BallenIsles, Palm Beach Gardens: Homes, Golf, and Membership

BallenIsles is a mandatory-membership golf club community in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Buyers shopping Jupiter-area golf often land here because the club publishes three championship courses, several resident membership packages, and a large residential footprint — not because it is inside the Town of Jupiter.

Direct answer: BallenIsles Country Club's membership page describes a mandatory membership equity club that requires homeownership. Resident packages listed there are Full Golf, Sports, Racquets (Tennis & Pickleball), and Social/Fitness (limited). The same page states there are nearly 1,600 residences in 33 neighborhoods and six dining facilities. Public pages do not list initiation, equity, or dues.

If you are comparing golf communities across the Jupiter / Palm Beach Gardens corridor, start with the Jupiter golf lifestyle guide and best golf course communities in Palm Beach County. Nearby clubs already covered on this site include Old Palm Golf Club and Frenchman's Creek. Town-versus-city context is in Jupiter vs Palm Beach Gardens.

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What the club itself publishes

BallenIsles.org is the primary source for this page. Marketing adjectives on the homepage are not restated here as facts. What follows is limited to statements the club makes about membership, housing count, golf, and facilities.

The membership page states that BallenIsles is a mandatory membership equity club and that homeownership is required. It lists four resident packages: Full Golf, Sports, Racquets (Tennis & Pickleball), and Social/Fitness (limited). It also states that the community has nearly 1,600 residences in 33 neighborhoods and six dining facilities.

Those housing and dining figures are the club's own published numbers. They are not a census count and they are not a current MLS inventory. If a listing flyer uses a different residence count, treat the club page and the association documents as the documents to reconcile — not a blog.

Three courses the golf page names

The BallenIsles golf page lists three championship courses: East, North, and South. It states the property was originally developed as the home of the PGA of America and that it hosted the PGA Championship, the World Cup, the PGA Senior Championship, and PGA TOUR Qualifying School.

East Course

The golf page states the East Course is a par 72. It lists a PGA tee of 7,474 yards with a rating of 76.5 and a slope of 145. It attributes the original East and North designs to Dick Wilson and Joe Lee, and it states that a Nicklaus Design renovation began in April 2022 and was unveiled in January 2023.

North Course

The golf page states the North Course opened in 1964 as nine holes, that Joe Lee added a back nine in 1969, and that the course is a par 72. It also describes a 2013 renovation attributed to Kipp Schulties.

South Course

The golf page states the South Course was redesigned by Rees Jones and opened in January 2020. It nicknames holes 7, 8, and 9 “The Stretch.” Public pages used for this guide do not publish a South Course tee-yardage table, so none is repeated here.

Membership packages (as the club lists them)

Use this table as a reading guide to the club's membership page, not as a substitute for an application package. The club does not publish dollar amounts on that page.

Package	What the membership page states
Full Golf	7-day advance tee times; greens fees included; trail fee for private carts; Troon Privé
Sports	May–October golf anytime; November–April golf after 12 noon; 5-day advance tee times
Racquets	Tennis & Pickleball
Social/Fitness	Listed as limited; the public page does not expand the benefits

Because membership is mandatory and tied to homeownership, the package you can buy is part of the real-estate decision. Confirm which package conveys with a given resale, whether a wait list or conversion applies, and what the club currently charges. Those numbers change and they are not on the public pages cited below.

Sports membership is the package with the most seasonal detail on the public page: golf anytime from May through October, then after 12 noon from November through April, with 5-day advance tee times. Full Golf is listed with 7-day advance tee times, greens fees included, a trail fee for private carts, and Troon Privé. If a listing says “golf included,” ask which of those two packages is actually on the account.

Practice facilities the golf page describes

The golf page describes a 65-bay, two-sided, 12-acre Long Game practice facility; a 4-acre Short Game area with a 25,000-square-foot Snead Green; and a '71 Learning Center with two indoor and two outdoor bays. Those descriptions are the club's. They are included because a buyer walking the property should know what the club claims is on site — not because this page independently measured the bays.

Confirm the membership package that actually conveys with the house you want.
Read the HOA and club documents for assessments, equity, and any food-and-beverage minimums — none of which appear on the public membership page.
Walk the specific neighborhood inside the 33 the club names; amenities and housing types are not uniform across a 1,600-residence community.
Compare Palm Beach Gardens municipal services and taxes with Jupiter if you are also shopping in-town. See what to know about HOAs before buying in Jupiter for the document checklist that still applies inside a club.

FAQ

Is BallenIsles a mandatory-membership club?

Yes. The club's membership page describes BallenIsles as a mandatory membership equity club and states that homeownership is required.

How many golf courses does BallenIsles have?

The club's golf page lists three championship courses: East, North, and South.

Are initiation fees and dues published online?

No. The public membership and golf pages used for this guide do not list initiation, equity, or monthly dues. Confirm current figures with the club before you write an offer.

Is BallenIsles in Jupiter or Palm Beach Gardens?

The club's own site places BallenIsles in Palm Beach Gardens. Buyers comparing Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens should treat it as a Palm Beach Gardens address, not a Town of Jupiter address.