Well, let me tell ya ’bout this Fairbanks Ranch Country Club place. It’s somethin’ else, I tell ya.
First off, they got these big ol’ houses there, like the one on El Apajo. Number 6314, they say. Luxury livin’, they call it. I seen pictures, even some of them fancy 3D tours. Houses are so big, you could get lost in ’em. And the prices? Don’t even get me started. Costs more than all the land my grandpappy ever owned, that’s for sure. But if you got the money, I guess it’s nice. They got all sorts of houses for sale, brand new ones too. You could find your dream home there, if your dreams are real fancy.
Then there’s this other place nearby, Rancho Pacifica. They say it’s got 148 of them luxury homes, too. Close to the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. And it ain’t far from the beaches, the racetrack, places to spend your money, and things to look at. Sounds like a busy place to me. I like my peace and quiet, but some folks like all that hustle and bustle, I guess.
Now, about this country club itself. Been around since 1984, they say. That’s a long time, even for an old gal like me. It’s on a big piece of land, 274 acres, they say. City of San Diego owns it, but the club uses a Rancho Santa Fe address. Don’t make no sense to me, but that’s what they do. Used to be owned by the members, you know, the folks who played golf there. But then in 2016, some company from San Francisco, Bay Club Company they called it, bought the place. Don’t know how much they paid, but I bet it was a whole heap of money.
- Founded in 1984
- 274 acres of land
- Owned by City of San Diego
- Rancho Santa Fe address
- Sold to Bay Club Company in 2016
It’s a golf club, see? For playin’ that game with the little white balls. I never understood that game. Seems like a lot of walkin’ around for nothin’. But folks seem to like it. They got a whole course there, greens and all that. And they got other fancy things too, I hear. Swimming pools, tennis courts, places to eat fancy food. All that stuff costs money, of course.
Reminds me of that Tucson Country Club. It’s one of them private clubs, you know, gotta apply and get invited to join. Just livin’ near it ain’t enough, no sir. You gotta pay to play, they say. Dues can be anywhere from 250 to a thousand dollars a month, dependin’ on what kind of member you are. A whole lotta money, if you ask me.
And get this, there’s this place in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Country Club they call it. It’s real high up on the fancy list, number six or somethin’. To get in there, you gotta pay a quarter of a million dollars just to start! Can you believe that? Quarter of a million! That’s more money than I’ll see in ten lifetimes. But I guess some folks got it like that. Golf is a big deal, I hear. Companies makin’ money off it, like that Mizuno and Topgolf Callaway. Big business, that golfin’ is.
So, back to Fairbanks Ranch. It’s one of them fancy places, like them other ones I told ya about. Big houses, golf, all that stuff. If you got the money, it’s probably a nice place to be. Me? I’m happy with my little place. Don’t need all that fancy stuff. But it’s interesting to hear about, ain’t it? Makes you wonder how them rich folks live. Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, it’s a name you hear whispered ’round here, like it’s somethin’ special. And I guess, for some folks, it is.
They got homes for sale in Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, new listings all the time. Like I said, dream homes, if you can afford ’em. They show you all the pictures, try to get you hooked. It’s a whole different world than the one I know, that’s for sure. But it’s part of this place, part of the landscape, so to speak. And who knows, maybe one day I’ll win the lottery and go buy myself one of them big houses, with a golf cart and everything. Ha! A girl can dream, can’t she?
Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. Remember that name. It means somethin’ ’round here, even if it don’t mean nothin’ to an old gal like me. It’s a place of fancy livin’, that’s for sure. And that’s all there is to it.
