Dorset Field Club

Name

Dorset Field Club

Legal name

Dorset Field Club

Website

https://dorsetfieldclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1886

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Dorset Field Club is a private, member-owned golf and racquets club in Dorset, Vermont, offering an 18-hole championship course, tennis, pickleball, platform tennis, croquet, dining, and PGA instruction to capped membership tiers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Golf and Country Club

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tennis & Racquet Sports Clubs (Tennis, Padel, Pickleball, Squash) (MPAKABAF)

Keywords

• Private golf club
• Golf course membership
• Golf instruction services
• Racquet sports facilities
• Club dining events

Headquarters

HQ city

Dorset

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for various tiers (All-Privilege, Racquets, Non-Resident, Junior) providing access to club facilities, golf course, racquet sports, dining, and social events. Family and single membership options available with different pricing structures.
2. Golf Instruction and Lessons: PGA professionals offer private lessons, group clinics, junior summer clinics, and junior golf schools for additional fees.
3. Food and Beverage: Woodruff Hall, the elegant dining room, provides meals and event catering to members, generating ancillary revenue beyond membership dues.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dorset Field Club is a private, member-owned country club that sells access — through tiered annual memberships — to an 18-hole championship golf course (the oldest continuously operating course in the United States), a racquets program comprising six clay tennis courts, four pickleball courts, and four platform tennis courts, croquet, PGA-led golf instruction, a Trackman 4-equipped golf simulator, and formal/casual dining and social events at Woodruff Hall. Non-residents access the club through a capped day-allowance membership.

Product overview

Dorset Field Club is a private, member-owned golf club offering a single unified experience centered on its historic 18-hole golf course established in 1886. The club operates as a multi-faceted recreational facility combining the core golf product with racquet sports (6 clay tennis courts, 4 pickleball courts, 4 platform tennis courts) and croquet. Dining is centered at Woodruff Hall, an elegant dining room built in 1896. The portfolio includes golf instruction services with PGA professionals and a Golf Simulator with Trackman 4 Launch Monitor for year-round practice. The club offers tiered membership programs (All-Privilege, Racquets, Junior, and Non-Resident) providing access to its various recreational facilities and dining services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 18-Hole Championship Golf Course An 18-hole championship golf course established in 1886 in Dorset, Vermont, featuring holes with varying pars (3, 4, and 5) and terrain challenges including creeks, ravines, ponds, and bunkers, reserved for members and their guests at the historic oldest continuously operating course in the United States.
• Golf Instruction and Lessons PGA professional-led instruction program offering private lessons, group clinics, junior summer clinics, and junior golf schools for members of all skill levels.
• Golf Simulator with Trackman 4 Year-round practice and instruction facility featuring a video-equipped golf simulator integrated with the Trackman 4 launch monitor for swing analysis and ball flight tracking, available to members.
• Clay Tennis Courts (6) Six clay tennis courts forming part of the club's racquets community, available to members and their guests with a 50% white attire requirement.
• Pickleball Courts (4) Four pickleball courts available to members as part of the club's racquets facilities.
• Platform Tennis Courts (4) with Racquets Pavilion Four platform tennis courts paired with a modern racquets pavilion, enabling year-round racquet play for club members.
• Croquet Facilities Croquet facilities with an all-white attire requirement, available as part of the club's recreational lawn offerings for members and guests.
• Woodruff Hall Dining and Social Events Formal and casual dining and event catering at Woodruff Hall (built 1896), serving as the club's grand social hub for family gatherings and social events including annual Memorial Day and Independence Day celebrations.
• Membership Programs (All-Privilege, Racquets, Junior, Non-Resident) Four membership tiers offered by the private, member-owned club: Family/Single All-Privilege (full access including golf), Family/Single Racquets (club access excluding golf), Junior (ages 21-34, non-voting), and Non-Resident (capped at 45 days/year access, non-voting), with limited availability per category.

Quantifiable outcome

• Oldest continuously operating golf course in the United States (since 1886)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TPC Prestancia: Private TPC-branded golf and racquets club in Sarasota, Florida; comparable private member-owned club with PGA-affiliated instruction, golf, and racquets programming (Assistant Pro Susan Fasoldt previously worked here).
• The Kittansett Club: Classic private members-only golf club in Marion, Massachusetts, notable for minimal clubhouse amenities; comparable single-focus private club serving discerning Northeast members seeking a purist golf experience.
• Carnegie Abbey Club: Private waterfront golf and racquets club in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, offering golf, tennis, paddle, and dining to members; shares the multi-sport private-club structure and member-owned economics with Dorset.
• John's Island Club: Large private, member-owned golf and country club in Vero Beach, Florida; comparable full-privilege membership structure, golf instruction programming, and member-only racquet and dining amenities (Head Pro Patrick Berry previously served here).
• Baker Hill Golf Club: Private member-owned golf club in Newbury, New Hampshire; comparable regional New England private-club model with golf and member programming for an upper-tier clientele.
• Old Sandwich Golf Club: Private, member-owned 18-hole club in Plymouth, Massachusetts, designed by Rees Jones; comparable member-only model with golf-centric amenities and private instruction programming.
• National Golf Links of America: Highly regarded private links-style club in Southampton, New York, founded 1911; comparable elite, member-owned Northeast golf club with similar historical-prestige positioning and limited-membership model.
• Myopia Hunt Club: One of the oldest private golf clubs in the United States (founded 1874) located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts; shares the elite historic Northeast private-club positioning that anchors Dorset's brand story.
• Ekwanok Country Club: Historic private member-owned golf club in Manchester, Vermont, founded 1899; very comparable Vermont private course operating golf, racquets, and social programming under similar regional demographics and climate constraints.

Broad incumbents

• The Country Club (Brookline): One of the oldest and most prominent private country clubs in the United States (founded 1882) in Brookline, Massachusetts; comparable historic private-club heritage but operates at significantly larger scale, broader sports portfolio, and geographic scope than Dorset.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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