The managers from facilities across the country have completed the requirements to achieve advanced certification through the PGA Certified Professional Program 2.0, in career categories that include General Management, Golf Operations, Player Development and Teaching & Coaching. The PGA of America announced that 13 PGA Professionals have completed the requirements to achieve certification in categories…

The Purchase, N.Y. club denied any wrongdoing in the case that revolves around its hiring of a manager who had previously worked for the now-defunct Elmwood Country Club, which was sold to a developer last year. Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, N.Y. is defending itself in court from allegations by the now-defunct Elmwood Country…

A lawsuit filed March 30 accuses Old Oaks CC in Purchase, N.Y., of bringing financial ruin to the now-shuttered Elmwood CC by luring away General Manager Iwona Sterk “because of the inherent value of her local country club circuit rolodex.” A separate lawsuit filed in March 2017 claims Sterk and her husband stole silverware, glasses, food,…

The layout in Purchase, N.Y. includes a 25-foot stone waterfall, 50-foot pond, night stadium lighting and a sound system; its designer and builder touts it as “the best private course in Westchester [County].”

His final round 65, the lowest final-round score in the Championship’s 38-year history, earned him $9,000 and a berth in next year’s PGA Professional National Championship. Kenny Pigman of Goose Creek GC finished second.

The Scarsdale, N.Y. club has had a long-running dispute with the owners of an adjacent $3.7 million home who have sued over errant shots falling into their property and recently secured several rulings in their favor. “If we reach a point where clubs have to redo tees and holes [because of similar complaints], it could become a real financial burden,” says one golf industry executive.

The CCM designation indicates that a club management professional has completed a rigorous course of study and training, and shows a dedication to proficiency and expertise in club management. The two classes are the final group of managers to earn their CCM under the Club Managers Association of America’s previous requirements, as new requirements became effective following the first administered CCM exam in January 2014.

As part of an hour-long year-in-review report, “Reaching Up, Reaching Out” will spotlight club professionals including Bob Beach of Braintree (Mass.) Municipal GC and Brad Parker of Patriots Point Links.