The Club at Porto Cima
Sunrise Beach, Camden County, Missouri · Lake of the Ozarks golf market
- Access
- non equity
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Jack Nicklaus
- Gated
- Yes
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The Club at Porto Cima sits on a peninsula in Sunrise Beach, Missouri, and is the closest thing the Lake of the Ozarks has to a single, unambiguous "private golf and marina club" anchor -- the club's own marketing describes it as the lake's only private golf course, a claim that distinguishes it from the much larger number of public and resort courses ringing the lake (Old Kinderhook, Osage National, and the Lodge of Four Seasons' Cove and Ridge courses among them). The 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature course is paired with a 17,000-square-foot clubhouse and a separate Yacht Club building with a 118-slip marina, pool, tennis, and pickleball, giving the club a genuine dual golf-and-water-sports identity that fits the lake's boating culture as much as its golf culture.
For a golf-oriented buyer, Porto Cima represents the Lake of the Ozarks' clearest barrier-to-entry model: membership is sold in distinct tiers (Full Golf, Sports, Yacht/Social, and a Junior Executive tier for members aged 23-39), each with its own initiation fee and monthly dues, and is not bundled automatically into buying a home in the gated Porto Cima subdivision. KemperSports was selected to manage the club's day-to-day operations beginning in 2025, a recent operational change worth confirming with the club directly alongside any current membership terms.
Golf & Course
The 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature course is the only private course at the Lake of the Ozarks, per the club's own positioning, distinguishing it from the lake's several resort and public layouts (Old Kinderhook, Osage National, The Cove and The Ridge at the Lodge of Four Seasons).
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Porto Cima membership is private and application-based, sold in tiers (Full Golf, Sports, Yacht/Social, Junior Executive) each with its own initiation fee and monthly dues. It is not automatically included with a home purchase in the Porto Cima community -- a buyer must separately apply for and pay for membership.
Living in The Club at Porto Cima
The Club at Porto Cima anchors the gated Porto Cima residential community on the Lake of the Ozarks, offering a mix of custom estate homes, condos, and lakefront properties alongside golf, marina, and tennis amenities.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Beyond golf, the Yacht Club building houses a 118-slip marina, marina clubhouse, a pool overlooking the marina and lake, a fitness area, a tennis court, a pickleball court, horseshoe pits, and bocce ball.
Location & Surrounding Area
Porto Cima sits in Sunrise Beach, Camden County, on the Lake of the Ozarks -- a roughly two-and-a-half-hour drive from both St. Louis and Kansas City, making it a popular second-home and retirement destination for buyers from both metros.
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$10,000
Full Golf Membership initiation fee per the club's own membership pages, corroborated by a directory aggregator (cost.golf) showing a $10,001-$25,000 range. A separate, older (April 2013) third-party PDF shows different historical figures -- treat this as the club's current published starting figure, not a confirmed 2026 rate sheet; confirm directly with the club (573-208-8730).
Initiation (range low)
Historical$3,000
Yacht/Social membership initiation fee (lowest tier; limited to six golf rounds/year).
Initiation (range high)
Historical$10,000
Full Golf Membership initiation fee -- the highest published tier.
Annual dues
Historical$6,024
Full Golf Membership monthly dues reported at $502/month (~$6,024/year) via the club's own membership pages. Sports membership ~$297/month, Yacht/Social ~$121/month. Not confirmed as a current 2026 rate sheet -- confirm directly with the club.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Current initiation fees and monthly dues for each membership tier directly with the club (573-208-8730) -- published figures found this session were not clearly dated as current 2026 pricing.
- Whether membership carries a waitlist for any tier -- not confirmed either way this session.
- Whether any deed/HOA-recorded membership benefit exists for Porto Cima property owners, distinct from the club's own application process.
Notable
- Marketed by the club itself as "the lake's only private golf course," distinguishing it from the several public/resort courses elsewhere around the Lake of the Ozarks.
- The Yacht Club's marina has 118 slips and began leasing slips in 2002.
- KemperSports was selected to manage club operations beginning in 2025.
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