Hawthorn Woods Country Club
Hawthorn Woods, Lake County, Illinois · Chicago North Shore golf market
- Access
- mandatory
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay
- Gated
- Yes
- Golf access
- Bundled
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Hawthorn Woods Country Club is the cleanest bundled golf-residential case found in this North Shore batch. The Village of Hawthorn Woods approved the development in 2003 after two years of community discussion, and Toll Brothers built out nearly 600 luxury homes around an Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay-designed course between 2004 and roughly 2009 -- one of the last collaborations between Palmer and his longtime design partner Seay before Seay's death. Unlike Wynstone, Merit Club, or Ivanhoe Club, where club membership is confirmed to be a separate, optional purchase, Hawthorn Woods requires every homeowner to carry at least a Social Membership as a condition of ownership. KemperSports now owns and operates the club.
Golf & Course
The 18-hole course is an Arnold Palmer Signature design done in collaboration with longtime Palmer design partner Ed Seay, among their last joint projects. Specific hole-by-hole or routing detail was not found in sources reviewed this session.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Every homeowner in the community must maintain, at minimum, a Social Membership ($416/month as confirmed on the club's own site) to access community amenities -- this is not an optional add-on. A higher-tier Golf Membership exists for residents who want playing privileges, but its incremental cost above the mandatory Social tier was not published in sources reviewed this session.
Living in Hawthorn Woods Country Club
Built by Toll Brothers between roughly 2004 and 2009 as a gated community following the Village of Hawthorn Woods' 2003 development approval. The community and the club appear to operate under related but distinct governance (a separate Hawthorn Woods Country Club Homeowners Association exists at hwcchoa.com, distinct from the club's own site), which buyers should distinguish when confirming fees.
Lifestyle & Amenities
The mandatory Social Membership includes a resort-style swimming pool, bocce ball, tennis and paddle tennis courts, a fitness facility, and fine dining -- all confirmed on the club's own site as included amenities for Social-tier members.
Location & Surrounding Area
Hawthorn Woods sits in central Lake County, near Ivanhoe Club, Merit Club, and Lake Barrington Shores within the same North Shore exurban golf cluster.
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.
Annual dues
Current$4,992
$416/month mandatory minimum Social Membership fee, required of every homeowner in the community, annualized (416 x 12). Higher membership tiers with golf privileges cost more; that figure was not published.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm the current mandatory Social Membership fee and any higher Golf Membership tier cost directly with the club -- $416/month was confirmed this session but is subject to change.
- Confirm whether a separate neighborhood HOA fee (via hwcchoa.com) applies on top of the mandatory club membership fee.
- Confirm current gate/security arrangements directly with the community.
Notable
- Every homeowner in the community is contractually required to carry at least a Social Membership ($416/month) -- Illinois's cleanest confirmed mandatory bundled-membership case in this batch.
- The course is one of the last Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay design collaborations.
- KemperSports, a national club management company, now owns and operates the club.
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