- 77th percentileCost, nationwide
- 1Documented amenity
- 3Golf courses
- 1924Founded
Medinah Country Club is a private country club in Medinah, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is operated by not_found.
It has 3 documented golf courses, with amenities including dining.
The initiation fee runs around $85,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf, family, 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 Full Golf Estimate membership is $92,200. That is above the Illinois median of $10,999.98. Nationwide, it is above the median of $32,285.
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Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Illinois median of $10,999.98 and higher than about 83% of 30 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Full Golf Estimate membership is $85,000.
The listed monthly membership dues for Full Golf Estimate membership are $600.
Initiation fee
$85,000
Membership dues
$600
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 Medinah Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Regular; Associate; National; International; Social Regular
- Golf membership
- Yes
- Family membership
- Yes
- National membership
- Yes
- Nonresident membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Sponsorship required
- Yes
- Application process
- Historical club reports documented capped categories and development of a Regular-membership waiting list; current availability should be reconfirmed.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Medinah Country Club include dining.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Medinah Country Club includes 3 documented courses.
Only about 3.6% of 139 other Illinois Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.
- Courses
- 3
- Course details
- Medinah Country Clubpar 72
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 16% of 125 researched Illinois Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Socially active
- Traditional
- Competitive
- Racquets-focused
Culture context
The supported culture is traditional, golf-first, competitive, family-oriented, socially active, and racquets-focused.
Club History
How long Medinah 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.
Medinah Country Club was founded in 1924.
Course No. 1 opened in 1925.
The clubhouse and Course No. 2 opened in 1926.
Course No. 3 opened in 1928.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Medinah 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 Full Golf Estimate membership is $92,200. It is above the Illinois median of $10,999.98 and is higher than approximately 83% of 30 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $32,285 and is higher than approximately 77% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1924
That represents about 102 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 43% of 129 other Illinois Club records with a usable founding year and 69% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1922 in Illinois and 1960 nationwide.
Golf scale
3 documented courses
Only 3.6% of 139 other Illinois Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses, compared with 3.5% of 3839 nationwide.
Find Clubs with this many coursesClub culture
Competitive
This documented Culture trait is shared by 16% of 125 researched Illinois Club records and 14.3% 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.
- alisterlinks.com Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.medinahcc.org Research SourceSupports: Club history
- financebuzz.com Research SourceSupports: General research
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- medinahcc.org Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.golfdigest.com Research SourceSupports: General research
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What people discuss
Medinah draws exceptionally strong independent golf commentary for its history, conditioning and championship-caliber courses. Golf Digest panelists praise both the challenge of No. 3 and the playability of No. 2, while also noting a friendly membership and helpful staff.
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.