Recent industry hires and promotions include new General Managers at Greensboro National Golf Club in Summerfield, N.C. and Hokuli’a on Hawai`i Island; new Directors of Golf at Maggie Valley (N.C.) Club & Resort and Arizona Biltmore Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz.; and new Golf Course Superintendents at Pinetop (Ariz.) Country Club and Traditions Golf and Country Club in Jefferson, Ga.
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Greensboro National Golf Club in Summerfield, N.C. named Bruce Mohler as General Manager. Mohler most recently served as General Manager at Jacksonville Beach Golf Club in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
Hokuli’a on Hawai`i Island named Barry Bevers as General Manager. Bevers was previously General Manager at The Valley Club in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Whiteface Lodge in Lake Placid, N.Y. named Jonathan Peels as General Manager. Peels was most recently Resort Manager of Palm Beach Singer Island Marriott Beach Resort & Spa in Florida.
The Maggie Valley (N.C.) Club & Resort named Erick Fowler as Director of Golf. Fowler most recently served as the Head Golf Professional at Springdale Golf Club in Princeton, N.J.
The Arizona Biltmore Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz. named Leo Simonetta as Director of Golf. Simonetta was most recently Director of Golf Operations at The Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, Ariz.
Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio named Jon Balyeat, PGA as Director of Golf. Balyeat was most recently Director of Golf at Quail Creek Country Club in Naples, Fla.
The Cliffs at Keowee Springs in Six Mile, S.C. named David Pilkington as Director of Golf. Pilkington was most recently Head Golf Professional at Pensacola (Fla.) Country Club.
Royal Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas named Ryan Miller, PGA as Head Golf Professional. Miller was most recently Head Golf Professional at Royal Poinciana Golf Club in Naples, Fla.
Royal Oaks Golf Club in Ocala, Fla. named Ed Burfeindt as PGA Head Golf Professional. Burfeindt most recently served as Head Golf Professional at Sugarmill Woods Country Club in Homosassa, Fla.
Ptarmigan Country Club in Fort Collins, Colo. named Chris Bowry, PGA as Head Golf Professional. Bowry was most recently First Assistant Golf Professional at Thorncreek Golf Course in Thornton, Colo.
Cedaredge (Colo.) Golf Course named Winston Howe as Head Golf Professional and Scott Jeschke asSuperintendent. Howe was most recently the PGA Head Golf Professional at Mariana Butte Golf Course in Loveland, Colo. Jeschke was most recently at Snowmass Club in Snowmass Village, Colo.
Pinetop (Ariz.) Country Club named Harold Mitchell as Golf Course Superintendent. Mitchell most recently worked in dual roles at Laughlin Ranch Golf Club in Bullhead City, Ariz., serving as both General Manager and Golf Course Superintendent.
Traditions Golf and Country Club in Jefferson, Ga. named Mark Snyder as Golf Course Superintendent. Snyder was most recently Director of Agronomy at The Green Season Group in Norcross, Ga.
Cattail Creek Country Club in Glenwood, Md. named Matthew Webb as Executive Chef. Webb was most recently Executive Sous Chef at the Chevy Chase (Md.) Club.
Charlotte (N.C.) Country Club promoted Jennifer Gibson to Youth Activities Director. Gibson was most recently Youth Activities Manager at the club.
Bernie Friedrich, longtime Senior Vice President of Golf Operations at Boyne Resorts in Harbor Springs, Mich., has been named 2023 PGA Golf Executive of The Year by PGA of America. Friedrich, who recently transitioned into the Director of Golf Course Renovations and Development role, has been a PGA member for nearly 40 years.
Landscapes Unlimited promoted Dave Linngren to Senior Vice President – West Region. Linngren joined Landscapes Unlimited in 1999 as an intern, ascending to assistant construction superintendent, lead superintendent and project manager, overseeing development of several of America’s most prestigious golf courses and popular neighborhood layouts.
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