Lantana Golf Community is an award winning master planned 1,718 acre golf community located north west of Dallas. When you drive into Lantana you immediately get a sense that this is a friendly, family oriented, and very active community. It’s built around picturesque neighborhoods and an outstanding golf course. The motto for Lantana is “Hill Country Living” and the architecture is Hill Country-inspired with lots of stone and wood and the terrain is rolling and wooded hills.
The developers have done a fantastic job of carefully preserving and maintaining nature. Republic Property Group is the developer of Lantana. They have developed more than 10,000 acres in North Texas including master planned projects like:
- Stonebridge Ranch – 6,200 acres in McKinney
- Preston Meadow – 2,400 acres in Plano
- And more recently, the high-profile community of Lake Forest in Dallas
Homes In Lantana
You’ll find beautiful homes priced from the $170’s to over $2 million with styles that will appeal to all lifestyles. There is still an impressive array of home sites and a variety of unique architectural style model homes available.
The homes were built by fourteen of the best home builders in the Metroplex plus three custom builders. You find homes built by David Weekley, Highland, New Castles, Huntington, and Sotherby. When completed there will be approximately 4000 homes. Each neighborhood has a unique personality. There are homes ranging from luxury sized estates to homes for first time buyers.
The Lantana Lifestyle
Lantana is haven where families can live and prosper, enjoying a lifestyle that includes a sense of community, plenty of outdoor amenities, and top notch facilities. A conscious effort has been made to bring people together and provide something for everyone. This active community has lots of fun activities and social groups. There are over 400 acres of greenbelt and open space for events.
You’ll find miles of hiking and biking trails, five pools, 5 tennis courts, state-of-the-art fitness centers, beautiful club house and restaurant, eight playgrounds, multi-purpose room with a kitchenette, and an open air pavilion with BBQ pits and picnic tables. Education is a priority at Lantana and there are two elementary schools and one middle school located within Lantana. Construction is under way on an innovative new dual elementary and middle school campus located at the north end of Lantana which will open by the Fall of 2008.
Lantana Golf Club
One of the highlights of the community is the Lantana Golf Club. There are also a number of the homes that line this spectacular 18 hole semi-private course designed by Jay & Carter Morrish. The Lantana Golf Club is one of twelve courses in the United States to host the PGA Tour State 3 Qualifying School. Better yet, they were selected as one of six courses in the United States to host Stage 2. This is where the pros play to qualify for the PGA Tour, you know it is a good course.
Lantana Golf Club has won a number of other accolades including “#2 Golf Course in the Metroplex” according to Avid Golfer Magazine. In 2008, Lantana made the Dallas Morning New’s list of the “Best Top 25 Most Expensive Courses.”
Lantana Golf Club offers you a little bit of everything that makes golf enjoyable. There are some very fun and challenging holes and fairways. The greens that are in excellent condition, rolling hills and some beautiful scenery, plenty of water, and soft fluffy white sand bunkers!
At 7,147 yards from the tips with a slope of 130 and a rating of 74.6, Lantana will challenge the expert players. Meanwhile the average golfers will find the course very playable from the other four tee boxes. There are 90 strategically-placed steep faced bunkers. Mounds and grass swales, water on 7 holes, and the fast greens make for a very enjoyable round of golf.
Lantana Golf Club is semi-private now (February 2008) and only 40 memberships are available. When all 40 are sold the golf course will become private and for members use only. You can learn more about this outstanding golf course by reading Texas Outside’s review of Lantana.
Author: Mike Sharp
I have a passion for travel and outdoor activities, and now I'm enjoying retired life. I will continue my traveling, golfing, boating, and enjoying life all across the great state of Texas.
