Beau Chene Country Club
Mandeville, St. Tammany County, Louisiana · Northshore golf market
- Access
- membership optional
- Holes
- 36
- Architect(s)
- Joe Lee
- Gated
- Yes
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Beau Chene Country Club anchors one of the Northshore's largest and longest-established gated golf communities: roughly 1,550 single-family homes and condominiums spread across about 1,100 acres on the west side of Mandeville, with the club itself occupying 351 acres within the community. The Oak Course opened in 1975 as the community's original 18 holes, followed by the Magnolia Course in 1985, both designed by Joe Lee -- giving Beau Chene a genuine 36-hole footprint, frequently cited (via independent secondary sourcing, not yet directly confirmed against the club's own site copy) as Louisiana's only privately-owned 36-hole golf facility.
The access model carries an important nuance buyers should not assume away: unlike Money Hill's mandatory, homeownership-tied membership, Beau Chene Country Club membership is optional and is explicitly not limited to community residents -- both bchoa.org (the homeowners association's own site) and club materials describe membership as open to residents of Mandeville and surrounding Northshore towns generally, and state plainly that club membership is separate from the mandatory homeowners association dues every Beau Chene owner pays. Multiple membership tiers exist (Eagle Club, Medalist Club, and a discounted Birdie tier for members under 40), with the club also offering reciprocal access through the Invited Club Alliance network of 300-plus partner clubs. The result is a community where golf access is a real, priced, optional privilege layered onto -- but not required by -- Beau Chene homeownership.
Golf & Course
36 holes across two courses: the Oak Course (1975, the community's original layout) and the Magnolia Course (1985), both designed by Joe Lee. Beau Chene is frequently described in secondary sourcing as Louisiana's only privately-owned 36-hole golf facility, a claim not yet directly confirmed against beauchenecc.com's own copy in this pass.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Club membership is optional, priced (multiple tiers -- Eagle, Medalist, Birdie), and open to non-residents of the community as well as residents; it is explicitly not required to buy or own a home in Beau Chene, and is billed separately from mandatory BCHOA homeowner dues. Members also gain reciprocal access to 300+ Invited Club Alliance partner clubs.
Living in Beau Chene Country Club
A gated lakefront community of ~1,550 homes and condos across ~1,100 acres on Mandeville's west side, governed by the Beau Chêne Homeowners Association (BCHOA); the broader Mandeville market reported a median sale price around $420,000 in spring 2026, with Beau Chene inventory spanning condos under $250K to waterfront estates above $1M per one real-estate source (not independently cross-verified this pass).
Lifestyle & Amenities
Clubhouse, tennis, pool, fitness, and dining amenities are documented via the club's own membership materials; a practice facility is referenced in course-directory listings.
Location & Surrounding Area
West side of Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, off Emerald Road at Beau Chene Boulevard, near Ponchartrain Elementary and Mandeville High School.
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
Historical — as of 2024-02-01$1,000
Multiple membership tiers found via forum/secondary sourcing (not the club's own published rate sheet), reported as of February 2024: Eagle Club ($5,000 initiation, $410/mo), Medalist Club ($1,000 initiation, $493/mo, converts to Eagle after 5 years), Birdie (under-40 primary holder, $1,000 initiation, $290/mo). Recording the lowest published figure here per schema convention; treat ALL of these as dated (2024), not confirmed-current 2026 figures -- beauchenecc.com does not publish a public fee schedule.
Initiation (range low)
Historical — as of 2024-02-01$1,000
Medalist/Birdie tier initiation, 2024 figure, not confirmed current.
Initiation (range high)
Historical — as of 2024-02-01$5,000
Eagle Club tier initiation, 2024 figure, not confirmed current.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current (2026) initiation fees and monthly dues directly with the club -- the only figures found trace to a February 2024 forum thread, not a published beauchenecc.com rate sheet.
- Confirm the 'Louisiana's only privately-owned 36-hole facility' claim directly against the club's own site copy.
- Confirm a Beau Chene-specific median home price directly -- only the broader Mandeville market median ($420K, spring 2026) was found.
Notable
- 36 holes (Oak Course 1975, Magnolia Course 1985), both by Joe Lee -- one of the largest single golf footprints in the Northshore market.
- Club membership is explicitly optional and not homeowner-exclusive; buying in Beau Chene does not require or automatically include club membership.
- Reciprocal access to 300+ clubs nationally through the Invited Club Alliance network.
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