Ansley Park was laid out from 1905 to 1908 as the first Atlanta suburban neighborhood designed for automobiles. Its developer, Edwin P. Ansley, gave it a golf course as a selling point. Ground was broken on the first clubhouse in 1910, and in 1912 it was named the Ansley Park Golf Club, according to the club. It became Ansley Golf Club in 1953.
More than a century later the course is still inside the neighborhood it was built to sell, a 45-acre parcel that the American Planning Association describes as Ansley Park's northeastern boundary. Few clubs in any American city sit this close to the houses around them, and that shapes both what membership is like and what homes nearby cost.
The Old Lady and Settindown
Midtown. The in-town course is nine holes, designed in 1912 by Stewart Maiden of Carnoustie, Scotland, and known to members as The Old Lady. The club says Sports Illustrated ranked it among the top five nine-hole courses in the country. The campus also has clay tennis courts, pickleball, a pool and a fitness center.
Settindown, in Roswell. In 1999 the club bought Settindown Creek, an 18-hole course built by Bob Cupp in 1988. The club says Golf Digest rated it 10th in Georgia for 2019-20, and that it has hosted the Nike Tour Championship, U.S. Open sectional qualifying and the U.S. Women's Amateur.
This is not Ansley's first second course. In the 1960s the club built one in Dunwoody, then found that two properties were more than it could carry. In 1969 its members voted to sell, and that course became Dunwoody Country Club.
How Joining Works, and What It Costs
Ansley is one of the few clubs here that describes its process in writing. On its membership page, memberships are by Board invitation, based on a nomination from five sponsoring members, posted at the club for 60 days and reviewed by the Membership Committee. A September 2026 First Call Golf feature reports that the club keeps a multi-year waitlist, and a 2022 trade profile put membership at about 1,600 across both locations.
The fee schedule is not published. Figures online run from about $5,000 to $150,000. Several of the sites quoting them cite each other, or cite estimates that were never sourced, which is how a guess starts to look like a consensus. The club's IRS filing reports about $3.9 million in initiation fees and contributions for 2024, but that is a club-wide total and says nothing about one member's fee.
The more useful number may be a different one. First Call Golf reports an estimated $48 million campaign, called Ansley Forward, to remake the club. A project that size is exactly the kind of thing assessments exist to pay for, so a prospective member should ask how it is being funded and what share falls on new members. Our guide to how club costs work covers why that question matters.
The Homes Around the Club
Ansley Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and its curving streets, small parks and early-20th-century houses are why buyers pay what they do. Our Ansley Park guide puts typical luxury pricing at $1.5 million to $7 million and up. Before planning a renovation there, read our guide to what historic designation does and does not restrict.
Sherwood Forest sits just north of Ansley Park, which bounds it on the south and east. It is a smaller neighborhood that buyers starting in Ansley Park often overlook.
Midtown wraps around the neighborhood to the west and south. Our Midtown guide puts luxury homes and condominiums there at roughly $800,000 to $5 million and up, and the high-rises along Peachtree are the lock-and-leave option for members who want the club without a yard.
If Ansley Is Part of the Plan
- Find your five sponsors first. Without them there is no nomination, and the wait does not start.
- Decide which campus matters. Midtown is a walk from Ansley Park; Settindown is a drive to Roswell.
- Ask how the Ansley Forward campaign is funded, and what it means for assessments.
- Read the club's IRS filings for reserves and debt.
- Buy the house on its own merits. With a multi-year wait, you may live in it for some time before you are a member.
For the other clubs in the city, see our Atlanta country club communities guide.
The Short Version
- Two campuses, 27 holes: nine in Ansley Park, eighteen at Settindown in Roswell.
- Five sponsoring members, a 60-day posting and a multi-year waitlist, per the club and recent reporting.
- Fees are not published, and many of the figures online cite each other.
- A reported $48 million campaign is reshaping the club. Ask how it is being paid for.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Ansley Golf Club membership cost?
Ansley Golf Club does not publish its initiation fee or dues. Figures online range from about $5,000 to $150,000, and several of the sites quoting them cite each other, or cite earlier estimates that were never sourced. The club's IRS filing reports about $3.9 million in initiation fees and contributions for 2024, which is a club-wide total and does not reveal what any one member paid. The current schedule comes from the club once you are nominated.
How do you become a member of Ansley Golf Club?
According to the club, memberships are by Board invitation, based on a nomination presented by five sponsoring members. The nomination is posted at the club for 60 days and reviewed by the Membership Committee. A September 2026 First Call Golf feature reports that the club keeps a multi-year waitlist.
How many holes does Ansley Golf Club have?
Twenty-seven across two locations. The Midtown campus in Ansley Park has a nine-hole course designed in 1912 by Stewart Maiden of Carnoustie, known to members as The Old Lady. The Settindown campus in Roswell has an 18-hole course built by Bob Cupp in 1988, which the club acquired in 1999.
Was Dunwoody Country Club once part of Ansley?
Yes. Ansley Golf Club built a second 18-hole course in Dunwoody in the 1960s. Carrying two properties proved expensive, and in 1969 Ansley's members voted to sell it; 92 charter members formed a new corporation that bought the course and became Dunwoody Country Club. Ansley kept its Midtown campus.
Is Ansley Golf Club in Ansley Park?
Yes. The Midtown campus is at 196 Montgomery Ferry Drive and forms the northeastern boundary of Ansley Park, according to the American Planning Association. Sherwood Forest lies just to the north. The second campus is at Settindown Drive in Roswell.
Do you have to live in Ansley Park to join?
No. The club began as an amenity of Edwin P. Ansley's real estate venture, but membership and home ownership are separate today. Many members live elsewhere in Midtown and Buckhead, and the Roswell course draws from north Fulton.
Disclaimer: The Luxury Realtor Group is not affiliated with Ansley Golf Club. Membership terms, fees, categories and waitlists are set by the club and change over time; confirm them directly with the club. History is drawn from the sources linked in the text. Home price ranges are general market observations, not appraisals.
