- 38th percentileCost, nationwide
- 10Documented amenities
- 2Golf courses
- 1890Founded
Philadelphia Country Club is a private country club in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is operated by member-owned nonprofit non-equity club.
It has 2 documented golf courses, with amenities including indoor golf practice, fitness, shooting sports and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $10,000–$100,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include national memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, traditional and formal.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $19,999.96. That is above the Pennsylvania median of $16,000. Nationwide, it is below the median of $32,320.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Pennsylvania median of $16,000 and higher than about 74% of 31 comparable Clubs there.
Reported initiation fee for Full Golf membership range from $10,000–$100,000.
Reported monthly membership dues for Full Golf membership range from $833.33–$1,666.67.
Initiation fee
$10,000–$100,000
Membership dues
$833.33–$1,666.67
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 Philadelphia Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 84% of 175 researched Pennsylvania Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Golf Membership
- National membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Contact the club for current membership information and the enrollment process.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Philadelphia Country Club include indoor golf practice, fitness, shooting sports and other documented facilities.
Racquet sports
- Court details
- 9 Tennis courts | Har Tru surface
- 4 Platform Tennis courts
Club facilities and recreation
- Available amenities
- Shooting facilities
- Yes
Golf
Golf at Philadelphia Country Club includes 2 documented courses.
Only about 6.3% of 175 other Pennsylvania Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.
Course overview
- Courses
- 2
- Course details
- Spring Mill Course18 holes | par 71
- Centennial Course9 holes | par 35
Course design
- Architects
- William Flynn
- Tom Fazio
Policies
Documented policies for Philadelphia Country Club cover guest access. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
- Guest policy
- Philadelphia Country Club is a private membership club serving members and their guests.
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 2.5% of 157 researched Pennsylvania Club records.
- Golf-first
- Traditional
- Formal
Culture context
A traditional, formal private club with a longstanding golf-centered identity.
Club History
How long Philadelphia 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.
Philadelphia Country Club was founded in 1890 in Bala by prominent Philadelphia businessmen and philanthropists.
The club opened a new golf course at its Spring Mill Road property in 1927.
Additional Club Details
Philadelphia Country Club is operated by member-owned nonprofit non-equity club.
- Ownership or operator
- member-owned nonprofit non-equity club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Philadelphia Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Pennsylvania 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 $19,999.96. It is above the Pennsylvania median of $16,000 and is higher than approximately 74% of 31 compatible peer records. It is below the nationwide median of $32,320 and is higher than approximately 38% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1890
That represents about 136 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 98% of 166 other Pennsylvania Club records with a usable founding year and 99% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1922 in Pennsylvania and 1960 nationwide.
Golf scale
2 documented courses
Only 6.3% of 175 other Pennsylvania 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 53 other Pennsylvania Clubs and 1608 other Club records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this combinationAccess context
Private access
This access model represents 84% of 175 researched Pennsylvania Club records and 72.6% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
Explore Clubs with this access modelClub culture
Formal
This documented Culture trait is shared by 2.5% of 157 researched Pennsylvania Club records and 3.3% 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.
- countryclubmag.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia-country-club Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- collections.lowermerionhistory.org/lower-merion Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.philadelphiacc.net/club/scripts/view/view_insert.asp Research SourceSupports: Club history
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- www.pagolf.org Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.philadelphiacc.net/amenities Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.philadelphiacc.net/golf Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.philadelphiacc.net/membership Research SourceSupports: General research