Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club
Venice's 27-hole golf community — gated neighborhoods, a social-membership clubhouse, and wetland-view fairways five minutes from downtown.
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Background
A brief history
Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club is one of Venice's established golf communities, set on roughly 1,000 acres of former flatwoods and wetlands just east of downtown off Center Road. It was developed by Sam Rodgers, a builder well known in the Southwest Florida market, who laid out the community around a 27-hole championship golf course rather than the more common 18 — three nine-hole layouts that wind through natural preserves and water, designed by golf architect Ted McAnlis.
Built out largely from the 1990s into the 2000s, Pelican Pointe grew into a gated community of more than 1,300 homes across a range of neighborhoods, from maintenance-free villas and attached homes to larger custom single-family houses on the fairways and preserves. The 22,000-square-foot clubhouse became the social anchor — fine and casual dining, event and wedding space, a pool, fitness, and tennis — and the community was structured so that a social membership is included for residents through the HOA, distinguishing it from clubs that bill golf and social fees entirely separately.
What has kept Pelican Pointe relevant is location as much as golf. Sitting only a couple of miles from historic downtown Venice and a short drive from the island's beaches, it offers a country-club lifestyle without the far-flung feel of newer east-county golf communities. Over the years it has built a reputation as one of the more attainable and well-run golf communities in the Venice market, drawing retirees, snowbirds, and golf-minded relocations who want club amenities close to town.
The feel
What it's like to live here
Pelican Pointe has the settled, social feel of a mature golf-and-country-club community: tree-lined streets, fairway and preserve views, an active clubhouse calendar, and a strong base of full-time residents and seasonal owners who organize their lives around golf, tennis, and the club's events. The fact that a social membership is bundled into the HOA gives it a more inclusive, neighborhood-club atmosphere than communities where amenities sit behind separate membership tiers, and its proximity to downtown Venice and the beaches is a genuine differentiator from golf communities built farther east.
The honest tradeoffs are the ones that come with any country-club community. You are paying HOA dues that include the social membership and common-area upkeep, and golf carries its own costs for those who play, so the all-in monthly picture is higher than a non-club neighborhood — though notably Pelican Pointe is generally described as having no CDD assessment, which sets it apart from many newer Venice communities and keeps the tax bill simpler. The housing stock is largely 1990s-2000s, so some homes will want updating, and the golf-course setting means living alongside play, carts, and maintenance. For buyers who want an established, walk-to-town-adjacent club lifestyle without new-construction pricing or CDD fees, Pelican Pointe is one of the more compelling options in the Venice market.
The details
What to expect
HOA, Club Fees & No CDD
Pelican Pointe is a country-club community, so the fee structure is central to the buying decision. HOA dues here typically include a social membership to the club plus common-area maintenance, which is more inclusive than communities that bill social and golf memberships entirely separately. Golf carries its own costs for those who play, so factor that in if you intend to use the course. A notable advantage is that the community is generally described as having no CDD assessment, which keeps the property tax bill simpler than many newer Venice communities — but always verify the current HOA dues, exactly what the social membership includes, golf costs, and the absence of any CDD with the HOA and club before purchase.
Golf & Clubhouse
The community is built around a 27-hole semi-private championship course designed by Ted McAnlis, laid out as three nine-hole combinations winding through preserves and water. The roughly 22,000-square-foot clubhouse anchors social life with fine and casual dining, event and wedding space, a pool, fitness, and tennis. For golf-minded buyers the course and bundled social membership are the central appeal; for non-golfers, the social and dining amenities still deliver value. Confirm current membership categories, golf access terms, and clubhouse offerings directly with the club, as country-club programs evolve over time.
Location
Pelican Pointe's location is a real differentiator: it sits just east of downtown off Center Road, only a couple of miles from historic downtown Venice and a short drive from the island's Gulf beaches. That puts boutique shopping, restaurants, the Venice Theatre, and medical care within easy reach — a contrast to newer golf communities built much farther east. You get a country-club setting without giving up proximity to town and the coast. For buyers who want amenities and walk-to-town-adjacent convenience in one package, this location is hard to match among Venice golf communities.
Home Styles & Condition
The community offers a range of product, from maintenance-free villas and attached homes to larger custom single-family houses on the fairways and preserves, built largely from the 1990s into the 2000s. That age range means some homes are beautifully updated while others may want kitchen, bath, roof, or systems work, so inspect carefully and budget accordingly. Maintenance-free villas suit lock-and-leave snowbirds; custom fairway homes suit full-time residents wanting more space and a private pool. Match the product and its included maintenance to how you actually plan to live and how often you'll be in residence.
Flood, Wetlands & Insurance
Pelican Pointe is an inland Venice community laid out around preserves, wetlands, and water features, so direct Gulf storm-surge exposure is far lower than at the barrier-island beaches, but water is woven through the community. Verify the FEMA flood zone and elevation for the specific address, since lots backing to ponds, wetlands, or the course can differ from interior lots. Florida's property-insurance market remains expensive across the board after recent storm seasons, so get an insurance quote for the exact home — factoring roof age and wind-mitigation features — early in your search rather than assuming.
Community
Amenities
- 27-hole semi-private championship golf course designed by Ted McAnlis
- Roughly 22,000-square-foot clubhouse with fine and casual dining and event space
- Social membership included with HOA dues for residents
- Community pool and fitness center
- Har-Tru tennis courts
- Gated entries set on roughly 1,000 acres with extensive preserves and wetlands
- Generally no CDD assessment, unlike many newer Venice communities (verify)
- About two miles from historic downtown Venice and a short drive to the Gulf beaches
Education
School assignments
- Sarasota County Schools
- Garden Elementary School (verify zoning)
- Venice Middle School (verify zoning)
- Venice High School (verify zoning)
School zone assignments change. Verify with Orange County Public Schools before purchase.
Market Commentary
What the market is doing
Pelican Pointe is the golf community I most often suggest to buyers who want club amenities without an east-county drive or a CDD on the tax bill. The last 12 months of MLS sales show 72 closings with a median of $517K, which is a fair reflection of a gated golf community spanning villas through larger fairway homes. The 10th percentile landed around $320K — generally the attached and maintenance-free product, a genuinely reasonable entry into a country-club community this close to downtown Venice. The top tenth reached about $795K for the larger custom homes on the golf and preserve frontage. A point I always make here: Pelican Pointe is typically described as having no CDD, so unlike many newer communities the fees you're underwriting are HOA dues with the social membership included, plus golf costs if you play. That makes the monthly math cleaner than in a comparable Wellen Park community, which buyers appreciate. — Ryan Solberg
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$600,000
1160 Highland Greens Dr
Venice, FL 34285
3 bd · 2 ba · 2,124 sqft
Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club
MLS ID #N6143708
Listing provided by Stellar MLS
$724,900
1038 Tuscany Blvd
Venice, FL 34292
3 bd · 2 ba · 2,298 sqft
Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club
MLS ID #N6144582
Listing provided by Stellar MLS
$485,000
404 Pinewood Lake Dr
Venice, FL 34285
2 bd · 2 ba · 1,870 sqft
Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club
MLS ID #N6143666
Listing provided by Stellar MLS
$429,900
1842 San Silvestro Dr
Venice, FL 34285
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,591 sqft
Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club
MLS ID #N6144590
Listing provided by Stellar MLS
$555,000
417 Pebble Creek Ct
Venice, FL 34285
3 bd · 2 ba · 2,110 sqft
Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club
MLS ID #N6144385
Listing provided by Stellar MLS
$4,000 /mo
1838 San Silvestro Dr
Venice, FL 34285
2 bd · 2 ba · 1,302 sqft
Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club
MLS ID #C7493647
Listing provided by Stellar MLS
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