The Country Club of Virginia
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia · Richmond golf market
- Access
- invitation only
- Holes
- 54
- Architect(s)
- William Flynn
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The Country Club of Virginia, founded in 1908, is Richmond's old-guard flagship private club: a single membership grants access across two campuses seven miles apart -- Westhampton, where the club's first clubhouse and a Herbert Barker-designed course opened in 1910, and James River, where William Flynn's 1928 design has since hosted two U.S. Amateur championships (1955, 1975). Combined, the two campuses offer 54 holes across three courses, a fitness/racquet-sports complex, five pools, a golf practice facility, and multiple dining venues, serving a membership reported at roughly 7,400.
CCV's most current claim to national relevance is the James River Course's role as host, every year since 2016, of the PGA Tour Champions' Dominion Energy Charity Classic -- a no-cut, 54-hole, $2.2 million-purse Charles Schwab Cup Playoff event. That gives CCV a real, ongoing tournament pedigree alongside its historic membership barrier, distinct from a club whose prestige rests purely on history.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
CCV is a private club; membership is not published as an open application and is understood to work on an invitation/sponsorship basis typical of long-established Richmond old-guard clubs, though this session did not find a CCV-published description of its exact nomination process. Membership is not tied to living in any particular Richmond neighborhood -- CCV draws its membership from across the broader Richmond area rather than anchoring one residential development.
Costs & Fees
Figures below are labeled Current only when the source itself frames them as presently accurate. Everything else is labeled Historical — a source checked today does not make an old fee a current one.
Golf membership initiation
Historical — as of 2026$80,000
Third-party estimate (not an official published rate); CCV does not list pricing on its own site. Monthly dues estimated around $600/month by the same source.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Exact current initiation fee and dues (the ~$80,000 figure here is a third-party estimate, not an official CCV rate).
- The precise membership nomination/sponsorship process.
- Names and architects of the two Westhampton courses (only the James River Course's architect, William Flynn, was confirmed this session).
- Whether either campus is gated.
Notable
- The James River Course has hosted the PGA Tour Champions' Dominion Energy Charity Classic every year since 2016.
- The James River Course hosted the U.S. Amateur in 1955 and 1975.
- CCV spans 1,111 acres and two campuses (Westhampton, James River) seven miles apart, with 54 holes across three courses.
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