The 107-year-old Atlanta-area club was well ahead of its time in giving members both city and suburban settings and a full range of family-friendly amenities.
‘Iron Chef’ Cookoff Highlights Day 2 of the 2019 Chef to Chef Conference
Golf Channel and Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev popped into the Hilton New Orleans Riverside to share the cookoff on an upcoming edition of The Morning Drive. Cooking demonstrations and entrepreneurial discussions provided attending chefs with myriad information to take home to their clubs.
Speakers Announced for 2019 Chef to Chef Conference
The agenda for the 11th annual Conference, to be held in New Orleans March 10-12, 2019, includes four Certified Master Chefs, as well as the legendary Louisiana Chef John Folse, who will deliver the Conference’s keynote address. Club & Resort Business has officially announced the full lineup of speakers for its eleventh annual Chef to Chef Conference,…
One Direction
As you might expect, while Joe Krenn, CCM, CCE, was touring the clubhouse and property of Farmington Country Club (FCC) in Charlottesville, Va. in 2012, to decide if he wanted to make his next career move there and become its Chief Operating Officer/General Manager, numbers were running through his head. Krenn wasn’t computing projected costs…
CMAA Announces 30 New CCMs
Established in 1965, the Certified Club Manager designation is achieved by a club management professional who has completed specified education requirements, attended at least one World Conference on Club Management, maintained activity within their local chapter, and passed the CCM Exam. The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) has announced that 30 club management professionals…
Barona Creek GC Equipment Manager Wins Top Technician Award
Blas Huezo of the Lakeside, Calif. club’s staff has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the Most Valuable Technician Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, after being nominated by Barona Creek’s Superintendent, Sandy Clark, CGCS. Kurt Lading from Indian Hills Country Club and Trent Manning from Ansley Golf Club were also finalists for 2017 recognition.
Standout Summer
With a variety of public and private summer camp offerings available throughout the country, clubs are tasked with building an engaging program that stands out.
Four-Year-Old Drowns in Pool Accident at Georgia Club
A lifeguard was on duty but the young girl fell into the pool unnoticed during a season kick-off party at Ansley GC in Atlanta on May 2.
Atlanta Athletic Club Announces New Leadership Team Members
Following the announcement earlier this year that Kevin Carroll would succeed long-time General Manager Chris Borders upon his retirement, the club that will be the site of the 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship and also hosted U.S. Open and PGA Championship tournaments has added Peter Lovelace as Club Manager, Erica Smith as Membership Director and Lisa Henderson as Catering Director.
Golf’s New Short Story
Small-scale courses are proving to be long on appeal for golfers who are pressed for time or space, those who are new to (or still a bit scare of) the game, and families looking for fun ways to “get a round.”
Merger on Mayfield
Two very different clubs located 30 miles apart on the same road, have caught the industry’s attention with their timely and successful combination of facilities and operations.