The National features an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Kansas City native Tom Watson, and The Deuce also has an 18-hole course. While the two properties have been linked by ownership and proximity, ClubCorp will bring a more connected membership package. Members of the two clubs will now have access to reciprocal benefits at more…
Making the Most of Club Membership Departments’ Expanding Roles: A C+RB Webinar Series
The four-part series will begin on Monday, October 25th at 2:00 PM Eastern time with a presentation on “What Clubs Should Now Expect from Their Membership Directors and Departments—And How to Properly Structure and Support Them” by Melissa Hansen, Director of Membership + Marketing for The Club at Olde Cypress in Naples, Fla. Subsequent sessions…
North Carolina Club Investing $28M in Renovations
The Raines Company is adding eight four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath cottages and overhauling the Donald Ross-designed course at the Waynesville (N.C.) Inn & Golf Club. The club has already sold about half of its 400 memberships, according to Membership Director JD Trueblood, even with golf as the only current on-site amenity. “We’ve finalized a future calendar of…
Private Cigar Club Honors City’s History
The Pillars Club in Jacksonville, Fla., a private and member-supported club, partners with the Jacksonville Historical Society to share images of “community titans” on its walls, to help foster a more intimate setting. The facility has incorporated recurring events to attract foot traffic, including functions centered on giving women a place to smoke, and a…
Idaho Club Drops Plan to Expand Onto a Boise River Island
The River Club in Garden City, Idaho looked into possible expansion because of county roadwork plans on a bordering street. The plan would have connected three holes of the golf course to the island. “[But] after we had a chance to do some analysis on what it was going to take, what came back was…
New Owner Caps Strong First Season at The Kewanee (Ill.) Dunes
Vikki Nicholas took over her hometown club in June and has overseen three major projects on the course and around the clubhouse. While the golf course had a busy summer and reservations for the banquet facilities have picked up, the restaurant portion of the operation is still on hold, after being closed by the COVID…
Defaulting on $39M Mortgage May Cost The Princeton Club of New York Its Home
The club was closed for 15 months during the height of COVID and reportedly lost about one-third of its 6,000 dues-paying members. The debt is being sold to the highest bidder, who could ultimately force the club’s exit and repurpose the 10-story building on 43rd Street in Manhattan. The Princeton Club has explored a sale…
Saint Andrew’s GC to Host Historic Collegiate Golf Match
The Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. club will celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the first collegiate golf match played in the United States—Columbia vs. Yale. Originally contested at the Ardsley Country Club (then known as the Ardsley Casino), Yale easily captured that match 35–0. “The Saint Andrews Golf Club is the perfect setting to host such an event,”…
University Hopes to Reopen Gene Torres GC
The 9-hole Las Vegas, N.M. course, which is owned by New Mexico Highlands University, closed nearly two years ago after accumulating a $2 million debt over 20 years. The San Miguel County Commission has committed to giving $70,000 annually for two years to support the property.
Club People on the Move: October 7-20
Recent industry hires and promotions include new General Managers at Delaire Country Club in Delray Beach, Fla.; The Golf Club at Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif.; and Needham (Mass.) Golf Club; an Assistant General Manager at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa.; a new Director of Food & Beverage at Sawgrass Country Club in…
Florida County Purchases Golf Course to Dispose of Wastewater
Wakulla County will spend approximately $1.4 million on the purchase of Wildwood Country Club in Crawfordville, Fla. Officials originally paid $500,000 for another plot of land, hoping to transform it into a treated wastewater destination, but residents worried that site’s geological features made it unsuited for the move. Wildwood CC is now set to welcome…
Private Clubs Benefit Many Through Charitable Donations
Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Ariz. has reached $8.6 million in local donations to the Mayo Clinic of Arizona and HonorHealth Research Institute through its Desert Mountain CARE community-wide giving program. Mizner Country Club in Delray Beach, Fla. contributed to Food for the Poor to support and assist Haitian families with the short- and long-term needs…
Northstar Technologies Acquires MiEnterprise
With the addition of MiClub, Northstar expands its platform offering to service and support clubs of all types and geographies. It will now also offer the MiScore App, golfer scorecard and GPS application to its existing club client members globally.
Troon to Partner With Golfzon for New ZSTRICT Simulator Venues
The management firm will start its relationship with the South Korea-based leader in the golf simulator space by opening and operating three new ZSTRICT facilities throughout New York in 2022. With National Golf Foundation research showing that it’s likely the number of off-course golfers could soon surpass on-course players, Troon President/CEO Tim Schantz sees the…
Architect Selected for $3.1M Renovation of Tony Butler GC
Jeffrey D. Blume Golf Course Architects has been tabbed for the project at the 92-year-old course in Harlingen, Texas, with a focus on overhauling its irrigation system while upgrading its greens. In addition to the work on the 18-hole course, attention will be paid to the Executive Nine short course that’s popular with young players…