Phoenix Country Club
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona · Central Phoenix / Arcadia-Biltmore golf market
- Access
- invitation only
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Harry Collis (original), Tom Lehman, John Fought
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Phoenix Country Club is a private club founded in October 1899 by a group of 75 Phoenix residents, making it one of the oldest private clubs in Arizona. It moved to its current Thomas Road/7th Street site in the early 1920s, when a new clubhouse (designed by local firm Lescher and Kibbey) opened in January 1922 alongside the area's first grass-fairway course. For a golf-oriented buyer, Phoenix Country Club represents the old-guard, in-town model of Arizona golf living: a walkable, historic private club embedded directly in a dense central-Phoenix residential district, rather than a gated desert golf-community amenity.
Golf & Course
The 18-hole, par-71 championship course (6,848 yards) traces back to original designer Harry Collis; it was substantially redesigned in 2002 by Tom Lehman and John Fought, who added tree-lined fairways and brought water into play on five holes. The club is historically significant as the birthplace and longtime host of the Phoenix Open -- it hosted the tournament for roughly 50 years before it relocated to what is now the PGA Tour's TPC Scottsdale.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Access is strictly private-membership; Phoenix Country Club is not a resort or public-play facility and offers no bundled or homeowner-linked access. The club lists distinct membership categories (Golf, Sports, Social, Active B for members under 35, and Junior), each with different course-access privileges -- Sports members, for example, can use the golf course and practice facilities only on specified dates at the Board's discretion, while full Golf members have standard access. Buying a home in the surrounding Country Club Manor or Encanto-Palmcroft neighborhoods does not include or guarantee club membership; membership must be separately applied for and is subject to the club's own approval process.
Living in Phoenix Country Club
The club sits inside the Country Club Manor Historic District, a gated enclave of large 1920s-40s estate homes (roughly 3,000-10,000 sq ft, $500K-$5M) built specifically around the club, and is a short distance from the separately gated Encanto-Palmcroft Historic District, one of central Phoenix's most prestigious early-20th-century neighborhoods. Both are historic, walkable, in-town districts rather than golf-course-frontage subdivisions -- most homes here are valued for the neighborhood's architecture and history as much as for direct golf-course proximity.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Beyond golf, the club's amenities include tennis, pickleball, a fitness center, aquatics/pool, and dining -- amenities confirmed via the club's own site listings, though bocce and basketball facilities were not confirmed either way.
Location & Surrounding Area
Central Phoenix location near 7th Street and Thomas Road, close to the Encanto-Palmcroft and Country Club Manor historic districts and a short drive to downtown Phoenix and the Camelback Corridor.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current initiation fee and annual dues directly with the club -- published third-party estimates conflict significantly ($25K-$50K vs. ~$100K initiation).
- Confirm whether membership currently has a waitlist and what the sponsorship/application process requires.
- Confirm whether the club campus itself has controlled/gated vehicle access (not independently verified in this research pass).
Notable
- Founded in October 1899 with 75 original members -- one of the oldest private clubs in Arizona.
- Hosted the Phoenix Open for roughly 50 years before the tournament relocated to what is now TPC Scottsdale.
- Course redesigned in 2002 by major-champion architects Tom Lehman and John Fought.
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