Members pay $85 a month, as well as an access fee of $20 at each course they play. An app connects members and checks them in at the courses. Nearly 20 clubs have partnered with the group. Paul Albert, Director of Golf at The Preserve at Verdae in Greenville, S.C., finds TCC brings good value—and…
Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa to Expand, Upgrade Golf Program and Facilities
The Galena, Ill. property will add an all-new and expanded buildout of the golf pro shop at The General, the largest of the resort’s four courses. Director of Golf Ryan Brown said they’ll implement new Web-based software to enhance tournament play, while also adding more opportunities for junior golfers and beginners, including clinics, private lessons,…
Entrada at Snow Canyon CC Selects Architect to Lead $7M Golf Course Renovation
The St. George, Utah club tabbed David McLay Kidd to redesign and resurface all the greens with Bentgrass, re-contour the fairways, relocate and/or renovate tee boxes, and replace each bunker. The entire golf course, including tees, fairways and roughs, will be re-grassed with improved cultivars of Perennial Ryegrass and Kentucky Bluegrass, as well. The project…
PGA of America Launches Mentorship App
“My PGA Journey” allows PGA Professionals and students to test drive careers in the golf industry. The app “reverse engineers” the careers of nine PGA Members in three career fields—teaching and coaching, executive management and golf operations.
Red Tape Delaying Proposed New Orleans Racquet Club
Zoning issues have slowed Kevin Chaouat’s plan to open a new tennis facility in a residential area. The vacant lot had been on the market since Hurricane Katrina and levee failures destroyed a school on the property. The City Planning Commission requires that “country clubs” be on a lot of at least 50,000 sq. ft.,…
Montana Club Adds Simulator, Cross-Country Skiing to Increase Wintertime Business
Whitetail Golf Course in Stevensville, Mont. generally shuts down over the winter, but hopes the added activities will keep traffic in the clubhouse throughout the long off-season. With only word of mouth for advertising, the club has already signed up 24 two-person teams for a winter golf league.
Eagle Creek GC Purchases On-Site Restaurant
Shareholders voted 83 to 8 to purchase and operate The Oaks at Eagle Creek, an independently run bar, restaurant and event center at the Willmar, Minn. golf course. The purchase will create opportunities to offer golf, meal and drink packages for families and organizations, said Director of Golf Joe Wisocki, who will now serve as…
Students Receive Complimentary GCSAA Memberships through John Deere Program
Those in full-time eligible turfgrass or related programs will gain access to industry resources and information, webinars, career development tools, and a full network of GCSAA member superintendents to support their academic and professional growth. John Deere will also sponsor the Student Hub, a dedicated space for collegians, on the trade show floor during the…
California Court’s Ruling Could Tighten Scrutiny of Service Charges
Attorneys for servers at private clubs in the state, as well as hotels and banquet rooms, argue that the common “service charge” added to food-and-beverage bills is mistakenly viewed as a gratuity by diners when it’s often kept by management or shared only with selected employees. A recent ruling by a state appeals court, following…
Club Management Changes Hands in Pennsylvania, Alabama, Georgia
Bobby Jones Links has been selected to manage the F&B and clubhouse amenities at Big Canoe in Jasper, Ga., and the full club operations at Stillwaters Golf Club in Dadeville, Ala. Honours Golf, a division of Troon, has been selected to manage The Jack Warner Inn in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Newcomer 7637 Enterprises Inc. will take…
Tiger Woods’ Payne’s Valley Course Set for 2020 Opening at Big Cedar Lodge
Woods’ first public course in the U.S. will stretch to 7,400 yards from the tips. Not included in that yardage is the par-3 19th hole—a bonus for golfers’ greens fees and a way to settle any tied matches. Woods joins the list of acclaimed designers under the Branson, Mo. resort’s umbrella that includes Tom Fazio, Jack…
Kentucky County to Memorialize Long-Time Superintendent
Jerry Coldiron oversaw Boone County’s golf courses for 27 years before his death in 2017. A special ceremony will be held on November 16th to dedicate a permanent bench and garden in his honor overlooking the 14th tee at the Lassing Point Golf Course Turf Center.
Grosse Ile (Mich.) G&CC Bounces Back for 100th Anniversary
(Photo: Dave Gorgon/MediaNews Group) The property with a Donald Ross-designed course now has nearly 500 member families after being “near death” with fewer than 70 in the 1990s. Club leaders and members mobilized to bring about the turnaround through a “rescue and grow” operation that included strategic cost-cutting, “Next Generation” membership recruiting, fundraising and work…
2020 Chef to Chef Conference to Feature “Inside the House” Tour of Leading Charlotte Clubs
Attendees of Club + Resort Business’ 12th annual Conference, to be held in Charlotte, N.C. from March 1-3, 2020, will have the unique opportunity to tour the kitchens and dining rooms at Quail Hollow Club, Carmel Country Club and Myers Park Country Club, and get special insights from those clubs’ executive chefs and managers.
Wine Spilled on Expensive Purse Leads to Lawsuits Against Club, Server
In the latest development in a year-long legal tug-of-war that has been carried out since the September 2018 incident at Alpine CC in Demarest, N.J., the club has filed a cross-claim against an unnamed server for the damage that occurred to the purse valued at $30,000.