In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Editor Rob Thomas speaks with Tom Everett, President of Landscapes Golf Management. Landscapes Golf Management has been in the news a lot lately, with new projects in both Traphill, N.C. (Contentment Golf Club) and Sioux Falls, N.D. (Mapleton Golf Club). Everett also penned a popular column for…
Joe Conforti Discusses Taking Members on Golf Trips
On this episode of the Club + Resort Talks podcast, Joe Conforti, Director of Golf at the Club at Olde Cypress sits down with Club + Resort Business Editor Rob Thomas to talk about taking members on golf trips. Conforti and Thomas recently participated in the Annie’s Revenge Jamaica Pro-Am—a first for Rob, but Joe’s…
Club + Resort Talks Reveals the 2023 Top Ranked Pro Shop
Club + Resort Business Senior Editor Phil Keren spoke with two leaders from The Landings Golf & Athletic Club in Savannah, Ga., about the club earning the No. 1 spot in the 2023 Club + Resort Business Top Ranked Pro Shops Program. Haley Pickering, the club’s Golf Shop Retail Manager, and Scott Justman, Director of…
Podcast to Podcast: Chef Rob Goodhue Chats About ‘Rare Talk’
In this episode of the Club + Resort Talks podcast, Club + Resort Business Editor Rob Thomas chats with chats with Rob Goodhue, Director of Culinary Operations and Executive Chef at Hunters Run Country Club in Boynton Beach, Fla. Chef Rob has started a podcast of his own, named “Rare Talk.” In his first episode,…
C+RB Talks Discusses The Crags Putting Course at The Country Club at Castle Pines
In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Club + Resort Business Senior Editor Phil Keren speaks with Mark Lewicki, Director of Sales and Marketing, and Lance Lauer, Acting Director of Grounds, at The Country Club at Castle Pines. In 2020, the Castle Rock, Colo. club opened its most unique golf amenity called The Crags—a…
Club + Resort Talks Discusses Night Golf in Tempe, Ariz.
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 Talks Discusses Shooting Sports at CC of Buffalo
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 Talks Announces 2023 Top Ranked Patio
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…
Club + Resort Talks Discusses ‘Golfertainment’
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 Talks Discusses the $40M Clubhouse Renovation at Broken Sound Club
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 Keeps Pace With Rapid Growth
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…
Club + Resort Talks Podcast Features The Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Top Ranked Racquets Facility
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…
Club + Resort Business Crowns Clubs of Kingwood in Top Ranked Program
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…
Club + Resort Talks Chats With Robin Shelton, CCM, PGA Master Professional, General Manager of Newport Beach (Calif.) CC
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,…
Addison Reserve CC Earns C+RB’s Top Ranked Fitness + Wellness Designation!
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…