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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1




Independent Auditors' Consent

The Board of Directors
The Sports Club Company, Inc.

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No.
333-26421) on Form S-8 and the Registration Statement (No. 333-38459) on Form
S-3 of The Sports Club Company, Inc. of our report dated February 23, 2001,
relating to the balance sheets of The Sports Club Company, Inc as of December
31, 2000 and 1999, and the related statements of operations, shareholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2000, which report appears in the December 31, 2000 annual report
on Form 10-K of the Sports Club Company, Inc.


KPMG LLP



Los Angeles, California
February 23, 2001