Golflink.com ranks Ocala as number 8 in Florida golf destinations. The Ocala area has the second lowest median home price in Florida. You can buy a home on a golf course here for under $200,000.00! Below are several Ocala golf course communities as well as others in near by Dunnellon and Summerfield.
Candler
Hills Golf Course is an 18 hole, semi private, par 72 course. Candler Hills is a gated 55+ community located in SW Ocala and was built in the last few
years by Pulte Homes. The homes are concrete block and from 1500 to 2300 sq ft
of living area. Candler Hills has a pool, club house, health spar and
restaurant in addition to the golf course. Prices for resale homes are from the mid
$100's range up to the high $200's. For more info about homes in Candler Hills visit my blog.
Golden
Hills Golf and Turf Club is one of the Ocala
areas finest courses. It hosted the 2009 U.S Women's Mid Amateur Championship. This
is a private, 18 hole, par 72 course. The adjacent Golden Hills community
consists mostly of homes built in the 1980's with some newer and older homes.
The homes are from 2,000 to over 4,000 sq ft of living area. Prices are
from the mid $200's up to the mid $400's. HOA fees are less than $100 a year.
Golden Hills is not gated or 55+.
Country
Club of Ocala
is a private, 18 hole, par 72 course. The Country Club of Ocala is a very
upscale gated community in SW Ocala. Homes
here start at around $500,000 & go into the 2 million dollar range. This is
one of the areas finest communities with huge homes on large 1 plus area lots.
Golden
Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club is a private, 18 hole, par 72 course. Some of
the holes here are copied from famous courses around the world such as Augusta,
St. Andrews and others. Golden Ocala is a large, gated
and very upscale community that is divided into different neighborhoods, each
with a different character and price point. Homes here start at over $500,000
and go to over 4 million.
Juliette Falls is an 18 hole, semi
private, par72 course. It is located about 40 minutes west of Ocala in Dunnellon. Golf magazine has chosen Juliette Falls as one of it's top 10 new courses.
The Juliette Falls community is very upscale gated
community with homes starting over $500,000- and going to 2 million. It is not
55+.
Lake Diamond is an 18 hole, semi
private, par 72 course. It is located in the Silver
Springs Shores
area just east of Ocala.
The Lake Diamond community consists of newer
block homes from about 1800 to 3000 sq ft of living area. Prices here can be as
low as $100,000 for a foreclosure in need of work and up to $300,000- for a
pool home with a golf course view. Lake
Diamond is not 55+. The
HOA fee here is around $80- per month.
Oak
Run is a huge gated 55+ community in SW Ocala.
Oak Run has 2 golf courses the Executive course, a 9 hole, public, par 31
course and the Royal Oaks, an 18 hole, semi private, par 72 course. Oak Run is
a very large community of several thousand homes built from the mid 1980's to
the present. Homes here run from modest, older, frame houses with vinyl siding
to modern upscale block homes on the golf course. Prices vary by the size and age of the homes as well as where it is located.Oak Run is divided into neighborhoods,
each with different style homes in different price ranges, with different HOA
fees and services. Oak Run, in addition to golf, has extensive recreational
facilities such as multiple fitness centers, indoor and out door pools and 2
restaurants, all within minutes of shopping and hospitals. For more info on Oak Run including a lot of images see my blog post.
On Top of the World has 2 private, 18 home golf corses, the Links and the Tortoise and the Hare . The On Top of the World comunity dates back to1982 and they are still building. This is an enormous gated 55+ community in SW Ocala. On Top of the World has extensive amenities. To see more about homes in On Top of the World see my blog post.
Ocala
Palms Golf Course is an 18 hole, semi private, par 72 course located in NW Ocala. Ocala
Palms is not a 55+ community. Homes here vary greatly in size and price. Thi is a gated community with a club house, indoor and outdoor
pools, tennis and more. To see more about Ocala Palms visit my blog post.
Rainbow
Springs Country Club is an 18 hole, semi private, par 72 course located in
Dunnellon about 45 minutes west of Ocala.
There is also a separate 9 hole, par 36 course. The Rainbow Springs Country
Club is not gated and is not 55+. The community consists of block homes from 1300
to almost 4,000 sq ft of living area. Prices are from around $100,000- to the
mid $300's. HOA fees are minimal. There is a fitness center in the club house
with a restaurant, pool and tennis. Many homes here are available with pools
unlike many other golf course communities.
Spruce
Creek Preserve is an 18 hole, public, par 71 course in Dunnellon just west of Ocala. This course is
nicer than you would expect for a public course combined with moderately priced
homes. The Spruce Creek Preserve community is a mix of smaller to medium size
frame constructed houses and some larger block homes. This is a gated 55+
community with a very nice club house and large pool. Prices are reasonable
from $90,000- to around $180,000-. HOA fee varies by the home. For more about the Spruce Creek Preserve community see my blog.
Spruce
Creek Golf and Country Club centers around the Eagle Ridge Golf courses south
of Ocala in Summerfield Florida. Eagles Ridge is actually 4 separate
and different 9 hole courses. The Spruce Creek Golf and Country Club is a large
Del Webb development. The houses here are from 1100 to 2500 sq ft of living
area and can be of either frame or block construction. Prices range from
$100,000- to $300,000-. The community is gated, 55+, with a huge club house and
fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts and much more. HOA fees
are around $120- per month.
Spruce
Creek South is another Del Webb community that centers around the Links at
Spruce Creek Golf course . The Links at Spruce Creek is 3 nine hole courses that
can be played in combinations of two for an 18 hole round.Spruce Creek South is a gated, 55+ community which
is located south of Ocala
in Summerfield Fl. The homes here can be either frame with vinyl siding or
concrete block. Sizes range from as small as 800 sq ft living up to a little
over 2000 sq ft. Prices are from as low as $60,000- to around $175,000-. HOA
fee is around $150-. Spruce Creek South has a club house, pool and other
amenities.
Stone
Creek is an 18 hole, public, par 72 course located in SW
Ocala. This is a new course built in 2008. The Stone Creek
community is a new development still under construction by Pulte homes. These
are block homes from approximately 1500 to 2500 sq ft of living and
priced from $150,000- to $275,000-. Stone Creek is a gated 55+ community with a
very nice club house with all the expected amenities and a very large pool. HOA
fees are around the $175- per month range here.For more info about the Stone Creek community visit my blog.
Stonecrest Golf Club is an 18 hole, public, par 72 course located in Summerfield Fl, about
20 minutes south of Ocala.
The Stonecrest community is gated and 55+. Homes here are from 1200 sq ft of
living up to about 2800. There are both frame and block construction with most
houses being frame and stucco. Prices range from $125,000- up to the mid
$300's. Amenities include a club house fitness center, tennis, indoor and
outdoor pools and even a fishing pond. HOA fees are around $100- per month.
Summer
Glen Golf Course is an 18 hole, public, par 72 course. Although it is listed as
a public course, Summer Glen is actually owned by the residents who choose to
participate in their equity program. This is unlike most Ocala golf communities where the developer or
a third party has ownership. Summer Glen is a gated 55+ community. Homes here
range from 1500 sq ft of living up to 2500. Prices are from mid $100's to the mid $200's. HOA fees are around $125- per month.
There is a very nice club house with a fitness center, a huge outdoor pool,
tennis and more.See my blog for even more Summerglen info and images.
This page is intended to give a broad overview of Ocala area golf communities. The prices, fees and other statistics here are intended as ball park estimates. They are not exact and are subject to change. I did not include the Villages or the Lady Lake area as I don't work in those areas.
Joe Dallorso
Coral Shores Realty
4901 E. Silver Springs Blvd. unit 302
Ocala, FL 34470
(352) 598-4340