- 13th percentileCost, nationwide
- 6Documented amenities
- 1893Founded
Riverside Golf Club is a private invitation country club in North Riverside, Illinois, in Cook County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, locker rooms and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $52,500, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented and traditional.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Golf membership is $5,999.96. That is below the Illinois median of $11,076. Nationwide, it is below the median of $32,320.
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Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is below the Illinois median of $11,076 and higher than about 23% of 30 comparable Clubs there.
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Golf membership at approximately $52,500. Other sources report figures as low as $5,000 and as high as $100,000.
Available information estimates the monthly membership dues for Golf membership at approximately $458.33. Other sources report figures as low as $83.33 and as high as $833.33.
Initiation fee
$52,500
Membership dues
$458.33
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 Riverside Golf Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 10.1% of 139 researched Illinois Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Golf
- Golf membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Use the club’s official membership page to request current membership information and application requirements.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Riverside Golf Club include clubhouse, dining, locker rooms and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Riverside Golf Club includes 1 documented course.
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- Riverside Golf 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 56.8% of 125 researched Illinois Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Traditional
Culture context
A traditional, golf-first and family-oriented club.
Club History
How long Riverside Golf 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.
Riverside Golf Club was formed on July 3, 1893 by twenty-two Riverside citizens.
Riverside helped found the Western Golf Association in 1899.
William Langford's new 18-hole course was completed during the 1917-1919 period.
David Esler oversaw a course renovation in 2015 that restored Langford-style bunkering and expanded several greens.
Additional Club Details
- Ownership or operator
- Riverside Golf Club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Riverside Golf 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 Golf membership is $5,999.96. It is below the Illinois median of $11,076 and is higher than approximately 23% of 30 compatible peer records. It is below the nationwide median of $32,320 and is higher than approximately 13% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1893
That represents about 133 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 97% of 129 other Illinois Club records with a usable founding year and 98% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1922 in Illinois and 1960 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Golf, pool and dining
This combination is also documented at 85 other Illinois Clubs and 2179 other Club records nationwide.
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Other documented access
This access model represents 10.1% of 139 researched Illinois Club records and 10.2% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
Club culture
Traditional
This documented Culture trait is shared by 56.8% of 125 researched Illinois Club records and 35.1% 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.
- countryclubmag.com/illinois/riverside-golf-club Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.rgc1893.org/about-us/history Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.rgc1893.org Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.rgc1893.org/about-us Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.rgc1893.org/membership Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.rgc1893.org/membership/membership-privileges Research SourceSupports: General research