- 51st percentileCost, nationwide
- 4Documented amenities
- 1927Founded
Walpole Country Club is a private country club in Walpole, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, weddings events and junior golf.
The initiation fee runs around $25,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include social, family and junior memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, socially active, traditional and competitive.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Play A membership is $33,380. That is below the Massachusetts median of $39,500. Nationwide, it is close to the median of $32,285.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is below the Massachusetts median of $39,500 and higher than about 44% of 39 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Full Play A membership is $25,000.
The listed annual membership dues for Full Play A membership are $8,380. That is approximately $698.33 per month before other fees.
Initiation fee
$25,000
Membership dues
$8,380
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
$275
Cart or trail fee
$15–$30
Guest fee
$125–$150
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 Walpole Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 82.7% of 127 researched Massachusetts Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Full Play A; Full Play B; Full Play Family; Limited Play; Junior Membership; Unaffiliated Junior Membership; Social Membership; Legacy Membership
- Social membership
- Yes
- Family membership
- Yes
- Junior membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Complete the online application with the required deposit; the candidate is posted for member review, interviewed, reviewed by the Membership Committee, and submitted to the Board of Governors. Two member sponsors are standard, with an unsponsored pathway through the Membership Committee or Board.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Walpole Country Club include clubhouse, dining, weddings events and junior golf.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Walpole Country Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- 18 holes | par 71
Course design
- Architects
- Al Zikorus
- Ron Forse
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
- Socially active
- Traditional
- Competitive
Culture context
A traditional, golf-first club with a competitive tournament pedigree and an active member community.
Club History
How long Walpole 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.
Walpole Country Club was founded as a nine-hole club.
The current 18-hole Al Zikorus course opened for play.
The club retained Ron Forse to develop a golf-course master plan.
The clubhouse was completely renovated.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Walpole 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 Play A membership is $33,380. It is below the Massachusetts median of $39,500 and is higher than approximately 44% of 39 compatible peer records. It is close to the nationwide median of $32,285 and is higher than approximately 51% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1927
That represents about 99 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 32% of 123 other Massachusetts Club records with a usable founding year and 64% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1917 in Massachusetts and 1960 nationwide.
Access context
Private access
This access model represents 82.7% of 127 researched Massachusetts 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 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.
- walpolecc.com/getmedia/815ef948-4769-4ce2-b0ba-3acb9d90dbb2… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing, Additional fees
- walpolecc.com/About Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.massgolf.org/news/22-walpole-championships Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.walpolecc.com Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.walpolecc.com/About Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.walpolecc.com/Membership Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Golf-specific feedback is exceptionally positive, with recent reviewers rating course condition, value and pace very highly. The evidence base is strongest for the golf product rather than the wider social experience, but that golf signal is consistent and current.
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.