- 46th percentileCost, nationwide
- 8Documented amenities
- 1894Founded
Knollwood Country Club is a private country club in Elmsford, New York.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, pool and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $7,000, with recurring dues documented below.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, socially active and traditional.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Privilege membership is $27,000. That is above the New York median of $25,249.98. Nationwide, it is below the median of $31,000.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the New York median of $25,249.98 and higher than about 52% of 50 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Full Privilege membership is $7,000.
The listed annual membership dues for Full Privilege membership are $20,000. That is approximately $1,666.67 per month before other fees.
Initiation fee
$7,000
Membership dues
$20,000
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.
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
$2,500
Guest fee
$305
Charges can change and may not apply to every member. Confirm the current amount, billing period and membership category directly with the Club.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Knollwood Country Club include clubhouse, dining, pool and other documented facilities.
Racquet sports
- Court details
- 2 Tennis courts | Har Tru surface
Club facilities and recreation
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Knollwood Country Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- 19 holes
Course design
- Architects
- Lawrence Van Etten
- A.W. Tillinghast
- Seth Raynor
- Charles Banks
Policies
Documented policies for Knollwood Country Club cover guest access and dress requirements. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
- Guest policy
- Members are responsible for informing their guests of the Club's dress and conduct policies before arrival.
- Dress code
- The Club dress code applies throughout the property. T-shirts, tank tops, halter tops, spandex and cargo clothing are prohibited; men generally wear collared shirts, and denim is restricted in certain dining areas.
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 6.3% of 190 researched New York Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Socially active
- Traditional
- Relaxed
- Wellness-focused
- Racquets-focused
Culture context
A traditional, family-oriented and golf-first club with a relaxed atmosphere, active social programming, fitness and racquet sports.
Club History
How long Knollwood 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.
Knollwood Country Club was founded in 1894 and its original course was designed by Lawrence Van Etten.
A.W. Tillinghast was retained to redesign the course in 1925.
Charles Banks took over and completed Seth Raynor's unfinished course work in 1927.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Knollwood Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in New York 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 Privilege membership is $27,000. It is above the New York median of $25,249.98 and is higher than approximately 52% of 50 compatible peer records. It is below the nationwide median of $31,000 and is higher than approximately 46% of 1153 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1894
That represents about 132 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 89% of 197 other New York Club records with a usable founding year and 97% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1921 in New York and 1960 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Golf, fitness and dining
This combination is also documented at 57 other New York Clubs and 1608 other Club records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this combinationAccess context
Private access
This access model represents 84.6% of 208 researched New York Club records and 72.6% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
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Wellness-focused
This documented Culture trait is shared by 6.3% of 190 researched New York Club records and 22% 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.
- www.kccclub.org/Files/Library/2024KCCMEMBERSHIPFEE.PDF Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing, Additional fees
- www.kccclub.org/about-us Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.kccclub.org/about-us/history Research SourceSupports: Club history
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- www.kccclub.org Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.kccclub.org/about-us/guest-information Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.kccclub.org/golf Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.kccclub.org/lifestyle Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.kccclub.org/membership Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Golf Digest describes Knollwood as a fun, historic Westchester test with several outstanding template-style holes, while noting some unevenness in routing and conditioning. The overall independent golf signal is positive but more mixed than at the area's highest-ranked clubs.
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.