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.
25 rooms · 1 course · North America · Preferred Golf
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.
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.
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.
Twelve thousand square feet with heated whirlpools, cold plunge, private sauna, and an outdoor infinity-edge pool overlooking the property.
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.
Double Barrel Steak · Hobbit House · Safari Tent
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.
Private sporting club & resort (members + resort guests)
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