The Danville, Calif. property announced the opening of the 9,400-sq. ft. facility after a five-year development process and over a year of construction. The project, which took five years to complete, transitions the club from an unstaffed, self-service fitness-center model to a state-of-the-art, full-service facility. Blackhawk Country Club in Danville, Calif., has announced the opening…
Castlewood CC Mulls Options for Addressing ADA Concerns
The historic 94-year-old club in Pleasanton, Calif. is under pressure to bring its clubhouse in compliance and is looking at avenues that include offering up part of one of its 18-hole courses for development, or selling to a private operator.
Top 50 Kids’ Teachers Of 2017 Named by U.S. Kids Golf
The recognition program for the world’s most outstanding youth instructors is dominated by golf staff professionals at U. S. club and resort properties, including 15 who achieved Master Kids Teacher status for now having made the Top 50 list three times. All of the winners will be recognized with a special presentation on January 24th at the PGA Show.
Blackhawk CC Seeks Village’s Financial Help
Shorewood Hills village trustees are asking for taxpayers’ input on a plan to reduce the private, Madison, Wis., club’s annual rent by 25%, and spend up to $150,000 to repair the club’s parking lot.
Lifelong Support of Director of Golf by Blackhawk CC Membership Cited
Derek Schnarr has taken the position that his father, Mike, held for three decades at the Madison, Wis. club. Derek’s devotion to Blackhawk also stems from support that the membership provided to his family after his mother’s death, and to him during his own struggles with addiction.
CMAA Names 100 New Certified Club Managers
The CCM designation indicates that a club management professional has completed a rigorous course of study and training, and shows a dedication to proficiency and expertise in club management. The two classes are the final group of managers to earn their CCM under the Club Managers Association of America’s previous requirements, as new requirements became effective following the first administered CCM exam in January 2014.
Section Award Winners Announced for Northern California PGA
Nineteen professionals and managers will be honored at the group’s annual meeting in December, including Len Dumas, General Manager of Contra Costa CC, and Pat Finlen, Director of Golf Course Maintenance Operations, The Olympic Club.
Finding—and Keeping—Tomorrow’s Members
Tapping fully into available technology and using tried-and-true methods to do a better job of tooting your club’s horn are two keys to getting beyond what’s to be gained (or not) from traditional membership marketing methods.
Taking F&B to New Heights
Planning a culinary event incorporating local produce may center on vegetables—but in the case of the “Dinner on the Roof” event held by Blackhawk Country Club in Madison, Wis., the affair was anything but garden-variety. The menu for Blackhawk CC’s dinner featured locally grown produce, and all but the steaks were prepared “sul tetto” (on…
Keeping Up to Speed
As demands for top-notch golf course conditions continue to increase, mowing the grass presents new challenges – especially where greens are concerned. Any way you cut it, keeping a golf course in pristine condition is a difficult challenge. And with increasing demands for lightning-fast greens, regardless of weather or traffic conditions, mowing practices have taken…
An Improved Member-Guest at Blackhawk CC
How Blackhawk CC put the ‘pow wow’ factor back in its member-guest.
Eiselman Leaving Troon to Become GM/COO at Blackhawk CC
Barrett Eiselman, Troon Golf’s Senior Vice President for its Private Country Club division, will leave that position to become the new General Manager/Chief Operating Officer of the private, invitation-only Blackhawk Country Club in Danville, Calif., according to a report in InsideBayArea.com The report said that the Board of Directors of Blackhawk, which is independent and…