Somerset Hills Country Club
Bernardsville, NJ · Golf club · founded 1918
Slowing
Initiation revenue is down modestly.
$100k+
plus $17,500 a year in dues
Worth a question
Expenses exceeded revenue in the latest filing, which often means a capital project is underway. Ask whether an assessment is planned.
How it rates
Scored out of ten from documented facts only — court counts, ranking lists, published fee and sponsor requirements. Nothing here is an opinion poll, and a category the club has not documented is left blank rather than guessed at.
Composite 7.0 across 3 scored categories. How we score
What it costs, by category
Every figure carries its source and a confidence rating. Where a source gave a range rather than a number, we show the range.
| Category | Initiation | Annual dues | Minimum | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| full | $100k–— | $17,500 | — | Unverified 40/100 · 2026 | what.club community dataset ↗ |
- · Community pricing dataset. Range reflects the spread across reports, not a single quoted figure.
The golf
A.W. Tillinghast; restored by Tom Doak 2010 and 2013
What the public filings show
From this club's IRS Form 990 returns. Initiation-fee revenue is the closest public proxy there is for how many members a club admitted in a year.
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Initiation fees | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $7.6M | $1.0M | $8.1M | $10M |
| 2022 | $7.6M | $1.3M | $7.7M | $11M |
| 2021 | $9.5M | $3.3M | $7.1M | $11M |
Initiation-fee revenue moved -23% year over year.
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