An Idaho club pairs a Weiskopf course with a longevity clinic

Frank T. Suryan Jr. was already a member at Gozzer Ranch, the private club on Lake Coeur d'Alene that has spent close to two decades as the Northwest's benchmark for exclusivity, with a waitlist and membership capped in the low hundreds. He found it busy. So in 2021 the real estate developer bought a defunct course down the road, plus the 1,000 acres around it, and hired Tom Weiskopf to rebuild it as CDA National Reserve.

What makes the club unusual?

Not the amenity list, which is long but familiar: a recreation centre with pool, sauna, cold tub, pickleball, tennis and a dog park; a lakehouse with a private marina, wakeboarding and a full-time boat concierge; a hunt club; a children's programme running archery, paddleboarding and an overnight survival camp led by a former Navy SEAL. Clay shooting, axe throwing and trails for hiking and mountain biking are stitched through the acreage.

The genuinely new part sits a short boat ride from the club's private beach. Clinic 5C offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy, IV infusions, infrared sauna and stem-cell banking, bundled into a longevity package sold only to CDA National members. It includes quarterly check-ups, individual health plans, an Oura ring for biometric tracking and discounted access to regenerative treatments.

Plenty of private clubs have added wellness programming in the last decade. Adding a longevity clinic is a different proposition, and it is the clearest signal yet of where high-end club membership is heading: not a golf club with a spa attached, but a health membership with 18 holes attached.

What is the golf like?

Weiskopf's front nine runs through Coeur d'Alene forest on wide fairways that still ask for position, with large greens holding smaller sections for aggressive lines and generous bailouts elsewhere. The back nine opens into views over the surrounding nature reserve and finishes strongly.

The par-5 14th sets up a second-shot decision at a narrow green defended right and long, with the lake behind it. The par-3 15th plays from a raised tee to a large green with a second putting surface alongside for pin variety, and there is a taco stand at the tee. The 18th is short and awkward, with a front-left bunker and a green sloping back to front that keeps bogey available even from the putting surface.

What it means for golfers

Nothing you can book. CDA National Reserve is private by design, and its owner is explicit that filling the tee sheet is not the objective, which is the whole point of the model. What is worth tracking is the pricing signal: homesites open at $535,000 and custom homes start in the low $2 millions, and the club is betting that buyers will pay that for quiet fairways and a health plan rather than for tournament pedigree. If it works, expect imitators, and expect them at clubs closer to you.