- 80th percentileCost, nationwide
- 9Documented amenities
Balsam Mountain Preserve is a residential private country club in Sylva, North Carolina.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, pool and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $90,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include national memberships.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $110,700. That is above the North Carolina median of $30,251. Nationwide, it is above the median of $32,285.
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Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the North Carolina median of $30,251 and higher than about 91% of 56 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Full Golf membership is $90,000.
The listed annual membership dues for Full Golf membership are $20,700. That is approximately $1,725 per month before other fees.
Initiation fee
$90,000
Membership dues
$20,700
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 Balsam Mountain Preserve, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 9.3% of 161 researched North Carolina Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Balsam Club; Garnet; National
- National membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Contact the club or complete the official membership inquiry; National membership is invitation-only and requires residence more than 60 minutes from the main gate.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Balsam Mountain Preserve include clubhouse, dining, pool and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
- Equestrian facilities
- Yes
Golf
Golf at Balsam Mountain Preserve includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- The Arnold Palmer Signature Course18 holes | par 70
Course design
- Architects
- Arnold Palmer
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Balsam Mountain Preserve: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in North Carolina 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 Full Golf membership is $110,700. It is above the North Carolina median of $30,251 and is higher than approximately 91% of 56 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $32,285 and is higher than approximately 80% of 1025 compatible peer records.
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Golf, fitness and dining
This combination is also documented at 94 other North Carolina Clubs and 1608 other Club records nationwide.
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Residential Club access
This access model represents 9.3% of 161 researched North Carolina Club records and 7.3% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
Blank 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
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- www.pvcma.org/Files/Library/GeneralManagerClubatBalsamMount… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- balsammountainpreserve.com Research SourceSupports: General research
- balsammountainpreserve.com/club Research SourceSupports: General research
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- balsammountainpreserve.com/discovery-visits Research SourceSupports: General research
- balsammountainpreserve.com/golf Research SourceSupports: General research