Canterwood Golf & Country Club

Canterwood Golf & Country Club, designed by Robert Muir Graves and now operated by Invited (formerly ClubCorp), anchors one of the largest gated residential communities in the Puget Sound region: roughly 700 acres of forested land in Gig Harbor holding 700-780 homes behind 24-hour security, with its origins tracing back to a horse-country property with equestrian roots. The course itself is regularly ranked among Washington's top courses.

For a golf-oriented buyer, Canterwood's structure is a real-world example of a private club genuinely integrated with -- but not automatically bundled to -- a large gated community. Golf and Social membership tiers are available to residents and non-residents alike on an optional basis; a homeowner inside the gates gets the neighborhood's security, schools (Peninsula School District), and lifestyle, but must separately join the club for golf access.