- 45th percentileCost, nationwide
- 9Documented amenities
- 2Golf courses
- 1903Founded
Columbus Country Club is a private country club in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County.
It has 2 documented golf courses, with amenities including practice facility, dining, pool and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $17,500, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf, social, junior and other memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, socially active and traditional.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Fullgolfmember Reported membership is $26,500. That is above the Ohio median of $24,250.02. Nationwide, it is below the median of $31,000.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Ohio median of $24,250.02 and higher than about 50% of 34 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Full Golf Member Reported membership is $17,500.
The listed monthly membership dues for Full Golf Member Reported membership are $750.
Initiation fee
$17,500
Membership dues
$750
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 Columbus Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 83.3% of 132 researched Ohio Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Resident Full Golf; Social Golf; Social Activity; Non-Resident; Dining; Corporate; Junior Golfing
- Golf membership
- Yes
- Social membership
- Yes
- Junior membership
- Yes
- Nonresident membership
- Yes
- Corporate membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Submit the online Request Membership Information form or request a tour and select the membership category of interest.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Columbus Country Club include practice facility, dining, pool and other documented facilities.
Racquet sports
- Court details
- 8 Tennis courts
- 2 Platform Tennis courts
- 2 Pickleball courts
Club facilities and recreation
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Columbus Country Club includes 2 documented courses.
Only about 7.6% of 132 other Ohio Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.
Course overview
- Courses
- 2
- Course details
- Championship Course18 holes | par 72
- Par 3 Course9 holes | par 27
Course design
- Architects
- Tom Bendelow
- Donald Ross
- Kevin Hargrave
- Keith Foster
Policies
Documented policies for Columbus Country Club cover guest access, dress requirements, tee times and facility schedules. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
- Guest policy
- Guests are welcomed when attending a banquet or joining a member in the dining room. Certain event spaces are available without member sponsorship, while specified Clubhouse and golf-course event spaces require a member sponsor.
- Dress code
- Guests must follow a country-club-casual dress code. Denim is allowed if it is not ripped, worn or torn; athletic wear, ball caps and T-shirts are not permitted in 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 35.6% of 118 researched Ohio Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Socially active
- Traditional
- Racquets-focused
- Dining-focused
Culture context
A traditional, golf-first and family-oriented club with an active social program plus strong racquets and dining amenities.
Club History
How long Columbus 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 property history of Columbus Country Club dates to 1903.
The original nine-hole course opened in 1907.
Donald Ross was engaged during the club's early course-expansion era beginning in 1914.
The clubhouse was destroyed by fire in 1962.
Additional Club Details
- Ownership or operator
- Columbus Country Club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Columbus Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Ohio 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 Fullgolfmember Reported membership is $26,500. It is above the Ohio median of $24,250.02 and is higher than approximately 50% of 34 compatible peer records. It is below the nationwide median of $31,000 and is higher than approximately 45% of 1133 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1903
That represents about 123 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 84% of 123 other Ohio Club records with a usable founding year and 89% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1925 in Ohio and 1960 nationwide.
Golf scale
2 documented courses
Only 7.6% of 132 other Ohio Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses, compared with 11.4% of 3839 nationwide.
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Pool, childcare and dining
This combination is also documented at 8 other Ohio Clubs and 145 other Club records nationwide.
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Private access
This access model represents 83.3% of 132 researched Ohio Club records and 72.6% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
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Racquets-focused
This documented Culture trait is shared by 35.6% of 118 researched Ohio Club records and 31.6% of 3402 researched records nationwide.
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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.reddit.com/r/HENRYfinance/comments/1ih5tt6 Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.columbuscc.com/history Research SourceSupports: Club history
- fliphtml5.com/mxjs/syck/Spring_'19_Membership_Informational… Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.columbuscc.com Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.columbuscc.com/about-us/guest-information Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.columbuscc.com/club-life Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.columbuscc.com/golf Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.columbuscc.com/pool-racquets Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Golf sentiment is very strong. 18Birdies reports about 4.8/5 with high condition marks, while Golf Digest rates Columbus Country Club among Ohio's better private courses and praises its traditional strategy and difficult greens. The consistent themes are challenging golf, solid conditioning and historic character.
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.