The Estancia Club
Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona · North Scottsdale golf market
- Access
- invitation only
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Tom Fazio
- Gated
- Yes
Thinking About Living in The Estancia Club?
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The Estancia Club is one of the lowest-density, most exclusive private communities in the Scottsdale golf corridor: 223 home sites plus 39 villas spread across 640 guard-gated acres at the foot of Pinnacle Peak. Golf membership is capped at 325 and granted strictly by invitation, with a reported waitlist of five years or more reflecting sustained demand well beyond available slots. The Tom Fazio-designed course, opened in the early 1990s, has been ranked among Golf Digest's 100 Greatest Golf Courses in America in multiple years between 2005 and 2021, and was named the #1 private course in Arizona by the magazine in 2021.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Golf membership at Estancia is invitation-only and is not included with home ownership. A separate, lower-cost Social membership (~$35,000 initiation) is available but requires owning property within Estancia and still does not include golf access — a clear proximity-does-not-equal-access case even for residents. Prospective golf members should expect a multi-year wait even after receiving an invitation to apply.
Costs & Fees
Figures below are labeled Current only when the source itself frames them as presently accurate. Everything else is labeled Historical — a source checked today does not make an old fee a current one.
Golf membership initiation
Current$350,000
Golf membership initiation rising from $275,000 to $350,000 effective October 1, 2025, per real-estate brokerage reporting on the club's own fee change; not an official published schedule.
Annual dues
Current$29,225
Reported annual dues for Golf membership; a Social membership (property owners only) is separately reported at ~$35,000 initiation / ~$9,500 per year.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current invitation-only application process, waitlist length, and initiation fee directly with the club — reported figures come from real-estate brokerage tracking, not an official schedule.
Notable
- Golf Digest ranked the Estancia course #1 private course in Arizona in 2021, with multiple appearances on its 100 Greatest Golf Courses in America list (2005-2021).
- Only 223 home sites plus 39 villas across 640 acres — one of the lowest residential densities of any club community in the corridor.
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US Golf Living provides independent real-estate research and can connect consumers with real-estate professionals. Golf membership, availability, fees and approval are determined independently by the applicable club.