Cave Creek Golf Course Homes For Sale
Cave Creek has three distinct golf communities — a private club in a master-planned community, a gated community built around a public course, and an older established neighborhood around a semi-private course with dramatic elevation changes. Each serves a different buyer profile and carries a different price range and HOA structure.
Tatum Ranch Golf Club
The Tatum Ranch Golf Club is a private, 18-hole club designed by Robert Cupp, located inside the Tatum Ranch master-planned community. The course features lush fairways, one lake, and a walker-friendly layout. Membership is separate from Tatum Ranch HOA dues and includes a fitness center, Junior Olympic swimming pool, pro shop, and clubhouse dining. Homes adjacent to the course in Tatum Ranch range from $600K for established single-family homes to $1M+ for larger custom lots in the gated sub-communities like Tatum Greens. Golf membership is optional — you can live in Tatum Ranch without joining the club.
Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club
Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club is a public, 18-hole course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. — the only fully public golf course in Cave Creek. No club membership required to play or to live in the community. The surrounding Dove Valley Ranch gated community is 850 acres of Sonoran Desert, with street lighting limited to intersections to preserve dark-sky views. Single-family homes, condos, and golf course–view lots make up the residential product. Prices range from the mid-$500Ks for smaller non-course-view homes to $1.2M+ for premium fairway or mountain view properties.
Rancho Manana Golf Club
Rancho Manana Golf Club is a semi-private course near downtown Cave Creek with dramatic elevation changes and panoramic valley and mountain views. Consistently ranked among Arizona's top courses, and one of the few in the Phoenix area ranked in the top 50 nationally for women golfers. The residential community around it is one of Cave Creek's older and larger-lot neighborhoods, developed from 1974 onward, with established landscaping and homes typically in the $700K–$1.5M range.
Key Takeaways
- Cave Creek has three golf communities: Tatum Ranch (private club, gated options), Dove Valley Ranch (public course, gated community), and Rancho Manana (semi-private, dramatic views).
- Club membership at Tatum Ranch Golf Club is separate from the Tatum Ranch HOA and is optional. Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club is public — no membership required.
- Golf course homes in Cave Creek range from roughly $600K (Tatum Ranch) to $1.5M+ (Rancho Manana, premium Dove Valley lots).
- Wildfire insurance availability varies in Cave Creek. Verify coverage options before going under contract on any property adjacent to desert open space.