This Golf Club Doesn’t Have Members—Just Ambassadors
Congaree, named best new private course by Golf Digest, isn’t just another billionaire’s playground.
An ambassador giving tips to a student.
Source: Congaree
There are no “members” at Congaree golf club, the 3,000-acre property about 30 minutes north of Savannah, Ga. There are only “ambassadors” chosen by old-school methodology—referrals. Their affiliation is less dependent on financial dues and more on the time they offer one of the club’s many mentoring programs.
Congaree’s mission is to help talented, financially disadvantaged golfers get a college education. Founded by billionaires Dan Friedkin and the late Houston Texans owner Robert McNair, the club runs weeklong golf academies in which youngsters from around the world are also given intensive training that involves SAT preparation, life-skills lessons, and sessions with an athletic counselor who matches students with colleges.