Estero golf courses: Stoneybrook, The Brooks clubs, Pelican Sound and the rest

Estero golf courses on our map number 13, but only one is public: Stoneybrook, a long, water-heavy course that publishes a full 2026-27 rate card. The rest, including the four courses at The Brooks, Pelican Sound, West Bay and Wildcat Run, are private clubs for members and their guests. Estero is about 35 minutes north of downtown Naples.

Fees were seen in November 2026 and change with the season and the tee sheet.

Quick facts

• Public: 1 (Stoneybrook). Private: 12, plus Miromar Lakes next door.
• Stoneybrook in peak season: $199 before noon, January to April.
• Public booking window: 1 week; annual passholders 60 days.
• Closed: Old Corkscrew, becoming the private Pandion Club.
• Drive: 35 minutes from downtown Naples; 15 to 25 minutes from RSW.
• Nearest other bookable courses: Saltleaf in Bonita Springs and San Carlos in south Fort Myers.

Stoneybrook: the one public Estero golf course

Stoneybrook is a Gordon Lewis and Jed Azinger course from 1999 that runs through a residential community near I-75 and Coconut Point. It is long and watery, and from the 7,314-yard Champions tees its 75.6/143 rating makes it one of the stiffest public tests in the area. The club reports new greens in 2010 and newer tees and fairways, and it holds a "beginner friendly" certification. Practice is a lighted facility of about 30 stations, per GolfLink.

Rates are public rates plus tax, from the club's rates page; pricing is dynamic and rises as times fill, and the lowest rates are online. Twilight cutoff times are not published.

Most visitors belong on Traditional. Bring a card, because the facility is cashless, and a reusable water bottle, which the club asks for. See the Stoneybrook course guide and our Stoneybrook Golf Club guide.

Stoneybrook for snowbirds

A winter in Estero changes the maths. At the January-April morning rate of $199, the $12,000 single annual pass equals about 60 peak-season rounds, before counting the November-December and summer rounds it also covers and the cart fees it waives. For a couple, $20,000 equals about 100 morning rounds at the peak rate. A golfer playing three or four times a week from January to April gets close to that; a two-month visitor does not, and should ask about the in-season monthly option instead, which is priced by phone.

The 60-day booking window matters as much as the price. Public golfers book only a week out, and in season the best morning times go first. Passholders also get three free guest rounds a month, useful when family visits.

Stoneybrook passes

For long stays, Stoneybrook sells annual passes at $12,000 single and $20,000 couple plus tax, with no cart fees, a 60-day booking window, range access and three free guest rounds a month. Range-only passes are $220 for a month, $450 for three, $600 for six and $1,000 a year. In-season and off-season monthly golf options exist, priced by phone. Compare other cards in golf passes in Naples and Fort Myers.

The Brooks: four private courses

The Brooks sits on the Estero and Bonita Springs line, and its clubs carry Bonita Springs addresses. It has three clubs and four courses, all private for members and accompanied guests:

• Shadow Wood Country Club: North, a Robert E. Cupp design, and South.
• Copperleaf: a Gordon Lewis course.
• Spring Run: Gordon Lewis, renovated by Sanford Golf Design.

Private Estero golf courses: Pelican Sound, West Bay and the rest

• Pelican Sound: 27 holes, the Sound, River and Lakes nines, by Chip Powell and Mike Hill. Members and accompanied guests.
• West Bay Club: a Pete and P.B. Dye course, renovated by Straka. Members and accompanied guests.
• Wildcat Run: an Arnold Palmer design renovated by Kris Spence. Members and accompanied guests.
• The Club at Grandezza: a 2001 course by Darwin Sharp III and Gordon Lewis.
• Estero Country Club: the community club in Riverwoods Plantation.
• Residents' short courses: Villages at Country Creek, a par-61 executive of about 3,900 yards; Breckenridge, a par-54 par-3 course for its homeowners; and Fountain Lakes, a nine-hole pitch-and-putt of about 680 yards.
• Next door: Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club, an Arthur Hills course for members and accompanied guests.

None of these sells public tee times; you play as a member's guest. See private golf clubs in Naples.

Old Corkscrew: closed

Old Corkscrew Golf Club has officially concluded daily golf. The Hoffmann Family of Cos. bought it in 2022 for $14.5 million, and the site is being rebuilt as The Pandion Club, a golf-only private club planned for about 280 members on a new Kyle Phillips course of about 7,100 to 7,220 yards. Groundbreaking was targeted for summer 2026, with an opening in fall or late 2027. Older maps and listings still show it, but there is no public golf there. More in closed golf courses in Naples.

Courses you can book near Estero

With one public course in town, most Estero-based golfers drive a few minutes:

• Saltleaf Golf Preserve: the rebuilt Raptor Bay at Coconut Point, bunkerless, booked 90 days ahead. See the Saltleaf course guide and Bonita Springs golf.
• San Carlos Golf Club: a value-focused 18 near RSW and I-75 with public times on TeeItUp. It closed Mondays from June 1 to October 12, 2026. See the San Carlos course guide.
• Fort Myers: the city courses and Shell Point, covered in Fort Myers golf courses.

Where to stay for Estero golf

• Embassy Suites Fort Myers-Estero: by I-75 at Corkscrew Road, 6 minutes from Stoneybrook, with two-room suites and breakfast.
• Hyatt Place Coconut Point: inside the Coconut Point outdoor mall, minutes from Saltleaf.
• Residence Inn at Gulf Coast Town Center: kitchen suites by RSW for a week-long stay.
• Koreshan State Park Campground: a shaded state park campground on the Estero River; Florida State Parks generally cap stays at 14 nights.
• Sun Retreats Estero Bay: the former Woodsmoke park, sites from about $90 a night (Campspot, seen November 2026); ask for the monthly rate.

When to play

Stoneybrook's card shows the year in Estero: May to October is half the January-April price, and November-December sits between. Summer brings afternoon storms most days, so book the morning. From late February into March, Red Sox and Twins spring training in Fort Myers fills hotels around Estero and Gateway. See Naples golf rates for fees across the area.

Plan it on the map

Open the Naples golf map to see all the Estero golf courses, which are private and where Stoneybrook and Saltleaf sit against the I-75 hotels. The $30 plan builds a short trip or a winter stay around an Estero base.