Country of Clubs Directory

Country Clubs in Rhode Island

Country of Clubs currently tracks 23 active Clubs across 19 cities in Rhode Island. Membership costs, access, golf and lifestyle details appear when they are supported by the directory evidence.

The documented Club timeline in Rhode Island includes early records such as Newport Country Club (1893), Point Judith Country Club (1894), and The Misquamicut Club (1895). Across 21 Clubs with a usable founding year, the median documented founding year is 1925; these dates describe the current directory evidence rather than a complete history of golf in the state.

Active Clubs
23
Detailed profiles
18
Cities represented
19

Club profiles

Private1 coursePoolDining
Initiation
$3,500
Dues
$8,400 / year
Documented minimum first-year cost$11,900Published initiation plus annualized dues; other expenses may apply.Based on $3,500 initiation (Full Golf, effective 2022) + $8,400 / year dues (Full Golf, effective 2022).
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Private1 courseDining
Initiation
$1,861.20
Dues
$258 / month
Documented minimum first-year cost$4,957.20Published initiation plus annualized dues; other expenses may apply.Based on $1,861.20 initiation (Individual A, effective 2026) + $258 / month dues (Individual A, effective 2026).
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North Providence, RI

Louisquisset Golf Club

Semi Private Review1 course
Initiation
$0
Dues
$112.50 / month
Documented minimum first-year cost$1,350Published initiation plus annualized dues; other expenses may apply.Based on $0 initiation (Junior Executive, effective 2023) + $112.50 / month dues (Junior Executive, effective 2023).
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East Providence, RI

Met Links

Public1 course
Initiation
Not published
Dues
Not published
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Private1 coursePoolDining
Initiation
$5,000
Dues
$483.33 / month
Documented minimum first-year cost$10,799.96Published initiation plus annualized dues; other expenses may apply.Based on $5,000 initiation (Class A Single, effective 2026) + $483.33 / month dues (Class A Single, effective 2026).
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Private1 courseFitnessDining
Initiation
$37,500
Dues
$1,000 / month
Documented minimum first-year cost$34,600Published initiation plus annualized dues; other expenses may apply.Based on $25,000 initiation (Full Golf, effective 2026) + $800 / month dues (Full Golf, effective 2026). Uses the documented minimum initiation on file, not the estimate shown above.
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Private1 coursePoolFitnessDining
Initiation
$37,500
Dues
$1,000 / month
Documented minimum first-year cost$34,600Published initiation plus annualized dues; other expenses may apply.Based on $25,000 initiation (Full Golf, effective 2026) + $800 / month dues (Full Golf, effective 2026). Uses the documented minimum initiation on file, not the estimate shown above.
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Little Compton, RI

Sakonnet Golf Club

Private Invitation1 course
Initiation
$75,000
Dues
$1,250 / month
Documented minimum first-year cost$59,999.96Published initiation plus annualized dues; other expenses may apply.Based on $50,000 initiation (Golf, effective 2026) + $833.33 / month dues (Golf, effective 2026). Uses the documented minimum initiation on file, not the estimate shown above.
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Private2 courses
Initiation
$37,500
Dues
$15,000 / year
Documented minimum first-year cost$35,000Published initiation plus annualized dues; other expenses may apply.Based on $25,000 initiation (Unspecified, effective 2024) + $10,000 / year dues (Unspecified, effective 2024). Uses the documented minimum initiation on file, not the estimate shown above.
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Portsmouth, RI

The Aquidneck Club

Private1 coursePoolFitnessDining
Initiation
$150,000
Dues
$2,000 / month
Documented minimum first-year cost$62,000Published initiation plus annualized dues; other expenses may apply.Based on $50,000 initiation (Golf, effective 2026) + $1,000 / month dues (Golf, effective 2026). Uses the documented minimum initiation on file, not the estimate shown above.
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Private1 courseDining
Initiation
$10,000
Dues
$9,542 / year
Documented minimum first-year cost$19,542Published initiation plus annualized dues; other expenses may apply.Based on $10,000 initiation (Class A Family, effective 2023) + $9,542 / year dues (Class A Family, effective 2023).
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Private1 coursePoolPickleballFitnessDining
Initiation
$20,000
Dues
$750 / month
Documented minimum first-year cost$21,000Published initiation plus annualized dues; other expenses may apply.Based on $15,000 initiation (Membership Estimate, effective 2024) + $500 / month dues (Membership Estimate, effective 2024). Uses the documented minimum initiation on file, not the estimate shown above.
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Private1 courseFitnessDining
Initiation
$45,000
Dues
$6,865 / year
Documented minimum first-year cost$51,865Published initiation plus annualized dues; other expenses may apply.Based on $45,000 initiation (Full Family, effective 2025) + $6,865 / year dues (Full Family, effective 2025).
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Rhode Island Club statisticsOpen the price, access, lifestyle and historical report

State research snapshot

What the Club data shows in Rhode Island

This report turns the currently documented Club records into comparable state-level context while keeping missing information out of the calculations.

Membership market

How documented Club costs in Rhode Island compare

These benchmarks compare recent records with the same fee type, currency, billing period and membership category. They provide market context, not a quotation for every Club.

Documented minimum first-year cost

$34,600

Median for 7 compatible Individual records. The middle half falls between $15,899.98 and $47,299.98. That is 7.1% above the compatible nationwide median of $32,302.50, calculated from 1,026 records.

Comparable effective years: 2024–2026

Documented initiation fees

$37,500

Median for 7 compatible Individual records. The middle half falls between $12,500 and $56,250. That is 50.0% above the compatible nationwide median of $25,000, calculated from 1,262 records.

Comparable effective years: 2024–2026

Documented monthly dues

$1,000

Median for 7 compatible Individual records. The middle half falls between $616.67 and $1,125. That is 60.0% above the compatible nationwide median of $625, calculated from 983 records.

Comparable effective years: 2024–2026

Access landscape

How Clubs in Rhode Island are accessed

Private membership is the largest documented access group in this sample, representing 73.9% of 23 Clubs with a known access type.

Private membership73.9%
17 Clubs in the state sample · 72.6% of the comparable nationwide sample
Other documented access8.7%
2 Clubs in the state sample · 10.2% of the comparable nationwide sample
Public or municipal8.7%
2 Clubs in the state sample · 3.3% of the comparable nationwide sample
Resort4.3%
1 Club in the state sample · 1.3% of the comparable nationwide sample
Semi-private4.3%
1 Club in the state sample · 5.1% of the comparable nationwide sample

Club life

What stands out in Rhode Island Club life

Only meaningful, adequately sampled differences from the nationwide Club data appear as percentages. Positive-only amenity evidence is reported as a documented count, never treated as proof that other Clubs lack the feature.

Golf depth1.04

documented courses per Club across 23 records with a known course count

Multi-course Clubs4.3%

1 Club in the state sample compared with 11.4% nationwide

Documented lifestyle combinations

  • Golf, pool and diningDocumented at 9 Clubs
  • Golf, fitness and diningDocumented at 8 Clubs
  • Golf, racquets and poolDocumented at 7 Clubs

Documented timeline

Club history represented in Rhode Island

Founding years are currently documented for 21 Club records. The earliest entries and distribution by era are shown below.

  1. Newport Country Club1893
  2. Point Judith Country Club1894
  3. The Misquamicut Club1895
Before 192038.1%
8 Clubs
1920–194928.6%
6 Clubs
1950–197914.3%
3 Clubs
2000–present19.0%
4 Clubs

Documented culture

Recurring Club culture signals in Rhode Island

Culture labels appear only when supported by researched Club evidence and should not be read as a judgment of every Club in the state.

  • Golf-first80.0% of 20 researched records
  • Traditional55.0% of 20 researched records
  • Family-oriented45.0% of 20 researched records
  • Relaxed40.0% of 20 researched records
  • Socially active40.0% of 20 researched records
  • Dining-focused35.0% of 20 researched records