DALLAS – Invited – The World Leader in Private Clubs^® – announces the acquisition of The Ridge Club, a premier, family-oriented golf and lifestyle club located in Sandwich, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. Plans for capital improvements are currently being developed.

“We are very excited to welcome The Ridge Club – a truly unique club located in one of the most beautiful and historical parts of the country – to our portfolio of clubs,” said Tom Bennison, Invited Chief Development Officer. “We look forward to enhancing club life for the members through capital improvements, innovative programming and access to the Invited Network. At the same time, the acquisition expands Invited’s Network of clubs as we actively work toward broadening our footprint in the industry.”

Invited acquired Brookstone Golf & Country Club near Atlanta this past July and opened The Collective, a new private club concept in Seattle in May. In recent weeks, Invited also announced the launch of ClubLife Management, a comprehensive management services division for private clubs, destination resorts and premier daily-fee golf courses.

“Our members appreciate Invited’s history of success and leadership and understand the value the company brings to the club and to membership,” said Jim O’Neil, President of The Ridge Club. “They are eager to take advantage of Invited’s Network now and the capital improvements coming to the club.”

Part of a gated community in Sandwich, Cape Cod’s oldest town, The Ridge Club features an 18-hole, par-71 Robert Von Hagge-designed golf course highlighted by beautiful fescue covered mounding, elevation change and a signature 17th-hole island green. Amenities also include a 40,000-square-foot traditional Cape Cod-style clubhouse offering upscale and casual dining, cobble-stone patio, two Har-Tru tennis courts, swimming complex and charming private event spaces that can accommodate up to 200 and include business meeting rooms, function Pavilion and bridal suite.

Members of The Ridge Club also can enjoy Invited’s unique O.N.E. (Optimal Network Experiences) program, which provides value-oriented benefits like 50% off a la carte dining at the member’s Home Club. In addition, members enjoy benefits within the Community and Worldwide including complimentary green fees and complimentary dining when traveling throughout the Invited Network, which now offers access to more than 300 private clubs and special offerings at more than 1,000 hotels, resorts and entertainment venues. Invited clubs in Massachusetts include Boston College Club and Ipswich Country Club in Ipswich.

About Invited
Since its founding in 1957, Dallas-based Invited has operated with the central purpose of Building Relationships and Enriching Lives®. Invited is a leading owner-operator of private golf and country clubs and city business clubs in North America. Invited owns or operates a portfolio of over 200 golf and country clubs, city clubs, sports clubs, and alumni clubs in 27 states, the District of Columbia and two foreign countries that serve over 430,000 members, with approximately 20,000 peak-season employees. Invited properties include: Firestone Country Club (Akron, Ohio); Mission Hills Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California); The Woodlands Country Club (The Woodlands, Texas); Capital Club Beijing; and The Metropolitan in Chicago. You can find Invited on Facebook at facebook.com/Invited and on Twitter at @Invited.