Isleworth Florida

To local residents, Isleworth is a quiet, gated golf community (with an 18 hole course originally designed by legendary golf pro Arnold Palmer) that is home to the Orlando area's wealthiest residents--a high profile roster of CEOs and celebrity sports stars, including Tiger Woods, who apparently will be losing his Isleworth residence as part of his divorce settlement. Non-residents cannot pass through the gates of Isleworth without stating their reason for visiting (and having their name on a guest list) with the community's security guards.

Through the gates of Isleworth is a glimpse of the lifestyles of the rich and famous. One-of-a-kind, opulent mansions with a Mediterranean flair rest upon the shores of the Butler chain of lakes. The rolling hills that once held orange groves were sold to Arnold Palmer in the mid-1980s and later on to another developer, so all of the homes are relatively new, compared to the more historical districts in the City of Orlando.

Although Isleworth residents have the address of neighboring Windermere, Orange County resisted Windermere's efforts to annex Isleworth in 2007. When the Tiger Woods scandal first broke in late 2009, hundreds of reporters descended upon this quiet community and put Isleworth in the national spotlight. Today, the media horde has died down, but one of Isleworth's most famous residents has certainly left his mark on this tight-knit community.