The Villages Golf & Country Club sits on 1,200 acres in Silicon Valley with over 4,000 residents, all aged 55 or older, and people have called it home since 1967. Residents live in condos, villas, or single-family homes, with more than 2,300 condominiums or villas and nearly 230 single-family homes shaping the place into neighborhoods that look out over the hills and old farmland. The homes and club buildings all have air conditioning, and there's plenty of parking for visitors and residents, along with restrooms and 24/7 maintenance services. Professional staff stays available in case anyone needs help fast, and the Village Medical Auxiliary works within the community too. Residents fill their days with choices: four swimming pools kept at different temperatures for everyone's liking; a fitness center run by professionals; tennis, pickleball, and bocce courts; and clubhouses with a Bistro Bar & Grille for casual meals and a full-service restaurant with views of the course and water. The community pulls in neighbors with a senior academy for education, a recreation director who schedules group trips and entertainment, craft workshops, and many chartered clubs and informal social groups. A weekly newsletter keeps everyone up to date.
The crown feature is the private Villages Course, an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Robert Muir Graves, with well-kept blue grass fairways and manicured greens stretching 6,707 yards-there's a par of 72, a slope rating of either 122 or 124, and a course rating of 71.7, with water views and mature trees throughout. The course keeps to PGA of America standards and runs year-round, making it good for active golfers in most seasons, and also offers a driving range, pitching and chipping area, putting green, and a teaching professional for lessons. Residents can walk the course or rent carts and clubs, but they need to wear appropriate golf clothes and can't use metal spikes. The Villages gives a private, quiet feeling with controlled access gates, and the peaceful setting lets residents relax among hiking trails, a wooded workshop, community garden plots, and historical farmland views. Amenities like air conditioning, round-the-clock help, and daily social activities set the community up for those who want both leisure and support in their retirement years.
