The Club Managers Association of America’s CCE designation, meant to augment the Certified Club Manager designation, requires managers to maintain membership status with the association, to have obtained Honor Society status, and to have served as the top executive in a club for a minimum of five years. The Club Managers Association of America has…
Big Canyon CC, Newport Beach CC Get Recycled-Water Refunds
Along with a school district and a church, the Newport Beach, Calif., clubs will receive a total of more than $433,000 in refunds after they were overcharged for recycled water. Big Canyon CC alleged in a claim filed with the city in March that it was overcharged from 2011 to 2014.
McMahon Group Recognizes Clubs of Excellence™
All past and future clubs associated with the managers who have won Excellence in Club Management Awards recognition will be honored at the annual reception and dinner during the CMAA World Conference.
NCA Elects New Officers, Board Members
Phil Kiester, GM of The Country Club of Virginia, was elected as the new National Club Association Chairman; Ted M. Benn, a Partner at Thompson & Knight LLP, as Vice Chairman; Kevin Vitale, GM/COO of Baltusrol Golf Club, as Secretary; and Kevin R. Reilly, a Partner at PBMares LLP, as Treasurer.
Rousing Occasions
To kick off our Sixth Annual Ideas Issue and lead into the department-specific concepts featured throughout the rest of this special issue, we start with highlights of some especially inspired events that have been held at club properties over the past year. More photos and details on these programs and experiences can be…
Excellence In Club Management Award Winner: David Voorhees
After switching coasts, David Voorhees directed a remarkable makeover at Big Canyon CC—and found better weather for his rare days off. Achievements AT BIG CANYON COUNTRY CLUB UNDER DAVID VOORHEES’ LEADERSHIP Directed $60M complete rebuild of 62,000-sq. ft. clubhouse (70,000 sq. ft including covered walkways and dining terraces) while operating club for two years in…
Excellence in Club Management Award Winners
The 2010 winners of the Excellence in Club Management awards, co-sponsored by the McMahon Group Inc. and Club & Resort Business.
California Club Groups Name New Presidents
Bruce Zahn, CCM, General Manager of the La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, California, has been elected President of The Golden State Chapter of the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA). Zahn, who has been in the private club industry since 1984 and an active member of the CMAA for ten years, will be…
Power Player
Big Canyon CC needed a new executive chef who could meet the challenge of directing at $4.2 million F&B operation in a new $60 million clubhouse with two full-service restaurants and 9,000 square feet of meeting space. Thomas Ryan was up to the task, and then some.