Located 15 minutes west of Beaver Creek, Colo., Red Sky Ranch has a Tom Fazio course and a Greg Norman course, and a full-featured clubhouse. Tennis courts, an outdoor pool, and David Leadbetter Golf Academy facilities round out the amenities.
24. Preston Trail: $175,000An exclusive all-male enclave in Dallas whose members include hockey great Brett Hull and former PGA tour stars such as Lee Trevino and Lanny Wadkins
23. Monterey Peninsula Country Club: $175,000This Pebble Beach, Calif., course boasts two highly regarded 18s: the Shore Course, re-designed by the late Mike Stranz, and the Seth Raynor/Charles Banks Dunes course, reworked by Rees Jones.
No expense was spared while building this club on nearly 400 acres of a reclaimed quarry. It's a true golf club—no tennis courts, no swimming pool.
21. Whisper Rock: $220,000 (pictured)Whisper Rock in North Scottsdale is Phil Mickelson's first course design effort. The membership roster includes a number of Lefty's colleagues from the PGA Tour, like 2006 U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy.
20. The Golf Club Scottsdale: $250,000Unusual for the area, this standalone golf course has no adjoining homes; a new $30 million clubhouse opened recently.
Sixty miles north of San Francisco, Mayacama is a luxurious Sonoma wine country getaway. No tee times are necessary for Mayacama's members-only (and walking-only) Nicklaus course, which provides a solid test in a bucolic setting.
18. The Yellowstone Club: $250,000You'll need to purchase a $10 million-plus house to enjoy this Big Sky, Mont. course, just like Bill Gates did.
17. Calusa Pines: $250,000Dramatic elevation changes and lightning-fast greens make this Naples, Fla., course a favorite among devoted golfers.
There are six Jack Nicklaus courses, each with its own clubhouse, at this upscale Sonoran Desert residential community, north of Scottsdale, Ariz.
15. Hillcrest Country Club: $275,000The club of choice for Hollywood moguls and stars who reportedly must pledge at least 20 percent of their net worth to charity.
14. The Vintage: $300,000 (pictured)The Vintage is the centerpiece of a venerable ultra-exclusive residential community in Indian Wells, Calif., where Warren Buffett and Bill Gates once owned homes. Two 18-hole courses designed by Tom Fazio, a member here, stretch out below Mt. Eisenhower; the club also has extensive fitness, tennis and swim facilities. Annual dues are $21,000.
Set among canyons alongside the Santa Monica Mountains, Sherwood, the site of Tiger Woods's Target World Challenge, was recently bought from pineapple king David Murdoch by the members. The area got its name after "Robin Hood" starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., was filmed there in 1921.
12. Shady Canyon: $300,000This Irvine, Calif., course is said to be a favorite of Tiger Woods, who holds an honorary membership.
11. The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe: $325,000Robert Trent Jones's course at the Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe underpins this faux-Tuscan development half an hour north of San Diego.
Single-digit millionaires need not apply to this ultra-exclusive club, located on a former equestrian farm in Colt's Neck, N.J., where membership is well below 100.
9. The Madison Club: $350,000; $237,500 for property owners (pictured)The Madison Club in La Quinta, Calif., boasts a full roster of over-the-top amenities, like a full-time staff of tailors to custom-make member togs. Course designer Tom Fazio moved five million cubic yards of dirt to ensure a private feeling despite surrounding home sites; refrigerated greens help preserve the bent-grass putting surfaces.
Trump National in Bedminster, N.J., is "a family-centric club with world-class golf facilities" according to manager David Schutzenhofer. Cottages are available for overnight stays; members can also enjoy five miles of equestrian trails, tennis facilities and a heated pool complex. The fee is $350,000, or $250,000 if proposed by a member.
7. Trump International Golf Club: $350,000Featuring a Jim Fazio-designed course opened in 1999, this club in West Palm Beach, Fla., is the Donald's home course.
6. The Quarry: $400,000In 1994 Tom Fazio let loose with dynamite to create The Quarry at La Quinta, Calif., a perennial favorite in top-100 lists.
Charles Schwab's his very private club on the Kona coast of Hawaii's Big Island features a clubhouse that emulates local lava formations.
4. Liberty National: $450,000Situated on a 165-acre parcel of reclaimed land in Jersey City, N.J., across the harbor from downtown Manhattan, Liberty National reportedly cost $130 million to build.
3. The Bear's Club: $500,000 (pictured)An equity club in Jupiter, Fla., The Bears Club is practically a shrine to Jack Nicklaus, who lives nearby. Plus, Jack's wife Barbara designed the interior of the Tuscan-style clubhouse.
Former commodities trader Robert Rubin hired architect Rees Jones to build The Bridge on the site of a former racetrack in Bridgehampton in Long Island, N.Y. The initiation fee is a relatively good deal, according to one Hamptons golf insider, since it includes guest fees.
1. Sebonack: $1 million (rumored) [pictured]From a golf designer's perspective, the stretch of Southampton, N.Y., real estate Michael Pascucci bought for Sebonack, adjoining the legendary National Golf Club on Peconic Bay, was practically a dream site. Jack Nicklaus and Tom Doak, opposites in design philosophy and personality, joined together (uneasily by most accounts) for the design. When Sebonack opened two years ago, its $650,000 initiation, which allows overnight staying privileges at on-site cabins, set some kind of a record—now the fee is rumored to be nearing $1 million.