The 52,000 sq.-ft. golf-and-entertainment complex, which will be managed by Troon, is expected to open in the spring of 2020 as part of The Metro North Crossing Redevelopment in Missouri’s Northland area. The T-Shotz facility will include two restaurant/bar venues offering local farm-to-market comfort food and shareables, with the top-level venue having an added oyster…
Southview GC Reborn as Industrial Campus
The course in Belton, Mo., a Kansas City suburb, has been vacant for more than a decade, but ground has now been broken on the 148-acre property for the $105 million Southview Commerce Center. Belton’s City Manager estimates that the project will create 1,400 jobs with a potential annual wage impact of $58 million. The…
The Love Connections with Creekmoor Golf Club’s Tim Nielsen
After a sister’s boyfriend first got him interested in being a superintendent, and his dentist’s brother’s wife helped him land his first internship, Tim Nielsen developed his own passion that now helps Creekmoor GC satisfy golfers’ affection for the game. It’s been said that being a golf course superintendent is a labor of love. For…
New Certified Club Managers Announced
Thirty-eight club management professionals have achieved the CCM designation after completing the required course of study and training and demonstrating a dedication to proficiency and expertise in club management.
Moving to the Front
Any club can afford cash bonuses and other training incentives that can lead to better service, more professional and motivated staff, and higher-quality food.
New Golf Cart Safety Study Highlights Extra Risks for Children
The new research, based on 40 injuries treated at Vanderbilt University’s pediatric trauma center, confirmed previous studies that golf cart crashes involving children can result in serious injuries, and are usually the result of not enforcing safety rules or age restrictions. About a quarter of the cases from the new study involved time spent in the intensive care unit. The most common cause of injury was being thrown off or overturning the cart, and in only one case was the child driver wearing a seat belt.
Midwest PGA Supports Kansas City Man’s Urban Golf Course
Chris Harris plans to knock down his house and two others he owns in the Ivanhoe neighborhood of Kansas City, Mo., to make space for an urban golf course for underprivileged youth. Harris planned on building the course himself, but his story has drawn support from the PGA, local advertising, engineering, design and law firms,…
Friday Filmfest: 2017 Chef to Chef Mystery Basket Competition
Four competitors faced off in the culinary competition at the 2017 Chef to Chef Conference after a full day of educational sessions at the Loews Atlanta Hotel. Todd Walline, CEC, CCA, Executive Chef of Blue Hills Country Club, in Kansas City, Mo., took home the title and a Vitamix Vita-Prep 3 blender.
Former GM of Hillcrest GC Loses Defamation Lawsuit
Terry J. Clark sued Time Inc. a year after it ran an article on its GOLF.com website that referred to the former General Manager of the Kansas City, Mo., property as “Vlad the Impaler.” Clark sought $12 million in damages for defamation and emotional distress, but the judge ruled that the article was “not actionable as a defamatory statement.”
Short Courses Gain Favor in Kansas City Area
Tom Watson, who developed his own game playing on the former Santa Fe Hills executive course in the city as a youth, says his new “Watson 9” in Maryville, Mo. is being “well-utilized,” especially by junior players. The Sykes/Lady Overland Park Golf Club par-3 has become “more popular recently,” reports General Manager Curt Nelson, thanks in part to a new unlimited-play-pass program.
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.
Inspiration for Travis Tritt’s Hit Song “Country Club” Revealed
After songwriter Dennis Lord and his bandmates were subjected to what he felt was uncalled-for treatment while playing an event at an unnamed “snooty” country club in Kansas City, he remained resentful for several years—but then was inspired to write “I’m a member of a country club/Country music is what I love” after driving by another club in Nashville.
Members Approve Sale of St. Joseph (Mo.) CC to Great Life Golf
The Board of Directors of the club that was founded in 1898 has been authorized to finalize purchase agreement negotations with Great Life Golf Kansas City LLC, which owns several golf and fitness facilities in the Kansas City area, including Staley Farms GC and Drumm Farms GC.
CMAA Names Honor Society Members
The Club Managers Association of America has named 18 new members to the Honor Society, which is open to club managers who have achieved 400 additional credits beyond the Certified Club Manager designation.