Scottsdale National Golf Club
Invitation-only private club owned by GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons, opened 2003 in the McDowell Mountain foothills (ZIP 85262, the same far-north Scottsdale corridor as Desert Mountain). 45 holes across three courses (Mine Shaft, The Other Course, The Bad Little Nine); reported ~$300,000 initiation plus $60,000/year dues, with admission gated by a paid 'Xperience' program and personal approval from the owners.
Membership & Access
- Access type
- invitation only
- Facility type
- private club
- Bundled golf
- No / Unverified
- Membership required for homeowners
- no
- Waitlist
- unknown
- Gated
- yes
Reported initiation fee: $300,000 (reported for 2026-09-21; verify directly with the club)
Courses
- Number of courses
- 3
- Holes
- 45
- Architect(s)
- Unknown
What to Independently Verify
Unlike the market's other qualifying anchors, Scottsdale National has no residential real-estate product of its own — members and guests lodge in 15 on-site club villas rather than owning homes, and it is not currently the center of a distinct residential community. It is included here for its extremely high, well-documented barrier to entry and its location within the broader north Scottsdale private-golf corridor, not because it drives a specific nearby housing market the way Desert Mountain or Desert Highlands does — do not present it to a homebuyer as tied to any particular residential community without further evidence.
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