Club Industry Brief – Dec. 1
Presented by the National Club Association, Club Industry Brief offers the private club industry’s best news digest of must-read stories, videos and podcasts presented biweekly.
What We’re Reading Now:
Private Club News: Private Club Waitlists are at an All-time High, Golf Inc.
On the Green: These Six Courses Made Huge Leaps on our Top 100 Courses in the World List, Golf
Governance: Hit The Ground Running: The President’s First 100 Days, National Club Association (member-only content)
Trends: Travel Advisors Urged to Prepare for the Luxury Floodgates to Open, Travel Weekly
Excellence in Club Management Award Nominations Due by Jan. 10: Nomination Form
Private Club News
- Florida Clubs Thrive in “Phenomenal Boom” As New Season Begins, C+RB
- The Top 50 Most Exclusive Yacht Clubs In The World Honored With Platinum Status, Forbes
- Mizner Country Club Honors First Responders, SunSentinel
- Eric Schmidt Emerges as White Knight for NYC’s Princeton Club, Bloomberg
- Clubs Lending Support In Their Communities: How ClubsHelp Makes A Difference, National Club Association (member-only content)
On the Green
- Top 25 Golf Courses in the Hudson Valley, Hudson Valley Post
- Rethinking the Retention Question, NGF
- Recent NGF Perspectives, NGF
- Welcome to This New Game Called Golf, Golf Inc.
- Bear Lakes CC Reopens Nicklaus-Renovated Lakes Course, C+RB
- Jason Straka – New President of ASCGA, Golf Property Analysts
- At Ivey Ranch, Pigment Spray Replaces Ryegrass Seed for New Golf Season, Desert Sun
- Pigs go Hog Wild on Golf Course, Injure Two and Force Club Closure, CNN
- Video: November 2021 Club Trends Webinar Recap – The Golf Surge, McMahon Group & National Club Association
Philanthropy
- Charitable Events Aid Military Families, Caddies, C+RB
- Olympia, Shelton Yacht Clubs Raise Money and Collect Food for Local Food Banks, The Olympian
NCA News
- NCA Signs on to WOTUS Request for a National Roundtable
- NCA Webcast: Register for Club Renovations – The Go/No-go Decision. Dec. 2 | 2 p.m. Register Here. (free to NCA members, $99 for nonmembers)
- NCA Webcast: Register for Budgeting for Golf Course Renovations in a Time of Inflation, Supply Chain Issues and More. Dec. 16 | 2 p.m. Register Here. (free to NCA members, $99 for nonmembers)
- Save-the-Date: The 2022 National Club Conference will be in Charleston, S.C., May 15-17
Conservation
- Golf Course Environmental Profile, GCSAA
- Southern California Club Relaunches Following $10M Renovation, Golf Course Industry
Trends
- Americans are Moving West—But Also Toward Cities, The Washington Post
- Why More Americans are Going Childless, Axios
- What Makes Life Meaningful? Views From 17 Advanced Economies, Pew Research Center
- Alignable: 64% of U.S. Small Biz Owners Say The Feds Need To Do More To Fuel Their Recovery, Alignable
- Luxury Market Recovered Ahead of Schedule, but It’s Been Uneven, Unity Marketing
- Hotels Rent Rooms as Workspaces to Recoup COVID-19 Losses, The Washington Times
- Teed Up For Success: Golf’s New Opportunities, National Club Association (member-only content)
Food & Beverage
- What’s Hot 2022 Culinary Forecast, National Restaurant Association
Membership
- Building A Successful Junior Program at Your Club, C+RB
- Some Of My Board Members Are Talking About Reducing The Number Of Members Due To Demand. Is That A Good Idea?, National Club Association (member-only content)
Health & Wellness
- Harsh Truths About Creating Wellness in Your Hotel, Hotels Mag
- How Private Clubs Can Start Children on the Right Path in Athletics, C+RB
- Massage, Facial, Pedicure… Intravenous Drip?, Axios
Human Resources
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- The Country Club Partners with USGA to Establish the Lee Elder Internship, C+RB
- Lee Elder, Barrier-breaking Golfer Dies at 87, The Washington Post
- Troon Names First Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Golf Course Industry
- Ways to Comprehensively Integrate DEI Organization-Wide, ASAE
Corporate Partner News
Podcasts & Videos
- Podcast: Kids Live Well, National Restaurant Association