Vesper Hills Golf Club

What Vesper Hills Golf Club does

Vesper Hills Golf Club is a privately-held, family-owned hospitality business operating a single 18-hole championship public golf course, an upscale casual restaurant (The Loft), a bar and live music venue (The Parlor), and an event-hosting operation on a 400-acre property overlooking Otisco Lake in Tully, New York. The course features a front nine designed by renowned architect Geoffrey Cornish in 1979 and serves the Syracuse-to-Cortland corridor of Central New York with public-access pricing rather than private-club exclusivity.

The company generates revenue across five streams: (1) golf operations including greens fees ($19–$37 for 9 and 18 holes, with senior and junior discounts), cart rentals, and pull cart fees; (2) practice range buckets and limited/unlimited range passes; (3) annual membership programs at $300–$1,850 covering regular, senior, family, young adult, and junior tiers, plus cart passes and round cards; (4) restaurant dining and bar revenue from The Loft and the newly opened The Parlor (24 draft taps, weekend live music); and (5) events and catering for golf outings, tournaments, weddings, corporate meetings, and social celebrations. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer via phone-based tee time bookings, online restaurant reservations, and downloadable tournament applications on the company website. The company has built a reciprocal play network with approximately 20 regional golf courses to enhance the value of its memberships, and vertically integrates its yak meat supply through owner-affiliated Bentwood Farms in Tully, NY, providing a unique farm-to-table menu differentiator.

The business is owned by Mark and Suzanne Drumm, who acquired the property in October 2012 to prevent its conversion back to farmland and undertook a comprehensive renovation through their construction company, Drumm Construction. The facility has no disclosed technology platform, no digital booking infrastructure beyond a website with inquiry forms, no AI/ML capabilities, and no external equity investors. The company operates with 1–10 employees and maintains a 4.7-star Google rating across 303 reviews for the golf course and a 4.6-star rating across 20 reviews for the restaurant, with recognition as the #1 Golf Course in Central New York by a Readers' Choice Award.

Name

Vesper Hills Golf Club

Legal name

Vesper Hills Golf Club and The Loft Restaurant

Website

https://vesperhills.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vesper Hills Golf Club operates a single 18-hole public championship golf course, The Loft restaurant, and The Parlor bar in Tully, NY, serving public golfers, diners, and event clients across the Central New York region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Golf Course & Hospitality

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910), Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

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

• Public golf course
• Casual fine dining
• Golf memberships
• Event catering
• Golf tournaments

Headquarters

HQ city

Tully

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Golf Operations: Revenue from greens fees (9-hole and 18-hole rounds for weekday and weekend play), cart rentals, and pull cart fees. Senior and junior discounts available. Pricing varies between cash and credit card payments.
2. Practice Range: Revenue from small and large range buckets, limited range passes (3 tokens per day), and unlimited range passes.
3. Membership & Pass Programs: Annual membership tiers including regular, spouse, senior, family, young adult, and junior memberships. Cart passes (individual and dual) and round cards (22-round 9-hole card) provide recurring annual revenue with tiered pricing.
4. Restaurant Dining: The Loft Restaurant generates revenue from upscale American dining, bar fare, and rotating weekend specials. The restaurant serves yak meat from Bentwood Farms (locally raised in Tully, NY), premium burgers, seafood, and pasta dishes. Weekend dinner specials include premium proteins like halibut, hanger steak, and veal.
5. Events & Catering: Revenue from hosting golf outings, tournaments, weddings, corporate meetings, and social events. Tournament packages cover golf and carts; food and beverage services are additional. Custom catering menus include tournament fare, banquet events, buffets, lunch events, brunch, appetizers, and open bar packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Vesper Hills Golf Club operates an 18-hole championship public golf course (Par 72, ~7,000 yards) overlooking Otisco Lake in Tully, NY, with the front nine designed by architect Geoffrey Cornish. The property also houses The Loft Restaurant (casual fine dining featuring yak meat from on-site Bentwood Farms), The Parlor bar/live music venue, a practice range, and full-service event hosting for tournaments, weddings, and corporate functions. Tee times, greens fees, range access, restaurant dining, event venue rental, and annual memberships are sold directly to individual consumers and event organizers.

Product overview

Vesper Hills Golf Club operates as a single-property hospitality business offering two core services: an 18-hole public championship golf course (Vesper Hills Golf Club) and a restaurant (The Loft Restaurant). The golf course, designed by Geoffrey Cornish, provides tee times, golf memberships, practice range facilities, and hosts tournaments and outings. The Loft Restaurant offers casual fine dining overlooking Otisco Lake and includes a newly launched bar/entertainment space called The Parlor. Event catering and venue rental services support golf outings, weddings, corporate events, and social celebrations. The portfolio is unified under one property with membership programs that integrate golf access with dining benefits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Loft: Casual fine dining restaurant overlooking Otisco Lake, offering upscale American food, bar fare, and rotating weekend specials. Located inside the Vesper Hills clubhouse.
• The Parlor

Products and services

• Vesper Hills Golf Club (18-hole Championship Course) An 18-hole championship public golf course (Par 72, approximately 7,000 yards) with rolling terrain and panoramic Otisco Lake vistas; front 9 designed by Geoffrey Cornish, signature island hole, accommodating golfers of all skill levels with weekday/weekend greens fees, cart rentals, senior and junior discounts.
• The Loft Restaurant A casual fine dining restaurant located inside the Vesper Hills clubhouse overlooking Otisco Lake and the 18th green; open six days per week to the public without requiring golf play. Serves upscale American food, bar fare, and rotating weekend specials featuring locally raised yak meat from Bentwood Farms (The Bentwood Burger, Bentwood Brisket Sliders, and weekend dinner specials with halibut, hanger steak, and veal).
• The Parlor A bar and live music space in the basement of The Loft with 24 local draft beer taps, weekend live music series, and family-built atmosphere; open Saturdays on a walk-in basis to the public.
• Golf Membership Programs Annual membership tiers including Regular ($1,250), Spouse ($1,650), Senior (62+) ($1,015), Senior with Spouse ($1,300), Family ($1,850), Young Adult 19-25 ($750), and Junior under 18 ($300). Benefits include preferred tee times, 20% off Pro Shop apparel, reciprocal play at 20 regional partner courses, and member-only events. Also includes Cart Pass ($750 individual, $1,350 dual), 22-Round 9-Hole Card ($240), and Limited Annual 1-Day Member ($300).
• Practice Range Practice range facilities with small range buckets ($6), large range buckets ($11), Limited Range Pass (3 tokens per day, $300), and Unlimited Range Pass ($500).
• Golf Outings & Event Venue Hosting Event venue hosting for golf tournaments, outings, weddings, rehearsal dinners, corporate meetings, birthday parties, retirement celebrations, and fundraisers. Includes use of Yamaha golf cart fleet, scenic indoor and outdoor spaces including decks overlooking the 18th green, and full-service professional tournament coordination. Booked via event inquiry form on website or direct phone contact.
• Event Catering Services Full-service catering packages for hosted events including tournament fare, banquet dining, buffet options, lunch selections, brunch, appetizers, side dishes, desserts, and open bar services. Customizable menus available for golf outings, weddings, corporate events, and social celebrations.
• Golf Lessons Instructional golf lessons offered to golfers of all skill levels, available as part of the club's golf programming.
• Golf Leagues Organized golf leagues providing scheduled competitive play opportunities for members and guests throughout the golf season.

Quantifiable outcome

• Voted #1 Best Golf Course in Central New York Readers' Choice Awards
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Tunnel to Towers FoundationminorOthers · 11 July 2026Vesper Hills hosts the Zachary Swan Memorial Golf Classic benefiting the Tunnel to Towers Foundation which supports nation's first responders, catastrophically injured service members, and their families. Event is a two-day tournament honoring Zachary James Swan, a Tully native and U.S. Army veteran who passed away in 2021 at age 24.
• Camillus Golf ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 5690 Bennetts Corners Road, Camillus, NY 13031. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Canasawacta Country ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 261 County Rd 44, Norwich, NY 13815. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Crestwood Golf ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 6315 St Rt 291, Marcy, NY 13403. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Dutch Hollow Country ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 1839 Benson Rd, Auburn, NY. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Elm Tree Golf CourseminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 283 State Route 13, Cortland, New York. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Fillmoore Golf ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 1505 Toll Gate Hill Road, Locke, New York 13092. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Foxfire at Village GreenminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 1 Village Blvd, Baldwinsville, NY 13027. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Indian Hills Golf ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 1959 Indian Hills RD, Painted Post, NY 14870. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Northern Pines Golf ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 6722 Route 31, Cicero, New York 13039. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Raddison Greens Golf CourseminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 8055 Potter Rd, Baldwinsville, NY 13027. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Rogues Roost Golf ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 1092 State Route 31, Bridgeport, NY 13030. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Stone Creek Golf ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 229 State Route 104A, Oswego, New York. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Stonehedges Golf CourseminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 549 Stevens Rd, Freeville, NY 13068. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Thousand Islands Country ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 46433 County Rte 100, Alexandria, NY 13640. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Walden Oaks Country ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 3369 Walden Oaks Boulevard, Cortland, New York 13045. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Wanoa Golf CourseminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 6920 Minoa Bridgeport Rd, East Syracuse, NY 13057. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Wayne Hills Country ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 2250 Gannet Road, Lyons, New York 14489. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Willowbrook Golf ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 3267 NY-215, Cortland, NY 13045. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Woodcrest Golf ClubminorOthersReciprocal play partner for Vesper Hills members. Located at 6200 Cheese Factory Road, Manlius, NY 13104. Vesper Hills members can arrange tee times at this course through the Pro Shop with pricing, availability, and dress codes varying.
• Bentwood FarmscoreOthersLocal yak meat supplier owned by the establishment's owners. Yak is raised in Tully, NY and featured prominently on The Loft Restaurant menu, including The Bentwood Burger, specialty Bentwood Burger, and Bentwood Brisket Sliders. Provides unique farm-to-table differentiation and health-conscious dining options (yak is 95% fat-free, high in Omega-3 oils, higher in protein and vitamins than beef).
• Geoffrey CornishminorOthersRenowned golf course architect who designed the front 9 holes of Vesper Hills Golf Club in 1979. The design legacy provides historical significance and course character.
• YamahaminorOthersNew fleet of Yamaha golf carts included as part of facility upgrades and modern fleet for tournament and daily play use.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arcis Golf: One of the largest private owners and operators of golf clubs in the U.S., managing a portfolio of public and private clubs with food & beverage, events, and memberships — directly comparable to Vesper Hills' integrated golf/F&B/event model at portfolio scale.
• KemperSports: Golf course and hospitality management company operating public, private, and resort courses across the U.S. with integrated clubhouse dining and event services — a directly comparable operator of multi-revenue golf properties.
• Troon: Largest golf club management company in the world, operating championship and daily-fee courses with full F&B and event programming; Vesper Hills' combination of championship public golf, dining, and events matches Troon's managed-property template at a much smaller scale.
• Concert Golf Partners: Acquires and operates private and semi-private golf clubs across the U.S., preserving local identity while adding capital and operating expertise — comparable to Vesper Hills as a similarly-positioned single-property country club operation.
• Heritage Golf Group: Owns and operates upscale daily-fee and private golf clubs with on-site dining, events, and member programming — comparable regional/standalone club operator with the same integrated revenue model.
• American Golf: Operator of public golf courses, practice facilities, and entertainment venues with on-site F&B; a directly comparable multi-revenue public golf operator, though at substantially larger scale.

Others

• Bentwood Farms (Vesper Hills' integrated yak farm): Owned by the same family as Vesper Hills, supplying proprietary yak meat to The Loft Restaurant; an integrated ecosystem partner rather than a competitor, but illustrative of how vertical farm integration could be replicated by adjacent operators.

Broad incumbents

• ClubCorp / Invited: Largest operator of private golf and country clubs in the U.S., offering golf, dining, and event services — overlaps with Vesper Hills' integrated offering but skews to higher-end, private-membership clubs at far larger scale.
• Topgolf Callaway Brands: Operator of Topgolf venues blending golf with hospitality and entertainment at much larger scale; conceptually adjacent to Vesper Hills' golf-plus-F&B-plus-events positioning but at a fundamentally different size and format.

Emerging players

• Eagle's Nest Country Club (and similar regional public courses): Mid-sized regional public/private courses with on-site restaurants and event hosting — the closest same-sized, same-model analogs to Vesper Hills as standalone 18-hole properties serving a single regional market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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