The Club at Old Hawthorne
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri · Mid-Missouri golf market
- Access
- mandatory
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Art Schaupeter
- Golf access
- Bundled
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The Club at Old Hawthorne sits on a 631-acre former horse farm in Columbia, built around an 18-hole Art Schaupeter-designed course that opened in 2007 and today hosts the University of Missouri men's and women's golf programs and events like The Stampede. What sets Old Hawthorne apart from most Missouri golf communities researched in this build is documentary strength: the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Community of Old Hawthorne is recorded in Boone County property records and explicitly requires every owner who is a natural person to submit a Social Membership application to the Club within 60 days of signing the purchase agreement or closing on their unit.
That is a genuinely mandatory, deed-tied requirement -- not just marketing language -- though it comes with an important caveat directly from the same source: the Club may accept or reject any owner's application in its sole discretion, and purchasing a home at Old Hawthorne is not itself a guarantee that membership will be approved. Two distinct sub-products sit within or near the broader community and must not be conflated: Linkside at Old Hawthorne, a for-sale, gated 55+ enclave of single-family homes and condos whose HOA dues directly include a Social Membership as an ongoing benefit; and The Residences at Old Hawthorne, a separate 42-unit multifamily rental property (sold as an investment asset in January 2025) where a Social Membership is bundled into the lease, not into ownership -- a distinction this research pass confirmed directly rather than assuming from marketing language alone.
Golf & Course
The 18-hole course was designed by Art Schaupeter and opened in 2007 on the site of a former horse farm; it now hosts the University of Missouri's men's and women's golf teams and events such as The Stampede.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Per the recorded Declaration of Covenants, every natural-person owner within The Community of Old Hawthorne must submit a Social Membership application within 60 days of the purchase agreement or closing -- a genuine, deed-tied requirement. However, the Club may reject any application at its sole discretion, so a buyer should treat membership as a mandatory application, not a guaranteed benefit. Upgraded (Golf/Sports) membership packages are available at additional cost beyond the base Social tier. Separately, Linkside at Old Hawthorne (55+, for-sale) bundles Social Membership into its HOA dues, while The Residences at Old Hawthorne (a 42-unit rental property) bundles it into the lease -- three distinct access mechanics under one club, none of which should be conflated with one another.
Living in The Club at Old Hawthorne
The Community of Old Hawthorne includes single-family homes (reported roughly $459,900-$2,200,000, median around $619,000 as of a May 2026 market snapshot), the 55+ gated Linkside enclave, and the separate multifamily Residences rental property -- three distinct housing products sharing the Old Hawthorne name and golf course.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Clubhouse amenities include dining (Clubhouse Bar & Grill), a pool deck, pickleball, and athletic facilities, with expanded access available through upgraded membership packages.
Location & Surrounding Area
Old Hawthorne is located in Columbia, Boone County, the only genuinely close-to-confirmed bundled-membership golf community researched outside the St. Louis and Kansas City metro areas.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Current Social/Golf/Sports membership initiation fees and dues -- a 2024 Membership Categories PDF exists on the club's site but specific figures were not extracted this session.
- Current approval rate / typical outcome of the mandatory Social Membership application process -- not found this session.
- Whether the broader Community of Old Hawthorne (outside Linkside) is gated -- not confirmed either way this session.
Notable
- Home to the University of Missouri men's and women's golf teams.
- Recorded Declaration of Covenants requires every natural-person owner to apply for Social Membership within 60 days of purchase/closing -- a genuinely deed-tied requirement, not just marketing language.
- The Residences at Old Hawthorne (42-unit rental property) was sold as an investment asset in a January 2025 Northmarq-brokered transaction -- confirming it is a rental, not for-sale ownership, product.
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