Gillette Ridge

What Gillette Ridge does

Gillette Ridge Golf Club is a privately operated public golf facility located at 1360 Hall Blvd. in Bloomfield, Connecticut, founded in 2004 as an Arnold Palmer Signature Design course. It is one of Palmer Course Design Company's recognized creations and the only Arnold Palmer Signature Design in Connecticut, featuring tree-lined fairways, streams, lakes, elevation changes, and mature trees on a site named for 19th-century reformer Francis Gillette. The club has accumulated 20+ years of regional best-in-class recognition, including #1 Public Golf Course in Connecticut (Northeast Golf, 2018) and #4 in Connecticut (Golfers Choice, 2026), and has hosted the PGA Tour Travelers Championship Pre-Qualifier (2011-2012) and LPGA Futures Tour Cigna Golf Classic (2005-2008).

The business operates a multi-line revenue model spanning daily-fee public play, annual memberships (with 2026 rates currently published), on-site golf shop, tournament services for corporations and charities, and private event hosting for weddings, corporate outings, and celebrations. A wholly-owned subsidiary, Ridge Kitchen, operates a full-service restaurant and bar overlooking the 10th and 18th holes with outdoor patio seating, lunch/dinner service, and happy hour offerings. Tee-time booking is facilitated through the letsgo.golf third-party platform, and the website is powered by Golf Channel Solutions. Day-to-day operations are run by General Manager Jordan Stein and Head Golf Professional William Morris, with contact infrastructure suggesting management oversight by Century Golf (the email domain @centurygolf.com is used across the property).

The club serves individual public golfers, members, tournament groups, and private event hosts within the Connecticut regional market, with no disclosed geographic expansion or institutional investment activity. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range, consistent with a single-course, full-amenity public facility. Ownership and corporate parent structure are not publicly disclosed, though operational management appears to sit with Century Golf.

Name

Gillette Ridge

Legal name

Gillette Ridge Golf Club

Website

https://gilletteridgegolf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gillette Ridge Golf Club operates a single Arnold Palmer Signature Design public golf course in Bloomfield, Connecticut, offering daily play, memberships, on-site dining (Ridge Kitchen), tournaments, and private event hosting for individual golfers, event hosts, and corporate groups in the Connecticut regional market.

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-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

• Public golf course
• Golf club hospitality
• Golf event hosting
• Golf membership program
• Golf tournament services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomfield

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Gillette Ridge Golf Club operates a public Arnold Palmer Signature Design 18-hole golf course in Bloomfield, Connecticut, offering daily-fee play, memberships, tournament hosting, and private event hosting. The property also includes the Ridge Kitchen restaurant and bar, an on-site golf shop, and practice facilities (driving range, putting greens), serving both individual golfers and group event clients.

Product overview

Gillette Ridge Golf Club operates as a premier public golf destination in Bloomfield, Connecticut, offering the Arnold Palmer Signature Design golf course as its core product. The club provides a complementary suite of services including the Ridge Kitchen restaurant, on-site golf shop, private event hosting for weddings and celebrations, tournament services for groups and organizations, golf memberships, and practice facilities. The property honors local reformer Francis Gillette, with his historic house still standing on the site.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ridge Kitchen: On-site restaurant and bar offering food, cocktails, wine, and happy hour, with outdoor patio overlooking the 10th and 18th holes.

Products and services

• Gillette Ridge Golf Course An Arnold Palmer Signature Design 18-hole public golf course in Bloomfield, Connecticut featuring tree-lined fairways, spectacular carries, streams, lakes, elevation changes, and mature trees; available for daily-fee play, leagues, and tournaments.
• Ridge Kitchen Full-service on-site restaurant and bar at Gillette Ridge overlooking the 10th and 18th holes, offering lunch, casual dinner, happy hour, cocktails, and wine with multiple flat screens and an outdoor patio.
• Golf Shop On-site pro shop offering golf equipment, apparel, and accessories for visitors and members.
• Private Event Hosting Venue hosting service for weddings, receptions, engagement parties, bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, corporate events, tournaments, and other celebrations, with waterfront patio, sound system, classically trained chef, and dedicated event coordinator.
• Tournament Services Outing services for corporations, associations, charities, and social organizations, including event coordination, course access, and tournament management for groups of various sizes.
• Golf Membership Annual membership program granting recurring access to the Arnold Palmer Signature Design course; 2026 membership rates are published.
• Practice Facilities On-site practice area including driving range, putting greens, and additional practice amenities for skill development.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• KemperSports: One of the largest U.S. golf course and hospitality management companies, operating a broad portfolio of public, private, and resort courses. Comparable as a manager/operator benchmark for a branded public-fee property like Gillette Ridge.
• BrightView Golf (formerly Billy Casper Golf): Large-scale operator of public and private golf courses across the United States, with deep experience in tournament hosting and event management. Represents the scaled public-course operator model against which Gillette Ridge's single-asset business is benchmarked.

Direct peers

• Century Golf Partners: Golf course management and operating company whose email domain is used by Gillette Ridge staff. Operates and manages a portfolio of public and private golf clubs across the U.S., making it both a counterparty and the most direct operational peer.
• TPC River Highlands: Premier public-access tournament golf course in Cromwell, CT, hosting the annual PGA Tour Travelers Championship. Most direct comparable in the Connecticut market — same state, similar public-access tournament positioning, similar customer demographics.
• Goodwin Park Golf Course: Historic municipal public golf course in Hartford, CT, just minutes from Gillette Ridge. Competes for budget-conscious public golfers and local event hosting in the greater Hartford market.
• Wintonbury Hills Golf Course: Public golf course located in Bloomfield, CT — the same town as Gillette Ridge. Competes head-to-head for the same local golfers, corporate outings, and tournament business, providing the most proximate competitive overlap.
• The Ranch Golf Club: Premium public-access golf course in Southwick, MA, just over the Connecticut border, with event-hosting capabilities and a similar profile to Gillette Ridge — same New England market, same public-fee/event-driven model.
• Fox Hopyard Golf Club: Public-access premier golf course in nearby Connecticut (Colchester, CT region) offering similar amenities — event hosting, restaurant, tournaments — for the same Hartford-area and Southeastern CT customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GilletteRidgeGC
• Facebookfacebook.com/gilletteridgegolfclub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gillette-ridge-golf-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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