- 85th percentileCost, nationwide
- 9Documented amenities
- 2002Founded
The Santaluz Club is a private country club in San Diego, California, in San Diego County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $100,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf, social, junior and other memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, relaxed and community-oriented.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Equity Golf membership is $125,920. That is above the California median of $43,440. Nationwide, it is above the median of $31,000.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the California median of $43,440 and higher than about 79% of 107 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Equity Golf membership is $100,000.
The listed annual membership dues for Equity Golf membership are $25,920. That is approximately $2,160 per month before other fees.
Initiation fee
$100,000
Membership dues
$25,920
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.
Food & beverage minimum
$1,200
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 The Santaluz Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Golf Membership; Corporate Golf Membership; Young Executive Membership; Clubhouse & Spa Membership; National Membership; Racquets & Fitness Membership; Hacienda Membership
- Golf membership
- Yes
- Social membership
- Yes
- Junior membership
- Yes
- National membership
- Yes
- Corporate membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Submit the official Request Information form or contact the Membership Director to arrange a private membership conversation or tour.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at The Santaluz Club include clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at The Santaluz Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- The Santaluz Club18 holes | par 71
Course design
- Architects
- Rees Jones
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 22.7% of 260 researched California Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Relaxed
- Community-oriented
Culture context
A golf-first, family-oriented, community-oriented and relaxed club culture.
Club History
How long The Santaluz 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 Rees Jones-designed Santaluz course opened in 2002.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for The Santaluz Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in California 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 Equity Golf membership is $125,920. It is above the California median of $43,440 and is higher than approximately 79% of 107 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $31,000 and is higher than approximately 85% of 1133 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 2002
That represents about 24 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 6% of 272 other California Club records with a usable founding year and 8% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1965 in California and 1960 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Golf, racquets and pool
This combination is also documented at 160 other California Clubs and 1840 other Club records nationwide.
Club culture
Community-oriented
This documented Culture trait is shared by 22.7% of 260 researched California Club records and 28.9% 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.
- sellingsantaluz.com/blog/discover-north-county-san-diegos-t… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing, Additional fees
- reesjonesinc.com/courses/the-santaluz-club Research SourceSupports: Club history
- sandiegomagazine.com/everything-sd/health-fitness/golf-the-… Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.golfdigest.com/courses/ca/the-santaluz-club-santaluz Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.thesantaluzclub.com Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Golf Digest and independent San Diego coverage generally praise Santaluz for conditioning, its natural setting, a friendly member culture and a fair golf challenge. Some reviewers find the bunkering repetitive or the routing less memorable than the area's very top private courses, so the overall signal is positive without being unanimous architectural praise.
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.