Westminster Golf Club

Westminster Golf Club sits in Lehigh Acres, a planned community in southwest Florida developed primarily in the mid-twentieth century. The course was designed by Ted McAnlis, a Florida-based architect who worked on numerous projects across the state during the latter decades of the twentieth century. McAnlis typically emphasized playability and integration with the region's flat, subtropical terrain, and his designs often feature water hazards and strategic bunkering suited to the local landscape. The routing at Westminster reflects the characteristics common to southwest Florida golf: relatively level terrain, native vegetation including palms and pines, and water management systems that double as playing hazards. Courses in this area typically incorporate lakes and retention ponds both for drainage purposes and to define holes and create risk-reward scenarios. The climate allows for year-round play, and Bermuda or paspalum grasses are standard for fairways and greens in this environment. Westminster serves the residential community in Lehigh Acres, which grew significantly during Florida's development booms. The club functions as a neighborhood amenity, and the course provides accessible golf in a region where land availability and topography have historically supported numerous daily-fee and semi-private facilities. The setting is characteristic of inland southwest Florida golf, distinct from the coastal resort courses but offering straightforward, playable golf in a warm-weather environment.