Lake Caroline Golf Club
Madison, Madison County, Mississippi · Jackson Metro golf market
- Access
- unknown
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Frank "Max" Maxwell Jr. (2009 redesign; original 1997 architect not independently confirmed)
- Gated
- Yes
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Lake Caroline is a roughly 3,000-acre master-planned community in Madison County built around an 850-acre private lake -- reportedly the second-largest private lake in Mississippi -- plus a smaller 59-acre companion lake. The private, members-only 18-hole golf course opened in 1997 and was redesigned in 2009. The community and course are both operated under the umbrella of the Randy Watkins Golf Group, whose founder, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame inductee (2021) Randy Watkins, also owns and operates Whisper Lake Country Club (Madison) and Patrick Farms Golf Club (Pearl) -- the same operator behind three of this market's golf facilities.
The Lake Caroline Property Owners Association governs the community (HOA fee reported around $1,045/year, though not confirmed from a current governing document in this pass) and provides 24/7 security alongside two sandy beaches, eleven recreation areas, a swimming pool, tennis and pickleball courts, a basketball court, and an 11-acre park with a walking trail and playground -- an amenity package built primarily around lake recreation, with golf as one part of a broader outdoor-lifestyle offering rather than the sole draw.
Golf & Course
Multiple online aggregators attribute the original 1997 design to architect Perry Maxwell -- an impossible claim, since Maxwell died in 1952. The course's operator, Randy Watkins Golf Group, does not publish a clear original-architect credit in sources found during this pass; the 2009 redesign is credibly attributed to Frank 'Max' Maxwell Jr., which is the likely source of the aggregator name-conflation. US Golf Living was unable to confirm the true original 1997 architect from a primary source and is documenting this gap explicitly rather than repeating the debunked or unconfirmed attribution.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Confirmed as a private, members-only facility (not open to public play). Equity vs. non-equity structure, initiation fee, and dues are not published and were not independently confirmed. Whether Lake Caroline HOA/lot ownership carries any golf club privilege is unconfirmed.
Living in Lake Caroline Golf Club
A roughly 3,000-acre HOA-governed community centered on Lake Caroline's 850-acre private lake, with 24/7 security and an extensive lake-recreation amenity package alongside the golf course.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Two sandy beaches, eleven recreation areas, boating and fishing on the private lake, a swimming pool, tennis and pickleball courts, a basketball court, and an 11-acre park with walking trail and playground.
Location & Surrounding Area
Madison, Madison County -- one of three Randy Watkins Golf Group-operated courses in the Jackson metro, alongside Whisper Lake (Madison) and Patrick Farms (Pearl).
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm the original 1997 course architect directly with Randy Watkins Golf Group -- online aggregators cite an impossible 'Perry Maxwell' (d. 1952) attribution.
- Confirm current HOA dues directly with the Lake Caroline POA -- the $1,045/yr figure found here traces to a secondary HOA-directory aggregator, not the association's own current fee schedule.
- Confirm whether Lake Caroline HOA membership includes any golf club privilege or whether club membership is fully separate.
Notable
- Built around an 850-acre private lake reported to be the second-largest private lake in Mississippi.
- Operated by Randy Watkins Golf Group, which also operates Whisper Lake Country Club and Patrick Farms Golf Club in the same metro.
- A widely-repeated 'Perry Maxwell' original-architect attribution is a documented aggregator error (Maxwell died in 1952, 45 years before the course opened in 1997).
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