- 62nd percentileCost, nationwide
- 8Documented amenities
- 2Golf courses
- 1973Founded
Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Social Club is a residential private country club in Wickenburg, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is operated by Wickenburg Ranch.
It has 2 documented golf courses, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, driving range and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $45,000, 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 documented minimum first-year membership cost for Golf Membership membership is $51,816. That is below the Arizona median of $57,401. Nationwide, it is above the median of $32,285.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is below the Arizona median of $57,401 and higher than about 44% of 36 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Golf Membership membership is $45,000.
The listed monthly membership dues for Golf Membership membership are $568.
Initiation fee
$45,000
Membership dues
$568
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.
Membership
Here's what's documented about how to join Wickenburg Ranch 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
- Contact the club membership team for current enrollment; Social Membership is required for homeowners and Golf Membership is an optional upgrade.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Social Club include clubhouse, dining, driving range and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Social Club includes 2 documented courses.
Only about 28.1% of 89 other Arizona Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.
- Courses
- 2
- Course details
- Big Wick18 holes | par 71
- Li'l Wick9 holes | par 27
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
- Residential community
Culture context
A golf-first, resort-style residential club with an active social calendar and strong wellness focus.
Club History
How long Wickenburg Ranch 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 property's desert resort was built in 1973.
Merv Griffin purchased the property in 1996 and later reopened it.
The modern Wickenburg Ranch community officially opened in early 2015.
Additional Club Details
Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Social Club is operated by Wickenburg Ranch.
- Ownership or operator
- Wickenburg Ranch
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Wickenburg Ranch 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
First-year membership cost comparison
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Golf Membership membership is $51,816. It is below the Arizona median of $57,401 and is higher than approximately 44% of 36 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $32,285 and is higher than approximately 62% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1973
That represents about 53 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 71% of 78 other Arizona Club records with a usable founding year and 34% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1985 in Arizona and 1960 nationwide.
Golf scale
2 documented courses
Only 28.1% of 89 other Arizona Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses, compared with 11.1% of 3839 nationwide.
Find Clubs with this many coursesAccess 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.
- www.michelleseymourhomes.com/wickenburg-ranch-arizona Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.wickenburgranch.com/our-story Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g31405-d8291187-Revie… Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.weddingwire.com/reviews/wickenburg-ranch-golf-and-socia… Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.wickenburgranch.com Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.wickenburgranch.com/golf/lil-wick Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.wickenburgranch.com/life-at-the-ranch/memberships Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Feedback splits somewhat by use case. Event reviewers are highly positive about staff, food and service, while golf-focused Tripadvisor comments are more mixed, with praise for hospitality and the desert setting offset by some complaints about value, course navigation or temporary conditions such as aeration.
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.