
Egret Course
The Club at Pelican Preserve
About this course
The Club at Pelican Preserve's Egret course is a Chip Powell design located in Fort Myers, Florida, part of a larger residential community in Southwest Florida's Lee County. Powell, who has designed and renovated numerous courses throughout Florida, created this layout to serve the community's membership within the natural wetland environment characteristic of the region. The course occupies relatively flat terrain typical of Southwest Florida, with routing that incorporates the area's native landscape features including wetlands, lakes, and preserved natural areas that provide habitat for the egrets and other wading birds that give the course its name. The design works within the constraints of residential development while maintaining playable corridors and strategic interest through water hazards and bunker placement. As part of a multi-course facility at Pelican Preserve, the Egret course serves members of the community alongside other layouts on the property. The club operates as a private amenity within the larger residential development, offering golf as part of a broader lifestyle-focused community in the Fort Myers area. The course reflects the practical design considerations of Southwest Florida golf, where drainage, water management, and playability in the region's warm, humid climate shape the character of the layout.
Quick facts
- Location
- Fort Myers, FL, USA
- Access
- Private
- Year built
- 2002
- Designer
- Chip Powell
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 36
- Length
- 3,464 yards
- Difficulty
- 37.5/143
Getting there
The Club at Pelican Preserve is most readily accessed via Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), a major hub situated roughly thirty minutes north of the property, or alternatively through the smaller, more intimate Page Field (PGE) for those arriving by private aircraft. The drive south from RSW carries you through the gentle sprawl of greater Fort Myers before the landscape softens into the preserve itself - a transition marked by the gradual emergence of native palmettos, cypress wetlands, and the distinctive Florida flatlands that define this corner of the Gulf Coast. Private aviation offers a particularly seamless arrival, with Page Field's proximity allowing guests to bypass the commercial terminal entirely and proceed directly to the club's gates within minutes. The final approach winds through the gated community's tree-lined corridors, arriving at The Club at Pelican Preserve with the quiet assurance of a destination designed for those who value both seclusion and accessibility.

FAQ
Common questions about Egret at The Club at Pelican Preserve
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Egret was designed by Chip Powell.
Egret at The Club at Pelican Preserve is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Egret is 36.
Egret plays 3,464 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Egret is 143.
Egret is a 9-hole course.






