Boone Valley Golf Club

What Boone Valley Golf Club does

Boone Valley Golf Club is a private, members-only golf club located on 440 acres in Augusta, Missouri, founded in 1992 by former PGA Tour Professional Bob Ross and three St. Louis business leaders — James L. Manion, Robert E. Saur, and Jack C. Taylor — and acquired by The Crawford Group (Taylor) in May 1991. The club's 18-hole championship course was designed by P.B. Dye with the explicit goal of becoming one of the top 100 golf courses in the United States, and the site includes two six-acre lakes, an 8,000-square-foot clubhouse designed by Laurent Torno, three on-site cottages (Augusta, Boone, and Taylor — the last added in 2021 with Trackman Hitting Bays), a clubhouse dining operation with a formal dress code, and a golf shop. The club has hosted four nationally significant tournaments: the Boone Valley Classic (Senior PGA Tour, 1996-2000), the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship (Senior PGA Tour, 2001), the USGA Junior Amateur Championship (2007), and the USGA Girls' Amateur Championship (2017).

The business model is a private-membership country club: members pay initiation fees and ongoing dues, and ancillary revenue is generated through guest green fees (charged to member accounts), golf shop purchases, dining, and overnight cottage rentals. The club does not disclose pricing publicly and operates with no public marketing channels, relying instead on reputation and member referrals. All operations are run on Jonas Club Software, a standard private club management platform, with no public digital products, mobile applications, APIs, or third-party integrations. Boone Valley is not a venture-backed or publicly traded entity; ownership sits with The Crawford Group or affiliated private entities, and no institutional investment, M&A, or funding activity has been disclosed. The single facility in Augusta, MO is the entirety of the operating footprint.

Name

Boone Valley Golf Club

Legal name

Boone Valley Golf Club

Website

https://boonevalley.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Boone Valley Golf Club is a private, members-only golf club on 440 acres in Augusta, Missouri, featuring a P.B. Dye-designed 18-hole championship course, clubhouse dining, golf shop, and three on-site cottages, serving an exclusive St. Louis-area member base.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Golf 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 golf club
• Championship golf course
• Club amenities
• Overnight accommodations
• Member hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

Augusta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Boone Valley Golf Club is a private 18-hole championship golf course designed by P.B. Dye on 440 acres of farmland in Augusta, Missouri, offering members and their guests access to the course, an 8,000 square-foot clubhouse with dining, a golf shop, and three on-site cottages (Augusta, Boone, and Taylor) for overnight stays, meetings, and special occasions.

Product overview

Boone Valley Golf Club operates as a private golf club offering a unified experience centered around its championship golf course designed by P.B. Dye. The club provides on-site accommodations through three cottages, dining services in an 8,000 square foot clubhouse, and a golf shop. The core product is the 18-hole golf course, supplemented by lodging, dining, and retail offerings to create a comprehensive private club experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boone Valley Golf Course An 18-hole private championship golf course designed by P.B. Dye to be among the top 100 golf courses in the United States, accommodating men and women golfers of all skill levels and hosting events including the Boone Valley Classic and USGA Junior Amateur Championship.
• The Cottages at Boone Valley Three on-site cottages (Augusta, Boone, and Taylor) offering overnight accommodations for members and guests, with Taylor Cottage adding Trackman Hitting Bays, full bar, entertainment area, and outdoor firepit for small meetings and special occasions.
• Clubhouse Dining An 8,000 square-foot clubhouse overlooking the valley and two six-acre lakes, providing dining facilities for members and guests under a formal dress code.
• Boone Valley Golf Shop The Golf Shop is conveniently located in the Clubhouse and offers golf equipment, apparel, and accessories; green fees are applied to the member's account and guests may use credit card for purchases.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• P.B. DyecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerP.B. Dye, son of celebrated golf course architect Pete Dye, was retained to develop the golf course with the goal of creating one of the top 100 golf courses in the United States.
• Laurent TornocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect Laurent Torno was hired to design the clubhouse which would overlook the valley and its two six-acre lakes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Scioto Country Club: Private Ohio country club designed by Donald Ross and host of multiple U.S. Opens and the Presidents Cup. Directly comparable as a private championship-host venue with similar member-based business model.
• Friar's Head Golf Club: Elite private club on Long Island consistently ranked among America's top courses. Comparable as a designer-led (Rees Jones/Bill Coore) private club built with explicit national-recognition ambitions.
• Congressional Country Club: Private Maryland country club and host of multiple U.S. Opens and PGA Championships including the 2022 U.S. Open. Comparable membership model and championship-hosting track record among elite private clubs.
• Augusta National Golf Club: The archetypal elite private golf club and host of The Masters. Serves as the aspirational benchmark for any top-100-aspiring private club in the U.S., with comparable membership exclusivity and championship-hosting model.
• Old Warson Country Club: St. Louis private country club with similar mid-century pedigree and exclusive membership model. Regularly cited among Missouri's top private clubs, directly competing for the same St. Louis-area executive membership pool as Boone Valley.
• Pine Valley Golf Club: Frequently ranked the No. 1 course in the United States and a private elite club with strict membership limits. Represents the ceiling of the top-100 private-club category Boone Valley aspires to enter.
• Whistling Straits (Destination Kohler): Public-access resort course operated by Kohler Co. that has hosted PGA Championships, the Ryder Cup, and US Women's Open. Comparable as a championship-host venue with integrated lodging (American Club resort), though operated under a hospitality ownership model rather than membership.
• Bellerive Country Club: St. Louis-area private country club and former Boone Valley co-affiliated venue (Bob Ross served as golf professional there before founding Boone Valley). Hosted the 2018 PGA Championship and multiple USGA events, making it the closest geographic and aspirational comparable.
• Oakmont Country Club: Historic private club in Pennsylvania that has hosted nine U.S. Opens and multiple PGA Championships. Comparable as a tournament-hosting private club pursuing elite national positioning through championship pedigree.

Broad incumbents

• Pebble Beach Resorts: Iconic public-resort golf destination hosting the U.S. Open and previously the PGA Championship. Overlaps Boone Valley in championship pedigree and premium positioning but operates a fundamentally different public-resort business model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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