About Members Market

You've got a list — maybe it's in your head, maybe it's in your Notes app — of private courses you'd give anything to play. Here's what most golfers don't realize: the gates open more often than you think. Every year, dozens of charities auction off rounds at the most exclusive clubs in the country. Courses that don't have a guest policy suddenly have one — for the right bid, going to the right cause.

That's why we built Members Market. We track every major charity golf auction in the country — what courses are up for bid, what they sell for, and what they've sold for historically. We can tell you that a threesome at Fishers Island has sold for as little as $8,750 and as much as $43,300 depending entirely on where it was listed. That kind of spread matters. It's the difference between playing your dream course and getting priced out of it.

Sleepy Hollow Country Club (SLPY)

We're also building something nobody else has — projected selling prices. Every auction is different, and the same course can close anywhere from $9,000 to $40,000 depending on who's in the bidding pool. But with enough data, patterns start to emerge. We're learning which auctions consistently run hot, which ones fly under the radar, and what any given course is likely to sell for based on where and when it's listed. Before you place a bid, you should already know whether you're getting a fair price or walking into a bidding war. What most people don't realize is that the biggest, most well-known auctions aren't always the best place to bid. A lot of top private courses show up at multiple charity auctions throughout the year, and the national ones tend to attract deeper pockets and higher closing prices. Meanwhile, a regional auction listing the same course to a smaller audience might close at half the price — same tee time, same experience, fraction of the cost. We'll show you where to look.

Here's the part that makes all of this worth doing: every single dollar goes to charity. These aren't corporate hospitality packages. When you win a round at the Ouimet Fund auction, you're paying for a college scholarship. When you bid through the AJGA, you're funding junior golf. The charities are the ones who convince their member contacts to open the doors, and the proceeds go straight back into programs that grow the game.

"Members Market exists to unlock value in the private golf auction market — and in doing so, raise more money for the charities that open the gates to America's best courses."

We publish weekly during auction season. We'll tell you what's live, what just closed, and what the numbers say. If you've ever wanted to play a course you thought you'd never get on — this is how you find your way in, and do some good while you're at it.