- 31st percentileCost, nationwide
- 9Documented amenities
- 4Golf courses
- 1920Founded
Saucon Valley Country Club is a private country club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County.
It has 4 documented golf courses, with amenities including practice facility, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $10,000, with recurring dues documented below.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, traditional and wellness-focused.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Golf Estimate membership is $15,004. That is below the Pennsylvania median of $16,000. Nationwide, it is below the median of $32,320.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is below the Pennsylvania median of $16,000 and higher than about 42% of 31 comparable Clubs there.
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Golf Estimate membership at approximately $10,000.
Available information estimates the monthly membership dues for Golf Estimate membership at approximately $417.
Initiation fee
$10,000
Membership dues
$417
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.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Saucon Valley Country Club include practice facility, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Saucon Valley Country Club includes 4 documented courses.
Only about 0% of 175 other Pennsylvania Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.
Course overview
- Courses
- 4
- Course details
- Old Course18 holes | par 71
- Grace Course18 holes | par 72
- Weyhill Course18 holes | par 71
- Short Course6 holes | par 23
Course design
- Architects
- Herbert Strong
- William Gordon
- David Gordon
- Perry Maxwell
- Tom Marzolf
- Andrew Green
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 8.3% of 157 researched Pennsylvania Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Traditional
- Wellness-focused
- Racquets-focused
- Dining-focused
Culture context
A traditional, family-oriented, golf-first, racquets-focused, wellness-focused and dining-focused club.
Club History
How long Saucon Valley 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.
Saucon Valley Country Club was founded in 1920 when sixteen Bethlehem business leaders acquired approximately 205 acres for a family country club.
Additional Club Details
- Ownership or operator
- Saucon Valley Country Club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Saucon Valley 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 Golf Estimate membership is $15,004. It is below the Pennsylvania median of $16,000 and is higher than approximately 42% of 31 compatible peer records. It is below the nationwide median of $32,320 and is higher than approximately 31% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1920
That represents about 106 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 55% of 166 other Pennsylvania Club records with a usable founding year and 77% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1922 in Pennsylvania and 1960 nationwide.
Golf scale
4 documented courses
Only 0% of 175 other Pennsylvania Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses, compared with 0.7% 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.
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Private access
This access model represents 84% of 175 researched Pennsylvania Club records and 72.6% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
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Wellness-focused
This documented Culture trait is shared by 8.3% of 157 researched Pennsylvania 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.
- alisterlinks.com/clubs/saucon-valley-country-club-bethlehem… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.sauconvalleycc.org/about-us/history Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.sauconvalleycc.org Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.sauconvalleycc.org/about-us Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sauconvalleycc.org/about-us/a-day-at-saucon Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sauconvalleycc.org/golf/courses/grace-course Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sauconvalleycc.org/golf/courses/old-course Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sauconvalleycc.org/golf/courses/short-course Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sauconvalleycc.org/golf/courses/weyhill-course Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sauconvalleycc.org/membership Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sauconvalleycc.org/membership/meet-the-membership-direc… Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.sauconvalleycc.org/membership/overview Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Independent golf coverage is broadly favorable across Saucon Valley's multiple courses. Golf Digest panelists praise the club's conditioning, championship history, variety and classic character, while individual layouts receive some mixed comments about flatter or less distinctive stretches.
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.