Cape Neddick Country Club

What Cape Neddick Country Club does

Cape Neddick Country Club is a semi-private 18-hole golf facility operating on historic Shore Road in Cape Neddick, Maine, founded in 1919 (originally incorporated as Cliff Country Club with a Donald Ross-designed layout) and renamed in 1990. The current course is a Donald Ross and Brian Silva design at 6,257 yards (par 70, USGA rated 70.1/125), supplemented by a multi-tier 7,600 sq ft bluegrass driving range, two USGA-approved practice greens, a full-service pro shop offering TaylorMade and Cleveland/Srixon club fitting, regripping and repair, PGA-led private and group instruction, and The Sweet Spot Pub & Grill, a public restaurant and bar open seasonally from 11am to 8pm that also caters weddings, business meetings and celebrations. The club operates mid-April through early November and supports three organized leagues (Men's Twilight, Men's Senior, Cape Neddick Women's League) plus a calendar of tournaments and corporate outings.

Revenue is generated through five interlocking streams: tiered daily-fee greens and cart rentals for public play (bookable up to seven days in advance through ForeUp software), recurring annual memberships across Single/Family Unlimited, Social pay-as-you-play, Twilight, Student ($850) and Junior ($550) tiers with no initiation fees, pro shop retail and club services, food and beverage sales at The Sweet Spot, and group outing/event hosting for parties of 8-144 players. The club serves individual golfers, tourists visiting Maine's southern coast, regional players from the Boston, Portland and Portsmouth corridor, organized league participants, and corporate/charity event buyers, with approximately 325 memberships and roughly 26,000 rounds played per season.

Ownership and governance sit with Cliff Realty Corporation, formed in 1949 by fifteen friends of founder John Pickering, whose descendants still constitute a majority of shareholders, making this a multi-generational private member-owned organization with no external venture, private equity, or public-market involvement.

Name

Cape Neddick Country Club

Legal name

Cape Neddick Country Club

Website

https://capeneddickgolf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cape Neddick Country Club operates a semi-private 18-hole Donald Ross / Brian Silva-designed golf course in coastal Cape Neddick, Maine, serving public daily-fee golfers, ~325 members, league players, and group/event customers via tee-time fees, memberships, pro shop retail, The Sweet Spot Pub & Grill, and event catering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Golf Course and Club Services

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Semi-private golf course
• Golf club memberships
• Public golf tee times
• Golf event hosting
• Practice facility lessons

Headquarters

HQ city

Ogunquit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Greens Fees and Cart Rentals: Daily fee green fees for public play with cart rental add-ons. Season varies with pricing tiers for early spring, spring/fall, and summer peak periods.
2. Golf Memberships: Multiple membership tiers including Single and Family memberships (Unlimited Golf), Social Membership (Pay as you Play), Twilight Pass, Student Pass ($850), and Junior Pass ($550). Membership benefits include advance tee time booking privileges and pro shop discounts.
3. Pro Shop Sales and Services: Full-service golf shop selling equipment, apparel, and accessories. Services include club fitting (TaylorMade, Cleveland/Srixon), club regripping, and club repair.
4. Food and Beverage (The Sweet Spot Pub & Grill): Restaurant and bar operation open to the public during season (11am-8pm). Event catering for weddings, business meetings, and celebrations. Food and beverage sales complement the golf experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cape Neddick Country Club operates an 18-hole semi-private golf course on historic Shore Road in Cape Neddick, Maine. The club sells public tee times, multi-tier annual golf memberships, golf instruction and player development, league play, on-site pro shop retail and club fitting, food and beverage at The Sweet Spot Pub & Grill, and group outing/event hosting including weddings and corporate tournaments.

Product overview

Cape Neddick Country Club is a semi-private 18-hole golf course offering a unified golf experience. The core offering is the Donald Ross and Brian Silva-designed golf course (6,257 yards, par 70), supplemented by a full-service Pro Shop for equipment and club fitting, The Sweet Spot Pub & Grill for food and beverage, comprehensive practice facilities with driving range and putting greens, player development programs with PGA instruction, various membership tiers, organized league play, and event hosting services for tournaments and private functions. The club also provides a live webcam for course viewing.

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Brands

• The Sweet Spot: Food & Beverage operation at Cape Neddick Country Club. Located overlooking the 1st tee, practice facility and 18th fairway. Offers dining areas, patio and deck. Also available for hosting weddings, business meetings and celebrations. Contact: Tim Sheehan at [email protected]. Hours: 11am to 8pm during season.

Products and services

• Cape Neddick Country Club Golf Course 18-hole semi-private golf course designed by Donald Ross and Brian Silva, located on Shore Road in Cape Neddick, Maine. Measures 6,257 yards from the back tees with a par of 70; rounds typically run under four hours and are open to the public with tee times bookable up to seven days in advance.
• Pro Shop Full-service golf shop offering equipment, apparel, and accessories for a wide range of budgets and abilities. Provides club fitting for TaylorMade, Cleveland, and Srixon, as well as club regripping and repair services.
• The Sweet Spot Pub & Grill Food and beverage operation overlooking the 1st tee, practice facility, and 18th fairway, with dining areas, patio, deck, and a 70-inch TV. Open to the public seasonally from 11am to 8pm and available for weddings, business meetings, and special event catering.
• Practice Facilities Newly renovated outdoor practice area featuring a multi-tiered grass teeing surface of 7,600 sq ft of bluegrass and two USGA-approved practice greens totaling over 7,000 sq ft of putting surface. Open to the public.
• Player Development Programs Private and group golf lessons for players of all skill levels, taught by PGA Professionals, including golf clinics and club fitting services.
• Golf Membership Programs Annual membership tiers including Single and Family (Unlimited Golf with 14-day advance tee times), Social (Pay as you Play with 30% off tee times), Twilight Pass (after 1pm daily), Student Pass ($850), and Junior Pass ($550), each with varying booking privileges, league access, and pro shop discounts.
• Golf Outings and Events Hosting Event hosting for groups of 8 to 144 players, including corporate outings, charity tournaments, club championships, member/guest events, weddings, and celebrations, with catering from The Sweet Spot Pub & Grill.
• Golf Leagues Organized league play including Men's Twilight League (Tuesday afternoons), Men's Senior Golf League / Over the Hill Gang (Thursday mornings), and Cape Neddick Women's League (Thursday afternoon shotgun events).

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Maplewood Golf Club: Semi-private course in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Similar New England semi-private model with memberships, daily fees, and on-site F&B, serving a comparable regional market.
• The Ledges Golf Club: Semi-public 18-hole course in York, Maine, very close to Cape Neddick. Directly comparable public/member pricing structure, course size, and F&B offering.
• Webhannet Golf Club: Semi-private coastal Maine golf club in Kennebunk, also on the southern Maine seacoast. Operates a similar hybrid member/public model with F&B and outings, competing directly with CNCC for tourist and member play.
• Cape Arundel Golf Club: Classic-era Maine course in Kennebunkport designed by Walter Travis. Comparable Donald Ross-era coastal Maine country club competing for the same seacoast membership and tourist base.
• Dutch Elm Golf Club: Semi-public 18-hole course in Massachusetts, comparable to CNCC in scale, semi-private daily-fee pricing, and family-run club orientation.
• York Golf & Tennis Club: Semi-private club in York, Maine, just minutes from Cape Neddick. Comparable member/day-fee hybrid model, similar coastal-seasonality profile, and overlapping membership catchment.

Emerging players

• Topgolf: Technology-enabled golf entertainment concept reshaping casual golfer demand. Competes for discretionary leisure dollars and younger players rather than direct members, but pressures traditional 18-hole facilities' relevance.

Regional players

• Wentworth Golf Club: Semi-private course in Jackson, New Hampshire. Comparable New England semi-private model serving a tourism-driven market with similar seasonality.
• Sable Oaks Golf Club: Public 18-hole course in South Portland, Maine. Comparable New England public/Member-affordable course competing for Greater Portland tourist and local play.

Broad incumbents

• Invited (formerly ClubCorp): Large multi-club owner/operator of private and semi-private country clubs across the U.S. Sets the broader competitive benchmark for membership economics, F&B programming, and event-hosting standards.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/capeneddickgolf
• Instagraminstagram.com/cnccgolf
• Xx.com/cnccgolf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cape-neddick-country-club

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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