- 18th percentileCost, nationwide
- 9Documented amenities
- 1922Founded
Idlewild Country Club is a private country club in Flossmoor, Illinois.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, pool and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $5,000, with recurring dues documented below.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, socially active and traditional.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Golfmembership membership is $11,000. That is below the Illinois median of $27,000. Nationwide, it is below the median of $29,800.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is below the Illinois median of $27,000 and higher than about 15% of 13 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Golf Membership membership is $5,000.
The listed monthly membership dues for Golf Membership membership are $500.
Initiation fee
$5,000
Membership dues
$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.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Idlewild Country Club include clubhouse, dining, pool and other documented facilities.
Racquet sports
- Court details
- 2 Pickleball courts
Club facilities and recreation
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Idlewild Country Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- Idlewild Country Club18 holes | par 72
Course design
- Architects
- William Langford
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 34.4% of 125 researched Illinois Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Socially active
- Traditional
- Racquets-focused
- Dining-focused
Culture context
A golf-first, family-oriented, traditional, socially active, racquets-focused, and dining-focused club culture.
Club History
How long Idlewild Country 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.
The club's official history identifies 1908 as the beginning of Idlewild Country Club.
Idlewild added a swimming pool in 1958.
The club added pickleball courts as part of its expanding family recreation program.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Idlewild Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Illinois 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 Golfmembership membership is $11,000. It is below the Illinois median of $27,000 and is higher than approximately 15% of 13 compatible peer records. It is below the nationwide median of $29,800 and is higher than approximately 18% of 319 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1922
That represents about 104 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 53% of 129 other Illinois Club records with a usable founding year and 73% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1922 in Illinois and 1960 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Golf, racquets and pool
This combination is also documented at 63 other Illinois Clubs and 1840 other Club records nationwide.
Club culture
Racquets-focused
This documented Culture trait is shared by 34.4% of 125 researched Illinois Club records and 31.6% 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
These are the sources behind the facts above. Check them yourself before making a decision, since some information may have changed since it was published.
- www.idlewildcountryclub.com/membership Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.idlewildcountryclub.com/about Research SourceSupports: Club history
- countryclubmag.com/illinois/idlewild-country-club Research SourceSupports: General research
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What people discuss
Independent event and guest feedback is overwhelmingly positive. WeddingWire reports 5.0/5 across 10 reviews and also surfaces a much larger Google signal around 4.5/5, with repeated praise for food, staff professionalism, venue appearance and smooth event execution.
This is what people commonly say about this Club in public reviews and articles, not a member survey or a rating from us. Weigh it alongside the facts above, not in place of them.