As part of the Rexford, N.Y. club’s new redevelopment proposal, golf would be reduced from 27 to 18 holes, a new clubhouse would be built and the existing clubhouse would be converted into the senior-care facility. Additonal residential units are in the plans, as well as new recreational offerings, such as pickleball.
Tartan Fields GC Rebrands as The Club at Tartan Fields
“The name change is about the evolution of the club’s personality and character; we have grown to be so much more than a golf club,” said Rick Burkardt, General Manager of the Dublin, Ohio club, which is home to an Arnold Palmer Signature golf course. A $2.1 million clubhouse transformation, new fitness center and expanded…
Thrill of the Chase By Joe Barks, Editor
Hard work is said to be its own reward—and earlier this year for Michael A. Chase, Jr., CCM, that’s exactly what it had to be. As the 2012 Rising Star recipient for the Excellence in Club Management (ECM) Awards co-sponsored by the McMahon Group and Club & Resort Business, Chase, Clubhouse Manager of The Loxahatchee…
Vote of Confidence
By Joe Barks, Editor Established in 1863 by six officials of the U.S. Treasury Department during the height of the Civil War, the stated objectives behind the formation of The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington, D.C. included “mutual improvement and social purposes.” With the club on the verge of its 150th anniversary, those…
Finer with Age
Traditions drawn from the unique Donald Ross course at Monroe Golf Club are now matched with equal elegance inside its clubhouse. Many clubs honor their connections to legendary golf course architects by naming rooms in their clubhouses for them. But these sometimes prove to be gestures made in name only, with little carried through from…
Meeting Demand in Mizzou
Adding a swimming pool and fitness center to its championship golf course is paying dividends for The Club at Old Hawthorne. When Billy Sapp saw the tranquil areas neighboring his Columbia, Mo. home being turned into strip malls and housing projects, he knew it was time to do something with the land on which he…
IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURES 14 Cover Story Back on Solid Ground New leadership, activities and an exciting new spirit have made The Club at Mediterra a player again. (Cover photo by Charlie McDonald Photography and courtesy The Club at Mediterra.) 20 Design & Renovation Pieces of Work To set an exciting new tone for your property, make sure…
Rhode Island CC Shows Real Staying Power
A new generation of ideas and activities is helping the century-old Rhode Island Country Club meet the challenges that come with being an old-line club in a modern era.
Merger on Mayfield
Two very different clubs located 30 miles apart on the same road, have caught the industry’s attention with their timely and successful combination of facilities and operations.
Feeling the Burn
As with other parts of club and resort operations, the growing trend with fitness centers is to make more things available to more people, in line with the changing demographics of both existing and new club members. In the fitness area, that means going well beyond setting up second-hand equipment in a spare room, and…