UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                   FORM 8-K



                                CURRENT REPORT

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)      April 3, 1997
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                        CLUB CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     NEVADA          33-89818, 33-96568, AND  333-08041       75-1311242
(State  or  other              (Commission                (I.R.S.  Employer
 jurisdiction  of             File  Numbers)            Identification  No.)
   incorporation)


   3030  LBJ  FREEWAY,  SUITE  700,  DALLAS,  TEXAS          75234
    (Address  of  principal  executive  offices)          (Zip  Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (972) 243-6191

                                     NONE
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item  8.    Change  in  Fiscal  Year

Club  Corporation  International  (the  "Company")  has  decided to modify its
accounting  periods effective in fiscal 1997, from twelve monthly periods with
the  fiscal  year ending on December 31 to thirteen four week periods with the
fiscal  year  ending  on  the Wednesday closest to December 31.  Approximately
every  five  years,  with the next year being 1997,  the Company reports on 53
weeks  instead  of 52 weeks.  Accordingly, under the new fiscal year calendar,
the  Company's  quarters  for  1997  will each be comprised of twelve/thirteen
weeks  ending  March 19, June 11, September 3, and December 31.  Formerly, the
Company's  quarters  were each comprised of three months.  Due to the relative
proximity  of the new fiscal year and quarter ending dates with the old dates,
no  restatements  will  be  required.    The  first  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission report affected by this change will be the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q  for  the  first  quarter  of  1997  ending  on  March  19,  1997.


                                   SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to  the  requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) the Securities Exchange
Act  of  1934,  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf  by  the  undersigned  thereunto  duly  authorized.

Registrant:

CLUB  CORPORATION  INTERNATIONAL

By:   /s/  John  H.  Gray
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     John  H.  Gray
     Chief  Accounting  Officer


Date:  April  3,  1997
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