Herons Glen Golf & Country Club

North Fort Myers sits just across the Caloosahatchee River from Fort Myers proper, a part of Lee County that trades the busier resort energy of Cape Coral and Fort Myers Beach for quieter, more residential surroundings. Herons Glen is a country club community here, the kind of development that defines a significant slice of Southwest Florida golf — where the course is as much the social spine of a neighborhood as it is a place to play. Expect a layout shaped around the subdivision itself, with homes lining most fairways and the design working to create separation and interest within those constraints.

Southwest Florida's terrain is characteristically flat, so courses in this region tend to rely on water hazards, bunkering, and green complexity to generate challenge rather than elevation change. The subtropical climate means year-round play is genuinely feasible, with the trade-off being summer heat and humidity that can make afternoon rounds demanding.

The name nods to the area's abundant wading bird life — great blue herons are a fixture on virtually every golf course in Lee County, often standing motionless in bunkers or along water's edges as if they own the place. Which, in a sense, they do.