Cane Garden Country Club's Allamanda and Hibiscus nines form part of a multi-course facility in Sunset Pointe, Florida, designed by the team of Keith Clifton and Dan Ezell. This partnership, active primarily in the southeastern United States during the late twentieth century, produced numerous residential golf courses characterized by strategic bunkering and water management suited to Florida's flat terrain and subtropical climate. The Allamanda/Hibiscus combination reflects the design sensibilities typical of Florida golf from this era, with routing that accommodates the region's water table and natural wetlands. The layout features the kind of challenges common to southwest Florida golf: forced carries over lakes and marshes, bermudagrass playing surfaces, and strategic positioning around water hazards that define both risk and reward. Palm trees and native vegetation frame fairways, while the relatively modest elevation changes require thoughtful green complexes to create interest and test short game skills. The course serves a residential community, with homes visible along several holes, and the design balances playability for members with enough length and hazard placement to maintain challenge for better players. The club takes its name from the tropical flora common to the region, with both nines named for flowering plants that thrive in Florida's climate. The facility provides the kind of year-round golf that attracts both permanent residents and seasonal visitors to this part of the Gulf Coast.

Cane Garden Country Club's Allamanda and Hibiscus nines form part of a multi-course facility in Sunset Pointe, Florida, designed by the team of Keith Clifton and Dan Ezell. This partnership, active primarily in the southeastern United States during the late twentieth century, produced numerous residential golf courses characterized by strategic bunkering and water management suited to Florida's flat terrain and subtropical climate. The Allamanda/Hibiscus combination reflects the design sensibilities typical of Florida golf from this era, with routing that accommodates the region's water table and natural wetlands. The layout features the kind of challenges common to southwest Florida golf: forced carries over lakes and marshes, bermudagrass playing surfaces, and strategic positioning around water hazards that define both risk and reward. Palm trees and native vegetation frame fairways, while the relatively modest elevation changes require thoughtful green complexes to create interest and test short game skills. The course serves a residential community, with homes visible along several holes, and the design balances playability for members with enough length and hazard placement to maintain challenge for better players. The club takes its name from the tropical flora common to the region, with both nines named for flowering plants that thrive in Florida's climate. The facility provides the kind of year-round golf that attracts both permanent residents and seasonal visitors to this part of the Gulf Coast.