Dove Canyon Golf Club
Trabuco Canyon, Orange County, California · South Orange County golf market
- Access
- membership optional
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Jack Nicklaus
- Gated
- Yes
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Dove Canyon is a private, 24-hour guard-gated residential enclave of roughly 1,200 homes in eastern Rancho Santa Margarita/Trabuco Canyon, built around the only private Jack Nicklaus signature golf course in Orange County. The club and community share the Dove Canyon name and were developed together, though membership in the golf club is a separate, optional purchase from HOA membership.
Golf & Course
Designed by Jack Nicklaus and established as a private club in 1989-1990, the course plays to 7,012 yards from the tips with a 139 slope and 74.4 USGA rating.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
The club offers Full Golf, Young Executive (age 39 and under, reduced initiation), and Sport/Social (non-golf) membership tiers -- all optional and purchased separately from home ownership or HOA dues.
Living in Dove Canyon Golf Club
Dove Canyon is a gated community of roughly 1,200 single-family homes and about 5,000 residents, with 24-hour guarded entry, greenbelt trails, mountain views, and a neighboring 16-acre lake.
Lifestyle & Amenities
The community pool and HOA amenities are separate from the golf club's own clubhouse, dining, fitness, and pool facilities.
Location & Surrounding Area
Located at 22682 Golf Club Dr, Trabuco Canyon, CA, in eastern Rancho Santa Margarita.
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.
Initiation (range low)
Historical — as of 2026$10,001
Low end of reported initiation-fee range; not the club's own published rate sheet.
Initiation (range high)
Historical — as of 2026$25,000
High end of reported initiation-fee range.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Current initiation fee and dues directly with the club -- figures here are aggregator-reported ranges.
- Whether the club is currently accepting new members or maintains a waitlist -- not confirmed this session.
- Full amenity list (tennis, spa, practice facility) -- not fully confirmed this session.
Notable
- The only private Jack Nicklaus signature golf course in Orange County.
- The club's current official branding is 'Dove Canyon Golf Club' (dovecanyongc.com), though it is still widely referred to as 'Dove Canyon Country Club' in real-estate and prior discovery material -- recorded here with both names to avoid a naming mismatch.
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