Rutland Country Club

What Rutland Country Club does

Rutland Country Club is a privately held, member-owned golf and country club founded in 1901 in Rutland, Vermont, operating from a single property at 275 Grove Street. The club's core offering is an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Wayne Stiles and John Van Kleek, currently ranked #3 among top golf courses in Vermont. It supports its golf operations through a tiered annual membership program (eight tiers ranging from $725 for Juniors to $5,945 for a Family membership) and a prepaid Fareway product ($1,740 individual / $3,045 couples) that can be drawn against both green fees and on-property food and beverage. The club earns revenue through five core streams: recurring membership subscriptions, prepaid Fareway balances, public and member dining at Baxter's Restaurant, event room rentals and catering (weddings, banquets, corporate functions up to 175 guests), and daily green fees from non-member play.

Beyond golf, the club operates Baxter's Restaurant as a public-facing lunch and dinner venue with indoor seating, a patio, and covered decks, and runs a formalized catering and events business that hosts weddings, showers, corporate events, and seasonal brunches such as Mother's Day and Easter. Distribution is entirely direct-to-consumer through the physical property, a Clubessential-hosted website, email newsletters, and Facebook/Instagram — there is no mobile app, API, or third-party booking platform. The organization is lean (11–50 employees, six named managers including a Head Golf Professional, Superintendent, Clubhouse Manager, Bar Manager, Chef & Kitchen Manager, and Assistant Golf Professional), affiliated with the USGA and the Vermont Golf Association (having hosted the 2019 Men's Vermont Amateur), and is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2026. There is no disclosed external investment, parent entity, or venture funding.

Name

Rutland Country Club

Legal name

Rutland Country Club

Website

https://rutlandcountryclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rutland Country Club is a privately held, member-owned 18-hole golf and country club in Rutland, Vermont (founded 1901), serving members, public diners, and event bookers through memberships, Baxter's Restaurant, and catering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Golf Club & Hospitality

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty Membership Clubs (Category-Focused) (CRAEADAI)

Keywords

• Private golf club
• Country club memberships
• Event catering services
• Restaurant dining
• Golf course operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Rutland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Golf Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership dues collected from members across multiple tiers including Premium, Senior, Super Senior, Young Professional, Family, Couple, College Student, and Junior categories. This is a recurring subscription revenue stream.
2. Fareway Prepaid Golf: Prepaid golf membership that can be used for green fees and applied to Food & Beverage. Couples Fareway at $3,045 and Individual Fareway at $1,740.
3. Restaurant Dining (Baxter's Restaurant): On-site restaurant open to the public serving lunch and dinner. Revenue from food and beverage sales. Summer hours Monday-Saturday 11am, Sunday 11am-4pm.
4. Events and Catering: Wedding receptions, banquets, business events, holiday parties, showers, conferences, and seminars. Room rental fees and catering services with non-refundable deposit of $400 for weddings.
5. Daily Green Fees: Revenue from non-member golf visitors paying green fees to play the course.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rutland Country Club operates a private 18-hole championship golf course, the on-site Baxter's Restaurant, and full-service event catering and banquet facilities in Rutland, Vermont. The club, established in 1901, provides tiered golf memberships, public green fees, casual and upscale dining, and hosts private events including weddings and corporate gatherings. Its offerings integrate golf recreation, food and beverage, and event hospitality under one private-club property.

Product overview

Rutland Country Club operates as a traditional private golf club offering a single-property portfolio built around an 18-hole Stiles & Van Kleek-designed golf course. The core products include the championship golf course ranked #3 in Vermont, Baxter's Restaurant providing public dining with indoor and outdoor options, and comprehensive Catering & Events services for weddings and gatherings hosting up to 175 guests. The club supports operations through multiple Golf Membership Programs ranging from $725 to $5,945 annually across Premium, Senior, Super Senior, Young Professional, Family, Couple, College Student, Junior, and Corporate tiers, plus a Fareway prepaid membership add-on for flexible spending on golf and dining.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Golf Course & Membership Program Tiered private golf memberships (Junior, Young Professional, Single, Family, and Corporate categories) granting access to the 18-hole championship golf course, clubhouse amenities, and member events, including an add-on Fareway membership option for reciprocal play benefits.
• Baxter's Restaurant On-site restaurant and bar serving casual and upscale dining to club members and the public, with beverage service managed by the Bar Manager.
• Event Catering & Banquet Services Full-service event hosting with on-site catering for weddings, corporate events, private parties, and member functions, delivered with the club's kitchen and front-of-house teams.
• Public Green Fee Access Per-round public play access to the championship 18-hole golf course for non-members, complementing the membership-based primary offering.
• Golf Instruction & Pro Shop Services Golf lessons, clinics, and pro shop merchandise and services offered through the club's PGA golf professionals.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• USGA (United States Golf Association)minorOthersAffiliated with USGA, the national governing body for golf. Displayed on website as association membership.
• VGA (Vermont Golf Association)coreOthersAffiliated with Vermont Golf Association. Rutland Country Club hosted the 2019 Men's Vermont Amateur tournament. VGA logo displayed on website.
• Garrentee PhotographyminorOthersPhotography services provider credited for club photography on website.
• Eight ZerominorOthersDigital services provider credited on website footer.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ekwanok Country Club: Private 18-hole country club in Manchester, Vermont, founded 1899, with comparable membership tiers, F&B operation, and tournament-hosting history in the same regional market as Rutland. Both clubs compete for Vermont-based golfers and the same Upstate-New-York/Western-Massachusetts secondary market.
• Burlington Country Club: Private members-only 18-hole country club in South Burlington, Vermont, founded 1922, offering golf, dining, pool, and event hosting. Same product mix and membership-based business model as Rutland, competing for Vermont private-club members in the state's largest metro.
• Woodstock Country Club: Private country club in Woodstock, Vermont, with 18-hole golf course, dining, pool, and event facilities. Operates an essentially identical product suite to Rutland (golf + F&B + events + membership) for the same regional member demographic.
• Manchester Country Club: Private 18-hole golf and country club in Manchester Center, Vermont. Comparable Vermont ski-country private club competing with Rutland for the same southern-Vermont seasonal resident and second-home member pool.
• The Quechee Club: Private member-owned club in Quechee, Vermont, offering two 18-hole golf courses, tennis, dining, and a full events calendar. Closely analogous product mix and membership-based operating model to Rutland in the same Vermont market.
• Country Club of Vermont: Private country club in Waterbury, Vermont, with 18-hole golf, dining, and event facilities. Operates an essentially identical business model to Rutland in the same regional competitive set.

Broad incumbents

• Invited (formerly ClubCorp): National owner-operator of more than 200 private golf and country clubs across the United States. Broad incumbent representing the consolidator side of the industry; competes for members in overlapping markets and sets the standard for member-technology investment that smaller independents like Rutland must match.
• Troon: Largest golf management company in the world, managing more than 700 golf facilities including private clubs. A potential partner or acquirer of small private clubs like Rutland, and a benchmark for professional operating standards in the sector.
• TPC Network (PGA Tour): Network of premium tournament-player golf clubs operated under the PGA Tour brand, including TPC Boston and TPC Vermont-adjacent properties. Sets the high end of the tournament-hosting competitive set against which Rutland's VGA-affiliated tournament profile is benchmarked.
• American Golf Corporation: One of the largest operators of golf courses in the United States, managing both public and private facilities. Represents the scale-incumbent benchmark and a potential counter-party for course management, F&B, or technology services for smaller clubs like Rutland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/rutlandcountryclub
• Instagraminstagram.com/rutlandcountryclub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rutland-country-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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