The Muttontown Club

The Muttontown Club sits on 122 acres in East Norwich centered on a Georgian mansion that was formerly the Fonda family home, where Jane Fonda grew up. The 18-hole course opened in 1962, designed by Alfred H. Tull -- the same architect behind two of Bethpage State Park's public courses (Blue and Yellow). In 2017 the member-owned club recapitalized with Concert Golf Partners by a 96-3 member vote, a transaction that paid off club debt, cut equity member dues by a reported 10-15%, funded roughly $1 million in capital projects, and barred future special assessments on members.

What distinguishes Muttontown from several of its Gold Coast neighbors is that the club itself controls roughly 150 acres zoned residential, and the immediately surrounding neighborhood is a genuinely identifiable, high-value estate district (homes generally in the $2 million-$10 million range) whose character is directly tied to the club's grounds -- a stronger physical residential-integration signal than the market's typical "private club inside a general affluent area" pattern, even though membership itself is not bundled with any specific home purchase.