Oak Brook Golf Club

What Oak Brook Golf Club does

Oak Brook Golf Club is a privately-held, family-owned 27-hole public golf facility located on 260+ acres in Edwardsville, Illinois, established in 1972 by Wilbur and Larry Suhre and now in its fourth generation of family operation. The facility comprises three nine-hole courses—a tree-lined East Nine, an open West Nine, and a links-style North Nine opened in 2000—with bent grass greens, zoysia fairways, and an on-site driving range. Its product portfolio spans transaction-based green fees (walking $18-$21/9 holes, riding $29-$32/9 holes), annual memberships ($275-$1,700 across individual, senior, junior, dependent, and corporate tiers), tournament hosting for groups up to 250+ golfers, cart and range token sales, and a PGA Professional instruction program.

The business generates revenue through a direct-to-consumer model with no third-party distribution, booking tee times via website and phone and tournament inquiries handled directly by the ownership team. Customer segments are diversified across individual golfers, families (with a dedicated Family Special), seniors (Tuesday Scramble and senior rates), women (Ladies Day Wednesdays), men's and women's leagues, and the Underdog Golf Academy / PGA Jr League junior development program, which has ranked Top-6 nationally from 2020 through 2024 and serves 108+ juniors across 16 teams. The club has raised over $1,000,000 cumulatively for local fundraisers, embedding it deeply in the Edwardsville/St. Louis bi-state community.

Operationally, the club employs 11-50 staff with an average tenure exceeding 20 years, supported by PGA Head Professional Mike Suhre (2025 PGA of America Youth Player Development Award winner) and PGA Professional Logan Murphy. Key infrastructure investments are ongoing, including a 2026 East Nine reconfiguration to Par 34 and driving range expansion. The business has no external investors, no public listing, and no disclosed revenue figures; the website runs on a Lightspeed golf platform with Facebook and Instagram as the primary social channels.

Name

Oak Brook Golf Club

Legal name

Oak Brook Golf Club

Website

https://oakbrookgc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oak Brook Golf Club is a family-owned, 27-hole public golf facility in Edwardsville, IL, serving individual golfers, families, seniors, juniors, and fundraiser hosts in the St. Louis bi-state area through green fees, memberships, tournament hosting, leagues, and a nationally ranked PGA Jr League program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Golf Course Services

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Public golf course
• Golf memberships
• Tournament hosting
• Junior golf development
• Golf instruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Edwardsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Green Fees: Charges for playing the course based on number of holes (9, 18, or 27) and walking vs. cart rental. Weekday and weekend rates vary. Primary revenue driver for daily play.
2. Memberships: Annual memberships offering unlimited greens fees. Includes Individual ($1150-$1700), Senior ($900-$1450), Junior ($275), Dependent ($350-$900), and Corporate tiers. Cart membership adds per-play fees.
3. Tournament Hosting: Group tournament bookings at per-player rates ($36 weekday, $52-$58 weekend). Includes range balls, scoring, scorecards, rules support, and PGA Professional staff assistance.
4. Cart Rentals: Cart rental fees added to base green fees. $4 fee for 9 holes, $6 for 18 holes per cart round for members.
5. Golf Instruction: PGA Professional instruction services provided by Mike Suhre and Logan Murphy. Includes private lessons, junior camps, PGA Junior League, and Underdog Golf Academy programs.
6. Driving Range: Driving range tokens sold at $5 per token. Range passes available (20 tokens for $80 for members).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Oak Brook Golf Club operates a 27-hole public golf facility in Edwardsville, IL, comprising three nine-hole courses (East, West, and North). It sells pay-per-play green fees, annual memberships, tournament hosting, league play, PGA Professional instruction, and junior golf development through PGA Junior League, camps, and the Underdog Golf Academy.

Product overview

Oak Brook Golf Club is a 27-hole public golf facility (East Nine, West Nine, North Nine) offering golf for reasonable fees since 1972. The product portfolio includes public play with tee times, organized leagues for men and women, tournament hosting services for fundraisers and corporate events, and comprehensive junior golf development programs through PGA Junior Camps, PGA Junior League, and the Underdog Golf Academy operated by PGA Professional Mike Suhre. Membership options provide year-round access with various tiers for individuals, seniors, juniors, and corporate groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 27-Hole Public Golf Course Public golf facility with three nine-hole courses (East, West, North) featuring tree-lined bent grass greens, zoysia fairways, and links-style layout. Available for tee times, walking or riding, across 9, 18, 27, or All Day formats.
• Annual Golf Memberships
• Tournament Hosting Services Full-service tournament hosting for fundraisers, charity events, and corporate outings ranging from 2 foursomes to 250+ golfers. Includes range balls, scoring, scorecards, rules support, and PGA Professional staff assistance. Weekday rate $36/player, weekend rates $52-$58/player.
• PGA Junior League
• PGA Junior Camps
• Underdog Golf Academy
• Men's and Women's Golf Leagues
• Tuesday Senior Scramble
• Wilbur Suhre Memorial Tournament
• PGA Professional Golf Instruction
• Driving Range

Quantifiable outcome

• Raised over $1,000,000 for local fundraisers

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Stonewolf Golf Club: Public 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed course in Marissa, IL, serving the southern Illinois/St. Louis regional market. Comparable as a destination public golf facility competing for the same Illinois-side St. Louis metro customer base, with tournament hosting and daily-fee operations as core revenue.
• Belk Park Golf Course: Municipal 18-hole golf course in Wood River, IL, located within 15 miles of Oak Brook in Edwardsville. Comparable as a direct Metro East St. Louis public-course competitor with similar value-pricing and league-oriented programming, representing a primary local price competitor.
• Sunset Hills Country Club: Public-access golf and country club in Sunset Hills, MO, in the St. Louis metro. Comparable as a regional public golf and event-hosting venue competing for the same metropolitan St. Louis tournament and daily-fee customer pool as Oak Brook.
• Fox Creek Golf Club: Public 18-hole course in O'Fallon, MO, in the western St. Louis metro. Comparable as a public-course competitor targeting similar daily-fee, league, and tournament-host customers in the broader St. Louis region.
• The Orchards Golf Club: Public 18-hole course in Belleville, IL, in the Metro East St. Louis market. Comparable as a same-market public course with tournament hosting and membership options, competing directly for Illinois-side daily-fee and league play.

Broad incumbents

• KemperSports: Northbrook, IL-based golf course and hospitality management company managing 130+ golf courses, country clubs, and resorts. Comparable as the leading mid-market public-course management operator in the U.S., representing both a potential acquirer of Oak Brook and the most relevant scale benchmark for public-golf course unit economics.
• Troon: Scottsdale, AZ-based global golf and club management company operating 850+ locations. Comparable as the largest U.S. golf-course management platform, providing a relevant scale, branding, and operating-cost benchmark for public-course operators like Oak Brook.
• Billy Casper Golf (BrightView Golf): Major U.S. golf course management and maintenance company (formerly Billy Casper Golf, now part of BrightView). Comparable as a large-scale public-course management operator, with similar target customers (municipalities, daily-fee owners) and tournament-hosting capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/139344602773232
• Instagraminstagram.com/oakbrookgc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oak-brook-golf-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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