Golf
Golf-first
The Bear's Club
A low-density Jack Nicklaus club built around serious golf, privacy and a deliberately concentrated member experience.
Regional lifestyle illustration—not a photograph of The Bear's Club.
01 / The lifestyle read
Who tends to fit
Committed golfers who value access, conditioning, privacy and a selective culture.
Access context
Highly private, non-equity membership; discuss the practical path to access with an advisor.
Visit the official club website Lifestyle source: official club materials and the launch-market golf guide. Verify current facilities directly.02 / How the club lives
Tennis & pickleball
Not positioned as a broad racquet-led lifestyle club
Spa, fitness & aquatics
Clubhouse-based amenities; golf remains the center of gravity
Dining & social life
Private clubhouse dining and member gathering spaces
03 / What public sources add
Online evidence, clearly labeled
How it plays.
How it gathers.
How it evolved.
These details come from public club, architect, municipal and golf-governing sources. Missing information stays missing—nothing is inferred from silence.
01Golf playability & architecture
- Golf offering
- 18
- Architecture
- Jack Nicklaus
- Published difficulty read
- Very demanding
Player fit
Accomplished players who want golf to define the club and value a concentrated, high-skill culture.
Practice, academy or instruction facilities are documented in current public club materials.
Check current USGA ratings by tee02Family & social programming
Public materials document racquet programming, member dining. Family-specific schedules are not yet itemized in this profile.
Racquet programmingMember dining
03Heritage & renovation timeline
Dated public timeline
- 1999
Founded by Jack and Barbara Nicklaus
The Nicklauses created the club as a highly personal, golf-centered private-club experience.
The Bear’s Club
Public-source review: August 25, 2026. Course ratings and programming can change; verify current details before acting.
04 / The residential market beneath it
Parcel-based context
Scale, supply
and liquidity.
Residential parcels establish the denominator. MLS activity describes the market—not the size of the membership.
- Residential parcels
- 88
- Active properties
- 5 5.7% of parcels
- Active price range
- $12.9M–$52.9M
- Trailing sales
- 8 9.1% turnover
- Median sold price
- $16.3M
- Median sold $/sf
- $1,700
05 / Appreciation
10 years
WithheldBaseline sample: 1; result withheld5 years
118.7%2021 to 2026 YTD · median sold $/sfPrior year
20%2025 to 2026 YTD · median sold $/sfAppreciation compares the median closed-sale price per positive living square foot for January 1–August 7 of each comparison year. Medians require at least five valid sales.
06 / Ten years of market pace
Closed-sale evidence
Volume, value
and time to contract.
Years follow the closed-sale date. 2026 is year to date through 2026-08-07.
| Sold year | Closed sales | Median sold $/sf | Average DOM | Median DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | Withheld | 159.8 | 131 |
| 2018 | 4 | Withheld | 61.7 | 80 |
| 2019 | 4 | Withheld | 380.8 | 209.5 |
| 2020 | 10 | $736 | 195 | 98 |
| 2021 | 7 | $753 | 183.8 | 190 |
| 2022 | 2 | Withheld | 112 | 112 |
| 2023 | 5 | $1,210 | 54.2 | 66 |
| 2024 | 6 | $1,425 | 116.7 | 98.5 |
| 2025 | 7 | $1,417 | 136.7 | 183 |
| 2026 YTD | 8 | $1,700 | 94.4 | 43 |
The private part of the decision
Membership economics
belong in a conversation.
Initiation fees, dues, assessments, waitlists, refundability and transfer rules change—and many clubs intentionally keep them private. Verify the current position directly with an advisor before acting.
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