Photograph by John and Geanine Henebry
Home All-Stars: The Sporting Life
January 1, 2006
The Greenbrier Sporting Club
The Greenbrier, one of the most venerable
resorts in the United States, also is the setting for the Greenbrier Sporting Club. The idea behind the club was simple: It was
designed to appeal to devotees of the Greenbrier–guests who had fallen in love with its
service, style and setting. The tableau of oaks, maples and hickories in West Virginia’s
Allegheny Mountains is best appreciated, many would say, while playing golf on one of
the Greenbrier’s three magnificent golf courses: the Greenbrier Course, the Meadows and Old
White Course.
Top photo: Greenbrier’s 32,000-square-foot Members’ Lodge. Bottom photo:
Horseback riding near the comprehensive equestrian center. Photographs by Terry Kuzniar. (Click images to enlarge); function voidFunc() { } voidFunc();)
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But the Greenbrier Sporting Club takes recreation to another level. Owners
have access to all the resort’s facilities, as well as to a host of services and facilities
unavailable to resort guests, such as the 32,000-square-foot Members’ Lodge with restaurant
and private dining rooms, a 10,000-square-foot spa, tennis courts, a private equestrian
center and a private fitness center.
“Our members join because they love the Greenbrier,” explains Patti Spaniak,
director of marketing. “We have members whose families have been coming to stay at the
Greenbrier for many generations. They come because it’s a different culture here. The
service levels are more European in manner. It’s gracious. Most of our owners are members of
many clubs and have many homes, but they tell me that they don’t get service like this
anywhere else.”
Top photo: The Tom
Fazio—designed Snead golf course. Photograph by Steve Uzzel. Middle photo: A grand foyer inside the
Members’ Lodge. Photograph by Terry Kuzniar. Bottom photo: The
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The Greenbrier is a member-owned equity club consisting of 500 home sites
spread out on 2,000 of the resort’s 6,500 acres and organized into 11 different neighborhoods.
Homeowners pay a $120,000 membership fee and homes must conform to strict architectural
standards, using materials such as stone and clapboards. The Members’ Lodge and the Ananda in
the Alleghenies Spa are reserved for Sporting Club members, as is the Snead, the new Tom
Fazio—designed course. Prices for home sites start at $400,000.
The Greenbrier Sporting Club
888.741.8989
www.greenbriersportingclub.com
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