Properties in the Lower Hudson Valley are keeping golf alive in the offseason by building high-tech indoor learning centers that keep golfers on-site while growing the game.
Sixth Annual Girls to the Tee Clinic Held
The Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association sponsored the event at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., bringing in 16 professionals to instruct more than 100 girls in the game.
The “IT” Factor
Westchester CC’s $10.5 million F&B operation attracts members, commands attention, and leaves guests craving more.
LPGA Championship to Become KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
The PGA of America and LPGA will hold the first KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, designed to “continue the rich tradition of the LPGA Championship” at Westchester CC in Rye, N.Y., from June 8-14, 2015, with a $3.5 million purse.
Three Club Chefs to Compete for 2014 ACF Northeast Region Chef of the Year
Executive Chefs at Canterbury GC in Beachwood, Ohio, Rocky Fork Hunt & Country Club in Gahanna, Ohio, and Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., will prepare four portions of a main course featuring either duck, chicken or game hen, at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I., on April 12. Three club chefs are up…
CMAA Names 2014 Officers and Directors
Members of the Club Managers Association of America cast their ballots online or in-person at the 87th World Conference and Club Business Expo in Orlando, Fla., for the officers and Board of Directors. Damon J. DiOrio was elected President, Tony D’Errico was elected Vice President, Jill R. Philmon was named Secretary-Treasurer, and Richard H. Bayliss Jr., was named Immediate Past President.
Squash Holds Court
Squash, platform tennis and other specialty racquet sports are seeing a resurgence at club facilities across the country.
From Farm to Table
Increasingly, chefs are incorporating local ingredients to meet member and guest demand for farm-to-table fare. By Joanna DeChellis, Managing Editor Farm to table is a romantic philosophy. Chefs like Alice Waters (Chez Panisse), Thomas Keller (The French Laundry), Peter Hoffman (Savoy) and Dan Barber (Blue Hill) were all pioneers in the locavore movement. But the…
Plenty of Cookin’ in Cajun Country
C&RB’s sold-out 2012 Chef to Chef Conference in New Orleans featured everything from skinned gators to instant ice-sculpture designs. Clubs with members who root against the University of Florida and whose chefs attended C&RB’s sold-out 2012 Chef to Chef Conference may see a new dish, Cajun Microwave Alligator, at pre- or post-game events this year.…
Duck Confit Rillette Appetizer
Submitted by Max Knoepfel, Executive Chef, Westchester Country Club, Rye, N.Y.
Grouper with Escabeche
Submitted by Max Knoepfel, Executive Chef, Westchester Country Club, Rye, N.Y.
Swiss Precision at Westchester CC
Chef Max Knoepfel draws on years of experience to carry on WCC’s F&B legacy.
PGA Tour Returns to Westchester CC
Tournament organizers are hoping for between 5,000 and 7,000 spectators each day.
Fiddler’s Elbow CC Hires Thomas Hurley as New General Manager
Thirty-year industry veteran, most recently at Cherry Valley CC, replaces Dave McGhee, who retired after a distinguished 30-year tenure at the New Jersey club. Thomas Hurley, a 30-year veteran of the golf and country club industry, has been hired as the new General Manager of Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster Township, N.J. Hurley replaces…
Fiddler’s Elbow CC Hires Thomas Hurley as New General Manager
Thirty-year industry veteran, most recently at Cherry Valley CC, replaces Dave McGhee, who retired after a distinguished 30-year tenure at the New Jersey club.