- 72nd percentileCost, nationwide
- 10Documented amenities
- 2Golf courses
- 1919Founded
Dallas Athletic Club is a private country club in Dallas, Texas.
It has 2 documented golf courses, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $60,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, socially active and traditional.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf Estimate membership is $71,160. That is above the Texas median of $25,000.04. Nationwide, it is above the median of $31,940.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Texas median of $25,000.04 and higher than about 63% of 71 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Full Golf Estimate membership is $60,000.
The listed monthly membership dues for Full Golf Estimate membership are $930.
Initiation fee
$60,000
Membership dues
$930
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 Dallas Athletic Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Golf Membership
- Golf membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Submit the club's Request Membership Information form and work with the membership office on the admission process.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Dallas Athletic Club include clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Dallas Athletic Club includes 2 documented courses.
Only about 20% of 190 other Texas Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.
Course overview
- Courses
- 2
- Course details
- Blue Course18 holes | par 72
- Gold Course18 holes | par 72
Course design
- Architects
- Jack Nicklaus
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 25.3% of 162 researched Texas Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Socially active
- Traditional
- Wellness-focused
- Racquets-focused
- Dining-focused
Culture context
A traditional, golf-first family club with a busy social calendar, racquet sports, fitness, and both casual and more formal dining.
Club History
How long Dallas Athletic 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.
Dallas Athletic Club was founded in 1919 by a group headed by T. L. Monagan and W. E. Greiner.
The club's Gold Course opened in 1962 and later became part of its two-course golf offering.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Dallas Athletic Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Texas 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 Estimate membership is $71,160. It is above the Texas median of $25,000.04 and is higher than approximately 63% of 71 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $31,940 and is higher than approximately 72% of 1020 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1919
That represents about 107 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 93% of 171 other Texas Club records with a usable founding year and 78% of 3514 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1974 in Texas and 1959 nationwide.
Golf scale
2 documented courses
Only 20% of 190 other Texas Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses, compared with 11.3% of 3828 nationwide.
Find Clubs with this many coursesDocumented Club profile
Golf, fitness and dining
This combination is also documented at 103 other Texas Clubs and 1603 other Club records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this combinationClub culture
Traditional
This documented Culture trait is shared by 25.3% of 162 researched Texas Club records and 35.2% of 3391 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/dallas-athletic-club-dallas-tx/membe… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.dallasathleticclub.org/web/pages/about Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.golfdigest.com/courses/tx/dallas-athletic-club-gold Research SourceSupports: Club history
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- mytennislessons.com/blog/8-best-tennis-clubs-in-dallas Research SourceSupports: General research
- nicklausdesign.com/course/dallas-athletic-club-blue-course Research SourceSupports: General research
- nicklausdesign.com/course/dallas-athletic-club-gold-course Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.dallasathleticclub.org Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.dallasathleticclub.org/about Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.dallasathleticclub.org/golf Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.dallasathleticclub.org/Membership Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.dallasathleticclub.org/request-membership-information Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.dallasathleticclub.org/sitemap.xml Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Independent golf feedback is favorable, especially for course conditioning and the club's challenging but playable layouts. Reviewers also note friendly membership and staff, although some panelists find portions of the Blue Course less distinctive. Broader public review aggregations likewise emphasize clean facilities, food, and service, with occasional comments about busy periods.
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.