The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort
Richmond, RI, United StatesNew England's premier sporting club and golf retreat
The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort
The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort is an exclusive 3,500-acre retreat in the woodlands of southern Rhode Island, recognized by Forbes as 'The Finest Sporting Club in America.' With an award-winning par-3 golf course, world-class sporting clays, unique dining experiences including a Hobbit House and Safari Tent, and the OH! Spa, it offers a complete outdoor sporting lifestyle.
- Robert McNeil's 18-hole all-par-3 Mountain Course is an American Golf Architects Association Design Excellence Award winner — elevation changes and wooded terrain make it genuinely challenging rather than merely short
- Sporting clays course, archery range, and fly fishing position The Preserve as a multi-discipline sporting estate in the New England tradition, not simply a golf destination
- OH! Spa and glamping options extend the property's appeal to guests who prefer the experience of wilderness proximity without sacrificing comfort
- Gated private community setting in Richmond, Rhode Island gives the property an exclusivity that contrasts with the state's more accessible public offerings
- GEO-certified golf ethos — ecological certification signals that the land management philosophy treats the surrounding woodland as an amenity, not just a backdrop
The Course
- The Preserve Golf Course — 18 holes, par 54, designed by Robert McNeil
The Preserve Golf Course · 1st (Par 3)
The opening hole plays 147 yards from the highest point on the property, requiring a drop shot down to a softly contoured green that rolls from the lower left to the upper right half, set against a sharp wooded slope. It immediately establishes the course's design premise: elevation change as the primary defense.
Restaurants & Bars
- Double Barrel Steak
- Hobbit House
- Safari Tent
On Property
OH! Spa
Sporting Clays
Fly Fishing- Pool & Jacuzzi
Fitness Center- Archery
- Glamping
Gated Community
May - October
Southern Rhode Island's temperate season delivers comfortable playing conditions through summer and fall foliage in September and October that transforms the surrounding woodland into a dramatic backdrop.
The Mountain Course plays its full 18 holes as a par-3 layout, which reads deceptively short on paper — the first hole drops from the highest point on the property into a tilted green, and the elevation changes throughout are severe enough to require a full bag. Pair a morning round with an afternoon sporting clays session for the most complete expression of what the Preserve actually offers.
Joining The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort
Private sporting club & resort (members + resort guests). The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort is a 3,500-acre private sporting club in Richmond, Rhode Island, operating as both a membership club and a luxury resort open to non-member overnight guests. Six membership tiers are offered, ranging from full sporting access to specialty clay-shooting or spa-and-dining memberships; fees are not publicly disclosed.
Membership Categories
- The Preserve Membership (full access, 365 days)
- The Lifestyle Membership (dining, social events, spa focus)
- The Ram Membership (12 days of access annually)
- The Clays Membership (25-station sporting clays course access)
- The Spa, Dining & Range Membership (spa, steakhouse, indoor shooting range)
- Corporate Membership (up to four team members, full 3,500-acre access)
Member Benefits
- Access to 3,500 acres and 70+ white-glove sporting activities
- Clay shooting, fishing, equestrian, golf, and other sporting pursuits
- Curated monthly member events and private hunts
- Dedicated membership concierge
- 285+ reciprocal club relationships
- Member-only lounges and dining
- Discounted resort and venue rates
- Hilltop Spa access
- Four-star dining at The Preserve Steakhouse
- Initiation: By inquiry
- Annual Dues: By inquiry
- How to Join: Submit a membership inquiry at thepreserveri.com/sporting-club/inquire-membership/ or call 855-593-8473
- Reciprocal Access: 285+ reciprocal club relationships
Membership details → · 855-593-8473 | (401) 539-4653
The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort
Features &
Amenities
Across 3,500 acres of Rhode Island woodland, The Preserve is built around field sports — wing shooting, sporting clays, and the longest indoor range in the country.
Sporting Clays & The Range
Three clays courses — including a 19-station layout running more than a mile and a half — plus The Range, an indoor facility with 150-yard lanes and 24 stations for pistol, rifle, and archery.
The Hilltop Spa
Twelve thousand square feet with heated whirlpools, cold plunge, private sauna, and an outdoor infinity-edge pool overlooking the property.
Double Barrel Steak
A 350-seat modern American steakhouse serving dry-aged beef and ocean steaks — and the kitchen will prepare a guest's own harvested game. The Maker's Mark Hobbit House hosts bourbon-paired dinners built into the hillside.
Signature
Events
The shooting calendar anchors the sporting season.
Continental Pheasant Hunts
Driven-style hunts release 500 birds across eight sorghum fields, with rotating pegs at the Northeast's tallest shooting tower and a game dinner at Double Barrel Steak to close the day.
One Membership.
Dozens of Destinations.
Your visit to The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort is coordinated by the LXV concierge — preferred tee times, dining reservations, room upgrades, and personalized welcome amenities, arranged before you arrive. One of more than 55 properties in the LXV network.
Getting
Here
The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort1 Preserve Blvd, Richmond, RI 02898
Tel: +1 855-593-8473
T.F. Green International Airport (PVD)
About 20 miles — roughly 30 minutes by car from Providence's airport.
Boston Logan International (BOS)
About 78 miles — roughly an hour and three quarters, with the widest international service.