After Dick Zadick and Mark Liggett bought the Emerald Greens Golf Course in a sheriff’s sale in 2010, they hired General Manager Billy Thompson, who renamed the executive course. Updates all over the Great Falls, Mont., property have resulted in a 50 percent increase in revenue in 2012, and the course is now ahead of last year in season pass sales.
Momentum Continues as Northwood Club Transitions Management
Bob Leenhouts, CCM, has retired as the Dallas club’s GM/COO, capping a 42-year career in private club management. Leenhouts has been succeeded by his Assistant Manager, John McGee. Northwood will complete renovation of its clubhouse’s lower level this fall and begin construction of a new tennis facility next year.
Final Thoughts from the “Embedded Editor” at Merion
Embedded as a “utility worker” on Merion Golf Club’s expanded kitchen staff to help feed all those who descended on Ardmore, Pa., for the 113th U.S. Open Championship, Club & Resort Business Editor Joe Barks filed daily postings about his experience during each day of the tournament week. Here are his final thoughts after the last three days of the competition. A Q&A with Merion Golf Club’s Executive Chef (and C&RB Contributing Editor) Jerry Schreck about the entire tournament experience will be presented as the “Chef to Chef” feature in the July issue of C&RB.
Special Report from C&RB’s “Embedded Editor” at Merion for U.S. Open Week – June 14, 2013
After taking early steps to be better prepared for another lunch onslaught like Wednesday’s, Thursday’s rain brought members and guests inside three hours earlier than expected—and with different appetites than had been planned for. Our kitchen suddenly became a short-order diner, scrambling to make a whole new supply of breakfast sandwiches while also filling special orders.
Special Report from C&RB’s “Embedded Editor” at Merion for U.S. Open Week – June 13, 2013
After I asked Merion GC Sous Chef Noel Quigley, who recently celebrated his 39th anniversary with the club and is one of the few current Merion staffers who was also present for the last U.S. Open there in 1981, to rank on a scale of 1 to 10 how much bigger this year’s Championship is than that one, he replied: “Seventeen.”
Special Report from C&RB’s “Embedded Editor” at Merion for U.S. Open Week – June 12, 2013
A day of good weather brought different patterns of when people came to the members’ tent to eat—and they brought bigger appetites with them. That created the need for on-the-fly adjustments to the routine that the back-of-the-house staff has been trying to settle into.
Special Report from C&RB’s “Embedded Editor” at Merion for U.S. Open Week – June 11, 2013
It’s surprising to learn that the U.S. Open has not had a consistent tradition of Champions Dinners each year. But on Tuesday night, over 30 of the greats who have hoisted the two-handled silver trophy, including Palmer, Nicklaus, Trevino, Woods and McIlroy, will gather for an intimate “Reunion Dinner” in one of the Merion clubhouse’s quaint dining rooms.
Special Report from C&RB’s “Embedded Editor” at Merion for U.S. Open Week – June 10, 2013
The storied Merion golf course will understandably, and deservedly, get all the attention and accolades this week, but the clubhouse deserves some love, too, for also helping to provide a truly distinctive venue for a major sporting event.
A CLUB & RESORT BUSINESS CONFERENCE
Sunday, March 10 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Arrival/Registration 6 p.m. Opening reception and sit-down, plated dinner. Welcoming remarks and sponsor recognition: Dan Ramella, President, C&RB Keynote Address: Reports of Fine Dining’s Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated (and Other Myths About Club Cuisine) Presented by: Jeff McFadden, CCM, General Manager, The Union League, Philadelphia, Pa. Monday,…
A CLUB & RESORT BUSINESS CONFERENCE
March 10-12, 2013 Grand Hyatt Denver Taking F&B to New Heights C&RB’s 5th Annual Chef to Chef Conference Denver, Colo., March 10-12, 2013 Making the most creative chefs in the culinary industry even more creative. Today’s club chefs are probably the most flexible, creative chefs in the culinary profession. They have to provide food for…
The Final (Time) Piece
A classic clock was the “cherry on the top” of The CC of Naples’ complete golf course renovation. The old saying is that time flies when you’re having fun. At The Country Club of Naples in Naples, Fla., time—in the form of a distinctive, prominently positioned, four-faced classic-style clock—now also serves as a constant reminder…
2016 U.S. Amateur awarded to Oakland Hills
It will be the 11th USGA Championship event for the Michigan club, which has also hosted three PGA Championships and a Ryder Cup. Over 300 players will be in the competition.
Oakland Hills Seeks to Host U.S. Open in 2020
The Detroit-area club is also set to announce it will host the U.S. Amateur as part of its centennial in 2016; another U.S. Open would be its seventh, and first since 1996.
Congressional Gets Encouragement for Another U. S. Open in 2026
USGA Executive Director Mike Davis acknowledges that bringing the tournament back in 15 years to coincide with the country’s 250th birthday has much appeal, and that Rory McElroy’s dominance of the course will not be a lingering negative factor.
U.S. Open Headed To Shinnecock In 2018
The 2018 championship will be the fifth U.S. Open to be hosted by the club, which is the only venue to host the championship in three centuries.