Luxurious Atlantic Coast Florida Golf Communities

BY NEG STAFF

Boca West

Boca Raton, Florida

When it comes to private club living, Boca West sets the standard of excellence, this award-winning private club has been ranked as one of the top 15 country clubs in the world. There are 55 private residential villages with over 6000 residents, four championship golf courses, 7 dining venues, and more than 400,000 sq. ft. of private club amenities to provide the ultimate member experience. Boca West offers options from single-family homes and maintenance-free villas to luxury condominiums with a Palm Beach lifestyle of arts, culture, sports, and natural beauty.

Architects Pete Dye, Arnold Palmer and Jim Fazio used their legendary talents to create four distinct golf courses with strategically placed bunkers, and rolling fairways that wind their way through the natural Florida landscape. Boca West Country Club has been rated one of the top residential country clubs in the United States. It is a premier luxury resort-style country club with six restaurants, four championship golf courses, 30 hydro tennis courts, a worldclass spa & fitness center, an activities desk, and plush activity rooms. Membership privileges also include Toon Privé member benefits and preferred pricing at Troon’s world-class facilities in the States and across the globe. Boca West is located in prime Boca Raton real estate, close to some of the best natural and cultural treasures of the city, as well as ample shopping and dining options. From $125,000 to Millions www.bocawestcc.org

Ballenisles

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Adjacent and once a part of PGA National Golf Club, the community of Ballenisles is made up of 1575 residences in 33 intimate neighborhoods in Palm Beach Gardens. It is an exceptional private club community in the heart of the Palm Beaches offering a superior member experience honored by the Platinum

Clubs of America, Distinguished Club Award and 2022 Best Country Club, Golf Course, Fitness Center and Sports Attraction by the Palm Beach Post. In 1971 Ballenisles was named PGA National, it was home to the PGA of America. The East Course was a well-regarded nationally recognized championship course at the time ranked in the Top 100 in the country. In 1988, the three golf courses and surrounding property were sold by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and renamed Ballenisles Country Club. A multiyear and multimillion-dollar plan to develop a private country club community was unveiled. Since the early 2000s, Ballenisles Country Club has been consistently ranked as one of the Top 100 Clubs in America. The three championship golf courses at Ballenisles, East and North, were designed by two of the most highly acclaimed golf course architects of the era: Dick Wilson and Joe Lee. Famed golf course architect Rees Jones redesigned the South Course which opened in January 2020 with a $7.5 million renovation. In January 2023, Ballenisles unveiled its newly renovated East Course. Led by Nicklaus Design, the 9-month, multi-million-dollar renovation project has modernized the club’s famed East Course as well as its Practice Grounds.

Homes From $750,000 – 3.5 million www.ballenisles.org

The Tesoro Club Port St. Lucie Florida

Tesoro Club along the St Lucie River offers a golf experience and club living like no other on Florida’s Treasure Coast. Sweeping panoramic vistas provide a luxurious community experience at every turn from the classic architectural design to the community’s lush landscaping. This is a community of unspoiled natural wonders throughout with exceptional neighborhoods that offer spectacular views of the preserve, golf course, and lake. The stately clubhouse facilities are some of the finest in Florida. The two 18-hole championship courses were designed by Arnold Palmer and Tom

Watson and provide memorable golf experiences for players of all skill levels. Tesoro Club Golf exceeds expectations with top professional service, pristine course conditions, and great teaching and practice facilities. Golf cart living is a south Florida staple. Tesoro links this private, gated community to all neighborhoods easily connecting residents to Tesoro Club’s unparalleled amenities. The community’s 22,000-square-foot Swim and Racquet Club ensures the finest in sporting and leisure lifestyle and features the Cabanas, offering a casual poolside dining menu. The clubhouse also boasts a Junior Olympic swimming pool, nine tennis courts and 11 pickleball courts, two bocce ball courts, men’s and women’s locker rooms and club space for social gatherings.

Homes from $450,000 to 2 million www.tesoroclub.com

Harbor Ridge

Palm City, Florida

Nestled along the shoreline on the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, Harbour Ridge is just 40 minutes north of the Palm Beaches. It’s a hidden jewel community on the Treasure Coast. This private waterfront country club community offers just 695 residences set in 28 Villages. Built into the south Florida landscape, residences are amidst unspoiled native vegetation and natural wetlands. Members enjoy a level of privacy and a connection with nature that is unmatched anywhere else in Florida. Located on the wide St. Lucie River in Palm City, Harbour Ridge is both a yachting club and golf club and offers an expansive portfolio of great amenities for active living.

Private recreational amenities include two world-class golf courses, an active yacht club and marina, a robust tennis program, a new lifestyle center, and a dog park all within the community’s 885 acres. The exceptional location of Harbour Ridge allows for an abundance of open green spaces and a low density of just one home for every 1.25 acres. The two championship golf courses, Golden Marsh and River Ridge were designed by Joe Lee and Pete Dye. For offshore boating access, Harbour Ridge offers direct access to the Atlantic Ocean, the Intracoastal Waterway and the locks leading to Florida’s west coast. The community is close to the Atlantic beaches, major shopping malls, and fine dining along Florida’s scenic Treasure Coast and is convenient to multiple private, national, and international airports.

Homes From $250,000 to 3.75 million. www.harbourridge.com