Broken Top Club

Broken Top is one of Bend's most recognized gated golf communities, developed beginning in the early 1990s on the city's west side and home to roughly 870 houses across eight distinct sub-neighborhoods, each with its own HOA and dues structure (townhome dues typically cover exterior maintenance and snow removal; custom estate dues typically cover common areas only). A 24-hour, manned gatehouse regulates entry to most of the community. At its center sits a private 18-hole, 7,161-yard, par-72 course designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish, paired with an award-winning clubhouse (restaurant, lounge, golf shop, fitness room, locker rooms with steam room and hot tub, pools, hot tubs, and tennis/pickleball courts).

A structurally notable finding from this research: the golf club itself changed ownership more than once over the years -- it was previously controlled by outside investment entities (including a period under Thrivent Financial around 2010) -- before, in October 2019, 84% of Broken Top's roughly 645 homeowners voted to have the Broken Top Community Association purchase the club's golf course and clubhouse assets for $6.4 million, a threshold that required 75% approval. Day-to-day golf operations, food & beverage, agronomy, and membership marketing are now handled by Troon under a management agreement, but ownership of the club's physical assets sits with the homeowners' association rather than a private developer or outside investor -- an unusual structure worth flagging explicitly for a buyer evaluating the community's long-term governance.

Membership itself remains a genuine, separate, optional purchase from real estate: the Community Association and the Club are confirmed to be governed as distinct entities, and homeowners inside the gates may join at any tier (Sport, at $4,000 initiation and roughly $235/month dues; or Full Golf, at roughly $740/month dues plus $150/month capital dues for a family, before a $1,200/year food & beverage minimum) or may decline membership entirely. As of this research, 21 homes were listed for sale with a median list price of $1.21 million -- notably above Bend's broader 2025 single-family median (which ranged from roughly $675,000 in January to $832,000 by April), consistent with Broken Top's positioning as one of Bend's premier gated luxury neighborhoods.