Recent industry hires and promotions include new General Managers at Doylestown (Pa.) Country Club, Statesville (N.C.) Country Club, and Broken Top Club in Bend, Ore.; new Head Golf Professionals at The Briarwood in Billings, Mont., and The Hills Country Club in Austin, Texas; and a new Director of Food & Beverage at Vasari Country Club in Bonita Springs, Fla.
Here are some of the recent new hires and promotions announced by club and resort properties and other companies in the club industry. Announcements and photos for this regular People on the Move report can be submitted at https://clubandresortbusiness.com/submit-industry-news/.
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Doylestown (Pa.) Country Club named Joe Mendez, CCM, CCE as General Manager/COO. Mendez was most recently General Manager at Riverton Country Club Cinnaminson, N.J.
Statesville (N.C.) Country Club named Bria Argrett as General Manager. Argrett was most recently Assistant General Manager at the club.
Broken Top Club in Bend, Ore. named Josh Clay as General Manager/COO. Clay was most recently General Manager at Oldfield Golf Club in Okatie, S.C.
Mesa (Ariz.) Country Club named Nate McLaughlin as General Manager. McLaughlin was most recently Director of Clubhouse Operations at Belle Meade Country Club in Nashville, Tenn.
Canyon Oaks Country Club in Chico, Calif. named TK Matthews as General Manager. Matthews was most recently General Manager at Yuma (Ariz.) Golf and Country Club.
Bentwater Yacht and Country Club in Montgomery, Texas named Mike Hoelzer Jr., PGA, CMAA as General Manager. Hoelzer was most recently General Manager/COO at River Strand Golf & Country Club in Bradenton, Fla.
Casa Velas in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico named Enrique Sinencio as General Manager. Sinencio was most recently with One&Only Mandarina in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico.
Westborough Country Club in St. Louis, Mo. named Jeffrey Field, PGA as Director of Golf. Field was most recently Head Golf Professional at the club.
The Briarwood in Billings, Mont. named Kyle Hosch, PGA as Head Golf Professional. Hosch was most recently Head Golf Professional at Crystal Coast Country Club in Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.
The Hills Country Club in Austin, Texas named Justin Aragon, PGA as Head Golf Professional. Aragon was most recently Director of Golf Operations at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino in Mescalero, N.M.
Meadow Club in Fairfax, Calif. named Tom Johnson as Director of Instruction. Johnson was most recently Senior Instructor at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif.
Headwaters Golf Club in Cashiers, N.C. named Matthew Palmer, PGA as Lead Assistant Golf Professional. Palmer completed his PGA Golf Management Level 3 Internship at the club and was most recently an Outside Service Professional at Naples (Fla.) National Golf Club.
Ryan Flamm, PGA, Director of Golf at EagleVail Golf Club in Avon, Colo., has earned PGA Master Professional status, the highest educational designation a PGA Member can obtain. Flamm, a Member of the Colorado PGA Section, joins a special group of 435 PGA Members who have earned PGA Master Professional status.
Streamsong (Fla.) Golf Resort named Brad Boyd as Director of Agronomy. Boyd has more than 25 years of experience in golf course agronomy, including a 15-year stint as Director of Agronomy at TPC Dorado Beach Resort & Club in Puerto Rico. He spent the last three years as a superintendent at Frontier Golf where he was responsible for new course builds and redesigns.
The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. promoted David Patterson to Vice President of Food and Beverage. Patterson was most recently Executive Chef at the resort.
Vasari Country Club in Bonita Springs, Fla. named Karen Wedlock as Director of Food & Beverage. Wedlock was most recently Food & Beverage Director at Naples (Fla.) Yacht Club.
Troon Executive Vice President Mark Chapleski will retire at the end of July, following 24 years with the golf and club management company. Chapleski has led the Troon International division since 2017. His replacement will be named in the coming months.
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