- 18th percentileCost, nationwide
- 11Documented amenities
- 3Golf courses
- 1955Founded
Walnut Creek Country Club is a private country club in South Lyon, Michigan, in Oakland County.
It has 3 documented golf courses, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, pool and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $55,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf, social, junior and corporate memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, socially active and racquets-focused.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Membership Estimate membership is $11,000. That is below the Michigan median of $35,750. Nationwide, it is below the median of $29,800.
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Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is below the Michigan median of $35,750 and higher than about 10% of 10 comparable Clubs there.
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Membership Estimate membership at approximately $55,000. Other sources report figures as low as $10,000 and as high as $100,000.
Available information estimates the annual membership dues for Membership Estimate membership at approximately $5,500. That is approximately $458.33 per month before other fees. Other sources report figures as low as $1,000 and as high as $10,000.
Initiation fee
$55,000
Membership dues
$5,500
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 Walnut Creek Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Golf; Social (Non-Golf); Junior Intermediate; Business Entity
- Golf membership
- Yes
- Social membership
- Yes
- Junior membership
- Yes
- Corporate membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Contact the Membership Director for current pricing, availability, and joining details.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Walnut Creek Country Club include clubhouse, dining, pool and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Walnut Creek Country Club includes 3 documented courses.
Only about 0.9% of 110 other Michigan Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.
- Courses
- 3
- Course details
- North Course9 holes
- South Course9 holes
- West Course9 holes
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 20.8% of 101 researched Michigan Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Socially active
- Racquets-focused
Culture context
A golf-first, family-oriented club with racquets, pool recreation and a substantial social program.
Club History
How long Walnut Creek Country 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 club began as Farmington Country Club.
The club purchased the current Godwin Glen property and adopted the Walnut Creek Country Club name.
The present clubhouse was built.
The North Nine opened, completing the 27-hole Arthur Hills signature course.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Walnut Creek Country 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 Membership Estimate membership is $11,000. It is below the Michigan median of $35,750 and is higher than approximately 10% of 10 compatible peer records. It is below the nationwide median of $29,800 and is higher than approximately 18% of 319 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1955
That represents about 71 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 30% of 105 other Michigan Club records with a usable founding year and 54% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1926 in Michigan and 1960 nationwide.
Golf scale
3 documented courses
Only 0.9% of 110 other Michigan Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses, compared with 3.5% of 3839 nationwide.
Find Clubs with this many coursesDocumented Club profile
Golf, racquets and pool
This combination is also documented at 44 other Michigan Clubs and 1840 other Club records nationwide.
Club culture
Racquets-focused
This documented Culture trait is shared by 20.8% of 101 researched Michigan Club records and 31.6% 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.
- countryclubmag.com/michigan/walnut-creek-country-club Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- walnutcreekcc.net/About_Us/Our_Story Research SourceSupports: Club history
- walnutcreekcc.net/Membership/Membership_Types Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.walnutcreekcc.net Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.walnutcreekcc.net/Golf/Golf_Overview Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.walnutcreekcc.net/Membership/Membership_Types Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.weddingwire.com/biz/walnut-creek-country-club-south-lyo… Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Public feedback is favorable overall. Event reviewers praise the grounds, food and service, while the broader Google signal is also strong; some older event reviews identify coordination or facility-use frustrations, so the hospitality record is positive but not spotless.
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.