Built by the multi-millionaire owner of the Bic pen and razor company along with a Japanese friend, Les Bordes is located in a stunning setting within the countryside. F, amous members include President Donald Trump since 1969. Since the summer of 1999, Bill Gates has been the most high profile member and estate owner at The Vintage Club with a magnificent 13,573 square foot residence that backs up to the golf course. 5 in the US by Golf Digest and has attracted the world’s best golfers for years. (also voted #22 in U.S. Country Clubs). Your community club serving the North Fulton counties. Forget the fact that women are still not allowed in many clubs around the world and have finally been permitted to join as members when former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and IBM CEO Darla Moore became among the first females to join Augusta in 2012. Perched on bluffs overlooking the South China Sea, the extremely private club has only 20 members, with initiation fees that run as high as $1 million. When it comes to upscale, private golf clubs in Alpharetta, The Golf Club of Georgia has no comparison. This year the Top 100 International Golf & Country Clubs represent 30 countries, 14 clubs garnered Platinum status from Asia; 10 clubs are located in Great Britain and Ireland, and 11 Clubs are from Continental Europe with the addition of 13 new Golf & Country Clubs added to the Top 100. The board of directors reach out to potential members for the private club and is not open to application. Initiation fees start at $70,000 with $6,000 yearly dues and up, and you can only apply by member referral. With only 300 members, including Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, Augusta National is home to the Master's tournament and was designed by champion golfer Bobby Jones and Dr. Alister MacKenzie. 350 Tournament Players Drive The club also offers up one of the best locker rooms with the best showers of most golf clubs. 2020 Junior Programs. Augusta National Golf Club (Georgia) ... and they are required to play a round of golf with a committee member before their names are proposed for membership. Hainan is home to several dozen courses, ten courses are located at Mission Hills Haikou, a mega-development which includes the popular Blackstone Course. Initiation is $150,000 plus $10,000 dues, and guests can only play with members. The Whisper Rock Golf Club has two golf courses to choose from, the lower Course, was designed by Phil Mickelson and Gary Stephenson in 2001. The 18-hole Seminole Golf Club in North Palm Beach, FL is a private golf course that opened in 1929.