Palmetto-Pine Country Club

Overview: Palmetto-Pine Country Club is an 18-hole equity-owned club in Cape Coral, designed by Arthur Hills. The current official scorecard shows a par-72 layout measuring 6,701 yards from the black tees, with eight tee sets that make the course playable from different distances. The club combines a private membership structure with limited public tee-time availability.

History: Seven founders signed the club’s articles of incorporation on November 19, 1969, and the first tee shot followed approximately one year later in December 1970. The site was covered in Southern Florida slash pine and palmetto brush, which supplied the club’s name. The course and club have continued to evolve while retaining their Cape Coral identity.

Did You Know? The course name is literal: the club’s own history says the original site was densely covered by slash pine and palmetto brush. That natural starting point also explains why the layout’s identity is tied to the vegetation of southwest Florida, not only to the name on the scorecard.