Bighorn Golf Club is a private club community in Palm Desert. Its membership page, read October 26, 2026, lists a Club Membership initiation fee of $275,000 and a Golf Membership initiation fee of $375,000, and says membership is subject to residency requirements in the club bylaws. A third-party IDX report read the same day shows 11 sold rows from April 27, 2026 through August 4, 2026, at sold prices from $2,900,000 to $14,500,000. Those sales are not CDAR MLS figures. Annual dues, HOA charges, and rental rules were not on the public pages used here, so they are blank.
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Closed sales, as a third party reported them
Team Wasserman’s Bighorn IDX report, read October 26, 2026, showed 11 sold rows. The earliest sold date on that list was April 27, 2026 (136 Netas Drive, $3,490,000). The latest was August 4, 2026 (125 Netas Court, $14,500,000). The lowest sold price shown was $2,900,000 at 871 Rock River on May 7, 2026. The highest was $14,500,000.
The 11 sold prices printed on the page add to $66,065,000. Divided by 11, that is $6,005,909 when rounded to the nearest dollar, which matches the average printed on the report. It is still a third-party IDX figure. Re-pull the closings from CDAR MLS before this summary is published. The full address table stays on the source page and is not copied here.
The same page also showed 9 active listings, asking $2,195,000 to $7,900,000, with the page’s average list price at $4,014,444. Active inventory changes. Treat that count as a snapshot of the page on October 26, 2026, and check the MLS before using it with a buyer.
Source: Team Wasserman, Bighorn Golf Club Real Estate Market Report. Third-party IDX. Verify against CDAR MLS before publish.
Membership, from the club’s public page
Read on bighorngolf.com/membership, October 26, 2026.
| What the page states | Club Membership | Golf Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Initiation fee | $275,000 | $375,000 |
| How the page describes it | Non-equity, non-voting, non-refundable, and non-transferable license. Social calendar and non-golf amenities, including dining, tennis, pickleball, bocce, pool, spa, and fitness. | Non-proprietary, non-voting, and non-transferable. Unlimited golf on two championship courses, practice facilities, and the non-golf amenities named for Club Membership. |
| Annual dues | Blank. To be verified from club documents. The page does not list dues. | |
| Who may join | “Membership in BIGHORN is subject to applicable residency requirements.” The page says the bylaws, rules, and regulations control, and that they may be amended without notice. It does not say a home purchase includes either membership. | |
The club lists two addresses on that page: Bighorn Properties, 535 Mesquite Hills, Palm Desert, CA 92260, and the clubhouse at 255 Palowet Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260.
Golf
The club’s golf page, read October 26, 2026, names two courses: the Arthur Hills-designed Mountains course and the Tom Fazio-designed Canyons course. Yardage, rating, and slope were not on that page, so they are not repeated here. The page also names past tournament play, including the Skins Game, the U.S. Senior Match Play Challenge, Battles at Bighorn, and the LPGA Samsung World Championship.
Source: bighorngolf.com/amenities/golf.
Still to verify from documents
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Annual dues, minimums, and transfer fees | Blank. To be verified from club documents. |
| HOA amount and what it covers | Blank. To be verified from HOA documents. |
| Rental and guest-stay rules | Blank. To be verified from club and HOA documents. |
| Whether a buyer must be a member | Blank. The public page states a residency requirement and points to the bylaws. The purchase file has to answer this. |
| Closed sales in CDAR MLS | The third-party table above is a lead, not the record. Verify before publish. |
Questions
What initiation fees does Bighorn publish?
On October 26, 2026, bighorngolf.com/membership listed a Club Membership initiation fee of $275,000 and a Golf Membership initiation fee of $375,000. The page says the bylaws control and may be amended without notice.
Does that page list annual dues?
No annual dues figure was on the membership page read October 26, 2026. Dues are blank until the club documents are checked.
Does buying a Bighorn home include a golf membership?
The public membership page says membership is subject to applicable residency requirements and that the bylaws, rules, and regulations control. It does not say that a home purchase includes Club or Golf membership. Confirm that in the club documents and the purchase disclosures.
What closed sales does the third-party report show?
Team Wasserman’s IDX report, read October 26, 2026, shows 11 sold rows dated April 27, 2026 through August 4, 2026, from $2,900,000 to $14,500,000. The 11 sold prices add to $66,065,000, and the page’s average of $6,005,909 matches that sum when rounded to the nearest dollar. These are third-party IDX figures and must be verified against CDAR MLS before publish.
Are short-term rentals allowed at Bighorn?
Blank. Rental rules were not on the public club pages used for this draft. Verify them from the current club and HOA documents before relying on a rental plan.
Sources
- Bighorn membership, read October 26, 2026.
- Bighorn golf, read October 26, 2026.
- Team Wasserman IDX report, read October 26, 2026. Third-party. Verify against CDAR MLS before publish.
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