- 75th percentileCost, nationwide
- 5Documented amenities
- 1922Founded
The Kittansett Club is a private member owned equity country club in Marion, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County. It is operated by The Kittansett Club membership.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including 18 hole golf, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $75,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf and social memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, traditional and competitive.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Currentmembership membership is $87,276.96. 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 69% of 39 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Current Membership membership is $75,000.
The listed monthly membership dues for Current Membership membership are $1,023.08.
Initiation fee
$75,000
Membership dues
$1,023.08
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
$800
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 The Kittansett Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 8.7% of 127 researched Massachusetts Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Golf Membership; Social Membership
- Golf membership
- Yes
- Social membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Waitlist
- Waitlist Reported
- Application process
- Approximately 50 prospective members were reported on the current membership waitlist.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at The Kittansett Club include 18 hole golf, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at The Kittansett Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
Course design
- Architects
- William Flynn / Frederic Hood historical attribution
Policies
Documented policies for The Kittansett Club cover dress requirements, tee times and facility schedules. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
- Dress code
- club-appropriate golf attire; verify current detailed policy
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 25.4% of 114 researched Massachusetts Club records.
- Golf-first
- Traditional
- Competitive
Culture context
A traditional, golf-first club with a strongly competitive and championship-oriented identity.
Club History
How long The Kittansett 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.
A club was formed in the early 1920s and play on the newly built course began in 1923.
Gil Hanse began a series of restoration projects at Kittansett in the 2000s, including bunker restoration work.
Additional Club Details
The Kittansett Club is operated by The Kittansett Club membership.
- Ownership or operator
- The Kittansett Club membership
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for The Kittansett 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 Currentmembership membership is $87,276.96. It is above the Massachusetts median of $35,002.04 and is higher than approximately 69% of 39 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $32,285 and is higher than approximately 75% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1922
That represents about 104 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 42% of 123 other Massachusetts Club records with a usable founding year and 73% 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
Competitive
This documented Culture trait is shared by 25.4% of 114 researched Massachusetts 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.
- sites.google.com/pgahq.com/thekittansettclub-gm-home/home Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing, Additional fees
- www.kittansett.org/history Research SourceSupports: Club history
- projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/42035017 Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.golfdigest.com/courses/ma/the-kittansett-club Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Golf-course sentiment is exceptionally strong. Golf Digest panelists praise Kittansett's seaside setting, wind-driven strategy, firm conditions, shot variety, and challenge, while still noting that the course's subtlety and exposed conditions can make it 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.