Randy Ruder of the Beach Point Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. will head the Club Management Association of America as its new Chairman. Mark Bado of Myers Park CC will be Vice Chairman and Brian Kroh of John’s Island Club will be Secretary-Treasurer.
Southern Oaks to Reopen Under New Ownership
The Burleson, Texas course, which closed abruptly and without warning in November 2018, has been purchased by Shipman Companies. The family-owned real estate investment firm has hired Elite Golf to manage the property.
Southern Oaks GC Closes Abruptly
A deal may be in the works to purchase the 20-year-old Burleson, Texas property, which is currently owned by AngMar Companies. But all events have been cancelled at the club’s Oaks Event Center. Southern Oaks Golf Club in Burleson, Texas closed on November 19th and is being sold, a spokesman for Mansfield, Texas-based AngMar Companies…
Groundbreaking Set for New Great Hills CC Clubhouse
The Austin, Texas club is building a new two-story, 27,000-sq. ft. clubhouse and a single-story, 4,500-sq. ft. activity center as part of a $12 million renovation. Construction is expected to last 18 to 24 months and the current clubhouse and administration building will remain open during the project. Great Hills Country Club (GHCC), one…
New Certified Club Managers Announced
Thirty-eight club management professionals have achieved the CCM designation after completing the required course of study and training and demonstrating a dedication to proficiency and expertise in club management.
New CMAA Officers and Board Announced
Bobby Crifasi of New Orleans CC has been elected as President of the Club Managers Association of America for 2018, Randall Ruder of the Beach Point Club will be this year’s Vice President, and Mark Bado of Myers Park CC will be Secretary-Treasurer. Four Board members were elected or re-elected as Directors, with five others continuing to serve.
Whiskey Ranch to Begin Production in December
The distillery, built on the former Glen Garden Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, was purchased by Firestone Robertson Distilling Company in 2014, with a promise of maintaining the 18-hole golf course. The holes were slightly reconfigured to accommodate five new buildings, and the company plans to use the golf course for events and charity…
Rockwood GC to Unveil $5M Renovation
On June 30, the Fort Worth, Texas property will show off a new course layout that now measures 7,000 yards and features views of downtown, an historic rock bridge, and many greens returned to their original shapes. The city hopes the renovation will bring convention business to the area, and plans to build a clubhouse are in the works.
CMAA Announces New Officers and Master Club Managers
Robert C. James, CCM, CCE, CHE, Chief Operating Officer of Westchester Country Club, Rye, N.Y., was elected President; Robert J. “Bobby” Crifasi, CCM, CCE, CPA, General Manager of New Orleans Country Club was elected Vice-President; and Randall J. Ruder, CCM, CCE, General Manager of Beach Point Club, Mamaroneck, N.Y. was elected Secretary–Treasurer. The association also announced that C. W. Cook, MCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer of North Hills Club, Raleigh, N.C., and Mac Niven, MCM, CCE, General Manager, Almaden Golf & Country Club, San Jose, Calif., have completed the requirements for the Master Club Manager designation.
“Ditto” GC Gets $18.3M Overhaul
The city-owned property in Arlington, Texas has started an $8.59 million golf course renovation that is expected to be completed by the end of the fall. The remaining funds are budgeted for construction of a new clubhouse.
Three Chefs from Club and Resort Properties Among Finalists for Pastry Chef of Year
Laura Lachowecki of the Woodstock Club, Rocio Varela of The Fort Worth Club and Jordan Weston Snider of the Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego will vie for contest awards totaling over $16,000 in the annual competition on March 5, as part of the International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York. The theme of this year’s competition is “Modern Masters Come to Chocolate.”
American Culinary Federation Team Places Fourth at International Culinary Olympics
ACF Culinary National Team USA ranked fourth in the world overall and won two gold medals in the 24th Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung International Culinary Exhibition, held October 22-25, in Erfurt, Germany. Two of the ACF Culinary USA teams—national and youth—finished in the top 10 and featured several chefs from leading private clubs.
American Culinary Federation Teams Prepare for International Culinary Olympics
ACF Culinary National Team USA, ACF Culinary Youth Team USA and United States Army Culinary Arts Team will represent the U.S. in the Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung, to be held October 22-25 in Erfurt, Germany. Chefs from clubs including Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., Myers Park Country Club in Charlotte, N.C., The Fort Worth (Texas) Club and more are competing on the teams.
Golf Courses Countrywide Plan Fall Reopenings
Cypress Knoll Golf and Country Club in Palm Coast, Fla., and Mooresville (N.C.) Municipal Golf Course are both on track to reopen in September; Winter Park (Fla.) Golf Course and SunRidge Canyon Golf Club in Fountain Hills, Ariz., will each reopen October 1; Rockwood Park Golf Course in Fort Worth, Texas is scheduled to reopen in late October or early November, unveiling a $4.48 million makeover; and Wanakah Country Club in Hamburg, N.Y., accelerated phase three of its master plan, with the final phase set to begin in 2017.
Keeping Up with the Kids
To encourage out-of-town families to get involved at Sailfish Point Golf Club, the Stuart, Fla., property put together a youth “jingle bell triathlon.”