On October 1, 2026, a company called SHC Golf Partners, LLC took over the lease for Spanish Hills Club at 999 Crestview Avenue. SHC Golf Partners is owned by an affiliate of Century Golf Partners and by Root'n USA. Century Golf Partners now manages the club. The same partnership bought Las Posas Country Club, on the other side of town, in a deal announced in 2021.
So for the first time, both of Camarillo's private country clubs are run by the same operator. For anyone living below the Spanish Hills clubhouse, that one fact explains most of what this change could mean. The Las Posas side of the partnership has a five-year public record, and much of it is still open to interpretation.
| Spanish Hills Club | Las Posas Country Club | |
|---|---|---|
| How the partnership came in | Took over the lease, effective October 1, 2026 | Bought the club; sale closed December 31, 2020 |
| Who was in charge before | Camaraderie Clubs, led by Travis Brasher, for six years | Member-owned; members voted to sell |
| Partner named at the time | Root'n USA | HKI, an affiliate of Hankuk Industry |
| Management | Century Golf Partners | Century Golf Partners, under Arnold Palmer Golf Management |
| Clubhouse restaurant | TOPA Restaurant & Lounge | Oscar's Grill, plus a dining room |
| Course | 18-hole Robert E. Cupp championship course, opened 1993 | 18 holes |
A Lease Changed Hands on Crestview Avenue
What happened on October 1 was a lease transfer. The club's land was not sold. SHC Golf Partners acquired the lease from Camaraderie Clubs, which held it and managed the club for the previous six years. In the announcement, Century Golf credited Camaraderie with "making significant investments" during that time. Neither that release nor the version on Century Golf's own website names who owns the property underneath the club.
The management change is also less sudden than the date makes it look. Century Golf Partners says it has been supporting Spanish Hills since September 2024, so the company was already working with the club for about two years before it took over the lease. The release also says the club's on-site team stays in place and operations continue without interruption.
That means the first weeks of October should look much like September for anyone booking a tee time, a tennis court or a table at TOPA. The bigger change is who decides what happens next. Those decisions now sit with an operator that also runs a club about a fifteen-minute drive away.
Las Posas Has a Five-Year Head Start
Las Posas Country Club is the best local evidence of how this partnership works. The sale was finalized December 31, 2020, and announced on January 29, 2021. At the time, the club said its members had voted overwhelmingly to sell. Century Golf said it would manage Las Posas under its Arnold Palmer Golf Management brand and give members reciprocal access to the worldwide Palmer Advantage network.
According to Golf Inc.'s February 2021 report, existing golf members were told they would get annual dues credits for several years and would face no member assessments. The coverage also promised "extensive capital improvements" to the club and its 18-hole course. The Camarillo Acorn's report on the sale used similar language.
Five years later, no public reporting lists which of those improvements were finished or when. The most detailed course work at Las Posas that has been reported actually came before the sale. Course designer Cary Bickler redid the front nine in 2008 and the back nine in 2010. The back-nine work included moving the hill on No. 14 and adding six bunkers, according to the Ventura County Star. Today, the Las Posas website describes Oscar's Grill as serving members for more than 35 years, with dining open to members and invited guests.
For Spanish Hills, Las Posas shows the kind of commitments this partnership puts in writing when it takes over a club: credits and a no-assessment pledge for members, plus access to a reciprocal network. The October 1 announcement for Spanish Hills includes no list of commitments like that. Its only stated plans come from the executives' quotes.
"Travis Brasher and Camaraderie Clubs built a solid foundation at Spanish Hills, and we are grateful for their work. Alongside Las Posas, this deepens our roots in Camarillo and positions us to keep growing and improving the Club." Jim Hinckley, Partner and CEO, Century Golf Partners
What a Shared Operator Has and Hasn't Announced
With the same company running both clubs, the obvious question is whether members of one can play or dine at the other. So far, nothing has been announced. The October 1 release says nothing about reciprocal play, joint events or shared staff between Spanish Hills and Las Posas. The only Las Posas reciprocity on record is the 2021 promise of Palmer Advantage access, and that announcement does not mention Spanish Hills. Until one of the clubs says otherwise, members should treat any cross-club access as a question to ask, not something to assume.
The ownership names don't match up exactly either. In 2021, Century Golf's partner at Las Posas was identified as HKI, described as an affiliate of Hankuk Industry, which is owned by Shin Il Yoo. The 2026 release says Root'n USA owns Las Posas Country Club and Marbella Country Club in San Juan Capistrano. It describes the partnership that bought Las Posas as Century Golf and Root'n USA. No public source we found explains how HKI and Root'n USA are related.
The second quote in the announcement comes from Root'n USA:
"Spanish Hills has one of the most remarkable settings in Southern California. With Century Golf Partners now managing the Club, we look forward to honoring the Club's foundation while building an even stronger future." Seh Yoo, CFO, Root'n USA
The Hilltop That Two TV Productions Picked
Seh Yoo's point about the setting matches how the club describes itself. The announcement places Spanish Hills on one of Camarillo's highest points, with panoramic views across Ventura County. It also says the club recently served as a filming location for Netflix's "Beef" Season 2 and Apple TV's "Palm Royale."
Netflix's own location guide, published April 18, 2026, explains how the club was used. The season is built around the fictional Monte Vista Point Country Club, and production combined two real clubs to create it. Spanish Hills' tennis courts and golf course became Monte Vista Point's outdoor athletic facilities. The Montecito Club in Santa Barbara supplied the big lawns and clubhouse exteriors. Production designer Grace Yun told Netflix she worked the natural surroundings of those clubs into the show's look, including the foliage, trees and mountains at sunset.
The courts and fairways the show used are the same facilities the new operator now manages. They are also what the club highlights in its membership offerings. Spanish Hills currently advertises four membership categories: All-In, Athletic, Social Club and Poolside. The club describes itself as a home for families and individuals to connect through tennis, fitness and year-round social events.
TOPA's Hours and Questions for the Front Desk
TOPA Restaurant & Lounge is the part of the club most residents are likely to see week to week. The club says the restaurant was recently upgraded with a "multi-million dollar renovation." The page doesn't give a date for that work or name a chef. The posted hours are:
- Monday through Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Those hours come from an undated page on the club's website. Since the management change only took effect on October 1, it's a good idea to confirm them with the club before planning a dinner. The pages we reviewed also don't say clearly whether nonmembers can book a regular meal at TOPA.
For members, or for neighbors considering a membership, the Las Posas record suggests a few questions to ask the club this fall:
- Will current Spanish Hills members get any dues credits or a no-assessment commitment like the ones Las Posas golf members were offered in 2021?
- Does the Palmer Advantage reciprocal network that Las Posas joined now include Spanish Hills?
- Is there, or will there be, any arrangement that lets members play or dine at Las Posas?
- Are the four membership categories and TOPA's current hours staying the same under Century Golf's management?
The announcement makes one firm commitment: the on-site team at Spanish Hills remains in place.
The new operator could change what owning a home near the club feels like, and how buyers see the course and clubhouse. At Puckett Team Real Estate, we follow changes like this on the hill closely. If you want to know how changes at the club could affect what your Spanish Hills home is worth, start with a free home valuation from our team.
