Club + Resort Business Senior Editor Phil Keren spoke with Pete Wilson, a co-founder of Grass Clippings, about his company’s effort to bring night golf to Arizona. Wilson founded the company with some of his longtime friends in an effort to honor the work of greenskeepers. While it started as a firm that offered a…

Club + Resort Business Senior Editor Phil Keren recently had a conversation with Kevin Clarke and Nick Markel from the Country Club of Buffalo (CCB), which hosted its inaugural Sporting Clays Invitational in 2022. CCB had a team and three other clubs brought teams to the invitational: The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., the Longue…

Club + Resort Business Senior Editor Phil Keren spoke with Danita Osborn, Director of Membership and Marketing at Shadow Wood Country Club in Estero, Fla., about the club earning the No. 1 spot on the 2023 C+RB Top Ranked Patios listing. This listing can be viewed at clubandresortbusiness.com and appears in the August issue of…

Rob Thomas and Phil Keren chat about the latest news, including Swingers Vegas—a new “golfertainment” venue on the Vegas Strip. Located in the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, the spot boasts five mini golf courses and serves beer, wine and food. Night golf is also coming to BOYNE Golf in Michigan and Lozano Golf Course…

Club + Resort Business Editor Rob Thomas spoke with Greg Devino, General Manager/COO of Broken Sound Club in Boca Raton, Fla., about the club’s $40 million renovation of its expansive clubhouse in late March. The impressively appointed, 130,000-sq.-ft. main clubhouse boasts choices of indoor and outdoor dining, a two-acre poolscape and bistro, and a lifestyle-centric…

The Watersound Club in Florida’s Panhandle has experienced a lot of recent growth (both in terms of membership and about $50+ million worth of new amenities built, with a new golf course designed by Davis Love III on the horizon. Club + Resort Talks chats with Vicki Burris, Director of Membership on the challenges and…

In its June issue, Club + Resort Business released its annual rankings of the top racquet facilities. The racquet facilities at The Philadelphia Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pa. earned the No. 1 ranking in C+RB’s recognition program. In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, C+RB Senior Editor Phil Keren spoke with Boris Fetbroyt, the…

In its May issue, Club + Resort Business released its annual rankings of the top aquatics and pools programs. The aquatics and pools program at The Clubs of Kingwood in Kingwood, Texas, earned the No. 1 ranking in C+RB’s recognition program. In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, C+RB Senior Editor Phil Keren spoke…

Speaking of rankings … the Top Ranked Aquatics and Pools rankings are now live, too. Keep an eye out on the website for featured articles. Last, but certainly not least, the deadline for Top Ranked Racquet Facilities is quickly approaching. Get your submissions in by May 19, 2023. Our featured guest is Robin Shelton, CCM,…

In its April issue, Club + Resort Business released its annual rankings of the top fitness and wellness centers. The fitness and wellness facility at Addison Reserve Country Club in Delray Beach, Fla. earned the No. 1 ranking in C+RB’s recognition program. In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, C+RB Senior Editor Phil Keren…

Club + Resort Business Editor Rob Thomas chats with Agustin Pizá, Founder of Pizá Golf—internationally recognized as a world-class architecture and golf course design firm. Among the topics discussed are sustainability, his partnership with Golf Channel Analyst Brandel Chamblee and the future of golf course architecture. The first Pizá Chamblee signature design pushes the creative…

On the latest installment of Club + Resort Talks, Club + Resort Business Senior Editor Phil Keren welcomed Mason Jones, Vice President of Marketing for TruGolf, a company that specializes in indoor golf services. Phil spoke with Mason about the National Golf Foundation’s recent State-of-the Industry report showing that the number of off-course participants in…

  Sponsored by Fire Within. Editor Rob Thomas and Senior Editor Phil Keren discuss the latest news from across the industry and then Rob chats with Grey Raines from Raines Hospitality. Founded in 1988, Raines Hospitality manages 21 hotels across the southeastern U.S. In April 2021, more than three decades after their founding, the company…

On the newest installment of Club + Resort Talks, Club + Resort Business Senior Editor Phil Keren welcomed Dr. Bern Bernacki, President of The Golf Heritage Society. Founded in 1970, The Golf Heritage Society is a global nonprofit organization that honors and promotes golf history. Bern spoke with Phil about the society’s history, member events…

Rob Thomas and Phil Keren discuss the latest news across the private club and resort industries, as well as several features—from Phil’s article on Glens Falls (N.Y.) Country Club to Robin Shelton’s column on member integration and Max Passino Deboer’s thoughts on membership and marketing. Shelton is the General Manager of the Newport Beach (Calif.)…