Founders Club
Pristine home in The Founders Club on a premium private lot with long lake views. One of the most private setting in the Founders – This 4376 sq ft home has 4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths plus a den/entertainment bonus room. The great room is perfect for families and entertaining. Just a few of the…
The Founders Club now has 50% of their 262 single family lots spoken for. This represents a significant milestone as the subdivision broke ground right before the Great Recession 7 years ago. Some 23 new homes were either under construction or completed last year. As a former member, I can attest to the fact that…
Met withthe Founders Club general manager Hugh O’Donnell at the after my round last week. I had heard that this exclusive and private Robert Trent Jones Jr. course was offering some enticing membership rates. What was initially $90,000 + to join, then dropped to some $45,000+ some two years ago. Now they are offering full memberships for just…
In an earlier blog in February, I detailed which clubs offer reciprocal priviledges to my home club, The Oaks. That same blog prompted a number of enquiries as to the differing costs of membership associated with some of these private local golf clubs. So here is a list of nine clubs with their full initiation fee and…
I was recently asked in an e-mail if there were any golf courses in Sarasota done by “recognisable big name architects”. Are you kidding ? This could take a while. Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin won Golf Digest’s “Best New Private Golf Course 2006” for The Concession. Arnold Palmer designed three tracks in Lakewood Ranch…Legacy…
As a realtor who specializes in golf course communities, I closely follow the changing fee structures of our best local courses. And how the times have changed…The Founders Club (” Best Overall Community” in 2008 and 2009 Parade of Homes) has drastically altered their fee structure to acknowledge the difficulty of attracting members in tough…
