- 100th percentileCost, nationwide
- 2Documented amenities
- 1923Founded
Sankaty Head Golf Club is a private sponsored country club in Siasconset, Massachusetts, in Nantucket County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including tennis and beach facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $750,000, with recurring dues documented below.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, traditional and relaxed.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Golf membership is $605,199.96. That is above the Massachusetts median of $35,002.04. Nationwide, it is above the median of $32,285.
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Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Massachusetts median of $35,002.04 and higher than about 100% of 39 comparable Clubs there.
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Golf membership at approximately $750,000. Other sources report figures as low as $600,000 and as high as $900,000.
Available information estimates the monthly membership dues for Golf membership at approximately $433.33.
Initiation fee
$750,000
Membership dues
$433.33
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.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Sankaty Head Golf Club include tennis and beach facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Sankaty Head Golf Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- 18 holes | par 71
Course design
- Architects
- Emerson Armstrong
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 24.6% of 114 researched Massachusetts Club records.
- Golf-first
- Traditional
- Relaxed
Culture context
A golf-first, traditional and relaxed club.
Club History
How long Sankaty Head 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.
Sankaty Head Golf Club's Emerson Armstrong-designed course opened in 1923.
The Sankaty Head Caddie Camp was founded in 1930.
A restoration of the course was completed in 2017.
Additional Club Details
- Ownership or operator
- Sankaty Head Golf Club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Sankaty Head Golf 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 Golf membership is $605,199.96. It is above the Massachusetts median of $35,002.04 and is higher than approximately 100% of 39 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $32,285 and is higher than approximately 100% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1923
That represents about 103 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 39% of 123 other Massachusetts Club records with a usable founding year and 71% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1917 in Massachusetts and 1960 nationwide.
Access context
Other documented access
This access model represents 8.7% of 127 researched Massachusetts Club records and 10.2% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
Club culture
Relaxed
This documented Culture trait is shared by 24.6% of 114 researched Massachusetts Club records and 26% 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/massachusetts/sankaty-head-golf-club Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2021/2021… Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/articles/2019/06/sankat… Research SourceSupports: Club history
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- www.sankatyheadgc.com Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sankatyheadgc.com/about-us Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sankatyheadgc.com/contact-us Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sankatyheadgc.com/default.aspx Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sankatyheadgc.com/employment Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sankatyheadgc.com/weddings-and-events Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Golf Digest's panel reviews are extremely positive, praising the firm-and-fast coastal golf, wind, classic character, scenery and understated atmosphere. The course is repeatedly described as charming and memorable rather than flashy.
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.