- 13th percentileCost, nationwide
- 5Documented amenities
- 2Golf courses
- 1992Founded
Vanderbilt Legends Club is a private country club in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is operated by Vanderbilt University / club operation.
It has 2 documented golf courses, with amenities including practice facility, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $6,250.50, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf and family memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, traditional, competitive and community-oriented.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Golf membership is $7,502. That is below the Tennessee median of $30,100. Nationwide, it is below the median of $29,800.
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Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is below the Tennessee median of $30,100 and higher than about 10% of 10 comparable Clubs there.
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Golf membership at approximately $6,250.50. Other sources report figures as low as $2,501 and as high as $10,000.
Available information estimates the annual membership dues for Golf membership at approximately $7,500.50. That is approximately $625.04 per month before other fees. Other sources report figures as low as $5,001 and as high as $10,000.
Initiation fee
$6,250.50
Membership dues
$7,500.50
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 Vanderbilt Legends Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 84.4% of 64 researched Tennessee Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Full Golf Membership; Family Membership; Single Membership
- Golf membership
- Yes
- Family membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Submit the club's official membership inquiry form for current membership information and next steps.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Vanderbilt Legends Club include practice facility, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Vanderbilt Legends Club includes 2 documented courses.
Only about 4.7% of 64 other Tennessee Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.
Course overview
- Courses
- 2
- Course details
- North Course18 holes | par 72
- South Course18 holes | par 71
Course design
- Architects
- Bob Cupp
- Tom Kite
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 13.6% of 59 researched Tennessee Club records.
- Golf-first
- Traditional
- Competitive
- Community-oriented
Culture context
A golf-first, competitive, traditional and community-oriented club culture.
Club History
How long Vanderbilt Legends 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.
Vanderbilt Legends Club was founded in 1992 with two championship courses serving the Vanderbilt golf programs.
Vanderbilt completed major practice and golf-house enhancements at the Legends Club in 2024.
Additional Club Details
Vanderbilt Legends Club is operated by Vanderbilt University / club operation.
- Ownership or operator
- Vanderbilt University / club operation
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Vanderbilt Legends Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Tennessee 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 membership is $7,502. It is below the Tennessee median of $30,100 and is higher than approximately 10% of 10 compatible peer records. It is below the nationwide median of $29,800 and is higher than approximately 13% of 319 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1992
That represents about 34 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 17% of 57 other Tennessee Club records with a usable founding year and 19% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1954 in Tennessee and 1960 nationwide.
Golf scale
2 documented courses
Only 4.7% of 64 other Tennessee 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 25 other Tennessee Clubs and 1608 other Club records nationwide.
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Private access
This access model represents 84.4% of 64 researched Tennessee Club records and 72.6% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
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Competitive
This documented Culture trait is shared by 13.6% of 59 researched Tennessee Club records and 14.3% 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/tennessee/vanderbilt-legends-club Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- vucommodores.com/facilities-vanderbilt-legends-club Research SourceSupports: Club history
- vucommodores.com/news/2024/04/30/korn-ferry-tour-coming-to-… Research SourceSupports: Club history
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- www.vanderbiltlegendsclub.com Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.vanderbiltlegendsclub.com/membership Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Public feedback is strongly positive about Vanderbilt Legends Club's course and practice conditions, staff, food and event service. Multiple independent review collections describe a polished golf environment with professional service, reinforcing the club's reputation as both a serious competitive-golf facility and a well-run event venue.
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.