The village of North Palm Beach, Fla. has struck out on a second deal to find an F&B operator for the new clubhouse it is building for the North Palm Beach Country Club. Construction has begun on the $18 million, 37,000-sq. ft. facility that will complement the city’s redesigned Jack Nicklaus Signature Course. The city…
Seth Waugh Named New CEO of PGA of America
The former CEO of Deutsche Bank Americas will succeed Pete Bevacqua, recently named President of the NBC Sports Group, to guide the business and overall strategy of the association that serves nearly 29,000 PGA professionals. Seth Waugh, a former CEO of Deutsche Bank Americas CEO, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the PGA of…
High Foot Traffic
The third and final phase of a club-wide renovation at Lost Tree Club in North Palm Beach, Fla., has yielded a fitness facility that nearly twice as many members now use.
Peacock + Lewis Earns Multiple Design Excellence Awards
The recognition from the South Florida chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers included projects at Sailfish Point (Best Clubhouse), Grey Oaks CC, The Breakers, PGA National and the Els Center for Excellence
Proposal for New Nicklaus-Designed Courses in Buffalo, N.Y. Draws Varied Enthusiasm
Nicklaus Design has offered to help create a new destination course and also redesign an existing course in the upstate New York city, but the latter project is being seen as a lower priority and not gaining as much traction.
CMAA Names 11 Certified Club Managers
In order to receive the CCM designation, one must be a Professional member of the Club Managers Association of America for at least six years, meet education requirements, attend at least one World Conference on Club Management, maintain activity within their local chapter, and pass the CCM Exam.
Public Opinion Sought for North Palm Beach CC Master Plan
Residents can fill out an anonymous online survey to register their opinion on proposed improvements at the Florida club, which makes all of its facilities open to the public. The village council has approved a master plan for a project that it hopes to start next year and complete by the end of 2017.
Peacock + Lewis Earns LEED Certification
The North Palm Beach, Fla., architecture and design firm achieved the certification by demonstrating environmentally responsible design and construction in its recent renovation project at Broken Sound Club in Boca Raton, Fla.
Members Approve $11M Renovation at Harbour Ridge Y&CC
The three-year enhancement program at the Palm City, Fla., club will result in an 18,000-sq. ft. lifestyle complex and updates to the Golden Marsh golf course.
New Executive Chefs Named at Genesee Valley Club, Naples Sailing & Yacht Club and Scrub Island Resort
Robert Fasce, Jr., CEC, Chris Jones, CEC, and Michael Wedderburn have been appointed to the top culinary positions at the properties in New York, Florida and the British Virgin Islands
Bonita Bay Club Completes $11.5M Renovation
Highlights of the project include conversion of the former golf shop into a new 4,700-sq. ft., open-air bar and casual grill called the 55th Hole, and a second-level outdoor seating area with a 14-foot log fire pit that now ranks as Florida’s largest. A new golf shop is now part of a 30,000-sq. ft. Golf Super Center that includes a coffee bar.
CMAA Names 2014 Officers and Directors
Members of the Club Managers Association of America cast their ballots online or in-person at the 87th World Conference and Club Business Expo in Orlando, Fla., for the officers and Board of Directors. Damon J. DiOrio was elected President, Tony D’Errico was elected Vice President, Jill R. Philmon was named Secretary-Treasurer, and Richard H. Bayliss Jr., was named Immediate Past President.
Showing the Way
The fallout from the recession, combined with seismic shifts in the nature of the club business, have created a new urgency for effective leadership and a new formula for management-driven success.
Bonita Bay Club Launches Major Renovation
As part of the latest phase of a multi-year, $11.5 million project, the member-owned, Bonita Springs, Fla., club will see major modifications to the west clubhouse, construction of a new golf shop and cart-storage building, renovation of the irrigation system, and replacement of cart paths. Work is scheduled to be complete by late fall 2013.