This 800-acre gated community features a private, member-owned club with two popular championship golf courses designed by Gary Player. The older course has been recently redesigned by Rees Jones. More than 400 single-family homes are nestled amid the golf course, lakes and nature preserves.

The family-friendly community enjoys wide lighted streets, sidewalks and cart paths, and 24-hour security. The club's amenities include 12 Har-Tru tennis courts, a Junior Olympic-sized heated swimming pool and a newly renovated 45,000-square-foot clubhouse.

Homes average 2,800 to 4,200 square feet on spacious lots and are priced from $750,000 to $1.5 million. More luxurious estate homes run from 4,300 to over 10,000 square feet and are priced up to $3 million.

Laurel Oak is located on Bee Ridge Road just east of I-75 in Sarasota.