Twenty-nine club management professionals have achieved the CCM designation after completing the required course of study and training and demonstrating a dedication to proficiency and expertise in club management.
Andalusia CC Acquired by Sunrise Company
The La Quinta, Calif. property includes a championship Rees Jones golf course and a full array of recreational and dining amenities. The current management team will be retained to ensure a smooth ownership transition from T.D. Desert Development L.P., a subsidiary of the Drummond Company. On October 19th, Sunrise Company announced its acquisition of Andalusia…
CMAA Announces 30 New CCMs
Established in 1965, the Certified Club Manager designation is achieved by a club management professional who has completed specified education requirements, attended at least one World Conference on Club Management, maintained activity within their local chapter, and passed the CCM Exam. The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) has announced that 30 club management professionals…
Turf-Removal Rebates Continue Despite Official End of California’s Drought
As with previous offers, clubs and courses in the Palm Springs, Calif. region are being offered a new round of $15,000 rebates for each acre of irrigated turf that is removed, with a cap of seven acres. “It is not about being in an emergency or reacting to the emergency,” said a water-district official in explaining the program’s continuation.
GCSAA Members Run for Public Office
Karl Weiss, golf course superintendent of Sleepy Eye (Minn.) Golf Club, is one of three candidates running for an open position on the five-person city council. The November elections also include two GCSAA member superintendents running for seats on area Water District boards in the Southwest: Rory Van Poucke at Apache Sun Golf Course in San Tan Valley, Ariz., and Jim Schmid at The Lakes Country Club in Palm Desert, Calif.
California Superintendent Promotes Water Task Force’s Critical Role
In a guest-opinion article published in The Desert Sun of Palm Springs, Calif., Jim Schmid, Superintendent of The Lakes CC in Palm Desert, Calif., explained the long-term importance of clubs’ involvement in conservation efforts, even as severe drought conditions have eased.
Classic Club Switches to Recycled Water
Following up on an agreement made last year, the Palm Desert, Calif., club has begun using recycled water for irrigation, reducing the pumping of groundwater from an aquifer that has been declining. The Berger Foundation loaned the water district more than $2.2 million to complete the pipeline that officials say expedited the project by two or three years.
Pool Worker Electrocuted at SoCal Country Club Pool
A pool man has been electrocuted while working on a country club pool in the Southern California desert, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Riverside County sheriff’s and fire investigators say exposed wires from an extension cord are apparently responsible for the Thursday morning death of the 27-year-old Indio man. His name is being…