Castle Oaks Golf Club

What Castle Oaks Golf Club does

Castle Oaks Golf Club is a single-property public golf facility located at 1000 Castle Oaks Drive, Ione, California, operating an 18-hole championship course designed by Brad Benz in the rolling foothills east of the Central Valley. The course, clubhouse, pro shop, driving range, and on-site Bar & Grill are operated under management by Sierra Golf Management, a regional golf management company.

The business monetizes across five distinct revenue streams: usage-based green fees and tee-time bookings (online via GolfBack/ClubCaddie or by phone/walk-in), recurring annual golf memberships across multiple tiers (Independence, Patriot, Minute-Man), food and beverage from the full-service restaurant and snack bar, professionally planned corporate golf outings and tournaments, and weddings plus banquet events with in-house catering and bar service. Pricing is pay-as-you-go for daily play, annual for memberships, and event-specific for outings and weddings, with online bookings carrying the best published rate.

Customer acquisition is executed through the official website, Facebook and Instagram, an email newsletter (eClub), and direct event/outing sales. The customer base is hybrid across individual golfers, members, corporate/group event organizers, wedding clients, and dining guests, all served exclusively from one location in Northern California. The company has 14 employees and no disclosed funding, parent-company ownership structure beyond the Sierra Golf Management operating agreement, or revenue figures.

Name

Castle Oaks Golf Club

Legal name

Castle Oaks Golf Club

Website

https://castleoaksgolf.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Castle Oaks Golf Club is a single-location, public 18-hole championship golf facility in Ione, California, offering daily-fee play, multi-tier memberships, on-site dining, golf outings, and weddings and banquets, operated under Sierra Golf Management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ione

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

Revenue model

1. Green Fees and Tee Time Bookings: Revenue from public daily fee golf play through online and phone tee time reservations. Pricing varies by time, day, and player category.
2. Golf Memberships: Annual and recurring memberships offering play privileges with various tiers including Independence, Patriot, and Minute-Man plans with optional cart rental.
3. Food and Beverage: Full-service Bar & Grill restaurant serving breakfast and lunch daily, dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings, plus fully stocked snack bar and bar service. Revenue from dine-in customers, golfers, and event catering.
4. Golf Outings and Tournaments: Corporate tournaments, charity fundraisers, and group golf events with professional planning services, customized catering, and event coordination.
5. Weddings and Banquets: Wedding ceremonies, receptions, and banquet events with indoor and outdoor venue options, in-house catering, bar services, and event coordination.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Castle Oaks Golf Club operates an 18-hole championship public golf course designed by Brad Benz in the rolling foothills of Ione, California. The club sells daily-fee green fees, multi-tier golf memberships (Independence, Patriot, Minute-Man), professional golf outing and tournament services, banquet and wedding event hosting with on-site catering, and a full-service Bar & Grill restaurant.

Product overview

Castle Oaks Golf Club is a single-location public golf facility offering an 18-hole championship course designed by Brad Benz, complemented by golf memberships (Independence, Patriot, Minute-Man), online tee time booking, professional golf outings and events, banquet services, wedding ceremonies and receptions, a Bar & Grill restaurant, pro shop, and driving range. The property also offers gift cards through Club Caddie. The integrated portfolio centers on the core golf course experience with hospitality services (dining, events, memberships) forming the primary supplementary offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 18-Hole Championship Golf Course An 18-hole public golf course designed by Brad Benz, featuring tree-lined fairways, creeks, and panoramic views in the rolling foothills of Ione, California. Open for public daily-fee play.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sierra Golf ManagementcoreOthersCastle Oaks Golf Club is managed and operated by Sierra Golf Management, a golf management company. They handle the overall business operations, staff management, and strategic direction of the property.
• GolfBackcoreTechnology or IntegrationGolfBack provides website design and online tee time booking integration for Castle Oaks Golf Club. The online booking system is powered by GolfBack technology.
• ClubCaddiecoreTechnology or IntegrationClubCaddie provides the golf club management software system including member portal, tee time management, and booking systems for Castle Oaks Golf Club.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Sequoyah Country Club: Private member-owned country club in Oakland, CA with golf, dining, weddings, and banquets. Comparable integrated club offering in Northern California, though operating under a membership model versus Castle Oaks' daily-fee model.

Direct peers

• TPC Harding Park: Premier public 18-hole championship course in San Francisco with full-service clubhouse dining and event hosting. Directly comparable to Castle Oaks as a daily-fee championship course that monetizes F&B, weddings, and corporate outings in Northern California.
• Ruby Hill Golf Club: Public 18-hole championship course in Pleasanton, CA with weddings, banquets, and a full restaurant. Closely matches Castle Oaks' blend of daily-fee play, memberships, and integrated event/hospitality revenue in the NorCal market.
• Saddle Creek Golf Club: Public 18-hole course in the small Sierra Nevada foothill town of Copperopolis, CA, with restaurant, weddings, and tournaments. Highly analogous to Castle Oaks in scale, setting, and multi-revenue hospitality model.
• The Ridge Golf Club: Public 18-hole course in Auburn, CA in the Sierra foothills, offering tournaments and event hosting. Comparable foothill-setting, public-fee NorCal course with an event-driven business mix similar to Castle Oaks.
• Poppy Hills Golf Course: Public 18-hole championship course in Pebble Beach area operated by a regional management entity, with on-site dining and event facilities. Comparable daily-fee NorCal course with similar hospitality and event revenue mix.
• Cinnabar Hills Golf Club: Public 27-hole course in San Jose, CA offering tournaments, weddings, and on-site dining. Comparable to Castle Oaks as a public NorCal facility diversifying into events and hospitality beyond greens-fee revenue.
• Bayonet & Black Horse: Pair of public 18-hole courses near Monterey, CA with banquet and tournament event hosting. Comparable to Castle Oaks as a multi-course, daily-fee NorCal operator running F&B and group events alongside core golf play.

Broad incumbents

• KemperSports: Large U.S. golf and hospitality management company operating dozens of public, private, and resort courses nationwide. Relevant as a broader incumbent in the same space as Castle Oaks' management partner Sierra Golf Management.
• Haggin Oaks Golf Complex: Large multi-course public golf complex in Sacramento, CA with extensive F&B, event, and instructional facilities. Comparable business model (public play + events + F&B) in the same Northern California region, but at materially greater scale than Castle Oaks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CastleOaksGolf
• Instagraminstagram.com/castleoaksgolf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/castle-oaks-golf-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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