Driftwood Golf & Ranch Club
Driftwood, Hays County, Texas · Austin Metro golf market
- Access
- invitation only
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Tom Fazio
- Gated
- Yes
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Driftwood Golf & Ranch Club is one of Discovery Land Company's flagship Texas properties: an 800+-acre, gated golf-ranch community in Hays County between Dripping Springs and Buda, about 25-45 minutes southwest of downtown Austin. Announced in 2019 as a roughly $250 million development, it centers on an 18-hole Tom Fazio championship course that opened in 2022, alongside a regenerative farm, vineyard, and a growing set of clubhouse and wellness amenities.
Golf & Course
The club's 18-hole championship course was designed by Tom Fazio and opened for play in 2022; the club also operates a regenerative farm and vineyard on the property, with practice facilities and a golf house/teaching studio among the amenities completed or under construction as of this pass.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Membership is private and by invitation, structured as a 'vertical membership' that extends benefits to a member's family, and is tied to property ownership within the development -- but purchasing a home at Driftwood does not automatically confer club membership; it remains a separate approval process. Reported initiation is $100K+ with monthly dues in the low thousands, though neither figure is confirmed at a primary source.
Living in Driftwood Golf & Ranch Club
The surrounding community is planned for 300+ home sites -- villas, cabins, bungalows, and customizable estate lots -- with creek, vineyard, or golf views. Early-2026 published pricing puts finished homes at $2M to $8M+; estate lots have historically started around $800,000 for the lot alone, and houses are reported to start around $3 million.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Reported amenities include a family pool complex, practice facilities, a golf house and teaching studio, and a working regenerative farm and vineyard on-site -- consistent with Discovery Land Company's broader model of pairing golf with an agrarian/ranch lifestyle rather than a golf-only club.
Location & Surrounding Area
Driftwood sits in Hays County, Texas Hill Country, between Dripping Springs and Buda, roughly 25-45 minutes southwest of downtown Austin.
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.
Initiation (range low)
Historical$100,001
Reported as '$100K+' by a neighborhood-guide real-estate source; no confirmed ceiling found, and Discovery Land Company does not publish fee schedules. Treat as an approximate floor.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm exact current initiation fee and monthly dues directly with the club -- only an approximate '$100K+' / 'low thousands' figure was found via a neighborhood-guide source this pass.
- Confirm the current build-out status and full amenity list (winery and spa were referenced in secondary/video sources but not independently confirmed at a primary source this pass).
- Confirm whether property purchase without club membership is genuinely possible in practice, or effectively required as part of the sale process.
Notable
- A Discovery Land Company development, reported at $250 million and 800+ acres, first announced in 2019.
- 18-hole championship course designed by Tom Fazio, opened in 2022.
- 300+ planned home sites (villas, cabins, bungalows, custom estate lots); early-2026 published home pricing runs $2M-$8M+.
- Membership is a 'vertical membership' by invitation, tied to property ownership but not automatically conferred by a home purchase.
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