The Club at Cress Creek

PrivateMembership is required to use the Club; it is not open to the general public.ActiveThe Club is currently open and operating.Golf-firstGolf is the Club's central focus, ahead of other amenities or social programming.Socially activeThe Club runs a frequent calendar of social events, parties, and member gatherings.
  • 8Documented amenities
Map illustration marking the location of The Club at Cress Creek in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

The Club at Cress Creek is a private country club in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, tennis and other documented facilities.

The initiation fee runs around $0, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf, social, family and other memberships.

Culture research describes it as golf-first, socially active, community-oriented and dining-focused.

Location & Directions

Shepherdstown, WV
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Membership & Golf Access Cost

The listed initiation fee for Waived New Member membership is $0.

The listed monthly membership dues for Single House Plus One Golf membership are $234.

Initiation fee

$0

One Time · Waived New Member · Effective 2018

Membership dues

$234

Monthly · Single House Plus One Golf · Effective 2018

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.

Additional Fees & Minimums

These are charges we found on top of membership dues or golf-access pricing shown above. Add them to your budget if they apply to your membership category or how you plan to use the Club.

Food & beverage minimum

$20

Monthly · Single · Effective 2018

Cart or trail fee

$14–$22

Per Round · Nine Or Eighteen Holes · Effective 2018

Charges can change and may not apply to every member. Confirm the current amount, billing period and membership category directly with the Club.

Membership

Here's what's documented about how to join The Club at Cress Creek, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.

Membership options and availability

Membership types
House Single; House Family; Golf; Nonresident Golf Single; Nonresident Golf Family; National Nonresident Golf; Associate Pool Single; Associate Pool Family; Associate Tennis/Pickleball; Junior Executive Golf; Junior Golf
Golf membership
Yes
Social membership
Yes
Family membership
Yes
Junior membership
Yes
National membership
Yes
Nonresident membership
Yes

Joining requirements

Application process
Contact the club for membership enrollment; the current fee schedule publishes house, golf, nonresident, national, junior, pool, and tennis/pickleball categories.

Amenities & Facilities

Reported amenities at The Club at Cress Creek include clubhouse, dining, tennis and other documented facilities.

Available amenities
  • Clubhouse
  • Dining
  • Tennis
  • Weddings Events
  • Pool
  • Driving Range
  • Practice Facility
  • Junior Golf

Golf

Golf at The Club at Cress Creek includes 1 documented course.

Courses
1
Course details
  • Cress Creek Country Club Golf Coursepar 72

Policies

Documented policies for The Club at Cress Creek cover tee times and facility schedules. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.

Visitor and play policies

Tee-time policy
ng the time they were not a member. Membership Options: House : Unlimited use of the clubhouse facilities without charge. Fees for *limited* use of golf (3 day advance tee time reservation) and pool facilities apply. Supplemental annual fee for unlimited use of golf (7 day advance tee time reservation) and/or pool. * See supplemental

Operating hours

Operating hours
  • Friday Assoc Pool Family Annual 1,085$ Open – 2 p.m. 83

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.

  • Golf-first
  • Socially active
  • Community-oriented
  • Dining-focused

Culture context

A golf-first, community-oriented, socially active and dining-focused club culture.

What people discuss

Public reviews are broadly positive about the scenic, challenging golf course and the friendly club atmosphere. Tripadvisor and Birdeye feedback also gives favorable marks to service and dining, although individual reviews occasionally mention normal variability in conditions or service.

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.

Club History

How long The Club at Cress Creek 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.

  1. Cress Creek Golf and Country Club was founded by Judge William Drennen and Margaret Drennen.

  2. A group of longtime members purchased the club from the Drennen family.

Additional statistics

Additional Statistics

Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for The Club at Cress Creek: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in West Virginia 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.

Documented Club profile

Golf, racquets and pool

This combination is also documented at 10 other West Virginia Clubs and 1840 other Club records nationwide.

Blank 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.

  1. www.cresscreek.com/files/Member Fees & Dues 2018.pdf Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing, Additional fees
  2. www.shepherdstownchronicle.com/news/local-news/2014/07/07/n… Research SourceSupports: Club history
  3. apps.sos.wv.gov/business/corporations/organization.aspx Research SourceSupports: General research
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  1. reviews.birdeye.com/cress-creek-golf-country-club-149578789… Research SourceSupports: General research
  2. www.cresscreek.com Research SourceSupports: General research
  3. www.cresscreek.com/about Research SourceSupports: General research
  4. www.cresscreek.com/files/Member Fees & Dues 2026.pdf Research SourceSupports: General research
  5. www.cresscreek.com/golf Research SourceSupports: General research
  6. www.cresscreek.com/history Research SourceSupports: General research
  7. www.cresscreek.com/membership Research SourceSupports: General research
  8. www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g59519-d493078-Review… Research SourceSupports: General research