The White Paper, titled “Getting Up To Par With Social Media At Your Golf Course,” provides an overview of platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Google, Yelp and others, and offers marketing tools to support a course’s campaign.
Baltimore’s Center Club Reinvents Its Appeal
Efforts to attract younger members have included adding a sports bar and embracing social media. The Center Club has also launched book, craft beer and whiskey clubs and a Spanish roundtable, in addition to relaxing the dress code.
Fairbanks Ranch CC Installs First Robot Golf Club “Member”
The Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. property introduced the robotic “honorary member” on September 23rd at an event for club members. The Rob-OT can be programmed with the characteristics of a player’s swing and demonstrate the physics necessary to consistently hit good shots, increase accuracy and distance. On September 23rd, Fairbanks Ranch Country Club of Rancho…
Finding the Perfect Balance at Bellerive CC
After reaffirming its status as a major golf championship venue, the St. Louis, Mo. club will now return its focus to the other half of its ongoing mission: providing a family-oriented, full-service atmosphere around the big events. Some eyebrows were raised when it was announced earlier in this decade that Bellerive Country Club in St.…
Thinking Outside the (Clubhouse) Box with Outdoor Furnishings
Outdoor furnishings are getting a makeover, as clubs dress up their al fresco dining and poolside hot spots. Post-game cocktails or a quick bite after a swim now mean more than good eats— they also mean good seats. As club and resort properties designate more capital to facility-wide improvements, they’re turning their attention to their…
Coyotes Make Their Home at Shennecossett GC
A family of coyotes has taken up residence at the Groton, Conn. property over the summer, digging holes in the green, sleeping in sand pits and startling early-morning golfers. Spraying the greens with Tabasco sauce, yelling at the coyotes and applying pest-control substances to the area where they’re digging holes has not helped to this…
Transformative Turf at Trinity Forest Golf Club
A signature zoysia grass and an inspired golf and grounds staff have come together at Trinity Forest Golf Club to convert a landfill in a disadvantaged section of Dallas into a new source of civic pride—and prosperity. Convert a landfill into a beautiful green space for recreation: check. Revive one of the most endangered ecosystems…
Same Space, New Face: An Inside View of The Milbrook Club’s New Look
A sharp new look, inside and out, is helping The Milbrook Club stand out in the crowded and competitive Greenwich, Conn. market. If Frank Sinatra had wanted to immortalize a club market where “if you make it there, you make it anywhere,” he might have sung about “Greenwich, Greenwich” instead of “New York, New York.”…
The Love Connections with Creekmoor Golf Club’s Tim Nielsen
After a sister’s boyfriend first got him interested in being a superintendent, and his dentist’s brother’s wife helped him land his first internship, Tim Nielsen developed his own passion that now helps Creekmoor GC satisfy golfers’ affection for the game. It’s been said that being a golf course superintendent is a labor of love. For…
The Clear Choice
The Country Club of Detroit is adding visual appeal to its culinary creations through eye-catching use of glassware from a historic local company. As detailed in C&RB’s February 2018 cover story (“A Shiny New Model at the CC of Detroit”), the Country Club of Detroit (CCD) in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. underwent an $11 million…
A Clear Choice
The Country Club of Detroit is adding visual appeal to its culinary creations through eye-catching use of glassware from a historic local company. As detailed in C&RB’s February 2018 cover story (“A Shiny New Model at the CC of Detroit”), the Country Club of Detroit (CCD) in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. underwent an $11 million…
Playing By Their Own Rules
Most golf-industry efforts to grow the game include initiatives to introduce the sport to women. And that’s “A-OK” with Head Golf Professional Garrett Kent, who started the “It’s OK” golf league at El Dorado (Ark.) Golf & Country Club this summer. The program is designed as a women’s empowerment group, to allow females to learn…
Harbor Communications Welcomes Sean Carr as C&RB’s New Associate Publisher
Based in the company’s Rocky River, Ohio (Cleveland) office, Carr will focus on continuing the growth of Club & Resort Business, its Chef to Chef supplement, and related media properties, including the annual Chef to Chef Conference. He previously worked at Questex Media, with responsibilities that included managing and growing Nightclub & Bar magazine and…
Blackhawk CC Unveils New $5.3M Fitness and Wellness Center
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…
Fine Lines
Expanded and redesigned kitchens are cooking up good business, as clubs increase their F&B margins while bringing new efficiencies to their food-preparation processes. Outfitting a club or resort kitchen is a tall order, and one that calls for an approach to laying out the space with an eye toward efficiency for both chefs and servers.…