After reaffirming its status as a major golf championship venue, the St. Louis, Mo. club will now return its focus to the other half of its ongoing mission: providing a family-oriented, full-service atmosphere around the big events. Some eyebrows were raised when it was announced earlier in this decade that Bellerive Country Club in St.…
Baltusrol GC Lands 2029 PGA Championship
It will be the third time the Springfield, N.J. club has hosted the major tournament. It was also announced that Baltusrol will host the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2023. The PGA of America announced on June 29th that Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J. will host the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2023…
Old Chatham GC to Host 2019 U.S. Senior Amateur
It will be first U.S. championship for the Durham, N.C. club, which was founded in 2001 by a group including former United States Golf Association President Jim Hyler and former University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith.
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CMAA Announces 2016 Leadership, Chapter of the Year
The Club Managers Association of America has named Jill R. Philmon, CCM, CCE, Ballantyne Country Club, Charlotte, N.C., as President; Robert C. James, CCM, CCE, CHE, Westchester Country Club, Rye, N.Y., as Vice President; and Robert J. “Bobby” Crifasi, CCM, CCE, CPA, New Orleans Country Club as Secretary–Treasurer. CMAA also awarded the Florida Chapter as the 2015 Chapter of the Year in the large chapter category.
University of Houston Hospitality Program Opens San Antonio Campus
Working in partnership with St. Philip’s College, UH’s Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management will now offer the city’s only upper-level degree program.
Missouri Athletic Club Begins $1.25M Renovation
The expansion of the St. Louis, Mo., property’s West Clubhouse includes adding a bar with indoor and outdoor seating, and renovating the decor in the lobby and main dining room to emulate the look of its Downtown Clubhouse. Construction is slated to be complete by May 1.
Norwood Hills CC Scholarship Scramble Raises Record Total
The St. Louis, Mo. club’s fifth annual fundraising event for a trust that provides higher-education grants for qualifying employees and their families was a sellout and boosted the trust’s total assets to over a half-million dollars.
CMAA Announces 2015 Officers and Board of Directors
Tony D’Errico, CCM, CCE, General Manager/COO of Westwood Country Club in St. Louis, Mo., has been named President of the organization. The Board has also launched the 2027 Club Professional Initiative, and named George Carroll, CCM, CCE, as CEO of The Club Foundation.
Excellence in Club Management Award Winners Honored
The 2014 honorees through the prestigious awards co-sponsored by Club & Resort Business and the McMahon Group—Christine Pooler of Merion GC; Mark Bado of Kansas City CC, and Gerald Marvel of The Club at UK’s Spindletop Hall, along with “Rising Star Award” winner Nick Markel of The Country Club (Pepper Pike, Ohio)—were recognized at an Awards Dinner held at the San Antonio Country Club.
Excellence in Club Management Award Winners Announced
The 2014 honorees through the prestigious awards co-sponsored by Club & Resort Business and the McMahon Group include Christine Pooler of Merion GC; Mark Bado of Kansas City CC, and Gerald Marvel of The Club at Spindletop Hall (University of Kentucky). They will be recognized, along with “Rising Star Award” winner Nick Markel of The Country Club (Pepper Pike, Ohio), at an Awards Dinner held at the San Antonio Country Club on Tuesday, March 10.
Top Management Changes Announced at Ocean Reef Club, Congressional CC
After 15 years as General Manager/COO of Congressional CC, Michael Leemhuis has moved to Ocean Reef Club to succeed Paul Astbury, who has retired. Congressional has named Jeffrey Kreafle as its new GM/COO; he will move from his current position at Bellerive CC to start at the Bethesda, Md., club April 1.
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Birmingham (Mich.) CC Plans $2.3M Restoration
The 98-year-old golf course will close in August 2015 and reopen in June 2016 after irrigation and drainage are improved, holes six and 15 are renovated, and greens and fairways are converted to creeping bentgrass.
University of Missouri-St. Louis “Discussing” Normandie GC Purchase
The purchase of the historic golf course in St. Louis would significantly expand the campus, but the university has given no indication of how the 118 acres will be used, which is proving controversial for residents who want it to remain a golf course.