A variety of factors have prompted clubs to get serious about capturing and presenting their pasts in a way that can also promote the value of membership for generations to come. Here are some do’s and don’ts for creating permanent archives that will properly put the “story” in history.
Saratoga National GC Buys 14 Acres to Preserve Clubhouse Views
At least five other bidders were interested in the tract of land, which is located across from the Saratoga Springs, N.Y., club’s main entrance and is wooded with wetlands. “The primary reason I bought the property was to protect the view corridor,” said owner Tom Newkirk, who paid $99,000 at auction for the land.
New York Club, Restaurant Owners Form Partnership
The owners of Maestro’s, a restaurant in downtown Saratoga Springs, N.Y., are relocating to McGregor Links CC in Wilton, N.Y., in a move that will provide more kitchen space and an opportunity to further expand a fast-growing catering operation.
Zoning Restriction Challenges Saratoga National GC Expansion
An expansion proposal at the Saratoga Springs, N.Y., property is prohibited under the city’s current zoning code, but a “resort overlay district” is in the works, which would require more than 300 acres to be given to the city as permanently protected greenspace.
Resort’s “Divorce Package” Includes Golf, Spa Sessions…and Separate Rooms
For $5,000, married couples who want to be single again can check in for a weekend stay at the Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and enjoy all of its amenities, in between divorce mediation sessions.