The Excellence in Club Management Awards Dinner held at the Music City’s Nashville City Club was filled with tributes to the exemplary leadership and achievements of the 2018 honorees.
‘Iron Chef’ Cookoff Highlights Day 2 of the 2019 Chef to Chef Conference
Golf Channel and Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev popped into the Hilton New Orleans Riverside to share the cookoff on an upcoming edition of The Morning Drive. Cooking demonstrations and entrepreneurial discussions provided attending chefs with myriad information to take home to their clubs.
Excellence in Club Management:
Kristen B. LaCount, CCM, ECM
The Assistant General Manager from The Country Club in Chestnut Hill, Mass., will be recognized as a co-winner of the 2018 “Rising Star” Award at the Annual Awards Dinner at the Nashville City Club on February 25, through the Excellence in Club Management Awards sponsored by the McMahon Group, Club & Resort Business and the…
2018 Excellence in Club Management Award Winners Announced
The 2018 honorees through the prestigious awards co-sponsored by Club & Resort Business, the McMahon Group and the National Club Association include Patrick King of Army Navy Country Club, Christopher Wyles of Bald Peak Colony Club and John Warnack of The Army and Navy Club. Kristen LaCount of The Country Club (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and…
Speakers Announced for 2019 Chef to Chef Conference
The agenda for the 11th annual Conference, to be held in New Orleans March 10-12, 2019, includes four Certified Master Chefs, as well as the legendary Louisiana Chef John Folse, who will deliver the Conference’s keynote address. Club & Resort Business has officially announced the full lineup of speakers for its eleventh annual Chef to Chef Conference,…
Reimagining Country Club Chef’s Tables
Inviting members to participate in one-of-a-kind dining experiences can not only give them greater appreciation for their club, but also for their chef. It used to be that a seat at the chef’s table was an exclusive and upscale affair. But in recent months, club chefs have taken the chef’s table concept to a whole…
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.
College Golf Coach Joins Partnership to Purchase Pennsylvania Club
Brian Quinn, a former touring pro now in his llth season as head men’s coach at Philadelphia’s Temple University, is part of a new corporation formed to acquire Plymouth Country Club in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., which will now be rebranded as The 1912 Club, in recognition of the year it was founded. The club features a William Flynn-designed golf course that will now be renovated under the direction of Ron Prichard.
CMAA Announces New Certified Chief Executives
The Club Managers Association of America’s CCE designation, meant to augment the Certified Club Manager designation, requires managers to maintain membership status with the association, to have obtained Honor Society status, and to have served as the top executive in a club for a minimum of five years. The Club Managers Association of America has…
Chef’s Thoughts with The Country Club’s Joseph Leonardi, CMC
As the Director of Culinary Operations for The Country Club (Brookline, Mass.), Joseph Leonardi, CMC, says he is motivated when he sees progress being made on a project that he or a group of individuals are working on. As one of the American Culinary Federation’s newly minted Certified Master Chefs, Joseph Leonardi, Director of Culinary…
CMAA Announces 30 New CCMs
Established in 1965, the Certified Club Manager designation is achieved by a club management professional who has completed specified education requirements, attended at least one World Conference on Club Management, maintained activity within their local chapter, and passed the CCM Exam. The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) has announced that 30 club management professionals…
Pinehurst’s New Short Course to Open September 30
“The Cradle,” designed by Gil Hanse, will feature nine holes ranging from 56 to 127 yards. The course will be located steps from the Resort Clubhouse, in the same area where the North Carolina resort’s first nine holes were carved out of sand in 1898.
Tom Brady Admitted to The Country Club
Two years after it was reported that some members of the Brookline, Mass. club were concerned that accepting the New England Patriots’ quarterback and his equally high-profile wife, Gisele Bundchen, would attract too much attention and the couple was advised to wait until his career ended, Brady’s name has been included on the roster of new members on the club’s website, and the couple has been seen playing golf there in recent weeks.
Omaha CC, Saucon Valley CC Land Senior Opens
When the 2021 tournament returns to the Nebraska club, which also hosted it in 2013, it will tie the record for fastest return of a Senior Open. The 2022 tournament will be a record third for Saucon Valley CC and will coincide with the Bethlehem, Pa. club’s 100th anniversary. The United States Golf Association…
CMAA Upper Midwest Chapter Hosts Speaker Series
The speaker roundtable was presented by the Club Managers Association of America in partnership with Club Benchmarking, and was held October 24 at the Minneapolis Club. Speakers included Pat Finlen, CGCS, General Manager, Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif.; Steven Freund, Executive Director, The Landings Club in Savannah, Ga.; Brendan Walsh, PGA, Director of Golf, The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.; Luke O’Boyle, CCM, CCE, General Manager/COO, Chevy Chase (Md.) Club; and Jeffrey McFadden, CCM, CCE, General Manager, The Union League of Philadelphia.