- 72nd percentileCost, nationwide
- 11Documented amenities
- 1929Founded
The Patterson Club is a private country club in Fairfield, Connecticut.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including dining, pickleball, pool and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $62,500, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include social memberships.
Culture research describes it as family-oriented, socially active, traditional and community-oriented.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Privilege membership is $67,300. That is above the Connecticut median of $40,000. Nationwide, it is above the median of $31,000.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Connecticut median of $40,000 and higher than about 73% of 22 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Full Privilege membership is $62,500.
Reported monthly membership dues range from $400–$500.
Initiation fee
$62,500
Membership dues
$400–$500
These published costs may only apply to a specific membership category, access type or year. Fees, dues, passes, green fees, assessments and availability can change, so confirm current terms with the Club before you commit.
Membership
Here's what's documented about how to join The Patterson Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 89% of 73 researched Connecticut Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Full Privilege; House, Tennis & Pool
- Social membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Waitlist
- Waitlist Reported
- Application process
- Complete the inquiry process, join the Prospective Applicant Waitlist when open, secure one primary and two secondary sponsors, submit an application, interview, authorize a background check, complete the posting period, and receive Board approval.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at The Patterson Club include dining, pickleball, pool and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at The Patterson Club includes 1 documented course.
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- Patterson Clubpar 71
Club Culture & Public Commentary
This section shows what published articles and reviews say about the social atmosphere at this Club, so you can get a sense of the culture before you apply. It only appears when we found real evidence to back it up.
This documented Culture trait is shared by about 33.3% of 69 researched Connecticut Club records.
- Family-oriented
- Socially active
- Traditional
- Community-oriented
Culture context
A family-oriented, socially active, traditional and community-oriented club culture.
Club History
How long The Patterson Club has been around and what's shaped it, based on published sources. A well-documented history can be a sign of stability, but it doesn't tell you about today's management or member experience.
General Electric employees organized The Patterson Club as a dining and social club with 20 charter members.
The Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed golf course formally opened on June 28, 1947.
The membership purchased the property from General Electric and the club became member-owned.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for The Patterson Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Connecticut and nationwide. A few of the most decision-relevant ones are already called out next to their facts earlier on this page; this section has the complete picture, using only facts we have enough research behind to compare fairly.
Membership market position
First-year membership cost comparison
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Privilege membership is $67,300. It is above the Connecticut median of $40,000 and is higher than approximately 73% of 22 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $31,000 and is higher than approximately 72% of 1154 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1929
That represents about 97 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 36% of 71 other Connecticut Club records with a usable founding year and 62% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1923 in Connecticut and 1960 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Golf, racquets and pool
This combination is also documented at 40 other Connecticut Clubs and 1840 other Club records nationwide.
Access context
Private access
This access model represents 89% of 73 researched Connecticut Club records and 72.6% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
Explore Clubs with this access modelClub culture
Community-oriented
This documented Culture trait is shared by 33.3% of 69 researched Connecticut Club records and 28.9% of 3402 researched records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this culture traitBlank or unresearched fields are excluded, the number of Clubs compared varies by fact, and this Club is never counted in its own comparison group. These are benchmarks from our own directory, not market-wide estimates, so treat them as directional rather than exact.
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Sources & Verification
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- countryclubmag.com Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.gacmaa.org Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- thepattersonclub.com Research SourceSupports: Club history
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