- 77th percentileCost, nationwide
- 8Documented amenities
- 1879Founded
La Grange Country Club is a private country club in La Grange, Illinois.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including practice facility, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $79,500, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include national and nonresident memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, socially active and traditional.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Regular membership is $90,780. That is above the Illinois median of $15,000.04. Nationwide, it is above the median of $31,000.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Illinois median of $15,000.04 and higher than about 82% of 39 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Regular membership is $79,500.
The listed monthly membership dues for Regular membership are $940.
Initiation fee
$79,500
Membership dues
$940
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.
Additional Fees & Minimums
These are charges we found on top of membership dues or golf-access pricing shown above. Add them to your budget if they apply to your membership category or how you plan to use the Club.
Food & beverage minimum
$2,500
Assessment
$120
Locker or storage fee
$640
Charges can change and may not apply to every member. Confirm the current amount, billing period and membership category directly with the Club.
Membership
Here's what's documented about how to join La Grange Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Regular Membership; Social Membership; Dining Membership
- National membership
- Yes
- Nonresident membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Sponsorship required
- Yes
- Application process
- Membership is by invitation; the candidate form requires three current-member sponsors and club review.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at La Grange Country Club include practice facility, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
Racquet sports
- Court details
- 4 Tennis courts | Clay surface
- 4 Paddle courts
Club facilities and recreation
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at La Grange Country Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- 18 holes | par 71
Course design
- Architects
- Thomas Bendelow
Policies
Documented policies for La Grange Country Club cover guest access, dress requirements and facility schedules. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
Visitor and play policies
- Guest policy
- Invited golf guests should check in at the Golf Shop to confirm their playing time; guest locker facilities are available.
- Dress code
- Country club casual is the general Clubhouse standard. On the golf course, jeans, cut-offs, running or gym shorts, collarless shirts for men, sleeveless T-shirts and tennis attire are not permitted; shorts should be mid-thigh length or longer.
Operating hours
- Operating hours
- Reported schedule 1Sunday 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Adults $17; Children $12 Hours of Operation Lunch (19th Hole) & Dinner Wednesda
- Reported schedule 2Sunday Sunday Brunch 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Reminder The Trial Membership Program begins May 1st 2017 Officers & Governors
- Reported schedule 3Friday, April 21st, 2017 at 6 p.m. Experience local brewing at its finest! Alter Brewing Company, founded in 2013
- Reported schedule 4Sunday, May 14th, 2017 10 a.m., 11 a.m., Noon & 1 p.m. $37 Adults; $17 Children Buffet Includes: Chips, Salsa, Guacamole, Mexican Sala
Showing 4 of 5 distinct schedules. The source did not identify which Club facility each schedule belongs to. Confirm the relevant hours before visiting.
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 traditional, family-oriented and golf-first club with active social programming, racquet sports and member dining.
Club History
How long La Grange 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.
Fifty charter members established La Grange Country Club in 1899.
The club moved its clubhouse and established a new 18-hole course at its current site in 1913.
La Grange Country Club hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1974.
The club hosted the U.S. Women's Open again in 1981.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for La Grange 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 Regular membership is $90,780. It is above the Illinois median of $15,000.04 and is higher than approximately 82% of 39 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $31,000 and is higher than approximately 77% of 1153 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1879
That represents about 147 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 100% of 129 other Illinois Club records with a usable founding year and 100% 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.lagrangecc.org/files/La Grange Country Club Membership … Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing, Additional fees
- www.lagrangecc.org/history Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.lagrangecc.org Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.lagrangecc.org/about Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.lagrangecc.org/amenities Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.lagrangecc.org/amenities/racquets Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.lagrangecc.org/files/April 17 Newsletter.pdf Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.lagrangecc.org/files/DearGuestofLaGrangeCountryClub.pdf Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.lagrangecc.org/files/DRESS CODE 3.25.pdf Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.lagrangecc.org/golf Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.lagrangecc.org/membership Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.lagrangecc.org/membership/categories Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Available independent event reviews are strongly positive about staff, food and venue execution. The review sample is relatively small and event-heavy, so it supports a favorable guest-service reputation more clearly than a comprehensive member-sentiment conclusion.
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.