Exhibit 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
ClubCorp, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (Nos.
33-96568, 33-89818, 333-08041, 333-57107 and 333-52612) on Form S-8 of ClubCorp,
Inc. of our report dated April 7, 2003, with respect to the consolidated balance
sheet of ClubCorp, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 25, 2001 and December
31, 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in
the three - year period ended December 31, 2002, which report appears in the
December 31, 2002, annual report on Form 10-K of ClubCorp, Inc.

Our report refers to a change in the method of accounting for derivative
instruments and hedging activities on December 27, 2000 and to a change in the
method of accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets,
effective December 26, 2001.

                                       KPMG LLP

Dallas, Texas
April 14, 2003