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Richmond County Country Club

1888 establishments in New York (state)Clubs and societies in New York CityGolf clubs and courses in New York (state)Sports venues in Staten Island

Richmond County Country Club (RCCC) is a private country club in Staten Island, New York. The club includes a golf course, tennis courts, an aquatic facility, and two clubhouses. The golf course and the main clubhouse have impressive views of New York Harbor, the Atlantic Ocean, and the New Jersey highlands. For more than a century Richmond County has been the only private county club in New York City and is one of the oldest in the United States.

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Richmond County Country Club
Flagg Place, New York Staten Island

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Flagg Place 135
10304 New York, Staten Island
New York, United States
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