Eagle Ridge Golf Club

What Eagle Ridge Golf Club does

Eagle Ridge Golf Club is a private, public-access (daily-fee) golf facility operating a single 18-hole championship course at 2 Augusta Blvd in Lakewood, New Jersey, founded in 1999 and led by founder Gary Kidd. The course was carved from an abandoned sand quarry originally used to build the Garden State Parkway, producing a rugged, Carolina-style layout within a one-hour drive of both New York City and Philadelphia. The facility supports four primary revenue streams: demand-based green fees and cart rental, four tiers of annual pass subscriptions (Full, Weekday, Twilight, Junior), a year-round Golf Academy offering private, semi-private, playing, and junior instruction with Titleist/TaylorMade/Ping custom fitting, and corporate/civic golf outing events, with The Hut pub and ballroom rental providing ancillary food, beverage, and event revenue.

The core technology is a real-time demand-based pricing engine that adjusts green fee rates by time of day, day of week, weather, and consumer demand, analogous to airline and hotel dynamic pricing, layered on top of a Gallus Golf / TeeItUp online booking system with seven-day advance reservations. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via organic social (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter), email, and self-serve online booking, supplemented by direct sales for corporate and civic outings. The business is a single-location physical asset operator (11–50 employees) with no disclosed parent company, no institutional funding, and no M&A activity, operating in the Northeast seasonal golf market.

Name

Eagle Ridge Golf Club

Legal name

Eagle Ridge Golf Club

Website

https://eagleridgegolf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eagle Ridge Golf Club operates a single 18-hole public daily-fee championship golf course in Lakewood, New Jersey, serving individual golfers, families, corporate outing clients, and junior development students via demand-based tee time pricing, annual passes, golf outings, and a PGA/LPGA-instructed academy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Golf Course Operations

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Golf Equipment, Apparel & Pro Shop Retail (CRAMABAG)

Keywords

• Public golf course
• Golf instruction
• Golf event hosting
• Annual golf memberships
• Practice facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Green Fees: Daily fee golf play with cart rental included. Demand-based pricing varies by time, day, and season.
2. Annual Passes: Unlimited annual golf access with different tiers (Full, Weekday, Twilight, Junior). Optional cart plans available.
3. Golf Lessons and Instruction: Private, semi-private, and group lessons from PGA/LPGA certified professionals. Programs for adults, juniors, women, and families.
4. Golf Outings and Events: Corporate, private, and civic golf events with customized packages including greens fees, carts, food and beverage.
5. Food and Beverage: The Hut pub and clubhouse food and beverage services for golfers and event attendees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Eagle Ridge Golf Club operates a public 18-hole championship golf course carved from an abandoned sand quarry in Lakewood, New Jersey, open seven days a week with demand-based daily green fees that include cart rental. Its core services span tee time play, four tiers of annual pass memberships (Full, Weekday, Twilight, Junior), corporate/civic golf event hosting, and a year-round golf academy offering PGA/LPGA private and group instruction. Supporting amenities include a top-50 ranked practice facility, The Hut pub, and ballroom rental.

Product overview

Eagle Ridge Golf Club operates as a public daily-fee golf facility offering a single championship 18-hole golf course as its core product, supplemented by multiple service lines including tee time booking with demand-based pricing, four tiers of annual pass subscriptions (Full, Weekday, Twilight, and Junior), golf event hosting for corporate and civic outings, and a year-round Golf Academy providing private and group instruction. Additional amenities include practice facilities ranked among the nation's top 50 ranges, The Hut pub, and ballroom rental for private events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eagle Ridge Golf Academy: Golf instruction program offering private lessons, group lessons, junior camps, and playing lessons. Open year-round with programs for all skill levels.
• The Hut

Products and services

• Eagle Ridge Golf Course

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TitleistminorOthersInstructors certified in custom fitting for Titleist equipment. Rylee Plitz holds Titleist club fitting certifications.
• TaylorMademinorOthersInstructors certified in custom fitting for TaylorMade equipment.
• PingminorOthersInstructors certified in custom fitting for Ping equipment.
• Operation 36coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJunior golf development program offered at Eagle Ridge Golf Academy. Integrated curriculum for teaching juniors ages 6-15 with structured pathway from lesson tee to golf course.
• PGA Junior LeaguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial PGA Junior League team program hosted at Eagle Ridge Golf Academy for ages 8-17 with leagues running April-June and October-November.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Golf Galaxy: National golf equipment and apparel retailer (Dick's Sporting Goods subsidiary). Comparable on the retail/pro-shop side of Eagle Ridge's merchandise business, and a customer-acquisition channel for new golfers.

Broad incumbents

• Drive Shack: Public golf and entertainment operator (including Puttery and traditional golf venues). Adjacent competitor in casual/beginner golfer entertainment segment.
• TPC Network: PGA Tour-owned network of public and private championship courses. Comparable as premium daily-fee/public-access golf with strong brand and event-driven revenue.
• Pebble Beach Company: Destination luxury golf resort. Different price point and model, but provides a benchmark for premium golf course economics and the high end of public golf pricing.

Emerging players

• X-Golf: Indoor golf simulator and entertainment franchise. Competes with Eagle Ridge for casual golfer entertainment spend, especially in off-season months.
• Topgolf: Technology-enabled golf entertainment venue. Competes for the same casual/social golfer wallet share that Eagle Ridge targets, particularly off-course and bad-weather demand.

Direct peers

• KemperSports: Third-party golf course management company operating daily-fee, private, and resort courses across the U.S. Highly comparable as a public-access golf operator with multiple revenue streams (green fees, F&B, events).
• American Golf: Operates a large portfolio of daily-fee public golf courses across the U.S. with similar customer mix (public golfers, leagues, events) to Eagle Ridge.
• Troon: Largest golf and club management company in the world, managing hundreds of daily-fee and private courses. Directly comparable operator model and revenue mix (green fees, F&B, academy, events).

Regional players

• Cobblestone Creek Country Club: Mid-Atlantic public/private club operator in the same Northeast corridor. Comparable daily-fee/seasonal business model and customer demographic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EagleRidgeGlf
• Facebookfacebook.com/EagleRidgeGolfClubNJ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eagle-ridge-golf-club
• Instagraminstagram.com/eagleridgegolfclub
• TikToktiktok.com/@eagleridge1999

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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