- 95th percentileCost, nationwide
- 9Documented amenities
- 2Golf courses
- 1882Founded
The Country Club is a private country club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
It has 2 documented golf courses, with amenities including clubhouse, tennis, platform tennis and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $250,000, with recurring dues documented below.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, socially active, traditional and formal.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Membership Estimate membership is $262,000. That is above the Massachusetts median of $35,002.04. Nationwide, it is above the median of $31,940.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Massachusetts median of $35,002.04 and higher than about 87% of 39 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Full Membership Estimate membership is $250,000.
Reported monthly membership dues for Full Membership Estimate membership range from $1,000–$2,000.
Initiation fee
$250,000
Membership dues
$1,000–$2,000
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 The 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.
- Application process
- Applicants are sponsored by two current members, submit personal references, attend a reception with the admissions committee, and are ultimately considered by the club’s admissions process.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at The Country Club include clubhouse, tennis, platform tennis and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
- Shooting facilities
- Yes
Golf
Golf at The Country Club includes 2 documented courses.
Only about 4.8% of 126 other Massachusetts Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.
Course overview
- Courses
- 2
- Course details
- Main Course18 holes | par 71
- Primrose9 holes | par 35
Course design
- Architects
- Rees Jones
- Gil Hanse
Policies
Documented policies for The Country Club cover facility schedules. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
- Operating hours
- Tuesday, October 23, 1979, 7:45 p.m. home of Cay Morrison, 1801 Beacon St
- Wednesday, May 7, 1980 at 8:00 p.m. at the home of Sally Barnett, 34 Westminster Rd
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 5.3% of 113 researched Massachusetts Club records.
- Golf-first
- Socially active
- Traditional
- Formal
- Competitive
- Racquets-focused
Culture context
A traditional, formal, golf-first, competitive, racquets-focused, and socially active club culture.
Club History
How long The 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.
The Country Club was founded in 1882.
The club's first six golf holes were laid out in 1893.
The Country Club became one of the five charter clubs that founded the United States Golf Association in 1894.
Willie Campbell expanded the golf course to a full 18 holes by 1899.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for The 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 Membership Estimate membership is $262,000. It is above the Massachusetts median of $35,002.04 and is higher than approximately 87% of 39 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $31,940 and is higher than approximately 95% of 1020 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1882
That represents about 144 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 98% of 122 other Massachusetts Club records with a usable founding year and 99% of 3514 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1918 in Massachusetts and 1959 nationwide.
Golf scale
2 documented courses
Only 4.8% of 126 other Massachusetts Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses, compared with 11.3% of 3828 nationwide.
Find Clubs with this many coursesAccess context
Private access
This access model represents 83.3% of 126 researched Massachusetts Club records and 72.7% of 3826 researched records nationwide.
Explore Clubs with this access modelClub culture
Formal
This documented Culture trait is shared by 5.3% of 113 researched Massachusetts Club records and 3.3% of 3391 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/the-country-club-brookline… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.tcc1882.org/club/scripts/library/view_document.asp Research SourceSupports: Club history
- newtonconservators.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1979-80.p… Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.tcc1882.org Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Golf Digest places The Country Club among the top courses in the United States and rates its Main Course 4.3/5. Panelists repeatedly praise the variety, history, strategic architecture, firm conditions and distinctive experience, while also emphasizing that championship setups can make it extremely demanding.
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.