golf line is extra. This is the most expensive category error in this market, and it is why our table separates the two states.
Data updated: September 2026. The yardstick is fixed and disclosed: access class, how golf is actually sold, initiation, annual dues, course designer, holes, and whether we publish a page on that community. Every figure carries its own date because different figures decay at different rates, so a single "as of" line on this page would be a lie about most of the cells. Initiation and dues appear only where the club, its association, a community development district budget or a county document publishes them. Where a club does not publish its own pricing, the cell reads "Not published by the club" and we do not republish a third-party number in its place, because a figure a club has not confirmed is not that club's price. Other cells marked [VS] come from a secondary publisher and are directional; [I] marks our own structural reading.
Community or club | Where | Access | How golf is sold | Initiation | Annual dues | Designer | Holes | Our page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Admiral Lehigh Golf Resort / Lehigh Resort Club | Lehigh Acres, east Lee County | The original 18-hole Admiral Lehigh Resort North Course (201 Joel Blvd) closed in 2007. | Closed or not operating | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Roy Albert Anderson designed the original 18-hole North Course, opened 1960. | 9 currently operating. | No page yet |
Alden Pines Country Club | Bokeelia, Pine Island, Lee County | Public, community-owned, 18 holes, par 71. Closed since Hurricane Ian (2022-09-28). [VS] | Closed or not operating | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Built 1981. Bermuda grass greens. Architect not published. | 18 holes, par 71. Back (Blue) tees 5,663 yards. | No page yet |
Bonita Bay Club | Bonita Springs, Lee County (West campus, 3 of 5 courses) | Private, non-equity, member-owned club, no public access. 5 championship courses. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | West campus, Arthur Hills: Marsh Course opened 1984. | 90 holes across 5 courses total. | |
Bonita Fairways | Bonita Springs, Lee County | Semi-private, pay-as-you-play, open to the public. [VS] | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon Lewis, opened 1993, executive course. [VS] | 18 holes, executive/par-61 course. [VS] | No page yet |
Bonita National Golf and Country Club | Bonita Springs, Lee County | Bundled, Lennar-developed golf community, Troon Prive-managed. Not open to the public. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon G. Lewis, opened 2014. | 18 holes, par 72, 7,019 yards from championship tees. | |
Breckenridge Golf and Tennis Club | Estero, Lee County | Bundled golf community, private par-3 executive course. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Established 1987. Architect not published. [VS] | 18 holes, private par-3 executive course. [VS] | |
Burnt Store Marina Country Club (Linkside) | Burnt Store corridor, straddling the Lee/Charlotte County line | Semi-private, 27-hole executive golf course (three 9-hole loops: Osprey, Pelican, Heron). | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Ron Garl and Mark McCumber. | 27 holes, three 9-hole loops. | No page yet |
Cape Royal Golf Club (formerly Royal Tee Golf/Country Club) | Cape Coral, west Cape Coral off Royal Tee Circle | Semi-private/daily-fee course using dynamic online pricing. | Public, no membership required | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon Lewis. Built 1991. | 27 holes across three 9-hole nines. | No page yet |
Colonial Country Club | Fort Myers, Gateway area near I-75 | Private, bundled golf community, Troon Prive managed. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | No cash initiation fee. One-time capital contribution at closing $4,290. | 2025 Annual Master Association Assessment: Lakes Village $4,880/yr, Golf Village $10,335/yr. | Gordon Lewis, opened 2003. Full course renovation April to December 2025. | 18. | No page yet |
Copperhead Golf Club | Lehigh Acres, east Lee County | CLOSED. Closed abruptly July 8, 2019 after owners (Frances and Allen Collins) cited finances. | Closed or not operating | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon Lewis, opened early 2000s. | 18, par 72 (historical; course no longer operating). | No page yet |
Copperleaf at The Brooks | Estero, Lee County, within The Brooks master-planned community | Private, bundled-community golf club. Resident membership is automatic at closing. | Closed or not operating | No separate cash initiation fee for bundled residents. One-time Master Association Transfer Fee 15,000 dollars for new outside residents. | 10,500 dollars per year base dues (2025), plus a 2024 Project Assessment of 3,500 dollars and 828 dollars per year cable/internet. | Gordon Lewis, opened 2000, redesigned by Kipp Schulties in 2015. [VS] | 18 holes, par 72. | |
Coral Oaks Golf Course | Cape Coral, NW Cape Coral off Pine Island Road corridor | Municipal, owned and operated by the City of Cape Coral. Open, operating. | Public, no membership required | Not applicable, no equity or initiation fee, municipal course. | Peak season (January 2026) 18 holes before 1pm $90, twilight after 1pm $70, 9 holes $50 to $55. | Arthur Hills, ASGCA. Opened 1988. | 18 holes, par 72. Championship tees 6,623 yards. | No page yet |
Cross Creek Country Club | Fort Myers, near Bell Tower/Daniels corridor, I-75 adjacent | Semi-private, bundled golf community. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | None separate, bundled with home purchase. | Not published by the club | Arthur Hills, opened 1984 per a third-party site. | 18, executive/par 60. | No page yet |
Cypress Lake Golf Club (formerly Cypress Lake Country Club) | Fort Myers, Winkler Road, south-central near US-41 | Private, equity, member-owned. Founder Membership holders share ownership. | Golf optional or held by a separate club | $35,000 stock purchase (Founder/Equity Golf Membership), current as of May 1, 2026, up from $12,000 in 2019. | Founder Membership $13,230/yr family or $8,820/yr single, plus $2,700/yr capital dues plus $600/yr F&B minimum. | L. Sibbett (Dick) Wilson, front nine opened February 22, 1961. | 18. | No page yet |
Del Tura Golf and Country Club | North Fort Myers, near the Charlotte County line, ZIP 33903 | Semi-private, land-leased manufactured/mobile home community operated by Hometown America. [VS] | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Golf membership fees, prices include 6.5 percent sales tax, available only to Del Tura owners/residents. | Information not available at time of publishing | 27 holes across three 9-hole championship layouts. | No page yet |
Eagle Ridge Golf Club | Fort Myers, Daniels Corridor, near I-75 | Public, daily-fee golf course with an optional paid annual membership program. | Public, no membership required | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon Lewis, opened 1984. | 18. | No page yet |
Eastwood Golf Course | Fort Myers, east side near Colonial Blvd/Ortiz Ave | Public, municipal, city-owned, daily-fee, no membership required to play. | Public, no membership required | None. Shares the identical City/Non-City pass tier structure as Fort Myers Country Club. | Peak season (Jan-Mar) riding fee $35.00 to $135.00; summer (May-Sept) riding $25.00 to $60.00. | Robert von Hagge and Bruce Devlin, opened 1977. | 18. | No page yet |
El Rio Golf Club | North Fort Myers, between Moody River Estates and Waterway Estates | Confirmed to exist as the nearby public golf option for residents of Moody River Estates and Lochmoor Waterway Estates. [VS] | Public, no membership required | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Information not available at time of publishing | Information not available at time of publishing | No page yet |
Estero Country Club at The Vines | Estero, Lee County | Private, non-equity club. All residents of The Vines are required to hold at least a Social Membership. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon Lewis, opened 1984, on 105 acres with 38 acres of lakes. [VS] | 18 holes, par 72, 7,082 yards from championship (Green) tees. [VS] | No page yet |
Fiddlesticks Country Club | Fort Myers, off Daniels Pkwy near I-75/Gateway | Private, equity, mandatory membership. All property owners in the gates must be equity members. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | $115,000 joining fee plus $1 refundable equity share, FY2025-26. Non-resident golf membership $115,000 plus 6.5% tax. | Operating dues $1,666/month (about $19,992/yr) plus capital dues $370/month plus road reserve $100/month. | Ron Garl, Long Mean course opened 1983 (club tagline separately says 'since 1982'). | 36. | |
Fort Myers Beach Golf Club (formerly Bay Beach Golf Club) | Fort Myers Beach, Estero Island | Closed, and this closure predates Hurricane Ian by roughly eight years. [VS] | Closed or not operating | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Information not available at time of publishing | 18 holes. [VS] | No page yet |
Fort Myers Country Club | Fort Myers, McGregor Blvd, central/historic Fort Myers | Public, municipal, city-owned, daily-fee, no membership required to play. | Public, no membership required | None. Optional annual passes range from $100 (junior, 17 and under) up to $2,050. | Peak season (Jan-Mar) riding green plus cart fee $35.00 to $130.00. | Donald Ross, opened December 1917. | 18. | No page yet |
Fountain Lakes Community Golf Course | Estero, Lee County | Resident/HOA executive course. [VS] | Community amenity course, residents only | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Built 1979. Architect not published. [VS] | 9 holes, par 27, 681 yards. [VS] | |
Grandezza Country Club (The Club at Grandezza) | Estero, Lee County | Private, non-equity club, operated by Heritage Golf Group. | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Information not available at time of publishing | 18 holes, par 72. [VS] | |
Gulf Harbour Yacht and Country Club | Iona/McGregor corridor, south Fort Myers | Private, member-owned, equity golf and yacht club community. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Original course opened 1986, architects Ron Garl and Chip Powell. | 18 holes, par 72. | |
Heritage Palms Golf and Country Club | Fort Myers, near Daniels Pkwy and I-75, 55-plus | Private, fully bundled golf community structured as a Common Interest Realty Association. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | No cash initiation fee. One-time Resale Capital Assessment Fee $7,500 paid by buyer at closing. | $9,441 total per unit, FY2026 (Jan-Dec 2026). | Jed Azinger and Gordon Lewis, opened 1998. | 36 (two courses: Royal and Sable/Slope). | No page yet |
Herons Glen Golf and Country Club | North Fort Myers, near the Charlotte County line off US 41 | 55-plus community course, governed by the Herons Glen Recreation District (HGRD). | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | No separate cash initiation fee for golf. | FY2025-2026 (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) golf membership: Resident Single $3,913.88. | Originally Ron Garl, 1991. Redesigned by Ron Garl and Ricky Nix in a $6 million tee-to-green renovation. | 18 holes, par 72 championship course. | No page yet |
Highland Woods Golf and Country Club | Bonita Springs, Lee County | Bundled golf community, 799 bundled units. Not open to the public. [VS] | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon Lewis, opened 1995. [VS] | 18 holes, par 72, 6,806 yards from championship tees. [VS] | |
Hunters Ridge Golf and Country Club | Bonita Springs, Lee County | Private, upfront initiation fee club, not bundled with home purchase. [VS] | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon Lewis, opened 1988. [VS] | 18 holes, par 72, 6,133 yards from championship (Tee I) tees. [VS] | No page yet |
Hunters Run Executive Golf Course | Cape Coral, SE Cape Coral off SE 4th Place | Public executive golf course, open to the public, no membership required. Open, operating. | Public, no membership required | Not applicable, no membership or initiation fee structure, daily fee course only. | Summer season (May 1 to September 30, 2026) rates, all plus tax: walking unlimited $20.00. | Dick Wilson. Built 1961, originally named 'Cape Coral Executive.' | Executive format course. | No page yet |
Kelly Greens Golf and Country Club | Fort Myers, near Sanibel, McGregor corridor/Winkler Road area | Private, resident-owned, bundled golf and country club, 124 acres. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon Lewis. Construction began October 1987. | 18 holes, par 72, eight tee sets, back. | No page yet |
Lake Fairways Country Club | North Fort Myers, ZIP 33903, sister community to Pine Lakes | 55-plus manufactured-home community with its own 18-hole executive course. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Information not available at time of publishing | 18-hole executive course, par 60. | No page yet |
Legends Golf and Country Club | Fort Myers, near Olde Hickory/Cross Creek, Daniels corridor | Private, bundled golf community. Either a golf or social membership is bundled with the property purchase. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | None separate, bundled with home purchase. | Combined Golf and Social Annual Dues $10,504 (2025), up 1.12 percent from $10,388 (2024). | Joe Lee, opened early 1999, renovated 2010 by Kipp Schulties. | 18. | No page yet |
Lochmoor Country Club (also referenced as Paradise Preserve/Paradise Isle) | North Fort Myers, ZIP 33903, tied to Lochmoor Waterway Estates | Status unclear, likely defunct or redeveloped, and closed for reasons that predate Hurricane Ian. [VS] | Closed or not operating | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | William F. Mitchell. Opened 1972, a historical fact that predates the closure. [VS] | 18 holes in its historic configuration. [VS] | No page yet |
Magnolia Landing Golf and Country Club | North Fort Myers, off Business 41/Bayshore corridor | Bundled golf community with a public-access, daily-fee model plus an optional membership. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon G. Lewis. Community and course development began 2007. [VS] | 18 holes, championship course. [VS] | No page yet |
Majestic Golf Club (now Wildcat Crossing Golf Club) | Lehigh Acres, east Lee County | Open but under active existential threat. | Public, no membership required | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Information not available at time of publishing | 18. | No page yet |
Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club | Estero/San Carlos Park corridor, Lee County | Private golf club affiliated with the Miromar Lakes master community. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | 140,000 dollars for Golf Membership. | Not published by the club | Arthur Hills Signature Championship design, opened 2001. | 18 holes, par 72, six tee sets spanning approximately 4,500 to 7,100 yards. | |
Mirror Lakes Golf Club | Lehigh Acres, east Lee County | CLOSED. Permanently closed at the end of April 2018. | Closed or not operating | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Information not available at time of publishing | 18 (historical; course no longer operating). | |
Myerlee Country Club | Fort Myers, near College Pkwy/US-41, central Fort Myers | Semi-private, non-gated, no membership cap, 'reasonable prices and also open to the public.' | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club. A 2026-season Summer Membership special of $325 plus $10 cart fee. | Arthur Hills, opened 1971. | 18, executive, par 60. | No page yet |
Old Corkscrew Golf Club (closed, predecessor to Pandion Club) | Estero, Lee County, Corkscrew Road corridor | CLOSED. Ceased daily golf operations entirely. | Closed or not operating | Not applicable, course closed. | Not applicable, course closed. See the golf field above for historical public greens fees only. | Jack Nicklaus, opened February 2007. [VS] | 18 holes. | No page yet |
Olde Hickory Golf and Country Club | Fort Myers, near Cross Creek, Daniels corridor | Private, fully bundled golf community, gated, golf membership included with property purchase. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | None separate, bundled with home purchase. | Not published by the club | Ron Garl, opened 1992. | 18. | No page yet |
Palmetto-Pine Country Club | Cape Coral, SW Cape Coral off SW 9th Court/Chiquita Blvd | Private, equity owned club, member owned, not bundled with a specific housing development. | Private club, no housing tie | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Arthur Hills, the same architect behind Coral Oaks. | 18 holes, championship layout with eight sets of tees. | No page yet |
Palmira Golf Club | Bonita Springs, Lee County | Private, non-refundable equity golf club. Golf and social membership both optional. [VS] | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon Lewis, opened 2001, designed as three separate nines. [VS] | 27 holes total across three nines. [VS] | |
Pandion Club (Old Corkscrew redevelopment) | Estero, Lee County, Corkscrew Road corridor | Private, golf-only club under construction on the site of the former Old Corkscrew Golf Club. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Kyle Phillips, hired and announced October 2025. | 18 holes, par 71, 5,400 to 7,220 yards. [VS] | No page yet |
Pelican Landing (master community) | Bonita Springs, Lee County, 2,365-acre master-planned community | Bundled-community master HOA (Pelican Landing Community Association). | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not applicable at the master-HOA level (see Pelican's Nest and The Colony rows for golf-club initiation fees). | Master HOA Annual Assessment 3,298 dollars (2025) rising to 3,478 dollars (2026). | Not applicable at the master-community level. [I] | 54 holes total. [I] | |
Pelican Preserve Golf Club | Fort Myers, Treeline Ave/Colonial Blvd | Private club layered on a 55-plus age-restricted master-planned community. | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Lewis 'Chip' Powell, ASGCA, opened 2002. | 27. | |
Pelican Sound Golf and River Club | Estero, Lee County | Private, bundled community. Membership is an exclusive right included with residential ownership. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | Initiation Fee 20,300 dollars, charged at closing, applies only to first-time-to-Pelican-Sound buyers. | Annual Assessment (club dues) 11,495 dollars for 2026, billed on the November statement. | Chip Powell together with Mike Hill, a Senior PGA Tour player, opened May 1998. | 27 holes across three nines. | |
Pelican's Nest Golf Club (The Club at Pelican's Nest, Nest Golf Club at Pelican Landing) | Bonita Springs, Lee County, Pelican Landing Phase I | Private golf club, non-refundable membership, within the larger Pelican Landing master community. [VS] | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Tom Fazio, two courses: Gator Course opened 1985, Hurricane Course opened 1987. [VS] | 36 holes (Gator Course and Hurricane Course). [VS] | No page yet |
Pine Lakes Country Club | North Fort Myers, ZIP 33903 | Age-restricted manufactured-home community on leased land (lot-rent model). [VS] | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Information not available at time of publishing | 18-hole executive course, par 61. | No page yet |
Portico | Gateway area, Fort Myers, near I-75 | Residential community with no dedicated on-site golf course confirmed. [I] | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Information not available at time of publishing | 0 confirmed on-site. [I] | No page yet |
Renaissance Golf and Country Club (The Club at Renaissance) | Fort Myers, near Daniels/Gladiolus corridor, I-75 adjacent | Private, non-equity club. Membership is required for residents, unlike The Plantation. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Arthur Hills, opened 2003, named one of the 'Top 40 New Courses' in 2005. | 18 (plus a separate 18-hole par-3 short course, The 54). | No page yet |
River Hall Country Club | Alva, east Lee County, along the Caloosahatchee | Private, bundled golf community master-planned around approximately 1,500 to 1,598 acres. | Golf bundled for part of the community only | None separate for bundled golf. A non-resident 'Invitational Golf Membership' program. | Not published by the club | Davis Love III, his first Florida-market design, opened fall 2007. | 18. | No page yet |
Riverbend Golf and River Club | North Fort Myers, ZIP 33917, along the Caloosahatchee River | Golf-and-boating residential community. [VS] | Closed or not operating | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Information not available at time of publishing | Information not available at time of publishing | No page yet |
Sabal Springs Golf and Racquet Club | North Fort Myers, ZIP 33917 | Deeded, fee-simple, single-family home community, age-restricted 55-plus. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not applicable, no separate initiation fee identified beyond the membership tiers below. | Effective January 1, 2025, prices include tax and cart/trail fee: Full Year Unlimited Play Single $2,075.00. | Information not available at time of publishing | 18 holes, championship course. | No page yet |
Saltleaf Golf Preserve (formerly Raptor Bay Golf Club) | Bonita Springs, Lee County, Estero Bay corridor | Public, daily-fee golf course, open Thursday through Tuesday, no membership program. | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not applicable, public daily-fee course, no membership. | Not published by the club | The Preserve (18-hole championship course): a Raymond Floyd-designed renovation of the former Raptor Bay layout. | 27 holes total. | No page yet |
Sanibel Island Golf Club (formerly Beachview Golf Club) | Sanibel Island, Par View Drive, ZIP 33957 | Semi-private, 18-hole championship course. Owner/operator Drew Donnelly. | Public, no membership required | Not applicable, no cash initiation fee identified; the club sells memberships and multi-round passes rather than an equity buy-in. | Public daily-fee rates as of 2026: May 2026, 18 holes $59 to $99, 9 holes $49 to $59. | Architect identity conflicts across sources: Truman Wilson and Bill Dietsch. [VS] | 18 holes, championship course. | No page yet |
Seven Lakes Golf and Tennis Community | Fort Myers, near College Pkwy, central Fort Myers, 55-plus | Bundled golf, age-restricted 55-plus community. Golf course and club facilities are owned by the HOA/Master Association. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | None for residents. Non-resident golf membership (2022-23 fiscal year) Single $2,250/yr. | Total resident carrying cost $1,396.00/month for the 2022-23 season. | Information not available at time of publishing | 18. | No page yet |
Shadow Wood Country Club | Estero, Lee County | Private, member-owned, non-equity club. Not bundled with home purchase. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | North Course: Bob Cupp, opened 2001, renovated by Rees Jones 2017. [VS] | 54 holes across 3 courses. [VS] | |
Shell Point Golf Club | Punta Rassa/Iona area, near the Sanibel Causeway approach | Public, open to the public, affiliated with the Shell Point Retirement Community. | Public, no membership required | A non-refundable initiation fee of $2,000 applies to new golf members. | Public daily-fee rates: January to April, 18 holes (10am-1pm) $175, (1-3pm) $165, after 1pm 9 holes $100. | Gordon Lewis. 70 acres of landscape with six tees on every hole. | 18 holes, par 71. | No page yet |
Six Lakes Country Club | North Fort Myers, ZIP 33903 | 55-plus, resident-owned, self-governed, gated manufactured-home community, land-owned. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not applicable, no separate initiation fee identified beyond the annual membership fee below. | Annual golf membership: Single $1,063.94, Doubles $1,680.57. | Information not available at time of publishing | 18-hole executive course, par 60/61. | No page yet |
South Seas Island Resort golf course (The Clutch) | Captiva Island, within South Seas Island Resort | Resort golf. | Resort, pay to play | Not applicable in the traditional sense, access is via resort stay or ownership rather than a club initiation fee. | Not published by the club | The new course, 'The Clutch,' was designed by Beau Welling. | 12 holes, a new walking-course format. | No page yet |
Spring Run at The Brooks | Estero, Lee County | Private, bundled-community golf club, not open to the public. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | None, bundled with home purchase, no separate cash initiation fee. | Not published by the club | Gordon Lewis, opened 1998, on approximately 200 acres. [VS] | 18 holes, par 72. [VS] | |
Stoneybrook at Gateway | Gateway, Fort Myers, I-75 corridor | Published sources may conflate two different Stoneybrooks: Stoneybrook Golf Club, a public course in Estero, and Stoneybrook at Gateway, a residential community in the Fort Myers/Gateway area. [VS] | No on-site course | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Information not available at time of publishing | Information not available at time of publishing | No page yet |
Stoneybrook Golf Club Estero | Estero, Lee County, Stoneybrook Community Development District | Publicly owned by the Stoneybrook Community Development District. | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not applicable, no membership structure. | Not applicable, no membership. Current dynamically-priced public rate card, 2025-2026 season. | Commonly attributed to Gordon Lewis in third-party community write-ups. [VS] | 18 holes, 7,314 yards from the tips. [VS] | |
The Brooks Commons Club | Estero/Bonita Springs line, The Brooks master-planned community | Private, non-golf lifestyle and beach club serving the whole Brooks master community. | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Gold 12,000 dollars, Silver 6,000 dollars, Bronze 1,000 dollars (non-refundable equity contributions). | Gold 2,756.00 dollars, Silver 1,883.18 dollars, Bronze 565.23 dollars for 2026. | Not applicable. Non-golf lifestyle and beach club with no golf course of any kind. [I] | 0 holes. Not applicable, non-golf lifestyle and beach club. [I] | |
The Club at Gateway (Gateway Golf and Country Club) | Gateway, Fort Myers, I-75 corridor | Private club, corporately owned since a 2018 equity-member sale. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Tom Fazio, opened 1989 (debuted on Golf Digest's Top 100 Courses list). | 18. | No page yet |
The Colony Golf and Bay Club (The Colony Golf and Country Club) | Bonita Springs, Lee County, Pelican Landing Phase II | Private, low-density, equity club, an exclusive section within Pelican Landing's Phase II. | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Jerry Pate (U.S. Open champion), par 72, spans 809 acres. [VS] | 18 holes, par 72. [VS] | No page yet |
The Dunes Golf and Tennis Club Sanibel | Sanibel Island, Sand Castle Road, ZIP 33957 | Semi-private, owned by the Dahlmann family. | Golf bundled for part of the community only | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Opened circa 1973 to 1974, roughly 50 years before a December 2023 article. [VS] | Information not available at time of publishing. [VS] | No page yet |
The Forest Country Club | South Fort Myers, between US 41 and Island Park Road | Private, member-owned club; club membership is optional. | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon G. Lewis designed the 1980 originals; Kipp Schulties renovated the Bear, which reopened December 1, 2025. | 36 (two 18-hole courses: the Bear and the Bobcat). | |
The Landings Yacht Golf and Tennis Club | Fort Myers, McGregor corridor, Caloosahatchee riverfront | Private, bundled golf/yacht community, 250 riverfront acres. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Kip Schulties. | 18-hole executive course, par 58. | No page yet |
The Plantation Golf and Country Club (Somerset is a subdivision within it, not a course) | Fort Myers, Gateway/I-75 corridor | Private, corporate/portfolio-owned, non-equity, up-front initiation fee model. | Club membership mandatory, golf a separate purchase | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, opened 2007. | 18. | No page yet |
The Sanctuary Golf Club Sanibel | Sanibel Island, Wulfert/West Gulf Drive area, ZIP 33957 | Private, equity-owned club, members own the club. Open, operating since reopening after Hurricane Ian in January 2023. | Private, membership required for golf | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Arthur Hills, completed construction 1992, described by Hills as his 'Island Masterpiece.' Grass is Paspalum. | 18 holes. [VS] | No page yet |
Vasari Country Club | Bonita Springs, Lee County | Bundled golf community, gated, situated among 375 acres of lakes and wildlife preserves. [VS] | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon Lewis, opened 2004. A separate source (GolfPass) lists 2002 construction with a Billy Fuller renovation in 2010. [VS] | 18 holes, par 72, 6,657 yards from championship (Gold) tees. [VS] | No page yet |
Verandah Golf Club (Old Orange and Whispering Oak) | Fort Myers, along the Orange River, east Lee County | Private club. Historically an upfront-initiation-fee, non-bundled club. | Golf bundled for part of the community only | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Old Orange: Bob (Robert) Cupp, opened 2003. Whispering Oak: Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II. | 36 (two 18-hole courses: Old Orange and Whispering Oak). | |
Villages at Country Creek | Estero, Lee County | Semi-private, bundled golf community, one of the few in the corridor that also allows public play. [VS] | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Gordon Lewis, opened 1989. [VS] | 18 holes, executive course, par 61. [VS] | No page yet |
West Bay Club | Estero, Lee County | Private equity club (The West Bay Golf Club, Inc.), not bundled with home purchase. | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Pete Dye and P.B. Dye, opened 1998. Fully renovated by Fry/Straka Golf Course Design (architect Jason Straka). [VS] | 18 holes, par 72, championship tees 6,878 to 6,939 yards. | |
Westminster Golf Club (The Club at Westminster) | Lehigh Acres, east Lee County | Semi-private, public-access, 18-hole championship course, open to the public all year. | Public, no membership required | None. The annual or seasonal membership itself is the fee, see annual_dues. | Annual Single $5,835.68 plus tax; Annual with Spouse $8,779.34 plus tax. | Information not available at time of publishing | 18. | |
Whiskey Creek Country Club | Fort Myers, Winkler Road/San Carlos area, south-central | Semi-private, executive/short course. Historically an equity, member-owned club. | Golf optional or held by a separate club | No separate initiation fee; the annual or seasonal membership itself is the buy-in. | Single Golfer 12-month $2,100/yr or $195/month; Household (2 golfers) $3,500/yr or $320/month. | William B. Lewis, opened 1974. | 18. [VS] | No page yet |
Wildcat Run Golf and Country Club | Estero, Lee County | Private, member-owned equity club, not bundled with home purchase. | Golf optional or held by a separate club | Not published by the club | Not published by the club | Arnold Palmer in partnership with Ed Seay (Palmer Course Design Company). | 18 holes, par 72. | |
Worthington Country Club | Bonita Springs, Lee County | Bundled, member-owned, non-equity club, described by the club as eliminating equity fees by design. | Golf bundled, mandatory for every owner | Capital Contribution on Resale: 12,500 dollars for a new owner (effective 6/1/2024) or 1,144 dollars for an existing-owner transfer. | 11,435 dollars per year total per unit. | Originally Gordon Lewis, opened 1991, later redesigned by Chip Powell. [VS] | 18 holes, par 72, 6,730 yards from championship (Black) tees. [VS] | No page yet |
Of the 80 communities and clubs in that table, we publish a dedicated community page for 23 of them. The remainder are on our build list. That column is the one a golf review site cannot produce, because it is built from our own published pages.
McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, track the public side of this market as closely as the private side, because most buyers play here for a season or two before they commit to any club.
32 Lee County courses take public play. This is the half of the golf picture that community-focused sites structurally leave out, because a course attached to no community has no home to sell. Rates below are the course's own published card where one exists. Prices move every season, so each carries its season and year. Data updated: September 2026.
Course | City | Access | Peak rate | Summer rate | Cart policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alden Pines Golf Club | Bokeelia (Pine Island) | Public, currently in a phased reopening after storm-related closure and a near-loss to a developer buyout. [VS] | Information not available at time of publishing | Information not available at time of publishing as a verified figure. [VS] | Walking allowed per GolfNow policy data. [VS] |
Bay Beach Golf Club (Fort Myers Beach Golf Club) | Fort Myers Beach | CLOSED PERMANENTLY. Renamed Fort Myers Beach Golf Club in 2005. | Not applicable, course is closed | Not applicable, course is closed | Not applicable, course is closed |
Bonita Fairways Golf Course | Bonita Springs | Public, executive course, pay as you play, no membership requirement. | Information not available at time of publishing. $45 observed via Birdie Alerts and TeeItUp on 2026-08-11. [VS] | $45 observed via Birdie Alerts and TeeItUp on 2026-08-11, August 2026 [VS] | Information not available at time of publishing |
Cape Royal Golf Club (formerly Royal Tee Country Club) | Cape Coral | Public, resident owned since February 2017 after a 2016 closure and homeowner buyout. | Information not available at time of publishing as a fixed dollar figure. [VS] | $31.99 floor observed via GolfNow on 2026-08-12 for Thursday August 13, 2026 (off-season/summer window) [VS] | Rates include greens fee and cart, tax added on top. |
Colonial Country Club | Fort Myers | Private, bundled community with limited seasonal public/daily-fee access. | Not applicable, closed to outside public play during peak winter season per GolfPass | Information not available at time of publishing as a fixed dollar figure. [VS] | Information not available at time of publishing |
Coral Oaks Golf Course | Cape Coral | Municipal, City of Cape Coral, day to day operations managed by Indigo Golf Partners. | $90 for 18 holes before 1pm, posted for January 1 through January 31, 2026. | Information not available at time of publishing | Cart included in the standard 18-hole daily rate. Walking rate available. |
Cross Creek Country Club | Fort Myers | Semi-private, bundled golf community owned and operated by the Cross Creek Master Association. | Information not available at time of publishing as an exact peak figure. | Public 7-11am $42, 11:01am-3pm $40, May through October 2026 | Cart fee (standalone) $18. Walking rate (2:00-6:30pm) $16. Non-golfing cart rider $18. |
Del Tura Golf and Country Club | North Fort Myers | Contested. GolfPass states Del Tura Golf and Country Club. [I] | Information not available at time of publishing | Information not available at time of publishing | Information not available at time of publishing |
Eagle Ridge Golf Club | Fort Myers | Public, daily fee, championship style layout. | Information not available at time of publishing as a fixed seasonal card. [VS] | Guest rate August 1 through 31, 2026, three tier $65, $45, $35 | Junior golfers under 16 play for cart fee only when accompanied by a paying adult. |
Eastwood Golf Course | Fort Myers | Municipal, city owned, daily fee, open to the public. | Up to $135.00 riding for 18 holes, January 1 through March 31, 2026 (peak) per Resolution No. 2025-87 | $45 (7am-12pm), $35 (12-3:30pm), $30 (3:30pm-close) riding and cart, May 11 through September 30, 2026. | Cart included in riding rate. Walking allowed after 3:30pm only, at a discount. |
El Rio Golf Club | North Fort Myers | Public, daily fee, independent, not community bundled. Operating. | Information not available at time of publishing | Riding $36, walking $25, single posted rate period effective April 27, 2026 through November 1, 2026. | Riding $36, walking $25, cart optional at this course, tax inclusive per the page |
Fort Myers Country Club | Fort Myers | Municipal, city owned, daily fee, open to the public. | Up to $130.00 riding for 18 holes, January 1 through March 31, 2026 (peak season) per Resolution No. 2025-87 | $45 (7am-12pm), $35 (12-3:30pm), $30 (3:30pm-close) riding and cart, May 11 through September 30, 2026. | Cart included in the posted riding rate. Walking allowed after 3:30pm at a reduced rate. |
Herons Glen Golf and Country Club | North Fort Myers | Open to the public by law, golf course owned by the Herons Glen Recreation District. | Public AM $140.00, Public PM $130.00, January through April 2026, plus 6.5 percent tax | Public AM $70.00, Public PM $60.00, May through September 2026, plus 6.5 percent tax | Cart appears bundled into the posted AM/PM figures, no separate walking rate published. |
Hideaway Country Club | Fort Myers | Semi-private, gated community course, not full daily-fee public. | Not applicable, course is not open to general public play during peak winter season per the club's own site | Information not available at time of publishing | Information not available at time of publishing |
Hunters Run Executive Golf Club | Cape Coral | Public, executive 9-hole course. Operating. | Information not available at time of publishing | Walking unlimited $20.00, riding 9 holes $30.00, additional 9 holes riding $5.00. | Riding and walking both offered, non-playing rider fee $10.00, rental clubs $10.00. |
Ibis Landing Golf and Country Club (formerly Copperhead Golf Club) | Lehigh Acres | Public, 18-hole championship course, managed by Troon Golf. | Information not available at time of publishing | 18 holes with cart $59 plus, 7:00 to 11:59am, May 1 through September 30, 2026 | Cart included in the green fee. Rider (non-playing passenger) $30. 6.5 percent tax added to every rate. |
Lehigh Resort Club (formerly Admiral Lehigh Golf and Resort) | Lehigh Acres | Public/resort, 9-hole course, part of a timeshare and vacation-rental resort. | Information not available at time of publishing | Information not available at time of publishing as a fixed card. [VS] | Information not available at time of publishing |
Magnolia Landing Golf and Country Club | North Fort Myers | Public, community-bundled amenity, open to public tee-time booking via a TeeItUp widget. | Up to $100 to $135 at peak/holiday pricing per multiple conflicting third-party aggregator sources. [VS] | Roughly $49 to $70 in shoulder/value periods per aggregator sources. [VS] | Carts appear bundled into the green fee at this course based on multiple sources [I] |
Mirror Lakes Golf Club | Lehigh Acres | CLOSED. Confirmed via GolfNow (not currently offering tee times). | Not applicable, course is closed | Not applicable, course is closed | Not applicable, course is closed |
Myerlee Country Club | Fort Myers | Semi-private/public, par-60 executive course. | Information not available at time of publishing | $50 AM, May through October 2026, read from an image graphic on the rates page | Booking window 3 days in advance via the club's automated online booking system |
Old Corkscrew Golf Club | Estero | Public as of August 12, 2026. [I] | Up to $149 per a secondary, unverified aggregator. A separate source estimates $150 to $200 average weekend peak. [VS] | As low as $29 per a secondary, unverified aggregator, dynamic pricing, no fixed card [VS] | Information not available at time of publishing |
Palmetto-Pine Country Club | Cape Coral | Semi-private, privately owned club. | Information not available at time of publishing as a static number. [VS] | Approximately $48 and up observed via Birdie Alerts and TeeItUp on 2026-08-12 (August, off-season observation) [VS] | All rates per player, tax not included. Rental clubs $50.00 for 18 holes or $25.00 for 9 holes. |
Pine Lakes Country Club | North Fort Myers | Community bundled, 55-plus, states daily green fees for the casual golfer are available. [I] | Information not available at time of publishing | Information not available at time of publishing | Information not available at time of publishing |
Sabal Springs Golf and Racquet Club | North Fort Myers | Community bundled, published public rates open to the general public plus a discounted homeowner tier. | Information not available at time of publishing | Public 18 holes $41.00, 9 holes $38.00, labeled May-October 2026 Golf Rates | Rates appear all-in with cart included based on the published sheet [I] |
Saltleaf Golf Preserve (formerly Raptor Bay) | Bonita Springs | Public, Troon managed, includes an 18-hole championship course and a 9-hole short course called The Leaf. | Green fees top out around $289 in peak winter season, per a GolfPass course review. [VS] | Information not available at time of publishing as a specific dollar figure. [VS] | All rates subject to 6.5 percent sales tax per the course's own site. |
San Carlos Golf Club | Fort Myers (San Carlos Park) | Semi-private, member-owned club, explicitly open to the public daily. | Information not available at time of publishing as a fixed card. [VS] | A summer 2026 snapshot on August 13, 2026 showed roughly $28 to $30 per player for a 9-hole cart. [VS] | Information not available at time of publishing |
Sanibel Island Golf Club (formerly Beachview Golf Club) | Sanibel | Public, currently operating, name change from Beachview confirmed | Information not available at time of publishing as a winter card. May 2026 posted range is $59 to $99 for 18 holes. | 18 holes $79, 7am to 12pm, June 2 through September 30, 2026, cart included | Cart included in the posted rate, no separate walking price broken out. |
Shell Point Golf Club | Fort Myers | Semi-private, course of Shell Point Retirement Community. | $175 for 18 holes, 10am to 1pm, January through April 2026 (peak season) | $80 for 18 holes, 10am to 12pm, June through September 2026 | Cart included in the posted 18-hole rate. Nonmember booking window is 4 days in advance. |
Stoneybrook Golf Club | Estero | Public, sells public tee times bundled for the Stoneybrook community. | $199 AM plus tax, January through April 2026 (2025-2026 rate table) | $99 AM plus tax, May 1 through October 31, 2026 | Cart appears included in AM, PM, and twilight rates, no separate walking rate published. [I] |
The Dunes Golf and Tennis Club | Sanibel | Semi-private, open to the public with a shorter booking window than members. | $199 for 18 holes, January 15 through March 12, 2026 | Information not available at time of publishing as a true June through September summer card. | Information not available at time of publishing |
Westminster Golf Club (The Club at Westminster) | Lehigh Acres | Semi-private, 18-hole championship course. | Information not available at time of publishing as a fixed number, the club states rates are fully dynamic. [VS] | $29.99 to $30.99 observed via GolfPass on 2026-08-12 for the week of August 15-18, 2026, cart included [VS] | Cart is included in the green fee per the GolfPass course profile. |
Whiskey Creek Country Club | Fort Myers | Semi-private, daily fee, public play welcomed, built 1974. Operating. | Information not available at time of publishing | Information not available at time of publishing | Trail fee (personal cart, annual only) $675 single or $1,150 household. |
Peak season runs roughly January through April, when seasonal residents arrive and every tee sheet tightens at once. Public courses book out further ahead in those months than at any other time of year, and bundled communities feel it most because every household holds playing rights. Summer is the opposite problem: rates fall sharply, but afternoon storms and greens maintenance shape when you can actually play.
The swing is larger than most newcomers expect. Eastwood Golf Course in Fort Myers, a city owned course, charges $135 for 18 holes with a cart in peak season and $60 in summer, a 2.25 times difference, both figures published in the City of Fort Myers Resolution No. 2025-87. Several other Lee courses run swings above two times. The public-course table above carries each rate with the season and year it applies to.
Ian made landfall on 28 September 2022 essentially over Lee County, and the recovery was not uniform. Some courses were playing within weeks, others took more than a year, and at least one has not confirmed a reopening at all. Turf choice mattered more than anything else: courses on salt tolerant paspalum recovered far faster than bermuda after saltwater intrusion. 9 facilities in our catalogue are closed or not operating today, from storm damage, redevelopment and older closures.
It is not hypothetical in Southwest Florida. Courses in this region have closed to redevelopment, to storm damage and to simple economics, and homeowners who paid a premium for a fairway view have limited recourse once the operator decides to stop. Before buying, read the association budget, the reserve study and the last three years of minutes, and find out who actually owns the golf land.
Five questions settle most of it before you write an offer. Which of the four access types is this community, exactly? What is the total mandatory annual cost, including master association, sub association and any community development district assessment? Is there a capital contribution or transfer fee at closing, and who customarily pays it? Has the club levied a special assessment in the last five years? And who actually owns the golf course itself, the members or a third party?
These are the five questions we walk every client through. McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, and you can call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072 to go through them on a specific community.
Five questions settle most of it. Which of the four access types is this, exactly? What is the total mandatory annual cost including master association, sub association and any district assessment? Is there a capital contribution or transfer fee at closing, and who customarily pays it? Has the club levied a special assessment in the last five years? And who owns the golf course itself?
Every golf community brochure in Southwest Florida shows the same photograph of an empty fairway at golden hour. That is not what a February Tuesday looks like in a bundled community in Estero or Bonita Springs, and it is not what August looks like either. Here is the version we give clients before they buy, including the parts that cost money and the parts that genuinely favour Lee County over its neighbours.
January through April is when every seasonal resident arrives at once. It lands hardest in bundled communities, where every household holds playing rights by deed, so the tee sheet has no relief valve. This is the single most common complaint we hear from buyers in their first season, and it is worth planning around rather than discovering.
Cart path only days after heavy rain are common through the wet season, and greens maintenance closes or slows courses in the hottest months. Each club sets its own schedule rather than following a county calendar, so confirm the window with the club before planning a summer trip around golf.
Annual dues move upward, and a special assessment after a major storm is a genuine financial risk rather than a remote one. We tracked assessments across this region after Hurricane Ian and the range was wide. Price the possibility into your budget rather than hoping against it.
Lee County golf is materially cheaper than Collier, the public course inventory is deep enough that a newcomer can play well before committing to any club, and summer rates at the city owned courses are among the better values in Florida. For a golfer flexible about season and tee time, this is an unusually good market.
Peak season crowding is real, and it lands hardest in the bundled communities where every household holds playing rights. Cart path only days after heavy rain are common through the summer. Greens maintenance closes or slows courses in the hottest months, and the schedule varies by club rather than following a county calendar. Dues rise, and a special assessment after a storm is a genuine financial risk that buyers should price in rather than hope away.
The upside is equally real and worth stating plainly. Lee County golf is materially cheaper than Collier, the public-course inventory is deep enough that a newcomer can play well before committing to any club, and summer rates at city owned courses are among the best value in Florida. For a golfer who is flexible about season and tee time, this is an unusually good market.
We pulled every closed sale in each of these Lee County golf communities directly from the Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, one query per community, trailing twelve months to 9 September 2026. That is 777 closed sales across 9 communities. These are ALL home types in each community, condominium through single family, because that is what the community actually sold. Data updated: September 2026.
Community | Closed sales, 12 mo | Median closed price | Median days on market | Price range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club | 81 | $1,351,958 | 101 | $460,000 to $5,900,000 |
Shadow Wood at The Brooks | 74 | $1,050,000 | 35 | $400,000 to $4,125,000 |
West Bay Club | 52 | $965,000 | 87 | $485,000 to $4,500,000 |
Bonita Bay | 221 | $832,500 | 61 | $240,000 to $5,900,000 |
Bonita National Golf and Country Club | 98 | $750,000 | 61 | $320,000 to $1,660,000 |
Palmira Golf and Country Club | 43 | $730,000 | 56 | $360,000 to $2,900,000 |
Pelican Landing | 125 | $605,000 | 65 | $276,500 to $2,800,000 |
Pelican Sound Golf and River Club | 50 | $550,000 | 25 | $320,000 to $1,400,000 |
Highland Woods Golf and Country Club | 33 | $410,000 | 54 | $198,000 to $1,100,000 |
The spread is the point. Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club carries a median of $1,351,958 while Highland Woods Golf and Country Club sits at $410,000, and both are golf communities inside the same county. A county-wide "average golf home price" would describe neither of them. Median days on market ranged from 25 to 101 across this set, so pace varies as much as price does.
Source: Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, closed sales, Status Closed, trailing 365 days, 09/09/2025 to 09/09/2026, queried one community at a time by Development Name. Figures are ours, pulled per community rather than taken from an aggregator. Call (239) 898-6072 for the detail behind any single community.
McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, publish a dedicated community page for each of the Lee County golf communities listed below, covering pricing, association costs, the membership structure and what living there is actually like day to day. The remaining communities in the benchmark table above are on our build list. If the one you are considering is not linked here yet, call (239) 898-6072 and we will walk you through it directly rather than sending you to a portal.
We publish a dedicated community page for 23 of the golf communities in the table above, each with pricing, association costs and what it is actually like to live there. For current inventory and active listings across these communities, our team site Domain Realty Group carries the property search.
Generally yes. Lee County carries a deeper stock of bundled and public golf, and its initiation fees and dues sit below the Collier County equivalents at comparable quality. The gap is widest at the public end, where Lee has municipal courses and Collier has few.
No. 32 courses in the county take public play, including city owned courses in Fort Myers and Cape Coral. You can play here for years without joining anything.
Summer rates at the municipal courses, combined with an annual or seasonal pass where the course offers one. The public-course table above carries the pass products we could verify from each course's own published card.
It depends entirely on which of the four access types the community uses. In a bundled community, yes, automatically and mandatorily. In others, ownership gets you eligibility and nothing more, and some clubs carry a waitlist.
At several, yes. Waitlist status changes with the season and with the market, and clubs rarely publish it. We confirm current standing club by club rather than publishing a list that would be stale within a quarter.
A one time fee paid to the club or association when a home changes hands, separate from dues and from any initiation. Who customarily pays it varies by community and is negotiable in the contract. Confirm it before you write an offer.
At least one course has not confirmed a reopening since the storm, and several others were closed for many months. Our table marks current operating status for every facility.
At some clubs, yes, accompanied by a member, and a few open limited outside play in the quieter summer months. Policies vary by club and change season to season, so we confirm current guest rules directly with the club rather than publishing a list that would go stale.
It varies by course, and the cart policy column in the public course table states it per course where the course publishes it. Where a course does not publish its cart policy, that cell says so rather than assuming the cart is included.
We publish 23 dedicated community pages today, listed above, and we are building out the rest. If the community you are considering is not yet listed, call (239) 898-6072 and we will walk you through it directly.
This table exists because nobody else publishes one for Lee County, and a benchmark is only worth reading if its method is visible. Method note from McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008. We fixed the yardstick before collecting, graded every cell by source tier, and published the gaps rather than filling them. Questions about any single figure, call (239) 898-6072 and we will show you exactly where it came from.
We catalogued 80 golf communities and clubs and 32 public-access courses across Lee County, fixed the yardstick columns before collecting so the table could not be shaped to a conclusion, and graded every cell by source tier. Club primary means the club's own document, an association document, a community development district adopted budget, or a city fee schedule. Secondary means a realtor site, aggregator or trade publisher, and is marked and treated as directional. 83 cells carry no figure at all, and those print the sentence "Information not available at time of publishing" rather than a guess. We recorded 28 conflicts between sources and 54 exclusions with reasons, rather than silently picking a number.
Every figure in the tables above traces to one of the sources below, recorded per cell with its own date. Club primary sources outrank secondary ones, and where only a secondary figure existed for a fee we did not publish it.
If you are weighing a Lee County golf community, the fastest way through it is a conversation with someone who already knows which of the four access types each community uses and what the club actually publishes. We built the table on this page because our own clients kept asking the same question and no single source answered it. Call us and we will go through your shortlist community by community.
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