Exhibit 23.1




                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The  Board  of  Directors
Club  Corporation  International:

We  consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
33-96568,  33-89818  and  333-08041)  on  Form  S-8  of  Club  Corporation
International  of  our  report  dated  February  21,  1997,  relating  to  the
consolidated  balance sheet of Club Corporation International and subsidiaries
as  of  December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of
operations,  stockholders'  equity and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year  period  ended  December  31, 1996.  Our report on the consolidated
financial  statements  refers  to a change in 1995 in the method of accounting
for  impairment  of  long-lived  assets.


KPMG  Peat  Marwick  LLP

Dallas,  Texas
March  27,  1997