The Meadows Country Club

What The Meadows Country Club does

The Meadows Country Club is a private, member-owned country club located on a 360-acre campus in Sarasota, Florida, founded in 1976 and operating across golf, tennis, fitness, aquatics, dining, and event hosting. Its core product is a multi-amenity membership experience built around 54 holes of golf distributed across three courses—The Meadows (member course redesigned by Ron Garl in 2004), The Highlands (par-72 championship), and The Groves (18-hole executive by Arthur Hills)—supplemented by 17 Har-Tru tennis courts (15 lighted), a 5,000 sq ft fitness center, a junior Olympic pool, multiple dining venues, and 14 miles of walking and biking trails. Supporting technology is operational rather than proprietary: the Clubessential website and member-management platform, Visage GPS-equipped golf carts (positioned as the only private club in the area offering this), and the Chelsea Tennis court-booking system.

The club generates revenue from five primary streams: recurring monthly membership dues across equity, seasonal, young-professional, and summer tiers; event-hosting fees for weddings (Regency Ballroom up to 220 guests), corporate events, and tented outdoor functions (up to 500 guests); public green fees on The Highlands and The Groves; ancillary tennis court, ball machine, and locker fees; and food and beverage minimums tied to seasonal memberships. Pricing is tiered with Full Golf Equity, Seasonal Golf Platinum (Family $1,500/month) and Gold (Family $1,150/month), Seasonal Tennis and Social, Young Professional Golf starting at $169/month, and Summer memberships ranging from $295 to $495. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via membership inquiry forms, personal tours, word-of-mouth referrals, and a structured referral partnership with The Meadows Community homeowner association.

The Meadows serves five customer segments: affluent Sarasota year-round residents (primary), seasonal snowbird residents, under-50 young professionals, public golfers accessing the Highlands and Groves courses, and event hosts seeking premium wedding and corporate venues. The club operates 101–250 employees, is led by General Manager Andrew Kingsley with a full executive team covering golf, tennis, F&B, membership, catering, finance, HR, and facilities, and discloses no external investors, parent company, or M&A activity. No public financials, revenue, or growth metrics are reported; 2018 pricing data is the most recent disclosed, and the website privacy policy was last updated April 1, 2020.

Name

The Meadows Country Club

Legal name

The Meadows Country Club

Website

https://meadowscc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Meadows Country Club is a private member-owned club in Sarasota, Florida, operating a 360-acre campus with 54 holes of golf, 17 Har-Tru tennis courts, fitness, dining, and event venues serving affluent year-round residents, seasonal snowbirds, young professionals, public golfers, and event hosts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Country Club Services

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Clubs & Tournament-Host Clubs (Professional/Elite Golf Clubs) (MPAKABAE)

Keywords

• Private country club
• Golf membership
• Tennis facilities
• Event hosting
• Recreational amenities

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarasota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Recurring monthly membership dues from various membership tiers including Full Golf Equity, Tennis Equity, Sports/Social Equity, Seasonal, Young Professional, and Summer memberships. Both equity (with voting rights) and non-equity membership options available.
2. Event Hosting: Revenue from hosting private events including weddings (Regency Ballroom up to 220 guests), golf/tennis outings, corporate meetings, birthday celebrations, and charity events. Catering sales team manages bookings.
3. Day Play Fees: The Highlands and The Groves courses are open for public play, generating green fee revenue from non-members. The Highlands is a par 72 championship course and The Groves is an 18-hole executive course.
4. Tennis Court Fees: Revenue from guest fees, ball machine rental ($3/half-hour, $6/hour), and locker rentals ($85 full year, $42.50 half year)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Meadows Country Club operates as a private members club offering access to 54 holes of golf across three courses (The Meadows, The Highlands, and The Groves), 17 Har-Tru tennis courts, a 5,000 sq ft fitness center, a Junior Olympic pool complex, and multiple dining venues on a 360-acre campus in Sarasota, Florida. The club sells various tiers of memberships (Full Golf Equity, Tennis Equity, Sports/Social Equity, Seasonal, Summer, Young Professional) and also generates revenue from public play on The Highlands and The Groves courses, as well as event hosting including weddings, corporate outings, and charity events.

Product overview

The Meadows Country Club is a private members club offering a comprehensive suite of recreational amenities across golf, tennis, fitness, aquatics, and dining. The club operates three golf courses (The Meadows, The Highlands, and The Groves) totaling 54 holes, a Tennis Center with 17 Har-Tru courts, a 5,000 sq ft Fitness Center, a Junior Olympic Pool Complex, multiple dining venues, and extensive event hosting capabilities for weddings and special events. The club also provides social programming, nature trails, and summer sports camps. Membership types include Full Gold Equity, Tennis Equity, Sports/Social Equity, Seasonal, Summer, and Young Professional memberships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Golf Facilities
• Tennis Center
• Fitness Center
• Aquatics
• Dining
• Event Hosting
• Pickleball
• Walking and Nature Trails
• Social Activities and Programming

Quantifiable outcome

• 17 Har-Tru tennis courts recognized by Tennis magazine
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ClubessentialcoreTechnology or IntegrationClubessential is the website platform provider for The Meadows Country Club. They offer integrated solutions for club websites with member billing, tee time reservations, event management, and dining reservations systems. Over half of the top 150 clubs in the US use Clubessential websites.
• The Meadows CommunitycoreOthersThe Meadows Country Club is located within The Meadows community and shares data with The Meadows Country Club Master Association, Inc. The club promotes membership to new community residents.
• Tennis MagazineminorOthersThe Meadows Country Club tennis facility has been recognized by Tennis magazine for its quality and unique setting for racquet sports.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club: Large Florida private members country club with multiple golf courses, tennis, fitness, and social amenities. Directly comparable to Meadows in scale, member-owned structure, and affluent Sarasota-region demographic focus.
• Sara Bay Country Club: Historic private country club located in Sarasota, FL with golf, tennis, dining, and event hosting. Direct geographic peer operating in the same affluent Sarasota market with overlapping member demographics.
• Longboat Key Club: Premier private member-owned golf and tennis club on Florida's Gulf Coast with multiple courses, har-tru tennis, marina, and dining. Comparable scale and full-amenity member experience to Meadows.
• The Founders Club: Private members golf and country club in Sarasota offering golf, tennis, fitness, and social amenities. Direct competitor for affluent Sarasota families seeking private club membership.
• TPC Prestancia: TPC-branded private club in Sarasota with 36 holes of golf, tennis, fitness, and dining. Comparable premium golf-anchored private club competing for the same Sarasota market.
• Bent Tree Country Club: Private member-owned country club in Sarasota with 18-hole golf, tennis, dining, and social programming. Comparable mid-scale private club competing in the Sarasota market.
• Palmer Ranch Golf & Country Club: Sarasota-area private country club with golf, tennis, dining, and member events. Direct geographic competitor targeting overlapping affluent residential demographics.

Broad incumbents

• Invited (formerly ClubCorp): Largest owner-operator of private golf and country clubs in the US, with 200+ properties. Broad incumbent offering same core membership model as Meadows but at portfolio scale with corporate capital and centralized technology.
• Discovery Land Company: Operator of ultra-premium private golf clubs and residential communities (e.g., Baker's Bay, Yellowstone Club). Represents the high-end aspirational benchmark for amenity-rich private club experiences.

Others

• Troon: Largest golf and club management company in the world, managing 850+ facilities. Not a direct competitor but a strategic option for Meadows — represents the corporate-operator alternative to its current member-owned governance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/the_meadows_cc
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheMeadowsCountryClub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-meadows-country-club-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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