- 80th percentileCost, nationwide
- 10Documented amenities
- 2Golf courses
- 1881Founded
Oakwood Country Club is a private country club in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County.
It has 2 documented golf courses, with amenities including par 3 course, practice facility, driving range and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $100,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf, family, national and nonresident memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, socially active and traditional.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $112,000. That is above the Missouri median of $27,999.98. Nationwide, it is above the median of $32,285.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Missouri median of $27,999.98 and higher than about 82% of 14 comparable Clubs there.
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Full Golf membership at approximately $100,000.
Available information estimates the monthly membership dues for Full Golf membership at approximately $1,000.
Initiation fee
$100,000
Membership dues
$1,000
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 Oakwood Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Full Golf; Weekday; Executive; Social; National
- Golf membership
- Yes
- Family membership
- Yes
- National membership
- Yes
- Nonresident membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Submit the official membership inquiry to request details and join.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Oakwood Country Club include par 3 course, practice facility, driving range and other documented facilities.
Racquet sports
- Court details
- 2 Tennis courts
- 8 Pickleball courts
Club facilities and recreation
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Oakwood Country Club includes 2 documented courses.
Only about 10.4% of 67 other Missouri Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.
Course overview
- Courses
- 2
- Course details
- Championship Course18 holes | par 72
- The Intimidator9 holes | par 27
Course design
- Architects
- Tom Bendelow
- Tom Watson
- Ron Whitten
- Todd Clark
Policies
Documented policies for Oakwood Country Club cover guest access, dress requirements and tee times. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
- Guest policy
- Private/member access rules apply; current tee-time availability should be confirmed with the golf shop.
- Dress code
- Club dress and guest policies apply; verify current requirements with the club before visiting.
- Tee-time policy
- The Club advertises fast golf with no tee times on its championship course.
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 8.2% of 61 researched Missouri Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Socially active
- Traditional
- Resort-style
- Community-oriented
- Wellness-focused
- Racquets-focused
- Dining-focused
Culture context
A traditional golf-first club with a family, social and community orientation, resort-style amenities, wellness, racquets and dining.
Club History
How long Oakwood 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.
Oakwood Country Club traces its founding to 1881.
Oakwood opened its first nine golf holes in 1911.
A second nine was completed in 1923.
Tom Watson completed a major redesign of the golf course in 1991.
Additional Club Details
- Ownership or operator
- Oakwood Country Club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Oakwood Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Missouri 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 $112,000. It is above the Missouri median of $27,999.98 and is higher than approximately 82% of 14 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $32,285 and is higher than approximately 80% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1881
That represents about 145 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 100% of 61 other Missouri Club records with a usable founding year and 100% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1939 in Missouri and 1960 nationwide.
Golf scale
2 documented courses
Only 10.4% of 67 other Missouri Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses, compared with 11.4% of 3839 nationwide.
Find Clubs with this many coursesDocumented Club profile
Golf, fitness and dining
This combination is also documented at 16 other Missouri Clubs and 1608 other Club records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this combinationClub culture
Resort-style
This documented Culture trait is shared by 8.2% of 61 researched Missouri Club records and 9.7% 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/missouri/oakwood-country-club Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.oakwoodcountryclub.org/about-us Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.oakwoodcountryclub.org Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.oakwoodcountryclub.org/golf Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.oakwoodcountryclub.org/guest-cottages Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.oakwoodcountryclub.org/membership Research SourceSupports: General research