SARASOTA, Fla. (Dec. 4, 2012) – Total memberships at The Founders Golf and Social Club have reached a record total of 225 members, representing a 15 percent increase in the number of members in the past year.

Club General Manager Hugh O’Donnell said the increase in membership is due to the club’s vibrant, active social calendar, which will see even more activity during the 2012-2013 season.

Sarasota residents continue to recognize the value of The Founders Club, including world-class amenities, clubhouse camaraderie and activities to meet every lifestyle. As the Golf and Social Club continues to steadily expand, a more extensive list of activities – such as the recently added in-season reciprocal partnership with Sarasota Yacht Club – will be developed.

Social memberships range from $2,500 to $7,500; golf memberships from $4,375 to $17,500, and young professional memberships begin at $1,000 for ages 44 and under. As of Jan. 1, equity golf memberships will increase to $20,000. For a limited time, new members receive half-price dues for the first year.

London Bay Homes, named America’s Best Builder by Builder magazine in 2008, offers single-family homes, golf cottages and one-of-a-kind estate homes at The Founders Club. Reserve Collection homes, available on fairway homesites, range from 2,800 to more than 4,600 square feet of living space. Homesites are prices from the mid-$100,000s with home and homesite packages from the $700,000s. Cottages, with homesites beginning at $100,000 and home and homesite packages from the low-$600,000s have 2,119 to more than 5,000 square feet of living space and include landscaping and pool maintenance for a lock-and-leave lifestyle. Estate homesites are priced from the low-$300,000s with home and homesite packages from $1 million, and offer a wide range of customization and designer options.

Several homes are available for immediate occupancy.

A traditional private golf and social club community, The Founders Club is located within 700 acres featuring intimate neighborhoods with homes nestled along lakes, fairways and nature preserves. The community’s amenities are designed to foster camaraderie among residents and a connection with nature. Miles of winding boardwalks and paved walkways meander throughout the community, which is punctuated by palm trees, pines and moss-covered oaks.

The Founders Golf and Social Club offers the area’s only traditional caddie program and a state-of-the-art indoor training facility with Trackman technology. Membership is limited to only 275 to ensure golfers enjoy year-round golf with no tee time required.

The 24,000-square-foot Golf Hall, overlooking an oak hammock and the 18th hole, offers a main dining room, bar and grille, outdoor veranda and private dining room for casual and fine dining. The facility also has a professionally staffed and fully stocked golf pro shop, state-of-the-art fitness center and men’s and women’s locker rooms and lounges.

Additional facilities at The Founders Club include two Har-Tru tennis courts, basketball and sand volleyball courts, and a picnic pavilion. Fitness and wellness classes, educational and instructional programs and social gatherings are coordinated by a professional staff.

The Founders Club Sales Center is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is located at 3001 Founders Club Drive, three miles east of I-75 on Fruitville Road, exit 210. The community is just minutes from Sarasota’s famed Gulf of Mexico beaches as well as the shops, acclaimed local restaurants and arts and cultural venues of downtown Sarasota.

For more information about The Founders Club, call 941-378-0900 or visit www.thefoundersclub.com.

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