Santa Ana Country Club breaks ground on a $26 million, 33,000-square-foot replacement clubhouse in Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana Country Club in Santa Ana, California, has broken ground on a $26 million, 33,000-square-foot replacement clubhouse. Driver SPG is building the project for a 2027 finish while the club stays open.
Santa Ana Country Club has broken ground on a $26 million replacement clubhouse in Santa Ana, California, a 33,000-square-foot building that will stand in place of the existing house. Driver Special Projects Group, an affiliate of C.W. Driver Companies, is the general contractor. A May 14, 2026 construction release dated the groundbreak and set expected completion in 2027.
Founded in 1901 and described in that coverage as Orange County’s oldest golf club, Santa Ana is remaining in operation while the original structure is demolished and selected items are moved into the new building. The same accounts say the clubhouse had been renovated before, and that aging infrastructure, not a first pass at the rooms, is what pushed the club to a full replacement.
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What the releases describe is a clubhouse organized on a single main floor, with storage pushed below grade. About 26,000 square feet on the main level is planned for dining, event space, and gathering rooms, all reached without a change of floor. Beneath that sits about 6,700 square feet of underground storage for golf carts, bags, and equipment. Construction copy lists custom woodwork, premium stone, and handcrafted metal detailing as the finish language for the new rooms. Design imagery circulating with the groundbreak notices is credited as courtesy Marsh and Associates, Inc.
“Building the new clubhouse at Santa Ana Country Club will be a great next chapter for its longstanding history,” said Mike Sosa, vice president at Driver SPG. “We are excited to build a facility that infuses the unique backstory of the club, while incorporating updated infrastructure that is inviting for generations of members to come.” Rob Tanaka, the club’s general manager, tied the budget to membership: “More than a century after our founding, this investment reflects our members’ commitment to both our history and our future. The new clubhouse will enhance the member experience while preserving the traditions that define our club.”
The $26 million figure and the 33,000-square-foot total also appear in CCR Magazine and in The Registry’s Southern California report. Driver SPG’s own release lists earlier hospitality work at Newport Beach Country Club and the Pendry Newport Beach Elwood Club, separate jobs from this Santa Ana replacement. In scale the project is a full teardown and rebuild, unlike the $14 million renovation that reopened the existing clubhouse at The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe, another California house already in the clubhouses file.
The releases do not name an architect of record, publish a month inside 2027, or document a steel-up date. They also do not itemize a room-by-room program beyond the one-level dining, event, and gathering description and the underground storage floor.
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