Centre Hills Country Club

What Centre Hills Country Club does

Membership is the core revenue engine. The club offers six membership tiers — Active (full privileges, voting rights, 21+), Young Adult (21-40), Non-Resident (75+ mile radius), Corporate, Social (dining, pool, racquets only, with a monthly food minimum), and Clark Nine Golf Course Membership — each with annual billing and differing access privileges. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct: prospective members contact club staff via phone (814-238-0111) or email, with no online purchase capability; new acquisition is driven primarily by member referrals and word-of-mouth. There is no proprietary technology stack — operations rely on Clubessential, an off-the-shelf club management platform for the website, member portal, and back-office functions. Headcount is reported at 51-200 employees on LinkedIn (with ~45 employees visible on the company page), and the entity is structured as a partnership rather than a corporate issuer, with no parent company, funding rounds, or external investment disclosed in the source material.

Name

Centre Hills Country Club

Legal name

Centre Hills Country Club

Website

https://centrehillscc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Centre Hills Country Club is a 100+ year-old private membership club in State College, Pennsylvania offering 27 holes of golf, tennis, pickleball, swimming, dining, and social events to families, active adults, and local professionals through six membership tiers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Country Club / Golf Club

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Private country club
• Golf club membership
• Recreational amenities
• Golf course operations
• Social club services

Headquarters

HQ city

State College

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The primary revenue stream is membership fees. The club offers various membership classes including Active, Young Adult, Non-Resident, Corporate, Social, and Clark Nine Golf Course memberships. Each membership class has different fee structures and privileges. All memberships entitle the member, spouse, and unmarried dependent children under age 25 to full privileges of golf, racquets, swimming, dining, and social facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centre Hills Country Club is a private member-owned country club offering 27 holes of championship golf across three 9-hole courses (Findlay, Jones, and Clark). In addition to golf, the club provides tennis, pickleball, swimming, and dining facilities, serving individuals and families in central Pennsylvania through multiple membership tiers.

Product overview

Centre Hills Country Club is a private country club offering a portfolio of recreational and hospitality services. The core offering consists of 27 holes of golf across three distinctive nine-hole courses (The Findlay, The Jones, and The Clark), a full-service practice facility, tennis and pickleball racquets courts, an aquatics area with heated pool and wading area, and multiple dining venues (Main Dining Room, Terrace, Grille Room, and Patios). The club also provides special events services for private parties and business functions. Membership programs include Active, Young Adult, Non-Resident, Corporate, Social, and Clark Nine Golf Course Membership options, each providing varying levels of access to the club's facilities including golf, racquets, swimming, dining, and social functions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Club Membership (multiple tiers) Multi-tiered membership program providing access to club facilities including golf, tennis, pickleball, swimming, and dining for individuals and families.
• Golf Course Access (27 holes) Access to 27 holes of golf across three distinct 9-hole courses (Findlay, Jones, and Clark), available to club members and their guests.
• Tennis Facilities Tennis court access and programming for club members and their families.
• Pickleball Facilities Pickleball court access for club members and their guests.
• Swimming Pool Swimming pool access for club members, families, and guests during the operating season.
• Club Dining On-site dining facilities providing meals and beverage services to club members, their families, and guests.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Aronimink Golf Club: Aronimink is a historic private club in suburban Philadelphia with championship golf, dining, and member events. Comparable as a Pennsylvania-based, historic, golf-centric private club.
• The Country Club of Virginia: The Country Club of Virginia is a multi-course private club in Richmond offering golf, racquets, dining, and aquatics. Comparable multi-amenity, multi-course private club business model.
• Lancaster Country Club: Lancaster Country Club is a private club in central Pennsylvania offering golf, dining, and member amenities. Geographic and segment overlap make it a directly comparable private club peer.
• Cottesmore Golf & Country Club: Cottesmore is a private country club offering golf, racquets, dining, and event hosting, and appears as a LinkedIn-recommended similar page to Centre Hills. Directly comparable as a multi-amenity private membership club with similar GTM motion.
• Merion Golf Club: Merion is one of the most storied private clubs in Pennsylvania, offering golf, dining, and member events. Listed as a LinkedIn-similar page to Centre Hills and directly comparable as a Pennsylvania-based historic private club.
• Congressional Country Club: Congressional is a large, established private club in Maryland with 36 holes of golf, pool, dining, and event hosting. Comparable multi-course private club model with a similar mid-Atlantic member base.
• Saucon Valley Country Club: Saucon Valley is a multi-course private club in eastern Pennsylvania offering golf, dining, and aquatics. Comparable in scale, multi-course golf product, and full-service private club model.
• Huntingdon Valley Country Club: Huntingdon Valley is a historic private club in suburban Philadelphia with golf, racquets, swimming, and dining. Comparable as a Pennsylvania-based, multi-generational private country club with a similar amenity mix.
• West Shore Country Club: West Shore is a private club in central Pennsylvania (Camp Hill/Harrisburg area) offering golf, dining, and social amenities. Geographic and structural overlap makes it a directly comparable private club peer.
• Rolling Green Country Club: Rolling Green is a private club in suburban Philadelphia with golf, racquets, dining, and aquatics. Comparable full-service private club with a similar multi-amenity model and Pennsylvania footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/centrehillscc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centrehillscc
• Instagraminstagram.com/centrehillscc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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