How Much Does Mountaingate Country Club Membership Cost?

Updated on August 16, 2026 | Written by Alec Pow
This article was researched using 6 sources. See our methodology and corrections policy.

Current public estimates put a Full Golf membership at MountainGate Country Club at about $60,000 to join plus $1,245 per month in dues. Add the reported $960 annual food-and-beverage minimum and the first-year outlay comes to about $75,900. Lower-cost public estimates include Associate Golf at about $30,000 plus $1,030 per month, Junior Executive at about $30,000 plus $860 per month, and a Racquets/Tennis option at about $7,500 plus $555 per month.

MountainGate does not publish current membership prices on its own website, so these figures are not official club quotations. They come from current public membership databases and should be confirmed with the membership office before making a financial decision. The club’s own site does confirm the current membership privileges, family rules, transferability terms, and facilities.

MountainGate Country Club is a private club at 12445 MountainGate Drive in Los Angeles, near the Santa Monica Mountains. Its current facilities include 27 holes of golf, 14 lighted tennis courts, 8 pickleball courts, a fitness center, dining at The Gate Restaurant & Patio, and a calendar of golf and social events.

Article Highlights

• Full Golf is currently estimated at $60,000 (at $30 per hour, earning that amount would take about 11.5 months of full-time work, before taxes) initiation plus $1,245 per month.
• With the reported $960 annual food-and-beverage minimum, Full Golf costs about $75,900 in the first year.
• Associate Golf is estimated at $30,000 initiation plus $1,030 per month, with weekday golf excluding holidays.
• Junior Executive is estimated at $30,000 initiation plus $860 per month for eligible younger members.
• A current public Racquets/Tennis estimate is $7,500 initiation plus $555 per month.
• MountainGate officially confirms 27 holes of golf, 14 lighted tennis courts, 8 pickleball courts, and family inclusion on its golf memberships.

How Much Does MountainGate Country Club Membership Cost?

The strongest current public fee data comes from a current public membership estimate and a second private-club pricing database. Both identify the same core fee structure for the main golf categories. The food-and-beverage figures below come from the second source.

Membership	Estimated initiation	Estimated monthly dues	Reported annual F&B minimum	Calculated first-year outlay
Full Golf	$60,000 (about 11.5 months of full-time work at $30 per hour)	$1,245	$960	$75,900
Associate Golf	$30,000	$1,030	$600	$42,960
Junior Executive	$30,000	$860	$960	$41,280
Junior Executive Associate	$22,000	$690	$600	$30,880
Racquets/Tennis	$7,500	$555	$480	$14,640
Social	Contact club	Contact club	Contact club	Contact club

The first-year totals add initiation, 12 months of dues, and the reported food-and-beverage minimum. A dining minimum is money available to satisfy qualifying club food and beverage spending under the applicable rules, not necessarily a fee with nothing received in return. Taxes, service charges, guest costs, lessons, tournaments, equipment storage, and other optional or usage-based expenses are not included in the table.

What You’re Actually Buying

MountainGate sells several levels of access rather than one all-purpose membership. Full Golf carries the broadest golf privileges. Associate Golf limits golf to weekdays excluding holidays. Junior Executive provides broad club access for eligible younger members, while the current official page sets specific rules for what happens when a Junior Executive member reaches age 40.

Tennis membership focuses on racquet facilities, clubhouse access, and the fitness center. Social membership is built around dining, fitness, events, and clubhouse life rather than golf.

The golf memberships are family memberships. MountainGate says they include the primary member, spouse, and children under age 21. That can materially change the value for a household that will use the club together. It does not mean every membership category has identical transfer rights or that a membership can simply be given to a relative at any time.

For a broader benchmark, current country club membership costs commonly combine a substantial one-time initiation payment with monthly dues, dining minimums, and activity-specific charges. MountainGate’s estimated Full Golf pricing fits that structure.

Full Golf vs. Associate Golf

MountainGate’s official golf membership page confirms that Full Golf includes access to all 27 holes, the tennis and pickleball facilities, practice areas, fitness center, golf and social events, and the opportunity to enroll in Palmer Advantage. The club describes Full Golf as 50% transferable under its Rules & Regulations.

Using the current public fee estimate, Full Golf costs $60,000 to join and $1,245 per month. Twelve months of dues equal $14,940. Adding the reported $960 food-and-beverage minimum produces a recurring annual club outlay of about $15,900 before optional spending.

Associate Golf is estimated at $30,000 initiation plus $1,030 per month. The official club page limits golf privileges to weekdays, excluding holidays, while retaining access to golf facilities, the clubhouse, racquet facilities, fitness center, and social events. Twelve months of dues cost $12,360. Add the reported $600 dining minimum and recurring annual spending reaches about $12,960.

The initiation difference between the two estimated categories is $30,000. The recurring difference is about $2,940 per year after adding the reported dining minimums. A golfer who needs weekend and holiday access has a different decision from someone whose schedule allows most rounds Monday through Friday.

Junior Executive Membership

MountainGate’s current site says Junior Executive members receive access to 27 holes of golf, 14 tennis courts, 8 pickleball courts, the fitness center, and social events. The membership is non-transferable, and when the member reaches age 40 the club says the member has the option to convert to Full Golf or resign.

Current public pricing estimates put Junior Executive at $30,000 initiation and $860 per month, with a reported $960 annual food-and-beverage minimum. That calculates to $41,280 in the first year and $11,280 in recurring annual dues plus minimum dining spend before other charges.

A Junior Executive Associate category also appears in current public fee databases at about $22,000 initiation, $690 per month, and a reported $600 annual food-and-beverage minimum. That category is not described on MountainGate’s current public golf-membership page, so prospective members should ask whether it is presently offered and what eligibility rules apply before relying on the $30,880 calculated first-year figure.

Dining and Other Club Spending

The initiation fee is the number that attracts attention, but the recurring spending deserves equal scrutiny. The current independent estimate lists a Full Golf food-and-beverage minimum of $960 per year, which is equivalent to $80 per month. Add that to the estimated $1,245 monthly dues and the recurring Full Golf cash commitment is about $1,325 per month before optional charges.

Associate Golf’s reported $600 annual minimum equals $50 per month, bringing dues plus minimum dining spend to about $1,080 per month. Junior Executive works out to about $940 per month when its reported minimum is spread across the year. The Racquets/Tennis estimate becomes about $595 per month after adding its reported $480 annual minimum.

Before joining, ask the membership office what counts toward the dining minimum and whether unused amounts expire. Also request current pricing or rules for guest golf, carts if separately charged, lockers, bag storage, lessons, clinics, tournaments, private events, taxes, service charges, and any capital or special charges. Those items can change the real annual cost without changing the advertised dues.

What Five Years Could Cost

A long-term membership decision looks different from the first-year number. If the current estimated Full Golf fees never increased, five years would cost:

$60,000 initiation + ($14,940 dues + $960 F&B) × 5 = $139,500

Associate Golf under the same no-increase assumption would cost:

$30,000 + ($12,360 + $600) × 5 = $94,800

Junior Executive would total:

$30,000 + ($10,320 + $960) × 5 = $86,400

These are planning calculations, not forecasts. Club dues and minimums can change, and optional use can push actual spending higher. Transferability can also affect the economics when leaving a membership, so a prospective member should read the current membership agreement instead of treating the initiation payment as automatically recoverable.

For perspective on another high-end club structure, our Bellerive Country Club membership cost article shows why initiation, recurring dues, and add-on charges need to be separated when comparing private clubs.

Golf, Tennis, Pickleball, and Social Access

MountainGate is not an 18-hole Arnold Palmer course. It has 27 holes arranged as three nine-hole layouts. A current course description identifies Ted Robinson as the architect and describes the three nine-hole courses within the Santa Monica Mountains setting.

The racquet facilities have also changed from older descriptions. MountainGate’s current tennis membership page lists 14 lighted tennis courts and 8 pickleball courts, plus clubhouse and fitness-center access. Tennis membership is non-transferable.

Social Membership is a separate current category. The club’s official Social Membership description includes The Gate Restaurant & Patio, the fitness center, and a full calendar of social events. It also mentions a conference room and Windows Ballroom. The club does not publish a current Social initiation fee or monthly-dues figure online.

For a Los Angeles comparison at a much more opaque private club, see our Los Angeles Country Club membership cost article. Fee transparency can vary dramatically from one private club to another.

Three Membership Scenarios

Weekend golfer: Full Golf is the logical category to price because Associate Golf excludes weekends and holidays. Using current estimates, the first-year outlay is about $75,900, followed by at least $15,900 per year in dues plus reported minimum dining spend if rates do not change.

Weekday golfer: Associate Golf cuts the estimated initiation payment by $30,000 compared with Full Golf. Its first-year calculation is about $42,960. Someone who can play during weekdays may value that savings more than unrestricted weekend access.

Racquet-focused household: the public Racquets/Tennis estimate of $7,500 initiation, $555 monthly dues, and $480 annual food-and-beverage minimum creates a first-year estimate of $14,640. Confirm the current category name and fee sheet directly because MountainGate’s official site publishes the privileges but not the price.

When MountainGate Membership Makes Sense

Makes sense if:

• You will use the 27-hole golf facility, racquet courts, fitness center, dining, or events frequently enough to support the recurring cost.
• Your household will benefit from the family inclusion attached to the golf memberships.
• Full Golf weekend access or Associate Golf weekday access fits how you actually play.
• You have reviewed the current transferability language and any charges beyond initiation, dues, and dining minimums.

Does not make sense if:

• You are budgeting from an old claim of $125,000 initiation or $40,000 annual dues rather than requesting the current fee sheet.
• You mainly want occasional golf and would use few of the club’s other facilities.
• Your budget only covers the initiation payment and does not comfortably absorb recurring dues and club spending.
• You assume the initiation payment is fully refundable or transferable without reading the current membership agreement.

What We Verified

• Checked: MountainGate officially offers Full Golf, Associate Golf, Junior Executive, Tennis, and Social membership options on its current public site.
• Confirmed: current public fee estimates put Full Golf at $60,000 initiation and $1,245 monthly dues, but the club itself does not publish those prices online.
• Cross-referenced: MountainGate currently lists 27 holes of golf, 14 lighted tennis courts, and 8 pickleball courts.
• Verified: the club says its golf memberships are family memberships covering the primary member, spouse, and children under 21.
• Checked: Social Membership currently includes dining at The Gate Restaurant & Patio, fitness-center access, and social events, while its fee is not publicly posted.

Answers to Common Questions

How much is Full Golf membership at MountainGate Country Club?

Current public estimates put Full Golf at about $60,000 to join plus $1,245 per month. With the reported $960 annual food-and-beverage minimum, the calculated first-year outlay is about $75,900.

How much are MountainGate’s annual golf dues?

The current Full Golf estimate is $14,940 per year in dues. Associate Golf is estimated at $12,360 per year and Junior Executive at $10,320 per year. These are public estimates rather than an official posted fee sheet.

Does MountainGate have a food-and-beverage minimum?

Current independent pricing data reports annual minimums of $960 for Full Golf and Junior Executive, $600 for Associate Golf and Junior Executive Associate, and $480 for Racquets/Tennis. Confirm the current amounts and qualifying purchases with the club.

How many golf holes does MountainGate have?

MountainGate has 27 holes arranged as three nine-hole courses. The course is associated with architect Ted Robinson.

Are MountainGate golf memberships family memberships?

Yes. The club says all golf memberships include the primary member, spouse, and children under 21.

Is Full Golf membership transferable?

MountainGate currently describes Full Golf and Associate Golf as 50% transferable, subject to its Rules & Regulations. Junior Executive and Tennis have different transfer rules.

Does MountainGate have a Social Membership?

Yes. Social members receive access to The Gate Restaurant & Patio, fitness facilities, and social events. MountainGate does not publish current Social Membership pricing on its public site.