What all clubs can learn about risk management and disaster recovery from the floods, hurricanes and wildfires that disrupted many properties in 2017.
Northern California Golf Clubs Reopen After Wildfires
The Tubbs and Atlas Peak fires in California’s wine country caused 43 deaths and destroyed 2,900 homes, while also damaging golf facilities. Fountaingrove Golf & Athletic Club in Santa Rosa, Calif., lost its clubhouse and maintenance facility, while Mayacama Golf Club in Santa Rosa and Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif., also sustained damage. The tragedy…
Silverado Resort Reopens After Wildfires
The Napa, Calif., property had been closed from October 9-24 after a wildfire caused damage to the property just hours after the final round of the Safeway Open on October 8. Staff extinguished about 30 small fires around the property, using fire extinguishers, shovels, a garden hose, and a sprinkler system set up on top…
Silverado Resort Damaged by Wildfire after PGA Tour Event
Just hours after completing its hosting duties for the Safeway Open tournament on October 8, the Napa, Calif., property evacuated guests and staff as a wildfire blew through hole No. 5 and ultimately “caused significant damage” to the property. The extent of the damage has not yet been determined. Jeff Sanders, Tournament Director of the…