Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club

What Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club does

Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club is a private golf and country club located in Hendersonville, Tennessee, founded in 1951 and operating as part of Invited Clubs' (formerly ClubCorp) portfolio of 150+ private clubs across North America with 300,000+ members. The club provides golf outings, dining, private event hosting (including weddings and corporate events), tournament programming, and social/recreational amenities to its members, with no publicly disclosed pricing — membership is sold via direct inquiry on an annual subscription basis. Technology is limited to standard private club management systems and the Invited Clubs member portal (members.invitedclubs.com), with no proprietary AI, API, or app integrations disclosed.

The business model is subscription-recurring membership dues augmented by food & beverage, event, and tournament revenue. Distribution is direct, supported by Invited Clubs' corporate marketing platform, social media presence, and a member referral program. Members additionally access the XLife Benefits cross-club network, which provides reciprocal golf, resort, and dining privileges across the Invited portfolio and participating clubs worldwide. The club employs 51-100 staff consistent with a single-property private club.

Ownership and capital context: Bluegrass is wholly owned by Invited Clubs (ClubCorp USA, Inc.), which was acquired by KSL Capital Partners in June 2026. Invited has invested over $650 million across its portfolio in the prior five years, completing full-course overhauls and clubhouse redesigns at 25+ properties. The club also participates in the 2021-launched First Tee Gateway Club partnership, providing complimentary memberships to underrepresented youth. No revenue is publicly disclosed at the individual club level.

Name

Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club

Legal name

Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club

Website

https://invitedclubs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club is a private golf and country club in Hendersonville, Tennessee, founded in 1951 and owned by Invited Clubs (acquired by KSL Capital Partners in 2026). It serves individual members and families with golf, dining, events, and access to the 150+ club XLife network.

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)

Keywords

• Private golf club
• Country club membership
• Golf course facilities
• Private event hosting
• Club dining services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hendersonville

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Private club membership fees providing access to golf facilities, dining, and social amenities. Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club operates as a private membership club within the Invited Clubs portfolio.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club operates as a private golf and country club in Hendersonville, Tennessee, providing members with access to championship golf facilities, club dining, social and recreational amenities, and event hosting services. The club is part of the Invited Clubs (formerly ClubCorp) portfolio of 150+ private clubs and offers members XLife benefits providing expanded access across the broader network.

Product overview

Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club is a single private golf and country club property operated by Invited Clubs. It is part of a portfolio of 150+ private clubs across North America. The club offers golf outings and membership access to the Invited Clubs network. Specific product modules or named service offerings for this individual club were not detailed in the available source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Club Membership Annual private club membership providing individuals and families access to the Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club facilities, including golf, dining, social programming, and XLife network benefits across 150+ Invited Clubs.
• Golf Course Access & Outings Member access to the club's championship golf course, including tee time booking, member tournaments, and golf outings programming.
• Event Hosting & Weddings Club venue hosting for weddings, corporate meetings, and private celebrations, leveraging clubhouse and grounds facilities.
• Club Dining Clubhouse dining, member dining rooms, and culinary services provided to members and event attendees.
• Racquet & Wellness Amenities Racquet sports and wellness amenities available to members, supplementing the core golf and dining offerings.
• XLife Benefits Network Access Cross-club membership benefits program providing members with access to hundreds of private clubs, resorts, and entertainment venues domestically and at participating clubs worldwide.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• First TeecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Invited Clubs partnership with First Tee to operate the Gateway Club program, growing access to golf for underrepresented youth. The program provides complimentary memberships to selected First Tee students, with access to club facilities six days a week, reserved tee times, practice areas, and tournament participation.
• XLife Benefits NetworkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerXLife is Invited Clubs' proprietary membership benefits program that provides expanded golf, resort and dining benefits at home club, across the Invited Clubs Network, and at participating clubs worldwide. Members access hundreds of private clubs, resorts, and entertainment venues through this program.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TPC Craig Ranch: Texas-based private golf club within the Invited Clubs portfolio, recently featured as a $22M renovation case study. Same portfolio, same membership infrastructure, directly comparable operating model.
• Firestone Country Club: Akron, OH-based private golf and country club within the Invited Clubs portfolio. Direct portfolio peer with the same membership model, XLife access, and corporate infrastructure as Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club.
• River Creek Club: Leesburg, VA-based private club within the Invited Clubs portfolio. Direct portfolio peer operating the same subscription-membership model and benefit network as Bluegrass.
• Mission Hills Country Club: Rancho Mirage, CA-based private country club within the Invited Clubs portfolio. Direct portfolio peer sharing the same membership, marketing, and XLife benefits framework as Bluegrass.
• Westlake Country Club: Private country club within the Invited Clubs portfolio, recently featured for a multi-year clubhouse renovation. Comparable single-property private club sharing Bluegrass's parent, model, and capital-reinvestment narrative.

Broad incumbents

• PGA National Resort: Large multi-course private/resort golf destination with broad amenities. Comparable private-golf operating model at greater scale; useful benchmark for premium member and resort-style golf positioning.
• Trump National Golf Club: Portfolio of high-end private golf clubs in the U.S. Comparable premium private-club operating model at multi-property scale; benchmarks aspirational positioning and pricing power for elite private golf clubs.

Regional players

• Richland Country Club: Historic private country club in Nashville, TN. Direct regional competitor for members, tournaments, and corporate-event bookings in the same Nashville metropolitan market as Bluegrass.
• Old Hickory Country Club: Long-standing private country club in the Nashville metro area. Regional competitor targeting a similar member base in the same Greater Nashville market as Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club.
• The Governors Club: Private golf and country club located in the Nashville suburbs. Regional competitor offering a comparable private-membership golf and social experience to Bluegrass in the same metro.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/clubcorp
• Facebookfacebook.com/BluegrassYCClub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bluegrass-yacht-and-country-club
• Instagraminstagram.com/invitedclubs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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