Exmoor Country Club

What Exmoor Country Club does

Exmoor Country Club is a private, member-owned country club founded in 1896 as Illinois' third golf club, operating from a single site at 700 Vine Ave. in Highland Park, Illinois, 28 miles north of Chicago. The club's core asset is a championship 18-hole golf course designed by Donald J. Ross, complemented by clubhouse amenities, dining, locker room facilities, a longstanding caddie program, and a calendar of sports and social events targeted at member families.

The club operates an invitation-only membership model with pricing kept confidential and acquired through member invitation and a website inquiry form. Its go-to-market is community-led and reputation-driven, anchored in 130+ years of brand history, a family-oriented culture, and continued support of the Evans Scholars Program (founded in 1930 by former member Charles "Chick" Evans). The club uses Cobalt Software, a web-based and mobile-native club management platform, to run member-facing operations and back-office workflows, and has been recognized on the Distinguished Clubs list.

Revenue is generated entirely through recurring membership economics — initiation fees, annual dues, and ancillary spend on F&B, banquets, golf shop, and events — with no disclosed non-member or external revenue lines. The club employs 76 staff supporting member services, golf operations, and hospitality, and markets primarily through its official website, direct member communications, and community presence on the North Shore.

Name

Exmoor Country Club

Legal name

Exmoor Country Club

Website

https://exmoorcountryclub.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Exmoor Country Club is a private, invitation-only member-owned country club founded in 1896 in Highland Park, Illinois, featuring a Donald J. Ross-designed championship golf course and serving North Shore Chicago member families with golf, dining, and social amenities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Country Club

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Private country club
• Golf club membership
• Country club amenities
• Social club services
• Golf course facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Highland Park, Illinois

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Club Membership: Exmoor Country Club generates revenue through private club membership fees. As a private club, membership is by invitation only, suggesting annual or initiation fee-based revenue structure typical of country clubs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Exmoor Country Club is a private, full-service country club that sells invitation-only memberships granting access to a Donald J. Ross-designed championship golf course, clubhouse amenities, dining, social events, and recreational programs. The club operates its own physical facilities in Highland Park, Illinois, and supplements operations with a Caddie Program.

Product overview

Exmoor Country Club is a private, full-service country club offering golf, dining, social, and recreational services. The club operates its own facilities including a championship golf course designed by Donald J. Ross, clubhouse amenities, and member services. The club utilizes Cobalt Software as its club management solution for member-facing operations, but Exmoor Country Club itself does not offer separate software products, platforms, or technology offerings for external customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Club Membership Invitation-only membership granting access to Exmoor Country Club's golf course, clubhouse amenities, dining, social events, and recreational programs for individual and family members in the North Shore Chicago area.
• Championship Golf Course Donald J. Ross-designed championship 18-hole golf course available to members and their guests, with bag drop, locker room, and Golf Shop services.
• Caddie Program Structured caddie training and deployment service for the club's golf operations; caddies operate as independent contractors.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Evans Scholars ProgramminorOthersExmoor Country Club is a longstanding supporter of the Evans Scholars Program, which sends deserving caddies to college. The program was founded in 1930 by former Exmoor member Charles (Chick) Evans. This represents a charitable/community partnership rather than a commercial relationship.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• North Shore Country Club: Private member-owned country club located in the same North Shore Chicago corridor as Exmoor, offering a championship golf course and full club amenities to families. Directly comparable in business model, geography, and target member profile.
• Lake Shore Country Club: Historic private country club in Glencoe, Illinois, on Chicago's North Shore. Comparable in family-oriented membership model, classic course design heritage, and affluent suburban member base.
• Conway Farms Golf Club: Private golf club located in Lake Forest, Illinois, in the same North Shore Chicago region. Comparable in private membership model, championship-caliber course, and high-end member experience.
• Bob O'Link Golf Club: Private, family-oriented golf club based in Highland Park, Illinois, sharing Exmoor's exact city and North Shore catchment. Directly comparable in membership structure, family positioning, and premium private golf offering.
• Skokie Country Club: Private member-owned country club in Glencoe, Illinois, just south of Highland Park on Chicago's North Shore. Comparable in operating a championship golf course with full club amenities for a wealthy suburban membership base.
• Butler National Golf Club: Private golf club in Oak Brook, Illinois, serving the Chicago metro area. Comparable in private, membership-driven golf model targeting affluent professionals and families in the greater Chicago region.
• Onwentsia Club: Private, family-oriented country club in Lake Forest, Illinois, on the North Shore. Comparable in invitation-based membership, championship golf, and full-service club amenities targeting affluent families.

Broad incumbents

• Chicago Golf Club: One of the oldest and most prestigious private golf clubs in the United States, located in Wheaton, Illinois. Comparable as a private golf-focused club in Illinois but with deeper history and higher exclusivity than Exmoor.
• Medinah Country Club: Larger, more established private country club in Medinah, Illinois, with three courses and major championship pedigree. Comparable in Chicago-area private golf club category but operates at a much larger scale than Exmoor.

Regional players

• Biltmore Country Club: Private country club in Barrington, Illinois, in the northwest Chicago suburbs. Comparable in private family-oriented club model with championship golf, but serves a different sub-market within the broader Chicago metro.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/exmoor-country-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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