California golf club membership costs and green fees run from a $39.50 resident round at Balboa in San Diego to $695 at Pebble Beach Golf Links, with private-club initiation fees reported at about $250,000 at Los Angeles Country Club. Most private clubs do not publish what they charge. The table covers every California club on our price list that has a verified rate or a sourced estimate. For the national picture, see golf club membership costs.
Public and resort courses with a verified rate
| Course | Location | What we could source | Source and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach | $695, cart extra (Apr 2026 to Mar 2027) | National Club Golfer, 2026 |
| Spyglass Hill | Pebble Beach | $525 through 31 Mar 2026 (that rate has expired; we have not verified the current one), plus $50 cart for non-resort guests | Golf News Net, 2025 to 26 |
| Pasatiempo | Santa Cruz | $465 walking, $515 riding | Pasatiempo, 2026 |
| Angeles National | Sunland | $110 (Mon to Wed) to $205 (Sat), cart included | Angeles National, 2026 |
| Balboa | San Diego | $39.50 resident weekday to $71 non-resident weekend | City of San Diego, 2026 |
| Harbor Park | Wilmington | 9 holes only: $20 weekday, $25 weekend | City of Los Angeles, 2025 |
Torrey Pines is not on our price list, but the City of San Diego publishes its fees (effective January 2026): on the South Course, residents pay $73 Monday to Thursday and $90 Friday to Sunday, and non-residents $258 and $322. On the North Course, residents pay $51 and $68 and non-residents $163 and $204. A cart is $48.
Private clubs
| Club | Location | What we could source | Source and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Country Club | Los Angeles | About $250,000 initiation for locals, about $190,000 non-local; it can change with capital assessments | Golf.com, Jun 2023 |
| Cypress Point | Pebble Beach | A reported $250,000 initiation | Golf.com, Jun 2019 |
| Riviera | Pacific Palisades | Not published | none |
| The Olympic Club | San Francisco | Not published | none |
| The Valley Club of Montecito | Montecito | Not published | none |
| The Quarry at La Quinta | La Quinta | Not published | none |
| Monterey Peninsula Country Club | Pebble Beach | Not published; visitors play Pebble Beach or Spyglass Hill instead | none |
Pelican Hill Resort's Gold Golf Membership page lists a $45,000 enrollment fee, with unlimited golf and up to three escorted guests at the member-guest rate. The page does not say whether that is on top of another initiation fee. At Half Moon Bay Golf Links, the Legends Club membership is $350 a year for an individual, with member green fees of $129 Monday to Thursday.
How California compares
Golf.com, citing Supreme Golf tee-time data, put California's average booked round at $70 in 2023, the highest of the four states we cover here (New Jersey $62, North Carolina $64, New York $47). That is what people paid on a tee-time site, not a fee list. The spread inside the state is wide: $20 for nine holes at a Los Angeles municipal course to $695 at Pebble Beach. For the Monterey peninsula in particular, see our pages for Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Cypress Point.
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