The Road Back

In this episode of C+RB’s video series, Joel Purpur, Golf Course Superintendent at Park Ridge (Ill.) Country Club, discusses how an extensive bunker renovation project that had been planned for two years was rescheduled to be completed during the earliest weeks of the pandemic. Moving up the timetable kept Park Ridge’s entire maintenance crew employed…

This episode of C+RB’s video series looks at how Lancaster (Pa.) CC only had to press “pause” briefly this year for its comprehensive, $20 million infrastructure and expansion project that it has branded as “A Defining Moment” in the club’s 120-year history. COO/GM Ryan Granruth and Director of Membership Andrea Zimmerman describe how careful planning…

This episode of C+RB’s video series looks at how Western Racquet Club of Elm Grove, Wis. hit the ground running after emerging from a stay-at-home mandate that forced it to shut down for eight weeks and reduce its on-site staff from 50 to 5, After maintaining its connection with members through a wide range of…

In this episode of C+RB’s video series, Matt Grayson, Director of Athletics at Ansley Golf Club, discusses the club’s success in creating a new intraclub tennis program after Atlanta’s extremely popular citywide league was shut down due to coronavirus concerns. Ansley’s new program has not only seen equal member participation as for league play, it’s…

In this episode of C+RB’s video series, Chris Card, President of two private golf communities that operate in opposite seasons—The Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club in Vero Beach, Fla. and The Club at New Seabury in New England, on Cape Cod—discusses the lessons learned from guiding both properties through the year that stand to…

The news that county schools would once again be closed as a new year began brought widespread disappointment about the prospect of more in-home learning to many families in The Country Club at Mirasol community in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. After his wife Sharon said “I just wish we could send kids somewhere,” in reference…

With indoor dining restricted to 25% capacity, a lakeside patio and bar and a new screened-in outdoor pizza kitchen have been the “saving grace” for the food-and-beverage business at Bishops Bay Country Club in Middleton, Wis. In this episode of C+RB’s video series, General Manager/COO Jeff Murray joins Food & Beverage Director Cheryl Burns and…

In this episode of C+RB’s video series, Sean Moennich, who recently became Director of Golf for Mallard Creek GC in Columbia Station, Ohio, discusses the added challenges he’s faced while taking on new responsibilities, and outlines policies he thinks will carry over once the coronavirus crisis is behind us.

The Club at Mediterra in Naples, Fla. has made $55 million in capital improvements since the start of 2016 and completed the second phase of a major clubhouse renovation at the end of 2019. In this episode of C+RB’s video series, General Manager/COO Carmen Mauceri and Director of Marketing & Membership Max Passino Deboer describe…

Tim Mahoney, Global Director of Education and Coaching for Troon and currently based at The Club at Cordillera in Vail Valley, Colo., has been safely hosting sold-out clinics seven days a week. In this episode of C+RB’s video series, Mahoney describes how he’s become a “much better coach” by adapting to the new realities and incorporating new…

The storied, 123-year-old club in St. Louis, Mo. began a flurry of improvement projects after hosting the 100th PGA Championship in August 2018 that have enhanced a full range of amenities for its membership, including golf, tennis and pickleball, fitness, and food-and-beverage service. In this episode of C+RB’s video series, Club President Lisa Guirl, GM/COO…

At the start of 2019, the management team at Desert Highlands in Scottsdale, Ariz., began the process of planning Jack’s, a gastropub concept that honors Jack Nicklaus’ role in developing the club’s Signature golf course and bringing it national prominence through the original Skins Games. Even with the challenges posed by the coronavirus outbreak, Desert…

Since the mid-1970s, Valley Lo Club in Glenview, Ill. has run one of the most successful summer youth camp programs in the club industry. In this episode of C+RB’s video series, General Manager Judy Higgins describes how the club has pivoted to launch another successful camp season, even as the usual plans for schedules, groups,…

Green Valley GC in Sioux City, Iowa has successfully hosted four tournaments—including a club championship, a scramble with 136 players and another that attracted out-of-state amateurs—since being allowed to reopen, and has also been running regular league play for 60 players, all while keeping guests and staff safe. “It’s all about the preparation,” says Director…

From the moment the coronavirus outbreak forced Greenwich (Conn.) Country Club to close on March 13, General Manager Keith Armstrong and his staff began to identify and document best practices and principles that would not only address immediate safety concerns, but also serve as a roadmap for how to ensure proper member/team interaction as a…