- 83rd percentileCost, nationwide
- 8Documented amenities
- 2005Founded
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove is a residential private country club in Arden, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is operated by The Cliffs / South Street Partners.
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 memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, socially active and residential community.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf Network membership is $120,520. That is above the North Carolina median of $30,251. Nationwide, it is above the median of $31,940.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the North Carolina median of $30,251 and higher than about 95% of 56 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Full Golf Network membership is $100,000.
The listed monthly membership dues for Full Golf Network membership are $1,710.
Initiation fee
$100,000
Membership dues
$1,710
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 The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, 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
- Golf Membership; Active Membership
- Golf membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Purchase or hold a qualifying property with membership availability, verify availability with The Cliffs membership office, then apply for Golf or Active membership.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove include clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- Walnut Cove18 holes | par 71
Course design
- Architects
- Jack Nicklaus
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 26.2% of 141 researched North Carolina Club records.
- Golf-first
- Socially active
- Residential community
Culture context
A golf-first residential community with a strong member social life across the wider Cliffs network.
Club History
How long The Cliffs at Walnut Cove 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 Jack Nicklaus Signature course at Walnut Cove opened in 2005.
Jack Nicklaus and Kevin Costner played the ceremonial opening round on April 26, 2005.
Additional Club Details
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove is operated by The Cliffs / South Street Partners.
- Ownership or operator
- The Cliffs / South Street Partners
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for The Cliffs at Walnut Cove: 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 Network membership is $120,520. It is above the North Carolina median of $30,251 and is higher than approximately 95% of 56 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $31,940 and is higher than approximately 83% of 1020 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 2005
That represents about 21 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 6% of 149 other North Carolina Club records with a usable founding year and 5% of 3514 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1964 in North Carolina and 1959 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Golf, fitness and dining
This combination is also documented at 94 other North Carolina Clubs and 1603 other Club records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this combinationAccess context
Residential Club access
This access model represents 9.3% of 161 researched North Carolina Club records and 7.3% of 3826 researched records nationwide.
Club culture
Residential community
This documented Culture trait is shared by 26.2% of 141 researched North Carolina Club records and 16.2% of 3391 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.instagram.com/p/DZWdAPvtdu4 Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- cliffsliving.com/golf-course/walnut-cove-golf Research SourceSupports: Club history
- cliffsliving.com/blog/club-life/walnut-cove-at-twenty Research SourceSupports: Club history
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- cliffsliving.com/blog/club-life/the-cliffs-membership-acces… Research SourceSupports: General research
- cliffsliving.com/community/the-cliffs-at-walnut-cove Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Public golfer feedback is strongly positive, emphasizing scenery, conditioning and a demanding but fair Nicklaus design. Golf Digest and 18Birdies reviews consistently praise the course's upkeep and challenge, with accuracy and bunker avoidance recurring themes.
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.