- 75th percentileCost, nationwide
- 9Documented amenities
- 2006Founded
Verde River Golf & Social Club is a residential private country club in Rio Verde, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is operated by Shea Homes / Trilogy.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including practice facility, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $75,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf and social memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, socially active, resort-style and wellness-focused.
The reported initiation fee for Golf Proprietary membership is $75,000. That is above the Arizona median of $42,500. Nationwide, it is above the median of $25,000.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Arizona median of $42,500 and higher than about 64% of 42 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Golf Proprietary membership is $75,000.
The listed monthly membership dues for Golf Proprietary Individual membership are $525.
Initiation fee
$75,000
Membership dues
$525
These published costs may only apply to a specific membership category, access type or year. Fees, dues, passes, green fees, assessments and availability can change, so confirm current terms with the Club before you commit.
Additional Fees & Minimums
These are charges we found on top of membership dues or golf-access pricing shown above. Add them to your budget if they apply to your membership category or how you plan to use the Club.
Cart or trail fee
$20
Charges can change and may not apply to every member. Confirm the current amount, billing period and membership category directly with the Club.
Membership
Here's what's documented about how to join Verde River Golf & Social Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 19.1% of 89 researched Arizona Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Social Membership; Golf Membership
- Golf membership
- Yes
- Social membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Resident Social membership is handled through the community/HOA structure; Golf membership is an optional club add-on arranged through Member Services.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Verde River Golf & Social Club include practice facility, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Verde River Golf & Social Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- 18 holes | par 72
Course design
- Architects
- Ken Kavanaugh
- Tom Lehman
Policies
Documented policies for Verde River Golf & Social Club cover tee times and facility schedules. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
Visitor and play policies
- Tee-time policy
- Golf, The Outfitter, Needle Rock Kitchen & Tap and Alvea Spa are available to members and public guests; other club experiences are reserved for members.
Operating hours
- Operating hours
- Wellness/spa and other amenity hours vary by facility; the official community site publishes current operating hours.
Club Culture & Public Commentary
This section shows what published articles and reviews say about the social atmosphere at this Club, so you can get a sense of the culture before you apply. It only appears when we found real evidence to back it up.
This documented Culture trait is shared by about 22.5% of 80 researched Arizona Club records.
- Golf-first
- Socially active
- Resort-style
- Wellness-focused
- Racquets-focused
- Residential community
Culture context
A residential-community, resort-style, socially active, wellness-focused, racquets-focused and golf-first club culture.
Club History
How long Verde River Golf & Social Club has been around and what's shaped it, based on published sources. A well-documented history can be a sign of stability, but it doesn't tell you about today's management or member experience.
The golf course opened in 2006 as Vista Verde.
Tom Lehman completed a major redesign of the course in 2016.
The Verde River clubhouse opened in 2017.
Additional Club Details
Verde River Golf & Social Club is operated by Shea Homes / Trilogy.
- Ownership or operator
- Shea Homes / Trilogy
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Verde River Golf & Social Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Arizona and nationwide. A few of the most decision-relevant ones are already called out next to their facts earlier on this page; this section has the complete picture, using only facts we have enough research behind to compare fairly.
Membership market position
Initiation fee comparison
The reported initiation fee for Golf Proprietary membership is $75,000. It is above the Arizona median of $42,500 and is higher than approximately 64% of 42 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $25,000 and is higher than approximately 75% of 1261 compatible peer records.
Explore Clubs in this initiation rangeClub age context
Founded in 2006
That represents about 20 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 1% of 78 other Arizona Club records with a usable founding year and 4% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1985 in Arizona and 1960 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Golf, racquets and pool
This combination is also documented at 56 other Arizona Clubs and 1940 other Club records nationwide.
Access context
Residential Club access
This access model represents 19.1% of 89 researched Arizona Club records and 7.3% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
Club culture
Resort-style
This documented Culture trait is shared by 22.5% of 80 researched Arizona Club records and 9.7% of 3402 researched records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this culture traitBlank or unresearched fields are excluded, the number of Clubs compared varies by fact, and this Club is never counted in its own comparison group. These are benchmarks from our own directory, not market-wide estimates, so treat them as directional rather than exact.
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Sources & Verification
These are the sources behind the facts above. Check them yourself before making a decision, since some information may have changed since it was published.
- azgolfhomes.com/area/trilogy-at-verde-river Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.mytrilogylife.com/verderiver/wp-content/uploads/sites/5… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing, Additional fees
- golfscottsdale.org/courses/verde-river-golf-social-club Research SourceSupports: Club history
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- www.mytrilogylife.com/verderiver Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.mytrilogylife.com/verderiver/dining Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.mytrilogylife.com/verderiver/golf Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.mytrilogylife.com/verderiver/spa Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Public feedback is generally positive about Verde River's scenery, conditioning, hospitality and social-club setting. Golf reviewers find the Lehman-redesigned course enjoyable and visually memorable, although some independent panelists criticize residential intrusion and a target-golf feel on portions of the routing.
This is what people commonly say about this Club in public reviews and articles, not a member survey or a rating from us. Weigh it alongside the facts above, not in place of them.