Pleasant Valley Country Club

PrivateMembership is required to use the Club; it is not open to the general public.ActiveThe Club is currently open and operating.Golf-firstGolf is the Club's central focus, ahead of other amenities or social programming.TraditionalThe Club emphasizes long-standing customs, etiquette, and heritage over a modern or casual style.
  • 35th percentileCost, nationwide
  • 8Documented amenities
  • 1961Founded
Map illustration marking the location of Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts.

Pleasant Valley Country Club is a private country club in Sutton, Massachusetts, in Worcester County.

It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including driving range, practice facility, pro shop and other documented facilities.

The initiation fee runs around $10,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include national memberships.

Culture research describes it as golf-first, traditional and competitive.

The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $16,999.96. That is below the Massachusetts median of $39,500. Nationwide, it is below the median of $32,142.50.

Location & Directions

95 Armsby Road, Sutton, MA, 1590
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Membership & Golf Access Cost

It is below the Massachusetts median of $39,500 and higher than about 31% of 39 comparable Clubs there.

The listed initiation fee for Full Golf membership is $10,000.

The listed monthly membership dues for Full Golf membership are $583.33.

Initiation fee

$10,000

One Time · Full Golf · Effective 2026

Membership dues

$583.33

Monthly · Full Golf · Effective 2023

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

$150

Monthly · Member · Effective 2025

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 Pleasant Valley Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.

This access model represents about 83.3% of 126 researched Massachusetts Club records.

Membership options and availability

Membership types
Golf Membership
National membership
Yes

Joining requirements

Application process
Submit the club’s membership inquiry or contact the membership team for current membership information and enrollment.

Amenities & Facilities

Reported amenities at Pleasant Valley Country Club include driving range, practice facility, pro shop and other documented facilities.

Available amenities
  • Driving Range
  • Practice Facility
  • Pro Shop
  • Locker Rooms
  • Clubhouse
  • Dining
  • Fitness
  • Pool

Golf

Golf at Pleasant Valley Country Club includes 1 documented course.

Course overview

Courses
1
Course details
  • 18 holes | par 72

Course design

Architects
  • Don Hoenig

Policies

Documented policies for Pleasant Valley Country Club cover tee times and facility schedules. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.

Visitor and play policies

Tee-time policy
Guest play is permitted with or without a member present, subject to the Club's current booking and golf rules.; Full, Associate and Weekday golf memberships receive seven-day advance tee-time reservation privileges.

Operating hours

Operating hours
  • Tuesday through Friday, and after 1:00 p.m. on weekends and Holidays

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 24.8% of 113 researched Massachusetts Club records.

  • Golf-first
  • Traditional
  • Competitive

Culture context

A traditional, golf-first club with a deeply competitive professional-tournament heritage.

Club History

How long Pleasant Valley 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.

  1. The Pleasant Valley property was carved from a 350-acre apple orchard beginning in 1959.

  2. Pleasant Valley Country Club opened in 1961.

  3. Professional golf arrived with the LPGA Lady Carling Open in 1962.

  4. The club began hosting PGA Tour competition in 1965 with the Carling World Open.

Additional statistics

Additional Statistics

Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Pleasant Valley Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Massachusetts 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 membership is $16,999.96. It is below the Massachusetts median of $39,500 and is higher than approximately 31% of 39 compatible peer records. It is below the nationwide median of $32,142.50 and is higher than approximately 35% of 1020 compatible peer records.

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Club age context

Founded in 1961

That represents about 65 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 25% of 122 other Massachusetts Club records with a usable founding year and 48% of 3514 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1917 in Massachusetts and 1959 nationwide.

Documented Club profile

Golf, fitness and dining

This combination is also documented at 29 other Massachusetts Clubs and 1603 other Club records nationwide.

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Club culture

Competitive

This documented Culture trait is shared by 24.8% of 113 researched Massachusetts Club records and 14.3% of 3391 researched records nationwide.

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Sources & Verification

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  1. pleasantvalleycc.clubhouseonline-e3.net/2023_PV_Membership_… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
  2. www.pleasantvalleycc.com/membership-information Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
  3. www.pleasantvalleycc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025_PV… Cost SourceSupports: Additional fees
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  1. www.pleasantvalleycc.com Research SourceSupports: Club history
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  3. www.pleasantvalleycc.com/about-pleasant-valley-country-club Research SourceSupports: General research
  4. www.pleasantvalleycc.com/club-rules Research SourceSupports: General research
  5. www.pleasantvalleycc.com/dining Research SourceSupports: General research
  6. www.pleasantvalleycc.com/golf-outings Research SourceSupports: General research
  7. www.pleasantvalleycc.com/page-sitemap.xml Research SourceSupports: General research