Prairie vegetation planted four years ago through a cooperative venture with the United States Golf Association, the Ladybird Johnson Wildlife Center and Baylor University ecologists has thrived as a wildlife haven while also creating maintenance efficiencies for the Waco, Texas municipal course. While Course Superintendent J.D. Franz was concerned in the first years of the…
Baltusrol GC Lands 2029 PGA Championship
It will be the third time the Springfield, N.J. club has hosted the major tournament. It was also announced that Baltusrol will host the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2023. The PGA of America announced on June 29th that Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J. will host the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2023…
MemberInsight Expands Industry Reach
The automated member survey and benchmarking tool that was introduced a year ago is now being used by 30 private club and resort properties in the U.S. and Canada to help improve both member and employee satisfaction. MemberInsight, an automated member survey and benchmarking tool that was introduced a year ago (http://clubandresortbusiness.com/2017/05/memberinsight-now-available-clubs/), is now being…
Tulsa, Okla., to Examine City Golf Operations
The city owns 36 holes at Page Belcher Golf Course, and 36 holes at Mohawk Golf Course, which have been operated by Billy Casper Golf since 2008. Mayor G.T. Bynum said the “courses cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars more than they were supposed to,” and is looking closely at the operations going forward.…
LaFortune Park GC Kicks Off $2.4M Renovation
The renovation of the 18-hole golf course in Tulsa, Okla., is scheduled to be complete in October, and will be closed while work is done. The project will touch every part of the par-3 course, from the tee boxes to the greens and lights. For the first time in more than 50 years, the 18-hole,…
Kids at Play
When tailored to the interests of younger members, club camp programs can instill the physical and social skills they need to flourish.
Southern Hills CC Launches $19M Facility Renovation
The historic Tulsa, Okla., club will thoroughly renovate its Perry Maxwell-designed championship course as well as its practice facilities, including the creation of a new short-game area and a first-ever indoor teaching facility. The course will close on August 1, 2018 and reopen in June 2019. While Southern Hills has been promised its fifth PGA Championship (and eighth major) by 2030, the project is primarily designed to “keep us relevant as a premier country club for our members,” said General Manager Nick Sidorakis.
Club Cents Interviews Chefs Moosmiller, McAllister
In the latest two episodes of VGM Club’s podcast, Cam Schultz interviews Katie McAllister, Pastry Chef of Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y., about pastries, and Jonathan Moosmiller, CMC, about his journey to Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.
Southern Hills CC Lands Another PGA Championship
The Tulsa, Okla., club, which has hosted seven previous majors, with the last being the PGA Championship won by Tiger Woods in 2007, will get its next PGA Championship no later than 2030, the PGA of America announced. It will also host the 2021 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.
National Club Association Announces New Board, Officers
New directors elected to the NCA board for three-year terms are Tom Bennison, ClubCorp USA, Inc.; Luke O’Boyle, CCM, CCE, Chevy Chase (Md.) Club; Nick Sidorakis, CCM, Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla.; and Robert L. Smith, II, Venable, LLP, Washington, D.C.
The “Short Answer” to Golf’s Woes?
Offering players a chance to discover and enjoy the game with less difficulty, cost and time can provide more choices, fun—and play.
2016 PGA of America National Award Winners Honored at 100th PGA Annual Meeting
PGA Golf Professional of the Year Cary Cozby and PGA Teacher of the Year Mike Adams were among those honored on November 9 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Matt Brown, who won the PGA Merchandiser of the Year – Public Category for his work at Highlands Golf Club, was also elected Mayor of Gearhart, Ore., where he won with nearly 80% of the vote.
Southern Hills CC’s Jonathan Moosmiller Selected to Join Master Chefs’ Institute
The Executive Chef of the Tulsa, Okla. club is one of only 67 Certified Master Chefs in the United States. As an Associate of the Temecula, Calif.-based Master Chefs’ Institute, he will help the organization preserve the highest standards of culinary excellence through extensive testing of food, equipment and beverage products.
Southern Hills CC Employees Volunteer at Soup Kitchen
More than 25 employees of the Tulsa, Okla., club volunteered to cook, clean and spend time with guests of Iron Gate, a non-profit serving breakfast and lunch to those in need every day of the year. Club employees try to volunteer at the facility twice a year.
High-Tech Heat
By cooking sous vide, club chefs can improve consistency, quality and speed of service throughout their operations.