Vasari at Vasari Country Club

Vasari Country Club sits in Bonita Springs, a community in Southwest Florida between Naples and Fort Myers along the Gulf Coast corridor. The course was designed by Gordon G. Lewis with Billy Fuller and opened as part of a residential country club development that reflects the region's growth during Florida's late-twentieth-century expansion. Lewis, a prolific architect in the Southeast, designed numerous courses across Florida and neighboring states, often working within master-planned communities where golf serves as a central amenity.

The layout occupies relatively flat terrain typical of coastal Southwest Florida, where designers work with subtle elevation changes, natural wetlands, and strategic water features to create definition and challenge. The course incorporates lakes and preserve areas that provide both playing interest and wildlife habitat, common elements in this part of the state where environmental considerations shape routing decisions. Native vegetation and palm-lined fairways establish the regional character.

Vasari functions as a private club serving its residential membership, offering the amenities and social structure typical of Florida country club communities. The course provides year-round play in a climate that attracts seasonal residents and retirees, a demographic pattern that defines much of Southwest Florida's golf landscape. The club includes dining and social facilities that support the community-oriented lifestyle common to these developments, where golf integrates with broader residential and recreational programming.