- 76th percentileCost, nationwide
- 5Documented amenities
- 1958Founded
Shady Oaks Country Club is a private equity country club in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $80,000, with recurring dues documented below.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, traditional, wellness-focused and racquets-focused.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Golf membership is $90,800. That is above the Texas median of $25,000.04. Nationwide, it is above the median of $32,285.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the Texas median of $25,000.04 and higher than about 76% of 71 comparable Clubs there.
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Golf membership at approximately $80,000.
Available information estimates the monthly membership dues for Golf membership at approximately $900.
Initiation fee
$80,000
Membership dues
$900
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 Shady Oaks Country Club include clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Shady Oaks Country Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- Shady Oaks Country Club18 holes | par 71
Course design
- Architects
- Robert Trent Jones Sr.
- Ogilvy, Cocking & Mead
Policies
Documented policies for Shady Oaks Country Club cover guest access, dress requirements and facility schedules. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
Visitor and play policies
- Guest policy
- Guests are generally expected to be accompanied by a member. Unaccompanied guest access requires prior approval from Club management and sponsorship by a member; the host member is responsible for the guest's conduct.
- Dress code
- Members and guests must wear appropriate attire. Gentlemen are asked to remove hats on the second floor of the clubhouse, and the Club's guest page contains additional venue-specific dress requirements.
Operating hours
- Operating hours
- Tuesday through Sunday and from 4:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Monday
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
- Traditional
- Wellness-focused
- Racquets-focused
- Dining-focused
Culture context
A traditional, golf-first, racquets-focused, wellness-focused and dining-focused club.
Club History
How long Shady Oaks 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.
Marvin Leonard's Shady Oaks Country Club opened in 1958 on former Fort Worth farmland after extensive earthmoving and a Robert Trent Jones design.
Ogilvy, Cocking and Mead completed a major golf-course renovation in 2020.
Additional Club Details
- Ownership or operator
- Shady Oaks Country Club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Shady Oaks Country 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 Golf membership is $90,800. It is above the Texas median of $25,000.04 and is higher than approximately 76% of 71 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $32,285 and is higher than approximately 76% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1958
That represents about 68 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 68% of 171 other Texas Club records with a usable founding year and 52% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1974 in Texas and 1960 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Golf, fitness and dining
This combination is also documented at 103 other Texas Clubs and 1608 other Club records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this combinationAccess context
Other documented access
This access model represents 5.3% of 190 researched Texas Club records and 10.2% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
Club culture
Traditional
This documented Culture trait is shared by 25.3% of 162 researched Texas Club records and 35.1% 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/shady-oaks-country-club-fort-worth-t… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.shadyoaksclub.com/history Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.chicotsky.com/news/125-the-country-clubs-of-fort-worth Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.shadyoaksclub.com Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.shadyoaksclub.com/employment Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.shadyoaksclub.com/guest-information Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Independent public sentiment is strongly favorable overall. Golf Digest panelists rate the course around 4/5 and praise its difficult green complexes and Ben Hogan heritage, while a much larger Google-derived review set averages about 4.5/5 and frequently praises course condition, staff and facilities.
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.