Plantation Golf & Country Club

Plantation Golf & Country Club sits at 500 Rockley Blvd in Venice, Florida, and stretches across a master-planned, gated community with about 1,355 homes, including single-family homes, condos, estate homes, villas, and patio homes, so folks will notice it's got a mix of living options. You'll find a private, member-owned club at the heart of things, where the country club setting comes with two Ron Garl-designed golf courses called The Bobcat and The Panther, giving you 36 holes to play on fairways and greens that stay in good shape all year. These courses challenge golfers of any skill, but the friendly staff are around to give tips or help with anyone hoping to improve, and lots of players enjoy the views while they play. The club's the site of the annual Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour Qualifier, drawing golfers from all over. It also has a racquet club with 13 tennis courts, pickleball and bocce ball courts, and a Junior Olympic-sized swimming pool just for members, so sports fans find a lot to do here, plus there's a fitness center with modern equipment, a physical fitness specialist, and even a licensed massage therapist. Inside the full-service clubhouse, there's a welcoming staff, a large dining room, a carving station and dessert table, and spots to host events like weddings and dinners. Folks become members through a one-time initiation fee or use pay-as-you-play, and the amenities stay just for members and their guests, so things keep a close-knit, community feel. The neighborhood's pretty, with several smaller neighborhoods inside the gates, and residents have easy access to all the leisure and golf services that come with the club.