Centre Hills Country Club
State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania · State College & Centre County golf market
- Access
- membership optional
- Holes
- 27
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Centre Hills Country Club opened in 1921 and, per the club's own reporting during its 2021 centennial, remains the only fully private country club in Centre County -- more than 330 members as of that milestone. The club sits inside the Borough of State College at 153 Country Club Road and offers a 27-hole golf facility alongside dining, tennis, pickleball, and swimming, all gated behind membership; a membership of any class extends full clubhouse privileges to the member, spouse, and unmarried dependent children under 25. A non-golf membership tier exists for those who want the pool, tennis, dining, and social calendar without paying a golf assessment.
The surrounding Centre Hills neighborhood was developed by the Kissinger family (whose brokerage, Kissinger Bigatel & Brower, remains a major presence in the area's real estate market today) and takes its name directly from the club. Its largest homes carry real frontage on and views of the golf course and Mount Nittany beyond, with listings found in this research pass ranging from roughly $570,000 to $2.45 million -- a real, if not exhaustively surveyed, price spread. No published initiation fee or dues figures were found for the club itself; club history coverage confirms both exist and vary by membership class, but does not disclose amounts.
Golf & Course
A 27-hole private golf facility dating to the club's 1921 founding. No architect credit or detailed course-history narrative was found in sources available this session -- a genuine research gap given the club's century-plus history, not an indication the information doesn't exist.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Access is strictly membership-based and application-driven -- Centre Hills is, per its own centennial coverage, the only fully private country club in Centre County. A member's spouse and unmarried dependent children under 25 share full clubhouse privileges. A separate non-golf membership tier allows access to the pool, tennis, dining, and social calendar without a golf assessment, meaning full golf access is itself a distinct, chosen tier rather than automatic with any membership. Living in the adjoining Centre Hills neighborhood does not include or require any membership tier.
Living in Centre Hills Country Club
The Centre Hills neighborhood, developed by the Kissinger family and named for the club, is a genuinely course-integrated residential area -- its largest homes have direct frontage on and views of the golf course and Mount Nittany, close to downtown State College and Penn State. It reads as a classic old-guard-club-plus-adjoining-neighborhood pattern (similar in structure to many Philadelphia Main Line clubs) rather than a developer-built golf-community product.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Beyond golf, the club offers dining, tennis, pickleball, and swimming, and members may use any clubhouse room without a rental fee for private functions including weddings.
Location & Surrounding Area
Centre Hills Country Club sits inside the Borough of State College at 153 Country Club Road, close to downtown and Penn State University -- a short drive from Toftrees, the market's other qualifying anchor.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Current initiation fee and dues by membership category -- confirmed to exist and vary, but no amounts publicly disclosed.
- Golf course architect/design history -- not found in sources available this session.
- Whether the club or neighborhood is formally gated -- not confirmed either way.
Notable
- Founded in 1921; per its own centennial coverage, the only fully private country club in Centre County.
- 27-hole golf facility with more than 330 members as of its 2021 centennial.
- The adjoining Centre Hills neighborhood was developed by the Kissinger family and named directly for the club.
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