The Legend at Merrill Hills
Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin · Southeast Wisconsin golf market
- Access
- membership optional
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- C. H. Hardy
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The Legend at Merrill Hills is a small but structurally interesting case in Wisconsin's golf-residential landscape: a historic 1929 private club (built for World War I veteran Earle William Hardy's group of golfers, and recorded by the Wisconsin Historical Society under its original name, Waukesha Country Club) that has, since a 2013 acquisition by The Legend Clubs, been directly paired with a new-build residential subdivision -- Merrill Hills Estates -- explicitly organized around the course.
Merrill Hills Estates consists of 32 estate-sized homesites (roughly half an acre to just under a full acre) on private roads with individual well and septic, marketed with golf-course views and, critically, a real financial incentive: lot purchasers are offered a complimentary, non-refundable $25,000 golf membership buy-in credit toward joining The Legend at Merrill Hills, plus an additional $25,000 discount on the club's Platinum membership tier. That is a genuine, sourced developer-organized tie between the subdivision and the golf club -- stronger than simple marketing proximity -- though it stops short of making membership itself mandatory or automatically included: a lot owner still chooses whether to join and pays ongoing dues.
Golf & Course
The Merrill Hills course opened in 1929, designed by C.H. Hardy, and plays to a par of 72 across 6,841 yards. 'The Legend' brand markets membership across three separate 18-hole courses at three distinct physical locations (Brandybrook in Wales, WI; Bristlecone in Hartland, WI; and Merrill Hills in Waukesha, WI) as a combined '54-hole' club membership -- a buyer should understand that the Merrill Hills property itself is a single 18-hole course, not a 54-hole complex on one site.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Buying a home in Merrill Hills Estates does not automatically confer club membership. It does carry a real, sourced financial incentive -- a complimentary $25,000 golf membership buy-in credit and a further Platinum membership discount -- that materially lowers the cost of joining if the buyer chooses to. Ongoing membership dues and the decision to join at all remain separate from the real estate purchase.
Living in The Legend at Merrill Hills
Merrill Hills Estates is a small, new-build subdivision of 32 homesites within the Village of Waukesha, backing onto the Legend at Merrill Hills course, with private roads, individual well and septic, and protective covenants governing lot size and home size minimums.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Beyond golf, club amenities include a recently built pool and tennis complex, four permanent pickleball courts, and a luxury fitness center, alongside a clubhouse with multiple dining rooms and event spaces.
Location & Surrounding Area
The club and the Estates sit in the Village of Waukesha, Waukesha County, within the Waukesha School District and under Village of Waukesha property tax rates, per the community's own marketing.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current lot availability/phase and whether the $25,000 buy-in incentive is still being offered, directly with The Legend Clubs.
- Confirm official current initiation fee and dues directly with the club; third-party aggregator figures found this session carry an explicit reliability disclaimer and were not used as sourced values.
- Confirm gated status of Merrill Hills Estates directly -- 'private roads' was confirmed but a controlled-access gate was not.
Notable
- Merrill Hills Estates lot purchasers receive a complimentary $25,000 golf membership buy-in credit -- a real, sourced financial tie between the subdivision and the club.
- The club dates to 1929 and is recorded by the Wisconsin Historical Society under its original name, Waukesha Country Club.
- The Legend Clubs brand markets membership across three separate 18-hole courses at three different physical sites as a combined '54-hole' membership.
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US Golf Living provides independent real-estate research and can connect consumers with real-estate professionals. Golf membership, availability, fees and approval are determined independently by the applicable club.