North Shore Country Club

What North Shore Country Club does

North Shore Country Club is a private, member-owned country club founded in 1900 and currently operating on a 170-acre campus at 1340 Glenview Road in Glenview, Illinois, approximately 17 miles north of downtown Chicago. The club is invitation-only, with prospective members required to be introduced by a current member and to satisfy the club's by-laws; pricing and dues are not publicly disclosed.

The club's core offering is a portfolio of recreational and social amenities rather than a discrete technology product. Its anchor asset is an 18-hole golf course personally laid out by Hugh Alison of the British firm Colt, MacKenzie & Alison and opened in 1922, which retains its original routing with only minor modifications. The course, complemented by a clubhouse designed by Chicago architect George Brown, has hosted the 1933 U.S. Open, the 1939 and 1983 U.S. Amateur, the 1928 Western Open, the 2011 Western Amateur, and the PGA Tour Champions Encompass Championship from 2013 to 2015. Beyond golf, the club operates tennis, platform tennis, swimming, and dining facilities, and runs a year-round social-engagement calendar for members and their families. A caddie program is managed by a Director of Outside Operations.

The business model is a recurring-dues subscription private club. Revenue is generated through membership dues and fees, with ancillary income from dining, events, and the caddie program. The company is structured as a private, member-owned entity with no parent company, no external investors, and no funding rounds disclosed. Headcount is reported at 51–100 employees. The operating platform is Jonas Club Software (per website footer). Customer base is concentrated entirely in the affluent family segment of Chicago's North Shore suburbs, with no secondary locations or geographic expansion evident.

Name

North Shore Country Club

Legal name

North Shore Country Club

Website

https://north-shorecc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

North Shore Country Club is an invitation-only, member-owned private club in Glenview, Illinois, founded in 1900, offering golf, tennis, platform tennis, swimming, dining, and social amenities to affluent North Shore Chicago families on a 170-acre historic campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Country Club Services

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 country club
• Private club membership
• Golf club facilities
• Recreational club services
• Social club amenities

Headquarters

HQ city

Glenview

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues and Fees: North Shore Country Club generates revenue through membership dues and fees from its member-owned private club operations. As a traditional, invitation-only private club, members pay for the social and recreational benefits provided, including access to golf, tennis, platform tennis, swimming, dining, and various social engagements throughout the year.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

North Shore Country Club is a traditional, invitation-only private country club that provides its members and their families with access to premier recreational and social facilities on a 170-acre campus in Glenview, Illinois. Core offerings center on an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Hugh Alison of Colt, MacKenzie, and Alison in 1922, supplemented by tennis and platform tennis, swimming, on-site dining, and year-round social events. The club also operates a caddie program and supports an Employee Foundation for academic scholarships.

Product overview

North Shore Country Club is a traditional, invitation-only private country club located in Glenview, Illinois, approximately 17 miles north of downtown Chicago. The club offers a unified portfolio of recreational services centered around its historic 18-hole golf course designed by Hugh Alison (Colt, MacKenzie, and Alison) in 1922. Beyond golf, the club provides tennis (including platform tennis), swimming, dining, and year-round social engagement activities for members and their families. The club operates as a member-owned organization with membership by invitation only, and also manages a caddie program and employment opportunities. The facility has hosted multiple major golf championships including the 1933 U.S. Open, 1983 U.S. Amateur, and PGA Tour Champions events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Golf Facilities
• Tennis and Platform Tennis Tennis facilities including traditional tennis courts and platform tennis (paddle tennis) offered to members and their families as part of the club's recreational amenities.
• Swimming Facilities Swimming amenities for members and their families as part of the club's year-round recreational offerings on the 170-acre Glenview campus.
• Dining Services On-site dining facilities offering social dining experiences for members and their families throughout the year at the club's clubhouse.
• Social Engagements Year-round social events and gatherings for members and their families in a family-friendly private club environment in the Chicago North Shore suburbs.
• Caddie Program Caddie program providing opportunities for individuals to learn the game, earn income, and serve as caddies for members, managed by the Director of Outside Operations.
• Private Membership Invitation-only, member-owned private club membership offering social and recreational benefits to members and their families in a traditional country club setting; prospective members must be introduced by a current member and are subject to the club's by-laws and normal membership process.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Congressional Country Club: Large, historic private country club in Bethesda, Maryland, that has hosted the U.S. Open and PGA Championship; comparable in scale, championship pedigree, and multi-amenity private member model.
• Shinnecock Hills Golf Club: Elite private golf club in Southampton, New York, with multiple U.S. Open hostings; a comparable elite, invitation-only, golf-centric private member model, though on a more seasonal East Coast market.
• Riviera Country Club: Highly prestigious private club in Pacific Palisades, California, with a long major-championship hosting history; a peer benchmark for elite private club prestige and tournament-host economics even though it is in a different geography.

Direct peers

• Medinah Country Club: Elite private country club in Medinah, Illinois, also serving Chicago-area affluent families with championship golf (hosted multiple U.S. Opens and Ryder Cups) and full club amenities; one of the most direct comparables to North Shore given overlapping market and heritage.
• Butler National Golf Club: Private, member-owned golf club in Oak Brook, Illinois, focused on an elite golf experience for Chicago-area members; closely comparable in private, invitation-driven model and affluent suburban Chicago positioning.
• Chicago Golf Club: One of the oldest 18-hole private golf clubs in the United States, located in Wheaton, Illinois; offers a direct comparable in terms of historic Chicago-area private club heritage, single-course focus, and invitation-only membership model.
• Glen View Club: Private club in Golf, Illinois, immediately adjacent to North Shore Country Club in Glenview, referenced in North Shore's history as a peer founding-era club; serves the same North Shore member base with traditional golf and club amenities.
• Olympia Fields Country Club: Historic private country club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, that has hosted U.S. Opens and U.S. Women's Open; serves the same Chicago-area affluent member base with classic golf, club amenities, and family programming comparable to North Shore.
• Onwentsia Club: Historic private club in Lake Forest, Illinois, explicitly cited in North Shore's founding history as one of the early Chicago-area country clubs; offers golf, racquet sports, and social amenities to a comparable North Shore member base.

Regional players

• Lake Shore Country Club: Private country club in Glencoe, Illinois, serving the same North Shore demographic with golf, racquets, swimming, and dining; comparable geographic market and amenity mix to North Shore.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NorthShoreCountryClubGreaterChicago
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-shore-country-club-greater-chicago

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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