Food demos and presentations by a slate of chefs at the top of the club industry started the first full day of sessions on March 6, with the ever-popular Chef to Chef Live held in the afternoon. Todd Walline, CEC, CCA, of Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City, Mo., won the Mystery Basket competition held in the evening, with a Vitamix blender as the prize.
All Systems Go
At the Bel-Air Bay Club, an imaginative team is making full use of all that its management and reservations software has to offer.
Riviera CC Included in Los Angeles’ Bid for 2024 Olympic Games
The Pacific Palisades, Calif., golf course is part of a revised bid to bring the Games to Los Angeles, replacing the previously proposed Wilson Golf Course. The International Olympic Committee will decide on a 2024 venue in September 2017, and will also vote on the long-term fate of golf in the Games.
Hollywood Moments
Executive Chef Simon Lewis has brought new culinary star power to The Riviera Country Club.
Dill Cream, Brioche Toast, Egg Yolk and Paddle Fish Caviar
Submitted by Simon Lewis, Executive Chef, The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Cornish Cubano Pastry
Submitted by Simon Lewis, Executive Chef, The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
All Systems Go
Management firms now openly cite technology as the key to providing better golfing experiences for club customers. Summing It Up Technology is seen as a key to how management firms can implement the operational controls that improve individual-property performance. Many management firms have technology departments dedicated to developing, and providing ongoing support for, turnkey systems…