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The Most Exclusive Club in Golf

Editor's Note: This article is written in partnership with Epic Golf Club.

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The most exclusive private club in golf doesn’t own a course. Instead, Epic Golf Club is built on people, not property. Epic is not a traditional golf club but rather a private golf society comprised of over 1,000 members in the U.S. and around the world. The common denominator? Every Epic member is also a member at a prestigious private club, creating a collective of golfers who boast memberships to over 1,200 private clubs, including 85 percent of the top 200 private courses in the United States.

Epic caters specifically to the modern private golfer, who is more mobile than ever. Epic members invite and host each other at exclusive clubs by working with the company’s full-service member services team, creating a clubhouse that expands every time members travel. Simply provide the dates you are looking to play a certain private course, and the member services team coordinates your round with a fellow Epic member. Through these connections, Epic members create a network of valuable relationships with golfers far beyond their home club.

“I have made core friendships with so many passionate golfers that I otherwise would never have met,” says one Epic member. “Through these friendships, I have gained access to their golf networks as well, expanding my chances to achieve my goal of playing all 200 of the top courses in the United States.”

Epic curates and hosts up to 40 events across the country each year. These events are Epic’s “member-guest” of sorts, held year-round at many of the most exclusive private clubs in the country, providing a modern extension of private club life.

Much like a traditional private club, the vetting process to become an Epic member is extensive to ensure that the membership remains a group of well-intentioned avid golfers. In fact, the club accepts only one percent of applicants. Also much like a traditional club, Epic has an initiation fee and annual dues to help maintain its status as an exclusive private golf collective.

To be eligible for an Epic membership, golfers must be members at a private club. Interested golfers are encouraged to schedule an introductory call with Epic’s membership directors. After a multi-step interview process, golfers may be invited to join the club and start scheduling rounds with fellow members across the country and world.

Private golf no longer lives in one place; it travels with the members. Reach out to Epic’s membership directors today to inquire about joining the club.