- 60th percentileCost, nationwide
- 8Documented amenities
- 2004Founded
True North Golf Club is a private country club in Harbor Springs, Michigan, in Emmet County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including practice facility, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $30,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include junior memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, relaxed and resort-style.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Regular Golf membership is $36,900. That is above the Michigan median of $32,550. Nationwide, it is above the median of $29,720.
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Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Michigan median of $32,550 and higher than about 60% of 10 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Regular Golf membership is $30,000.
The listed annual membership dues for Regular Golf membership are $6,900. That is approximately $575 per month before other fees.
Initiation fee
$30,000
Membership dues
$6,900
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 True North Golf Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- True North Membership; Junior Membership
- Junior membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Waitlist
- Waitlist Reported
- Application process
- Contact the club's membership contact to join or discuss placement on the current membership waitlist.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at True North Golf Club include practice facility, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at True North Golf Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- 18 holes | par 72
Course design
- Architects
- Jim Engh
Policies
Documented policies for True North Golf Club cover guest access and tee times. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
- Guest policy
- True North is a private club; its on-site cottages and Club amenities are available to members and their guests.
- Tee-time policy
- The Club operates without tee times.
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 3% of 101 researched Michigan Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Relaxed
- Resort-style
Culture context
A golf-first, relaxed, resort-style and family-oriented club culture.
Club History
How long True North Golf 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.
True North Golf Club's Jim Engh-designed course opened in 2004.
Additional Club Details
- Ownership or operator
- True North Golf Club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for True North Golf Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Michigan 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 Regular Golf membership is $36,900. It is above the Michigan median of $32,550 and is higher than approximately 60% of 10 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $29,720 and is higher than approximately 60% of 319 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 2004
That represents about 22 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 0% of 105 other Michigan Club records with a usable founding year and 6% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1926 in Michigan and 1960 nationwide.
Club culture
Resort-style
This documented Culture trait is shared by 3% of 101 researched Michigan 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.
- sites.google.com/pgahq.com/truenorthgolfclub-hp/home Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.autographre.com/golfing Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.truenorthgolf.com Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.truenorthgolf.com/about-us Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.truenorthgolf.com/amenities Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.truenorthgolf.com/golf-course Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.truenorthgolf.com/membership-opportunities Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Independent reviewers consistently praise True North for its secluded northern-Michigan setting, elevation changes, bold greens and strong conditioning. Golf Digest and Top 100 Golf Courses both describe it as beautiful and strategically engaging, although some commentary notes that the course can be stern for less accomplished players.
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.