The Edina, Minn. club has opened a new member dining outlet, the Bobby Jones Pub & Grille, and a new golf performance center and lounge. Additional parts of the project to be completed in 2019, to coincide with the 100thanniversary of the redesign of the club’s golf course by Donald Ross, will include creating a…
Interlachen CC Members Approve $9.5M Renovation
The Edina, Minn., club will undergo a facility-wide upgrade that is set to be complete in 2019. The project includes updates to the property’s grounds, tennis building, and Pool House, the addition of a Golf Performance Center, and renovation of the clubhouse’s bar and dining facilities, fitness center, and a new Youth Activity Center. A…
First Full Day of Sessions Held in 2017 Chef to Chef Conference
Food demos and presentations by a slate of chefs at the top of the club industry started the first full day of sessions on March 6, with the ever-popular Chef to Chef Live held in the afternoon. Todd Walline, CEC, CCA, of Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City, Mo., won the Mystery Basket competition held in the evening, with a Vitamix blender as the prize.
From Farm to Fork
The Chef to Chef Conference is the ideal venue for your chef to gather a season’s worth of ideas in one place, at one time.
USGA, University of Minnesota Partner on $2.5M Study
The five-year study will evaluate the golf industry, covering costs to players, playing time, turf maintenance, and golf course water consumption, in hopes of making the game less expensive and time-consuming, while addressing environmental concerns.
Cherokee Run GC, Braemar GC Upgrade Golf Cart Fleets
The new carts at Cherokee Run in Conyers, Ga., feature an electronic management system allowing the clubhouse to track, control, and contact golfers on the course. Braemar GC in Edina, Minn., has added Golf Skate Caddies, which look similar to Segways and electric skateboards in that they’re electric and designed for a single rider.
The Whole Package
On-the-go food and drink service at Interlachen CC has been enhanced by the versatility, and sustainability, of a new labeling and packaging system.
Lifelong Learning
When he accepted the opportunity in 2013 to become the new General Manager/COO at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn. [“Keys to Sustained Success,” C&RB, November 2014], Eric J. Dietz, CCM/PGA, knew that the team he was joining had incredible capacity, capability and potential—and that together, nothing would be impossible. Already, with his full support…
The Toast of Texas
Those who came to San Antonio to be part of another record crowd came away with plenty of sizzling ideas for spicing up their menus—and a whole lot more.
Fred Richards GC to Close, Against Public Opinion
The Edina, Minn., municipal golf course, which is popular among senior and novice golfers, will close at the end of the season, despite petitions and legal challenges from the public. One city council member noted that the property is, at best, “a break-even operation,” and a public park would benefit more people in the community.
Showing the Way
The fallout from the recession, combined with seismic shifts in the nature of the club business, have created a new urgency for effective leadership and a new formula for management-driven success.
Edina (Minn.) Prepares for Public Discussion of Golf Courses
Despite city efforts to save about $175,000 at the Braemar and Fred Richards golf courses by cutting costs, net earnings were down $325,000 over the same time last year. The city’s Golf Dome, which burned in February 2012, will reopen this week and is expected to turn a profit, injecting some optimism into the city’s golf operations.
A Club for All Seasons
Rather than hibernate for the winter, clubs are embracing dropping temperatures by transforming tennis courts and golf courses into winter recreation hot spots.
Des Moines (Iowa) G&CC to Host 2017 Solheim Cup
The LPGA has announced that the 15th playing of The Solheim Cup, which matches the United States against Europe, will be hosted by the 36-hole facility. The PING Junior Solheim Cup will be held at the same venue.
Chemicals Spilled, Fire Set at Edina Country Club
Lighter fluid suspected as accelerant; bird seed was spread and burnt bark was found in cup at Minnesota course’s 10th hole.