Knob Hill Golf Club

Name

Knob Hill Golf Club

Legal name

Knob Hill Golf Club

Website

https://knobhillgolfclub.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Country Club / Golf Course & Hospitality Services

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910), 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

Golf Clubs & Tournament-Host Clubs (Professional/Elite Golf Clubs) (MPAKABAE)

Keywords

• Semii-private golf club
• Championship golf course
• Banquet event venue
• On-site restaurant dining
• Golf memberships

Headquarters

HQ city

Manalapan

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Golf Green Fees: Revenue from public tee time bookings and member green fees. Tee times available up to 3 days in advance for public, 6 days for members.
2. Golf Memberships: Flexible membership options providing recurring revenue from annual or monthly dues, with priority booking and other member benefits.
3. Food and Beverage: On-site dining at The Sycamore Grille offering lunch, dinner, daily happy hour (4-7 PM), and outdoor patio dining. Special promotions include 1/2 Price Burger Night on Mondays.
4. Event Hosting: Banquets and events including weddings, Sweet 16 parties, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, birthday parties, bridal/baby showers, corporate meetings. Ballroom accommodates 30-175 guests with customizable menus prepared by Executive Chef.
5. Golf Outings: Corporate outings, charity fundraisers, and group events. Packages include greens fees, electric golf carts, bag attendants, contest coordination, scoring, and dining. Contact Kevin Compton for booking.
6. Pro Shop: Golf apparel, shoes, balls, clubs, and accessories from brands including Under Armour, Callaway, Footjoy, Greyson. Custom club-fitting services through Callaway Golf.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Knob Hill Golf Club operates a Mark McCumber-designed 18-hole championship golf course on 145 wooded acres in Manalapan, NJ, open to both members and the public for tee times and group outings. The club complements the course with on-site dining at The Sycamore Grille, a banquet ballroom hosting weddings and private events, golf memberships, a pro shop, and a PKLD pickleball facility in Millstone.

Product overview

Knob Hill Golf Club is a semi-private golf club offering a unified portfolio of golf, dining, and event services. The core product is the Mark McCumber-designed championship golf course, supplemented by The Sycamore Grille restaurant and flexible golf membership options. Additional offerings include banquet and event services (weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Sweet 16s, corporate events), golf outing packages for groups of 50-175 players, a pro shop with custom club fitting, and the newly introduced PKLD pickleball facility. The club operates year-round with entertainment events and is open to both members and the public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Sycamore Grille: On-site restaurant at Knob Hill Golf Club offering eclectic, thoughtfully crafted cuisine for lunch and dinner with daily happy hour. Open to the public.
• PKLD

Products and services

• Golf Course 18-hole championship golf course on 145 wooded acres with man-made and natural lakes, wide and wavy bunkers, and a meticulously maintained playing surface; open to both members and the public for tee times.
• The Sycamore Grille Restaurant Executive Chef-driven eclectic menu for lunch and dinner with daily all-day Happy Hour (4-7 PM), outdoor patio dining in warmer months, and weekly promotions such as 1/2 Price Burger Night on Mondays; open to the public without membership.
• Banquets & Events Full-service event hosting in a newly renovated ballroom configurable for 30-175 guests, covering weddings, Sweet 16s, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, bridal and baby showers, birthday parties, engagement parties, business meetings, and corporate events; coordinated by Director of Catering Kelley Toohey with customizable Executive Chef menus.
• Golf Outings Turnkey corporate and charity golf outing packages offering shotgun starts (72-144 players), modified shotguns (50-70 players on Mon/Tue), and consecutive tee times (up to 40 players), inclusive of greens fees, electric carts with name place cards, practice facilities, tee sponsor signs, bag attendants, club cleaning, contest coordination, scoring, locker rooms, and food/beverage menus.
• Golf Memberships Recurring membership program granting access to the golf course, clubhouse amenities, year-round events, and priority 6-day advance tee-time booking (versus 3 days for the public).
• Pro Shop On-site golf shop selling apparel from Under Armour, Callaway, Footjoy, and Greyson, plus golf shoes, balls, clubs, and custom club-fitting services through Callaway Golf.
• PKLD Pickleball Pickleball facility launched as a recreational amenity at Knob Hill Golf Club, branded PKLD and positioned as the brand-new home for pickleball in Millstone.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 10 Semi-private/public golf course in New Jersey - moving up from #11 in 2023 to top 10

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tee It UpcoreTechnology or IntegrationTee It Up provides the online tee time booking platform for Knob Hill Golf Club, enabling public and member tee time reservations through knob-hill-golf-club.book.teeitup.golf/
• Golf GeniuscoreTechnology or IntegrationGolf Genius provides tournament registration platform used by Knob Hill Golf Club for member tournament scheduling and registration.
• TrooncoreOthersKevin Compton from Troon serves as Director of Golf Operations contact for golf outing bookings and pricing inquiries. Troon is a golf course management company.
• Weather ChannelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKnob Hill Golf Club is featured on the Weather Channel, providing media exposure and marketing visibility.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Forsgate Country Club: Monroe Township, NJ private/semi-private club with 36 holes and substantial banquet facilities. Direct comparable for Knob Hill: nearby same-state market, overlapping member/public model, and similar food-and-beverage plus event-driven GTM.
• Colts Neck Golf Club: Monmouth County, NJ semi-private club. Shares the same regional competitive set, semi-private access model, and event-hosting orientation as Knob Hill.
• Canoe Brook Country Club: Northern NJ private club with two 18-hole courses and active banquet/outing business. Closely mirrors Knob Hill's combined golf-and-events proposition.
• Hollywood Golf Club: Historic private club in Deal, NJ. Comparable in scale and premium positioning, with similar reliance on member green fees and private event revenue.
• Metedeconk National Golf Club: NJ private club with Jack Nicklaus-designed course and active event business. Comparable course-design-led brand premium and event-driven revenue model.
• Eagle Oaks Golf Club: Jackson, NJ private club with banquet and catering operations. Comparable business model combining championship golf with high-end social/event business in the same NJ market.
• Brooklake Country Club: Florham Park, NJ private club with full banquet operation. Comparable event/private function mix and semi-private-tier pricing structure to Knob Hill.

Regional players

• Ballyowen Golf Club (Crystal Springs Resort): Public/resort course in Hamburg, NJ operated by Crystal Springs Resort. Comparable public-golf operator in the NJ market with strong F&B/events overlay, though set within a broader resort destination.

Broad incumbents

• Trump National Golf Club Bedminster: Large-scale national brand golf property in NJ with extensive event and F&B operations. Adjacent scale tier but competes for the same high-end outing and wedding clientele in the NJ market.
• TPC Jasna Polana: TPC-branded private club in Princeton, NJ. Broader incumbent (national TPC/Augusta footprint) operating a similar premium private/semi-private golf plus hospitality offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/knobhillgolfclub
• Instagraminstagram.com/knobhillgolfclub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/knob-hill-golf-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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