The Club Management Association of America also awarded the Willmoore H. Kendall Scholarship to seven aspiring Certified Club Managers. Recipients of this scholarship receive support with the costs associated with attending the required curriculum, the Certification Review Course and other CCM associated fees.
Greenwich Times Spotlights Burning Tree CC Superintendent
Brian Conlin, 25, is Assistant Course Superintendent of the Greenwich, Conn., club, and the feature highlighted the behind-the-scenes work grounds crews do to ensure a pristine golf course. Superintendents begin their day before dawn and are often still at the golf course when most others have left. Their work is critical to the success of…
National Club Association Announces New Board, Officers
New directors elected to the NCA board for three-year terms are Tom Bennison, ClubCorp USA, Inc.; Luke O’Boyle, CCM, CCE, Chevy Chase (Md.) Club; Nick Sidorakis, CCM, Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla.; and Robert L. Smith, II, Venable, LLP, Washington, D.C.
One Room, Endless Uses
Functional event space demands flexible layouts that can be customized to fit a full range of needs.
Resort Chefs Offer “Stormy Weather” Recipes
Chefs from Four Seasons Resort Nevis, The Nantucket Hotel & Resort, and the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa offer crowd-pleasing, minimally labor-intensive recipes. Parade.com compiled a list of minimally labor-intensive recipes from popular chefs that are crowd pleasers on “stormy weather” days. Blue Cheese Stuffed Dates By Jason Adams, Executive Chef, Four Seasons Resort Nevis,…
A Lesson in Laughs
The Westmoor Club is teaching confidence and a sense of humor through its “Stand Up and Learn” program.
Muttontown Club, Mirbeau Inn & Spa at The Pinehills Appoint New Executive Chefs
Clifford Goodman, formerly with Glen Head CC, will head the culinary team at The Muttontown Club on Long Island. At the Mirbeau Inn & Spa at The Pinehills in Plymouth, Mass., Stephen Coe, whose 20-plus years of experience includes tenure at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., will now direct the resort property’s culinary efforts.
The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch Named NGCOA Course of the Year
The 8,700-acre Boerne, Texas property has been named the National Golf Course Owners Association’s 2014 Course of the Year, demonstrating excellence in course quality, ownership and management. In addition to golf, the property also offers clubs that are focused on tennis, swimming, equestrian, fishing and hunting.
NGCOA Announces Course of the Year Finalists
Miacomet Golf Course in Nantucket, Mass., Tam O’Shanter Golf Course in Canton, Ohio, The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch in Boerne, Texas, and Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills, Calif., were nominated for the award. The winner will be announced on February 6 at the NGCOA Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla.