- 82nd percentileCost, nationwide
- 7Documented amenities
- 1986Founded
Caves Valley Golf Club is a private country club in Owings Mills, Maryland. It is operated by member-owned private club.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, lodging and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $125,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first and competitive.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Invitation Golf Estimate membership is $120,000. That is above the Maryland median of $21,000. Nationwide, it is above the median of $32,285.
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Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Maryland median of $21,000 and higher than about 85% of 13 comparable Clubs there.
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Invitation Golf Estimate membership at approximately $125,000. Other sources report figures as low as $100,000 and as high as $150,000.
Available information estimates the annual membership dues for Invitation Golf Estimate membership at approximately $22,500. That is approximately $1,875 per month before other fees. Other sources report figures as low as $20,000 and as high as $25,000.
Initiation fee
$125,000
Membership dues
$22,500
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 Caves Valley Golf Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 83% of 53 researched Maryland Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Golf Membership
- Golf membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Sponsorship required
- Yes
- Application process
- Invitation-only membership; a current member must sponsor the prospective member.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Caves Valley Golf Club include clubhouse, dining, lodging and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Caves Valley Golf Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- Caves Valley Golf Club18 holes | par 70
Course design
- Architects
- Tom Fazio
Policies
Documented policies for Caves Valley Golf Club cover guest access and dress requirements. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
- Guest policy
- Guests identify themselves and their host Member at the entry gate. A caddie must accompany every golfer, and the hosting Member is normally responsible for guest caddie fees.
- Dress code
- Male golfers must wear sleeved, collared shirts tucked in with Bermuda-length shorts or slacks; women may wear golf slacks, shorts, or skirts with a collared or sleeved top. Denim, athletic attire, cargo pants, leggings, T-shirts, and flip-flops are not permitted on Club grounds.
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 10.6% of 47 researched Maryland Club records.
- Golf-first
- Competitive
Culture context
A competitive, intensely golf-first club built around championship private golf.
Club History
How long Caves Valley 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.
The property that became Caves Valley was acquired for development in the mid-1980s.
Caves Valley Golf Club opened in 1991 around a Tom Fazio course.
The club hosted the U.S. Mid-Amateur in 1995.
Caves Valley hosted the U.S. Senior Open in 2002.
Additional Club Details
Caves Valley Golf Club is operated by member-owned private club.
- Ownership or operator
- member-owned private club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Caves Valley Golf Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Maryland 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 Invitation Golf Estimate membership is $120,000. It is above the Maryland median of $21,000 and is higher than approximately 85% of 13 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $32,285 and is higher than approximately 82% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1986
That represents about 40 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 10% of 50 other Maryland Club records with a usable founding year and 25% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1930 in Maryland and 1960 nationwide.
Access context
Private access
This access model represents 83% of 53 researched Maryland Club records and 72.6% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
Explore Clubs with this access modelClub culture
Competitive
This documented Culture trait is shared by 10.6% of 47 researched Maryland 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.
- clubmembershipcost.com Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.cavesvalley.net Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.cavesvalley.net Research SourceSupports: General research
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What people discuss
Independent course-rating sources are exceptionally positive. 18Birdies shows a 5.0/5 aggregate score across more than two dozen reviews, while Golf Digest's panel rates Caves Valley 4.2/5 and ranks it among Maryland's best, with repeated praise for conditioning, ambience and the overall club experience.
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.