King's Dunes occupies the northern portion of Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club, a master-planned community development situated inland from Sarasota on Florida's Gulf Coast. Palmer Course Design Company, the firm founded by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay, routed the course across gently rolling terrain that features more natural elevation change than is typical for west-central Florida layouts. The design incorporates native scrub vegetation, pine stands, and strategically placed water features that come into play on roughly half the holes. The routing takes advantage of the property's sandy soil and modest topography to create definition and variety within the constraints of residential golf. Several holes play along natural ridgelines, while others descend into lower corridors where wetlands and ponds frame the playing corridors. The bunkering follows Palmer Design's characteristic style from this era, with large, irregular-edged sand complexes that provide visual emphasis and strategic interest around greens and at landing zones. Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club serves as a centerpiece amenity for one of Florida's largest mixed-use planned communities. The club operates multiple courses across the development, with King's Dunes functioning as one of the private championship layouts available to equity members. The facility includes traditional country club amenities and dining, reflecting the community's positioning within the regional golf market between Sarasota and Bradenton.