Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club is a gated, master-planned golf community in Venice, Sarasota County, developed in the mid 1990s by Sam Rogers on roughly 1,000 acres of mature trees, lakes, and preserve. It is built around a 27-hole Ted McAnlis course, with the first nines opened in 1995 and 1996 and the Hatchet Creek nine added in 2001 (community and golf guides, 2024 to 2026).
The community is about 1,300 homes, the large majority single-family with a smaller section of paired villas, built from the late 1990s through the mid 2000s by respected regional builders. Because the homes span roughly fifteen years of construction, condition, roof age, and updates vary, so the read is by section and by home, not by the Pelican Pointe name alone.
The fee design is the headline. There is one HOA that bundles a social membership in the club, lawn maintenance, and basic cable, with full golf membership offered as an optional upgrade at additional cost rather than a mandatory equity buy-in, and no CDD on the tax bill. Confirm the current dues and any golf membership terms with the HOA and club before you write an offer.
The pitch is gated golf with a legible, bundled fee and a real Venice location near beaches, downtown, and a fast-growing medical and retail corridor. The work is choosing the right section and lot, reading the condition of an older home honestly, and deciding whether the optional golf membership fits how you will actually use the club.
