Legacy Golf Club at Lakewood Ranch
If you are looking for Legacy Golf Club because you remember it as the Arnold Palmer Signature course you could play on a day ticket, the answer has changed. Heritage Golf Group acquired Legacy in 2024 and repositioned it as the fourth private course at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. It reopened for member play on 16 November 2024, and public play has ended.
That single transaction is what makes Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club the only 72-hole private club in the Sarasota area, alongside Cypress Links, King's Dunes and Royal Lakes. It is also why older course directories still describe the club as 54 holes and still list Legacy as daily fee. They are out of date, and a lot of them have not caught up.
The course is an Arnold Palmer Signature design playing to a par of 72 at about 7,009 yards, the figure this site already records for it against the club. It has a 12,500 square foot clubhouse and a practice facility, and Heritage replaced all of the turf grass as part of the repositioning.
For a buyer, the practical point is simple: playing Legacy now means a Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club membership, and that membership is optional rather than bundled for homeowners in the surrounding villages. Note also that Legacy Preserve in Parrish is an unrelated community with a similar name.
Membership
Membership information
Detailed membership and fee information for this club is coming soon. Contact me for current details or to schedule a tour.
Facilities
Amenities & facilities
18-hole course
An Arnold Palmer Signature design, par 72 at about 7,009 yards.
Clubhouse
A 12,500 square foot clubhouse.
Practice facility
The club practice ground.
Club access
Play requires a Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club membership.
Source
Checked against yourobserver.com on October 3, 2026. Membership terms, fees and access change without notice, so treat this as the state of the record on that date rather than a quote. Where a club does not publish a figure, this page says so instead of estimating it.
Interested in Legacy Golf Club at Lakewood Ranch?
I can help you find a home in this community, walk you through the full cost picture, and connect you with the membership team.
Free Guide · 8 min read
What Golf Club Membership Actually Costs Here
Initiation, dues, food-and-beverage minimums, bundled versus optional golf, and the sales tax nobody budgets for, across Sarasota and Manatee County clubs.
- Why every club quotes three numbers, and which one actually shapes your budget
- Bundled golf versus optional membership, and how to compare the two fairly
- The Florida sales tax that applies to dues and initiation
- A seven-step method for comparing two clubs on all-in annual cost
Looking at homes near the course?
Tell me your budget and how much you honestly expect to play, and I will send the communities where the membership math works out, and the ones where it does not.
Or call or text (941) 350-0224.