The Club Managers Association of America has named Jill R. Philmon, CCM, CCE, Ballantyne Country Club, Charlotte, N.C., as President; Robert C. James, CCM, CCE, CHE, Westchester Country Club, Rye, N.Y., as Vice President; and Robert J. “Bobby” Crifasi, CCM, CCE, CPA, New Orleans Country Club as Secretary–Treasurer. CMAA also awarded the Florida Chapter as the 2015 Chapter of the Year in the large chapter category.

A fungicide manufactured by Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. caused turf damage that forced all 18 greens to be closed for three months over the summer. The city has earmarked $283,000 to make up for lost revenue and another $115,000 for remediation, with the rest of the money set aside for capital projects. The manufacturer has also agreed to set up a $60,000 escrow account to cover sodding costs in 2016, if needed.

Four years after herbicide damage killed nearly 500 trees, the golf course at Northampton Country Club in Easton, Pa., is alive and renovated, bolstered partly by the settlement the club negotiated with the herbicide’s manufacturer, DuPont. Rye (N.Y.) Golf Club is negotiating a payout from the manufacturer of a fungicide that killed turf and closed all 18 of its greens.

Scott Yandrasevich has been sentenced to a term of up to three years in prison in connection with the theft of more than $270,000 from the municipal golf course. Last year, Yandrasevich pleaded guilty to one count of grand larceny and two counts of falsifying business records.

Tony D’Errico, CCM, CCE, General Manager/COO of Westwood Country Club in St. Louis, Mo., has been named President of the organization. The Board has also launched the 2027 Club Professional Initiative, and named George Carroll, CCM, CCE, as CEO of The Club Foundation.

The Department of Homeland Security subpoenaed the Rye, N.Y., club in July, demanding detailed employee information. The employees who were terminated were all in the process of becoming legal citizens.

Scott Yandrasevich, who worked for the city-owned property for 11 years, had been accused of stealing $342,120 from the club over 5 ½ years by collecting money through a shell business. He will likely be sentenced to one year in prison.

The Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association sponsored the event at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., bringing in 16 professionals to instruct more than 100 girls in the game.

The PGA of America and LPGA will hold the first KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, designed to “continue the rich tradition of the LPGA Championship” at Westchester CC in Rye, N.Y., from June 8-14, 2015, with a $3.5 million purse.

Students, parents and teaches attending an annual dinner at Willow Ridge CC in Harrison, N.Y. fell ill over the next five days. The club’s facility has been cleaned and allowed to reopen by the local health department; school buildings were also sanitized.

Executive Chefs at Canterbury GC in Beachwood, Ohio, Rocky Fork Hunt & Country Club in Gahanna, Ohio, and Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., will prepare four portions of a main course featuring either duck, chicken or game hen, at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I., on April 12. Three club chefs are up…

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.