Nantucket Golf Club

What Nantucket Golf Club does

Nantucket Golf Club is a private, non-profit golf club located in Siasconset, Massachusetts on Nantucket Island, offering private membership with access to golf, social events, and dining. The club's core products are its membership experience and an integrated social calendar of club events, supported operationally by Jonas Club Software for member, event, and back-office management. Membership is private and invitation-based with quote-based pricing rather than publicly listed tiers, targeting affluent individuals and families connected to Nantucket Island.

The club operates the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation as its charitable arm, which over a 22-year period has cumulatively raised more than $48 million for Nantucket-area causes. The Foundation's principal annual fundraiser is the Children's Charity Classic, now in its 22nd year, and is sustained by member participation and external donors. A 101-250 employee footprint supports both club operations and Foundation programming, with governance provided by a board including Alastair M. Borthwick, Douglas Grip, Edmund A. Hajim, Laura Hanson, and John M. Samuels, and executive direction led by Thomas Bresette as Executive Director.

The business model is membership-dues-driven, supplemented by F&B, events, and ancillary services, with the Foundation functioning as a non-profit philanthropic extension that also serves to reinforce member engagement and community positioning. There is no publicly disclosed revenue, funding, or pricing detail; go-to-market is referral-driven within the Nantucket social network rather than through broad marketing. The company's competitive position rests on its island location, brand longevity, and an embedded member community, while remaining structurally exposed to local real-estate, tourism, and seasonal economic cycles.

Name

Nantucket Golf Club

Legal name

Nantucket Golf Club

Website

https://nantucketgolfclub.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Nantucket Golf Club is a private, non-profit golf club in Siasconset, Massachusetts, offering exclusive membership with golf, social events, and dining to affluent Nantucket residents and operating a charitable Foundation supporting Nantucket-area causes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Golf Club Membership

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391), Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKABAE

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

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Professional Sports Teams & Clubs

Keywords

• Private golf club
• Golf club membership
• Social club events
• Club dining services
• Charitable golf tournament

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantucket

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Nantucket Golf Club is a private, non-profit social organization that provides its members with access to a golf course, clubhouse dining, and a calendar of social events at its Siasconset, Nantucket Island location. The club also operates the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation, which runs the annual Nantucket Children's Charity Classic and Grant, Scholar, and Vocational Programs to benefit Nantucket youth.

Product overview

Nantucket Golf Club is a private golf club offering membership-based access to golfing facilities. The club operates the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation, a charitable initiative that supports Nantucket youth through grant programs, scholarships, and vocational funding. The flagship fundraising event is the Nantucket Children's Charity Classic, an annual two-day tournament that has raised over $48 million for local youth causes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Golf Club Membership Private membership at Nantucket Golf Club providing access to the club's golf course, clubhouse dining, and a calendar of social events for members and their guests at the Siasconset, Nantucket Island location.
• Nantucket Children's Charity Classic Annual two-day charitable golf tournament and fundraising event hosted by the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation, featuring an opening cocktail party on the back sunset porch, a live auction, raffle, and a Monday golf tournament with breakfast and awards luncheon; supports Grant, Scholar, and Vocational Programs for Nantucket youth.

Quantifiable outcome

• $48 million raised for Nantucket youth through Foundation programs

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Maidstone Club: An exclusive private beach and golf club in East Hampton, NY, with membership-based access to golf, social, and dining amenities. Directly comparable as a Northeast seasonal luxury club serving similar affluent-member demographics.
• Shinnecock Hills Golf Club: An exclusive private members-only golf club in Southampton, NY, recognized as one of America's oldest and most elite golf clubs. Directly comparable as a high-prestige, invitation/membership-based club with strong philanthropic programming and a small member footprint.
• National Golf Links of America: A prestigious private golf club on Long Island, NY, with a small, exclusive membership model and a focus on historic, high-quality golf experiences. Closely comparable in exclusivity, member count scale, and event-driven social programming.
• Fishers Island Club: A private island-based golf and recreation club off the Connecticut/New York coast, serving affluent seasonal members. Highly comparable given the island-only access model, seasonal member base, and bundled golf/social/dining offering.
• Cypress Point Club: An ultra-exclusive private golf club on California's Monterey Peninsula with a tiny membership. Comparable as a coastally located, small-membership, ultra-luxury private golf club with bundled social amenities.
• Pine Valley Golf Club: A highly exclusive private golf club in New Jersey widely regarded as a top-ranked course in the U.S. Comparable as a small, ultra-elite golf-only private club with tightly controlled membership access.
• The Country Club (Brookline): One of America's oldest and most prestigious private country clubs, with golf, tennis, squash, and social amenities for a closed membership. Comparable as a high-prestige, member-governed multi-amenity private club.
• Sankaty Head Golf Club: A private cliffside golf club on Nantucket Island, directly comparable by virtue of sharing the same island market, the same seasonal affluent demographic, and the same private-membership positioning.

Others

• Jonas Club Software: A technology vendor providing club management software used by Nantucket Golf Club. Included as an enabling ecosystem peer given the operational technology relationship and the broader private-club management software category.

Broad incumbents

• Augusta National Golf Club: The most iconic private golf club in the U.S., home of the Masters. While much larger and more globally recognized, it is comparable as the upper-bound benchmark for what elite private golf clubs can achieve in brand and member value.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nantucket-golf-club-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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