Camden Golf Club

What Camden Golf Club does

Camden Golf Club is a privately held, member-owned registered club (Camden Golf Club Ltd, company limited by guarantee) operating from a single site at 50 Lodges Rd, Narellan, NSW, Australia. Established in 1950 at the historic Studley Park estate under a 99-year lease signed in 1995/96, the club runs an 18-hole golf course measuring 5,903m (men) and 5,383m (women), a 50-cart motorized fleet, The Stables restaurant and bar, function/event spaces, and a Pro Shop operated since 2017 by PGA Professional Stuart Meani. Its core technology asset is a TrackMan indoor golf simulator used for teaching and custom equipment fitting. The 7-day golf membership category is at full capacity with a waitlist, indicating demand-side strength at the top tier.

The business model blends subscription membership (golf, social, junior, and pay-as-you-golf tiers billed annually with installment options) with transactional revenue from green fees (9- and 18-hole), equipment hire, F&B, gaming (Bingo, Trivia, Meat Raffles, Members Draw, Joker's Jackpot), and corporate/social event packages. Marketing is community-led: weekly entertainment programming, free weekend live music, a free courtesy bus serving Camden and surrounding suburbs, ClubGRANTS community reinvestment exceeding $50,000 annually, and a 24+ sponsor ecosystem for 2025/26. Distribution combines on-site hospitality with multi-vendor online booking (miclub.com.au, sevenrooms.com, bookings.nowbookit.com) and an active Instagram and email-newsletter presence.

The club serves a diversified local customer base: individual golfers across skill levels, women, juniors (up to 40 per weekly clinic), families, social non-golfing members, and corporate/charity golf-day clients. Recognition includes the 2025 Women's Sunday Handicap Pennant (Golf NSW) and a Golf Australia Magazine feature (July 2023). The organization has no disclosed revenue or external funding and operates on a not-for-profit member-owned basis, with no parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity beyond the historical purchase and 2008 sale of Studley Park House.

Name

Camden Golf Club

Legal name

Camden Golf Club Ltd

Website

https://camdengolfclub.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Camden Golf Club is a private, member-owned registered club in Narellan, NSW, operating an 18-hole golf course, The Stables restaurant, Pro Shop with TrackMan simulator, and entertainment facilities. It serves golfers, families, women, juniors, social members, and corporate groups via tiered memberships and event packages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Golf Club & Hospitality Services

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty Membership Clubs (Category-Focused) (CRAEADAI)

Keywords

• Golf club operations
• Membership golf club
• Country club hospitality
• Sports club dining
• Junior golf program

Headquarters

HQ city

Narellan

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership fees for social, golf (7-day, 6-day, 5-day, Colt, and Junior categories), and pay-as-you-golf options with flexible payment plans.
2. Food and Beverage: Restaurant dining (The Stables), bar service, cocktail happy hour promotions, and catering for events and functions.
3. Golf Operations: Green fees for 9 or 18 holes, competition fees, equipment hire (clubs, buggies, motorised carts), and pro shop retail sales.
4. Functions and Events: Corporate golf days, social events (birthdays, celebrations), and event package bookings.
5. Gaming and Entertainment: Meat raffles (Friday and Sunday), bingo sessions, trivia nights, Members Draw, Joker's Jackpot promotion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Camden Golf Club operates an 18-hole championship golf course (5,903m men's / 5,383m women's) at Studley Park, Narellan NSW, complemented by a Pro Shop with TrackMan simulator, The Stables restaurant and bar, function/event spaces, and tiered Golf, Social and Junior memberships. The club generates revenue from membership subscriptions, green fees, hospitality (food and beverage), gaming promotions (meat raffles, bingo, trivia), and corporate/social event packages.

Product overview

Camden Golf Club is a golf club venue offering a comprehensive range of recreational and hospitality services centered around its 18-hole golf course. The core offerings include the golf course, Pro Shop with Trackman simulator fitting, and The Stables Restaurant. Additional services encompass Corporate Golf Packages, Junior Golf Program, Women's Golf, membership options (Golf, Social, and Pay As You Golf), Social Events Packages, and Corporate Events facilities. The club also provides regular entertainment including live music, Bingo, Trivia, and meat raffles, plus a courtesy bus service. The various membership tiers and packages work together to serve both golfing and non-golfing community members seeking dining, social activities, and entertainment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 18-Hole Golf Course Heritage 18-hole championship golf course at Studley Park, Narellan NSW, designed by Eric Apperly. Measures 5,903m for men and 5,383m for women, offers challenge to all skill levels, features year-round conditioning via harvested-water irrigation, and overlooks the Blue Mountains.
• Pro Shop Modern golf retail centre operated by PGA Professional Stuart Meani, offering equipment hire, club and motorised-cart hire, professional lessons, club fittings and indoor teaching/fitting using a TrackMan golf simulator that captures swing data for performance analysis.
• The Stables Restaurant On-site full-service restaurant at Camden Golf Club serving lunch and dinner daily, with indoor, outdoor marquee and garden-area seating overlooking the course; hosts weekly dinner specials, cocktail happy hour, kids-eat-free Monday promotions and family dining.
• Junior Golf Program Three-tiered Junior Golf Membership with professional PGA-supervised weekly clinics (up to 40 juniors per session), video swing analysis, competition play over 18 and 9 holes, and rules/etiquette training for budding young golfers.
• Women's Golf Program Competitive and social women's golf programme with Wednesday and Saturday competition, stableford, par and stroke rounds, and pennant representation (2025 Women's Sunday Handicap Pennant winners).
• Corporate Golf Packages Turn-key corporate and charity golf day packages at Camden Golf Club combining 18-hole play, catering, hospitality and event coordination for business networking, team building and conferences.
• Golf Membership Annual Golf Membership subscription granting access to the 18-hole course, practice facilities, professional Pro Shop and clubhouse amenities; categories include 7-day (currently at capacity with a waitlist), 6-day, 5-day, Colt, and Junior.
• Social Membership Non-golfing annual membership for community members wanting access to the club's dining, entertainment, competitions, promotions (Members' Draw, Joker's Jackpot) and food/beverage discounts without golf rights.
• Pay As You Golf Flexible payment-plan membership option that allows members to pay subscriptions in fortnightly or monthly instalments via direct debit or credit card.
• Social Events Packages Event packages for birthdays, anniversaries, celebrations and wakes, with flexible indoor/marquee spaces and in-house catering from The Stables.
• Corporate Events & Conferences Meeting, conference, networking and business-lunch facilities in a scenic country setting, with catering and function packages handled by the in-house Events Coordinator.
• Weekly Entertainment Programme Year-round entertainment including free live music every weekend, Wednesday Trivia from 7:15pm, Bingo on Tuesday and Friday mornings, Meat Raffles Friday and Sunday, and the Members' Draw / Joker's Jackpot promotions.
• Kids Paint and Sip School-holiday creative activity for children at $15 per child, including paints, canvas and a soft drink.
• Courtesy Bus Service Free courtesy bus operating Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings from 5pm, providing pick-ups and drop-offs within Camden, Camden South, Camden Park, Elderslie, Spring Farm, Narellan, Narellan Vale, Mount Annan, Currans Hill, Harrington Park and Harrington Grove (children 8+ or 145cm+ must be accompanied by an adult aged 25+).

Quantifiable outcome

• 2025 Women's Sunday Handicap Pennant Winner
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 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

36 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 21st Century PestminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor providing pest control services to the club.
• Admark ConstructionsminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor providing construction services.
• Angus Bristow Village (BaptistCare)minorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - retirement living provider.
• Briiighter CareminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - care services provider.
• Cash SavvyminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor.
• CIAICminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor.
• Cool Blue AirminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - air conditioning services.
• Crown ElectricalminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - electrical services.
• Dignan CarpentersminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - carpentry services.
• Fowlers CarpetsminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - flooring services.
• GFPGminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - financial planning.
• Harrington KitchensminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor.
• JLM ConveyancingminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - legal services.
• Land HQminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor.
• Outdoor ConstructionsminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - outdoor building services.
• Meehans FuneralsminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor.
• Michele Roffe FuneralsminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor.
• My Property ConsultantsminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor.
• NuturfminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - turf management.
• Oceans WildernessminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor.
• Quick DrawminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor.
• Ringers CranesminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - crane services.
• SteelineminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - steel manufacturing.
• Tyrepower CamdenminorOthers2025/26 Club Sponsor - automotive services.
• Rotary Club of CamdenminorOthersCommunity partner supported through ClubGRANTS program.
• Turning Point CamdenminorOthersCommunity partner supported through ClubGRANTS program.
• IC CareminorOthersCommunity partner supported through ClubGRANTS program.
• The Shepherd CentreminorOthersCommunity partner supported through ClubGRANTS program.
• Road Safety Education LimitedminorOthersCommunity partner supported through ClubGRANTS program.
• Camden Meals on WheelsminorOthersCommunity partner supported through ClubGRANTS program.
• Narellan Men's ShedminorOthersCommunity partner supported through ClubGRANTS program.
• Royal Life Saving NSWminorOthersCommunity partner supported through ClubGRANTS program.
• Cobbitty Animal ShelterminorOthersCommunity partner supported through ClubGRANTS program.
• Elderslie Public SchoolminorOthersCommunity partner supported through ClubGRANTS program.
• Golf NSWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoverning body for golf in NSW. Camden Golf Club is affiliated and participates in pennant competitions.
• Golf AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational governing body for golf. Featured in Golf Australia Magazine July 2023.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Rooty Hill RSL Club: Large western Sydney registered club with F&B, gaming, entertainment, and event operations. Comparable Australian registered-club operating structure and entertainment-led revenue mix, though without a golf component.

Broad incumbents

• The Australian Golf Club: Elite Sydney member golf club with two 18-hole courses and full hospitality amenities. National reputation benchmark; not a direct competitor for Camden's mass-market membership but represents the upper-bound of Australian golf club economics.
• Royal Canberra Golf Club: Premium heritage Australian golf club with 36-hole complex, dining, and event facilities. Broader incumbent offering a wider golf product portfolio than Camden, serving as an aspirational benchmark for quality and pricing.

Direct peers

• Riverside Oaks Golf Club: Regional NSW golf club and resort offering 18-hole golf, membership tiers, functions, and dining. Comparable regional member-based operating model with similar revenue mix across green fees, subscriptions, and events.
• Camden Lakeside Golf Club: Public 18-hole golf course located in the same Camden/Narellan corridor. Directly comparable regional competitor targeting similar Sydney south-west golfers, with comparable F&B and event offerings but operating under a public-access rather than membership-led model.
• Oatley Golf Club: Sydney southern suburbs member-owned 18-hole club offering golf, dining, and social events with similar revenue mix and member-tier structure to Camden.
• Club Taree: Australian registered club operating under the same member-owned, gaming-licensed structure as Camden, with dining, entertainment, and event revenue streams. Comparable governance and revenue model despite not being golf-specific.
• St Michael's Golf Club: Long-established Sydney metropolitan golf club with 18-hole course, Pro Shop, clubhouse dining, and member-based structure. Comparable member-owned model with parallel golf and hospitality revenue streams.
• Bathurst Golf Club: Regional NSW member-owned 18-hole golf club with comparable dining, Pro Shop, and event operations. Direct peer on geography and operating model.
• Pymble Golf Club: Established Sydney metropolitan member golf club with 18-hole course, Pro Shop, dining, and active membership tiers. Comparable operating model and target customer base (Sydney metro amateur golfers).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/camdengolfclub
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 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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