Golf in Lakewood Ranch, FL — 9 golf courses

Lakewood Ranch is one of the largest master-planned communities in the United States, spanning Manatee and Sarasota counties in the Gulf Coast corridor east of Bradenton. Nine courses serve the Lakewood Ranch community — Cypress Links Course, Esplanade at Azario, King's Dunes Course, Lakewood National Golf Club, Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club, Royal Lakes Golf Course and Clubhouse, The Lake Club Amenity Center, and The River Club — in a planned community where golf infrastructure is a defining feature of the residential lifestyle. No hole-count data is in public records for several of these courses. The community has grown rapidly and now houses one of the largest residential populations of any master-planned development in the country.