- 45th percentileCost, nationwide
- 10Documented amenities
- 2Golf courses
- 1957Founded
Palm Aire Country Club is a private country club in Sarasota, Florida. It is operated by member-owned equity club.
It has 2 documented golf courses, with amenities including driving range, practice facility, pro shop and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $15,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include family, national and nonresident memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented and socially active.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Golf Membership membership is $27,703. That is below the Florida median of $99,312.50. Nationwide, it is below the median of $32,302.50.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is below the Florida median of $99,312.50 and higher than about 23% of 140 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Golf Membership membership is $15,000.
The listed annual membership dues for Golf Membership membership are $12,703. That is approximately $1,058.58 per month before other fees.
Initiation fee
$15,000
Membership dues
$12,703
These published costs may only apply to a specific membership category, access type or year. Fees, dues, passes, green fees, assessments and availability can change, so confirm current terms with the Club before you commit.
Additional Fees & Minimums
These are charges we found on top of membership dues or golf-access pricing shown above. Add them to your budget if they apply to your membership category or how you plan to use the Club.
Food & beverage minimum
$200
Charges can change and may not apply to every member. Confirm the current amount, billing period and membership category directly with the Club.
Membership
Here's what's documented about how to join Palm Aire Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 46.7% of 426 researched Florida Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Full Membership; Executive - Full; Sports Membership; Weekend Membership; Social Membership
- Family membership
- Yes
- National membership
- Yes
- Nonresident membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Contact the membership team and submit a membership inquiry for the desired category.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Palm Aire Country Club include driving range, practice facility, pro shop and other documented facilities.
Racquet sports
- Court details
- 8 Tennis courts | Har Tru surface
- 8 Pickleball courts
- 1 Padel courts
Club facilities and recreation
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Palm Aire Country Club includes 2 documented courses.
Only about 20.2% of 426 other Florida Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.
Course overview
- Courses
- 2
- Course details
- Champions Course18 holes | par 72
- Lakes Course18 holes | par 72
Course design
- Architects
- Dick Wilson
- Michael Benkusky
- Joe Lee
Policies
Documented policies for Palm Aire Country Club cover guest access. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
- Guest policy
- Full, Executive Full, Sports and Weekend golf memberships include six-day advance tee-time access.
Club Culture & Public Commentary
This section shows what published articles and reviews say about the social atmosphere at this Club, so you can get a sense of the culture before you apply. It only appears when we found real evidence to back it up.
This documented Culture trait is shared by about 31.9% of 360 researched Florida Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Socially active
Culture context
A golf-first, family-oriented club with an active year-round social and recreation calendar.
Club History
How long Palm Aire Country Club has been around and what's shaped it, based on published sources. A well-documented history can be a sign of stability, but it doesn't tell you about today's management or member experience.
The club's golf operation debuted in 1957 as DeSoto Lakes Country Club before the Palm Aire name was adopted.
Palm-Aire Country Club at Sarasota, Inc. was filed as a Florida not-for-profit corporation in 1985.
Additional Club Details
Palm Aire Country Club is operated by member-owned equity club.
- Ownership or operator
- member-owned equity club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Palm Aire Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Florida and nationwide. A few of the most decision-relevant ones are already called out next to their facts earlier on this page; this section has the complete picture, using only facts we have enough research behind to compare fairly.
Membership market position
First-year membership cost comparison
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Golf Membership membership is $27,703. It is below the Florida median of $99,312.50 and is higher than approximately 23% of 140 compatible peer records. It is below the nationwide median of $32,302.50 and is higher than approximately 45% of 1026 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1957
That represents about 69 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 88% of 383 other Florida Club records with a usable founding year and 52% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1986 in Florida and 1960 nationwide.
Golf scale
2 documented courses
Only 20.2% of 426 other Florida Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses, compared with 11.4% of 3839 nationwide.
Find Clubs with this many coursesDocumented Club profile
Golf, racquets and pool
This combination is also documented at 244 other Florida Clubs and 1940 other Club records nationwide.
Access context
Private access
This access model represents 46.7% of 426 researched Florida Club records and 72.6% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
Explore Clubs with this access modelClub culture
Family-oriented
This documented Culture trait is shared by 31.9% of 360 researched Florida Club records and 52.2% of 3402 researched records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this culture traitBlank or unresearched fields are excluded, the number of Clubs compared varies by fact, and this Club is never counted in its own comparison group. These are benchmarks from our own directory, not market-wide estimates, so treat them as directional rather than exact.
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Sources & Verification
These are the sources behind the facts above. Check them yourself before making a decision, since some information may have changed since it was published.
- naplesgolfguy.com/golf-communities/palm-aire-country-club Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- palmaire.net/Default.aspx Cost SourceSupports: Additional fees
- search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/corporationsearch/SearchResultDet… Research SourceSupports: Club history
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- smclubsg.skygolf.com/courses/course/3741/Palm_Aire_Country_… Research SourceSupports: Club history
- palmaire.net Research SourceSupports: General research
- palmaire.net/about-us Research SourceSupports: General research
- palmaire.net/about-us/careers Research SourceSupports: General research
- palmaire.net/about-us/contact-us Research SourceSupports: General research
- palmaire.net/athletic-center Research SourceSupports: General research
- palmaire.net/club-life Research SourceSupports: General research
- palmaire.net/golf Research SourceSupports: General research
- palmaire.net/membership Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Public golf-review platforms are broadly positive about Palm Aire's Sarasota courses, with recent reviewers frequently praising the layouts, course condition and staff. A smaller set of reviews raises occasional maintenance or summer-service concerns, so the overall signal is positive with some variability by season and course.
This is what people commonly say about this Club in public reviews and articles, not a member survey or a rating from us. Weigh it alongside the facts above, not in place of them.