In the latest installment of the Club Cents podcast, VGM talks to Bill Griffon, General Manager of the Flagstaff, Ariz., property, about the club’s recent renovation. The latest edition of Club Cents, a podcast by VGM Club, focuses on the importance of back-of-house updates as part of overall facility renovations. VGM spoke with Bill Griffon,…
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Casual dining spots are on the menu for club properties looking to offer relaxed eating options that supplement fine dining.
Forest Highlands GC Completes $6.75M Renovation
The renovation focused on enhancing the outdoor spaces of the Flagstaff, Ariz., property’s two clubhouses, and modernized dining rooms, added a new children’s center, expanded the family recreation areas, upgraded the fitness center, and updated the locker room area.
Troon to Manage Blackstone CC and Centennial GC
The management firm also announced a partnership with Aviara GC at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, Calif.
Playing Well Again in Peoria (Arizona)
A club that rode the wave of the Phoenix-area development boom—and crash—is now out in front of the recovery effort. When the housing boom of the 2000s raced through Arizona, spawning planned communities and golf courses so fast that they seemed destined to outnumber the cacti, the epicenter of growth was Peoria—a heretofore sleepy town…
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Think casual dining means the end of country club panache? Not by a long shot, say those who have crossed the divide.