Rome Country Club

What Rome Country Club does

Rome Country Club is a privately held, public-access 18-hole championship golf course located at 5342 Rome-Taberg Road in Rome, New York, founded in 1929 and operating with 11-50 employees. The course was originally designed by Geoffrey Cornish and features his trademark undulating greens at quick speeds; it has earned a four-star rating from Golf Digest and has been featured on UK's Golfing World, NBC's Today Show, and CBS's Saturday Morning. The facility includes a driving range, short game area, clubhouse with bar and restaurant, banquet facilities for up to 110 guests, men's and women's locker rooms, and a computerized water system on selected holes.

The business generates revenue through multiple streams: usage-based green fees from public golfers playing 9 or 18 holes, recurring memberships with reciprocal privileges, service-based private golf lessons led by Head Professional Wesley Cupp (a former NGA Hooters Tour professional and former world #1 speedgolfer), transaction-based equipment rentals ($25 for 9 holes, $40 for 18 holes) and grip installation ($12.50 per grip), professional-services revenue from group outings and tournaments with 45+ years of hosting experience, banquet and event revenue, and gift certificate sales. Customers include individual public golfers, families, and golf members (primary horizontal segment) plus corporate and organizational group-outing clients from across upstate New York.

Rome Country Club distributes services directly through on-site play, phone reservations (315.336.6464), website tee-time booking, and a Twitter presence anchored by Wes Cupp. The club has hosted major championships including the 1981 and 2011 New York State Women's Amateurs, annual Rome City Men's and Women's Amateurs, USGA local qualifiers, and the New York and United States Speedgolf Opens. It is operated independently with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or M&A activity.

Name

Rome Country Club

Legal name

Rome Country Club

Website

https://romecountryclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rome Country Club is a privately held, public-access 18-hole championship golf course in Rome, New York, founded in 1929, serving individual golfers, members, and corporate group-outing clients across Central New York with green fees, lessons, rentals, memberships, and tournament hosting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Green Fees and Public Golf: Revenue from public golfers playing 9 or 18 holes at the championship golf course. The club is positioned as an affordable public golf option in Central New York.
2. Equipment Rentals and Services: Rental clubs available for $25 (9 holes) or $40 (18 holes). Grip installation services at $12.50 per grip. Revenue from equipment-related services for golfers without clubs or needing grip replacement.
3. Golf Lessons and Instruction: Private golf lessons offered by Head Professional Wesley Cupp. Pricing tiers for juniors ($65), members ($75), guests ($85), and two-person shared lessons ($100).
4. Memberships: Annual memberships providing access and benefits to the golf facility. Membership rates and reciprocals available for members.
5. Group Outings and Tournaments: Specialized golf group outing and tournament packages. The club has over 45 years of experience hosting groups and offers customized event services including scoring, skins games, and hole-in-one events at no extra cost.
6. Banquet and Event Facilities: Clubhouse banquet facilities that cater comfortably to 110 guests. Additional revenue from bar and restaurant services. PA system, wireless microphone, and 8x6 foot screen available for multimedia presentations.
7. Gift Certificates: Gift certificates available for use in the professional shop or bar. Sold over the phone and mailed to purchasers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rome Country Club operates an 18-hole public championship golf course originally designed by Geoffrey Cornish in Rome, New York, offering affordable green fee access for individual and group golfers. It supplements the course with private golf lessons, club rentals, grip installation, gift certificates, annual memberships, tournament and group outing packages, and clubhouse banquet facilities, all delivered from a single Central New York location.

Product overview

Rome Country Club operates as a public golf facility offering a single 18-hole championship golf course designed by Geoffrey Cornish, supplemented by instruction services, equipment services (grip installation and club rentals), event hosting capabilities, and membership programs. The club also maintains clubhouse amenities including dining, banquet facilities, and locker rooms. The core offering is the golf course itself, with supporting services in golf instruction (led by Head Professional Wes Cupp), equipment services, and tournament organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 18-Hole Championship Golf Course An 18-hole public championship golf course in Central New York, originally designed by Geoffrey Cornish, featuring his trademark undulating greens at quick speeds; rated four stars by Golf Digest and open for green-fee play by the public.
• Golf Lessons Private golf instruction taught by Head Professional Wesley Cupp, offering pricing tiers for juniors (under 18), Rome CC members, guests, and two-person shared lessons; targeted at golfers seeking to improve their game from a credentialed teaching professional.
• Golf Outings & Tournaments Customized golf group outing and tournament packages for companies, charities, and social groups, including no-extra-cost scoring, skins games, closest-to-the-pin, longest drives, and hole-in-one event management; targeted at organizers who want the club to handle event execution.
• Golf Memberships Annual golf memberships providing recurring access to the championship course, reciprocal privileges at partner courses, and member-only benefits such as the member lesson pricing tier; targeted at frequent local golfers.
• Rental Clubs Rental golf club sets (right-handed, left-handed, and women's) priced at $25 for 9 holes and $40 for 18 holes; targeted at golfers without their own equipment.
• Grip Installation Services Club grip installation service using Golf Pride Tour Wrap and Tour Velvet grips, priced at $12.50 per grip including installation (or $5 per club for grips not purchased through the club); targeted at golfers needing grip replacement.
• Gift Certificates Gift certificates redeemable at the professional shop or bar, sold over the phone and mailed to purchasers; targeted at gift-givers seeking a prepaid golf or clubhouse credit.
• Clubhouse Banquet & Event Facilities Clubhouse banquet facility accommodating up to 110 guests, with a bar and restaurant (including a 60-inch HDTV with surround sound), PA system, wireless microphone, and an 8x6 foot screen for multimedia presentations; targeted at event hosts seeking an on-site dining and presentation venue.

Quantifiable outcome

• Four-star Golf Digest rating
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Wesley Cupp (Head Golf Professional)coreOthersHead Golf Professional at Rome Country Club with 20 years teaching experience. Former professional golfer who competed on the NGA Hooters Tour and Moonlight Tour. Reached final stage of U.S. Open qualifying twice. Currently world #6 speedgolfer with 9 months as world #1. Winner of 2016 NY Speedgolf Open and 2018 US Speedgolf Open.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/countryrome
• Facebookfacebook.com/RomeCountryClub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rome-country-club-inc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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