San Jose Country Club

What San Jose Country Club does

San Jose Country Club is a private, member-owned country club located at 15571 Alum Rock Ave in the lower elevations of the Diablo Range east of San Jose, California. Founded in 1899 as the Linda Vista Country Club (renamed and rechartered in 1912), it operates an 18-hole championship golf course (Par 70, 6,225 yards) originally designed by Tom Nicoll and later renovated by A.W. Tillinghast (1936) and John Harbottle (1997), supplemented by bocce courts, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, multiple dining venues, and dedicated event spaces for weddings and corporate functions. The club serves Bay Area affluent families, young executives aged 21-38, social members, juniors, and corporate outing clients, with proprietary full golf members holding an ownership interest in the club.

Revenue is generated across six primary streams: recurring membership dues across three tiers (Proprietary Full Golf, Young Executive, and Social Clubhouse); dining and food & beverage across multiple venues; pro shop and golf services including PGA-certified instruction; private event venue rental for weddings and corporate meetings; tournament and outing hosting for groups of 60 to 144 players; and junior programming such as the Acorn Junior Camp priced at $350 per session. Membership pricing is not publicly disclosed, and acquisition is primarily referral-driven through existing members, supplemented by a WeddingWire listing for event inquiries.

Operations run on Jonas Club Software (website and member management) with Foretees for tee-time booking; no proprietary technology, AI capabilities, or external funding is associated with the entity. The club is a founding member of the Northern California Golf Association, maintains reciprocal privileges with clubs nationwide, and currently lists PGA Tour Professionals Joseph Bramlett and Justin Suh among its members.

Name

San Jose Country Club

Legal name

San Jose Country Club

Website

https://sanjosecountryclub.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

San Jose Country Club is a 125-year-old private, member-owned country club in San Jose, California offering an 18-hole golf course, bocce, an Olympic pool, dining, and event venues to affluent Bay Area families, young executives, social members, and corporate outing clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Golf & Country Club

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Private country club
• Golf membership
• Club amenities
• Event venue hosting
• Junior golf programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

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. Membership Dues and Initiation Fees: The club generates primary revenue through membership dues across multiple tiers: Proprietary Full Golf Membership (includes ownership interest, unlimited golf, pool, dining, bocce, and social events), Young Executive Membership (ages 21-38, same benefits without ownership interest), and Social Membership (clubhouse, pool, bocce, and dining access). Specific pricing is not publicly disclosed.
2. Dining and Food & Beverage: Members and their guests pay for dining at the club's multiple venues: Main Dining Room, Eddie Duino Room, Patio, and the 9th Tee Snack Shack. The club offers fine dining, casual dining, and al fresco options with seasonally rotating menus.
3. Tournament and Outing Hosting: The club hosts a select number of tournaments, outings, and charity events per year for groups of 60 to 144 players, generating revenue through event fees, food & beverage minimums, and facility usage charges.
4. Pro Shop and Golf Services: Revenue from the full-service golf shop including brand-name clubs, apparel, private golf instruction with PGA-certified professionals, club fitting, and tournament services.
5. Private Event Venue Rental: The club rents its event spaces for weddings, corporate meetings, seminars, anniversary parties, retirement parties, and other special occasions. Members receive discounted facility fees and food & beverage minimums. Non-members can also book events through the Private Event Sales and Marketing Director.
6. Junior Golf Programs: Revenue generated from the Acorn Junior Camp at $350 per junior per session, covering golf instruction and swimming over a four-day Tuesday-Friday session during summer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

San Jose Country Club is a private membership club that sells access to an 18-hole championship golf course along with dining, aquatics, bocce, social events, and full-service wedding and tournament venue hosting. Members pay recurring dues across three tiers (Proprietary Full Golf, Young Executive ages 21-38, and Social Clubhouse) and consume additional services including PGA professional instruction, pro shop merchandise, junior golf camps, private event rentals, and food and beverage across multiple on-site venues.

Product overview

San Jose Country Club operates as a private country club offering a unified suite of recreational and hospitality services centered around its 18-hole championship golf course. The club provides golf-related products including professional instruction, pro shop services, and junior golf programs (Acorn Junior Camp and Bay Cities Junior Golf League), as well as alternative recreational activities such as bocce ball and Olympic-sized pool with aquatics programming. Dining services feature multiple venues including the Eddie Duino Room, Patio, Main Dining Room, Oak Room, Gold Room, and 9th Tee Snack Shack. Event services encompass weddings, special events, and tournaments with full-service planning. The club offers three membership tiers: Proprietary Full Golf (with ownership), Young Executive (ages 21-38), and Social Clubhouse. Recent renovations have updated the clubhouse entrance, dining spaces, and event facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 18-Hole Golf Course Par 70, 18-hole championship golf course measuring 6,225 yards, originally designed by Tom Nicoll in 1912 and renovated by A.W. Tillinghast (1936) and John Harbottle (1997). Serves members, tournament hosts, and event clients.
• Golf Instruction Private and group golf lessons delivered by PGA-certified professionals including Director of Instruction Mike Kim, supported by practice facilities and complimentary range balls.
• Pro Shop Full-service golf shop offering brand-name clubs, apparel, professional club fitting, and a fleet of golf carts with GPS and USB ports, operated by PGA Professionals.
• Acorn Junior Camp Summer golf camp for juniors aged 7-17, held Tuesday through Friday across three sessions. Priced at $350 per junior per session; includes 2 hours of golf instruction (driving range, putting green, chipping/pitching green), lunch, and 2 hours of swimming daily.
• Bay Cities Junior Golf League Competitive junior golf league team participating in the Bay Cities League of Junior Golfers. Practice begins the first Thursday of May and matches run from the last Saturday of May through the first week of August.
• Bocce Ball Courts Two large bocce ball courts lined with artificial grass under oak trees. Available for private events and home to a competitive Wednesday-night Member's Bocce League.
• Olympic-Sized Pool & Aquatics Olympic-sized pool with diving board, resort-style umbrellas, lifeguards, men's and women's changing rooms, and poolside food and beverage service. Offers group and private swim lessons, swim team, adult swim sessions, and private pool party bookings.
• Dining Services Fine and casual dining across multiple venues (Eddie Duino Room, Main Dining Room, Patio, Oak Room, Gold Room, 9th Tee Snack Shack). Features locally sourced ingredients with seasonal menus and member-only events such as Chef's Table dinners.
• Wedding & Event Services Wedding and special event venue offering reception packages (5-hour reception, setup/cleanup, banquet tables and chairs, sweetheart table, glassware, silverware, china, linens, dance floor, private tasting, and champagne toast) and standard ceremonies (outdoor garden seating, aisle runner, wrought iron arch, and rehearsal). Available to both members and non-members.
• Tournaments & Outings Full-service golf tournament assistance for groups of 60-144 players, including planning, format selection, day-of setup, and execution. Hosts qualifiers such as the California State Amateur Qualifier and USGA Mid-Am Qualifier, as well as tournaments for local universities and high schools.
• Proprietary Full Golf Membership Ownership-interest membership for individuals aged 21+ providing full club privileges including unlimited golf, swimming pool, dining, bocce courts, and social events. Covers member, spouse/significant other, and unmarried children living at home under age 24.
• Young Executive Membership Membership for individuals or couples aged 21-38 with the same benefits as the Proprietary Membership but without ownership interest and at considerably lower monthly cost scaled by age of the primary member.
• Social Clubhouse Membership Membership for individuals aged 21+ providing access to dining outlets, year-round social events, pool, and bocce courts, without full golf privileges.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ben Hogan shot a 64 (par 70) on his first round at the club, hitting all 18 greens in regulation without ever having seen the course.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northern California Golf Association (NCGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSan Jose Country Club is a founding member of the Northern California Golf Association. As a founding member, the club participates in NCGA-sanctioned tournaments and has turned out many champions through the years including Ernie Pieper (15-time Santa Clara County Champion), Eddie Duino, Jack and Eli Bariteau, Hank Lucente, Greg Galasso, and Gary and Barbara Vandeweghe.
• Bay Cities Junior Golf LeagueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSan Jose Country Club participates in the Bay Cities League of Junior Golfers. League practice begins the first Thursday of May and matches run from the last Saturday of May through the first week of August. The club competes locally against other junior golf teams, supporting youth development in golf.
• WeddingWireminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe club maintains a listing on WeddingWire for wedding and event inquiries. WeddingWire appears as a referral source option on the Special Events Inquiry form. This is a minor marketing partnership to generate event venue leads.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Claremont Country Club: Private East Bay country club founded in 1903 offering an 18-hole golf course, clubhouse dining, pool, and event hosting. Comparable private-membership business model, Bay Area location, and member-referral acquisition pattern to San Jose Country Club.
• San Francisco Golf Club: The oldest golf club west of the Mississippi (founded 1895), a private members-only club in San Francisco. Directly comparable to San Jose Country Club in heritage, Northern California geography, private member-only model, and traditional country-club amenity mix (golf, dining, member events).
• Burlingame Country Club: Founded 1893 as the second-oldest golf club in Northern California. A Peninsula private club with a similar heritage, 18-hole course, dining, and member event offering positioned in the same Bay Area wealth corridor as San Jose Country Club.
• Presidio Golf Club: Historic 1895-era public/private hybrid golf course inside San Francisco's Presidio, operated under concession with member and public access. Comparable Northern California heritage course with clubhouse dining and event facilities, though with a more public-access model.
• Pasatiempo Golf Club: Alister MacKenzie-designed private golf club in Santa Cruz, California, with a premier course, restaurant, and event pavilion. Direct comparable on private golf-first membership model and historic Northern California pedigree.
• Mayacama Golf Club: Jack Nicklaus-designed private golf and lifestyle club in Sonoma. Comparable as an exclusive, member-owned private club with championship course, clubhouse dining, and a multi-revenue stream of dues, F&B, and special events anchored in Northern California.
• The Olympic Club: An exclusive San Francisco private athletic club with two 18-hole golf courses, multiple dining venues, and event/banquet facilities. Closely mirrors SJCC's mix of golf, dining, weddings, corporate events, and multi-generational member base, but at significantly larger scale.
• The Meadow Club: Private Marin County club founded in 1920s featuring an 18-hole golf course, clubhouse dining, pool, tennis, and private events. Comparable boutique membership scale, Bay Area affluence targeting, and golf-centric amenity mix.
• CordeValle (Rosewood Resort): Luxury private resort in Silicon Valley featuring a Robert Trent Jones Jr. championship golf course with private membership tiers, fine dining, and event hosting. Comparable as a premium-tier Northern California golf club catering to Bay Area corporate clientele, albeit with an overnight-lodging model.

Broad incumbents

• Bay Clubs: Multi-property California operator with private and semi-private golf, racquet, fitness, and resort amenities across Northern and Southern California. Comparable private-member-club model, but at portfolio scale and with broader family/fitness positioning versus SJCC's golf-pure focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SanJose_CC

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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