Oldfield Club
Bluffton, Beaufort County, South Carolina · Bluffton golf market
- Access
- equity
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Greg Norman
- Gated
- Yes
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Oldfield is a gated, master-planned community on the Okatie River in Bluffton (mailing address Bluffton/Okatie, SC), anchored by a Greg Norman-designed golf course. Property owners are required to join a base Resident Club, funded through several combined fee lines; golf access itself requires a separate, capped Equity Golf Membership limited to 375 members.
Golf & Course
The Oldfield course is a 7,134-yard, par-72 Greg Norman design that opened in 2002 and was updated in 2017 in collaboration with Norman's design firm, featuring sod-walled bunkers, expansive waste bunkers, and multiple turf types characteristic of Norman's work. It plays along the Okatie River through moss-draped live oaks and pine savannahs.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
All property owners are required to join a base Resident Club (a $45,000 Club Membership Contribution plus a $20,000 Oldfield Community Association initiation fee, $3,780/year OCA base assessment, and $7,980/year Resident Club Dues), which covers non-golf amenities including tennis, swimming, fitness, and equestrian facilities. Golf access requires a separate, optional Equity Golf Membership capped at 375 members, with a reported $50,001-$75,000 initiation range.
Living in Oldfield Club
Oldfield is a gated riverfront community whose club (a 501(c)(7) organization) provides recreation for members and guests including golf, tennis, equestrian, swimming, and fitness activities, open to both community residents and non-residents.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Beyond golf, the club's own nonprofit filings describe equestrian, tennis, swimming, and fitness programming as core amenities.
Location & Surrounding Area
Located on the Okatie River near Berkeley Hall in the western Bluffton/Okatie golf-plantation 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.
Golf membership initiation
Current$45,000
This is the mandatory base Club Membership Contribution for property owners (social/amenity tier), reported for 2026 alongside a separate $20,000 Oldfield Community Association (OCA) initiation fee. It is distinct from the optional, capped Equity Golf Membership -- see initiation_fee_min/max for the golf-specific figure.
Initiation (range low)
Historical$50,001
Reported range for the Full/Equity Golf Membership tier. A separate source cites an 'Additional Golf Membership' at an $18,500 initiation fee with $585/month dues, which may reflect an add-on for existing base-club members rather than the standalone equity golf tier -- unresolved this session, flagged for verification.
Initiation (range high)
Historical$75,000
Upper end of the Full/Equity Golf Membership range per discovery-pass and aggregator sourcing.
Annual dues
Current$7,980
Mandatory base Resident Club Dues, reported for 2026. A separate ~$7,020/year (reported as $585/month) applies to the optional Additional/Equity Golf Membership on top of this base figure.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm whether the $18,500-initiation 'Additional Golf Membership' figure and the $50,001-$75,000 'Equity Golf Membership' range refer to the same tier or two different current products.
- Confirm membership transferability and waitlist status for the capped Equity Golf Membership -- not found this session.
- Confirm current combined all-in cost for a new property owner (base club + OCA fees + optional golf) directly with the club/OCA.
Notable
- The club's marketing and membership presence spans at least four domains (oldfield1732.com, oldfieldgolfclub.com, liveatoldfield.com, oldfieldsc.com) but is confirmed to be a single 501(c)(7) entity (EIN 57-1110582).
- Not to be confused with 'The Grand Golf Club' in Queensland, Australia -- also a Greg Norman design, but an entirely unrelated entity in a different country.
- Equity Golf Membership is capped at 375 members, separate from the mandatory base Resident Club Membership.
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