Club Industry Brief – Jan. 5
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:
Philanthropy: ClubsHelp Foundation Announces Collaboration with Operation BBQ Relief, The Golf Wire
Technology: HFTP Club Members Can Now Access “Comprehensive Practices in Club Cybersecurity” Resource, HFTP
Industry: Golf’s Growth Has Nothing On Pickleball, But The Two Sports Enjoy Synergies Nationwide, Forbes
Trends: 2022 Top Hospitality Industry Trends, HITEC Bytes
Industry: LinksDAO NFT Sale Books First $10M Toward Buying an Actual Golf Course, CoinDesk
NCA News: NCA Releases New Comprehensive Practices for Club Cybersecurity, National Club Association (member-only content)
NCA News: NCA’s Record-Breaking 2021 and Looking Ahead, National Club Association
Excellence in Club Management Awards® Dinner now Hosted at National Club Association’s National Club Conference. Read announcement here. Nomination deadline extended to March 1, 2022.
Private Club News
- Rebuilding From The Ashes: How Fountain Grove Plans To Go From Good To Great, National Club Association (member-only content) and Fountaingrove Club Set to Unveil New Clubhouse Four Years After Tubbs Fire’s Destruction, C+RB
- Baltimore Country Club to Sell 20 Acres of Land to Roland Park Community Foundation for New Public Park, The Baltimore Sun
- Private Hunting Clubs Sue Pa. Game Commission Over Searches, Post Gazette
- Members Only: Why Hotels From LA to Atlanta Are Opening Private Clubs, Robb Report
- An NYC Private Club, Core, to Debut in San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid, SF Gate
- Michael Shvo Brings Elite Core Club to Fifth Avenue, The Real Deal
- Millionaires-only R360 Club Filters out ‘Wrong People’ to Stay Ultra-Exclusive, NY Post
- Prestigious Detroit Sailing Club Gets First Female Commodore in its Hundred-year History, Detroit Free Press
- Clubs, Success and a “Take it or Leave It” Approach, Golf Property Analysts
- Eleven-Time USA Pickleball National Champion Wesley Gabrielsen Named Head Pickleball Professional at Illahe Hills Country Club in Salem, Ore., The Golf Wire
- News from Canada May Provide a Harbinger of Things to Come in the US, C+RB
On the Green
- Liberty National On Lessons Learned During The Pandemic Golf Boom, Forbes
- Global Golf Participation Reaches Record Levels, Golf Course Industry
- Golf Course Operations Regain Some Pricing Power, NGF
- Promontory Gets Approval for a New Golf Course Despite County, Resident Drought Concerns, KPCW
- Trump Bedminster Settles Dispute with PGA of America, C+RB
- Golf Course Trees – They Need a Pro Too, Golf Property Analysts
- GAP, Delaware State Golf Association Merge, The Golf Wire
- Shadow Mountain Hopes a One-acre Putting Course will Attract Scratch Golfers and Novice Players, Desert Sun
Philanthropy
- What Do You Get When You Mix Golf Balls, Helicopters And Charity?, Forbes
- Community Matters for the Island Country Club Charitable Foundation, Coastal Breeze News
- St. Andrews Country Club “Wraps” the 2021 Holiday Season with Much Community Thanks and Giving, Yahoo!
NCA Webcasts
- Register for Employment Policy: What’s Ahead for 2022. Jan. 11 | 2 p.m. Register Here.(free to NCA members, $99 for nonmembers)
- Register for IT Governance: It All Starts with the Club’s IT Cybersecurity Committee. Jan. 13 | 2 p.m. Register Here. (free to NCA members, $99 for nonmembers)
- Register for Protecting Your Members’ Data. Jan. 20 | 2 p.m. Register Here. (free to NCA members, $99 for nonmembers)
- Register for Club Cybersecurity Best Practices–Techniques to Help Maintain a Club’s Security Health. Jan. 27 | 2 p.m. Register Here. (free to NCA members, $99 for nonmembers)
Conservation & Sustainability
- Massachusetts Course Set to Make $66K Annually as Solar Power Source, C+RB
- How Golf is Doing More to Protect Wildlife Than Ever Before, Golf Digest
Trends
- Workers Quit Jobs at a Record Level in November, WSJ
- Veganuary is a Tough Sell, Axios
- COVID-19 Pandemic Drives US Population Growth to Record Low, WSJ
Technology
- How Technology Helped Save the Golf Industry, Golf Inc.
Food & Beverage
Registration Opens Jan. 14:
- The 2022 National Club Conference will be in Charleston, S.C., May 15-17
Membership
Health & Wellness
Facilities
- How to Keep Kitchens Clean During COVID, C+RB
- Twist on Tennis Gives Columbus-area Players a Winter Platform, The Columbus Dispatch
- Top Ranked Clubhouses: Nos. 1-5, C+RB
- New Indoor Golf Simulation Facility Opens with a New Spin in Bethlehem, The Morning Call
Human Resources
- US Dept. of Labor Finds Fairdale Country Club Failed to Pay Minimum, Overtime Wages, Violated Child Labor Laws; Recovers $21K for 43 Workers, US Dept. of Labor
- US Pulse Survey: Next in Work, PWC
- Literary Lunches, Golf Course Industry
- Your Club is Only as Good as Your People, LinkedIn
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Why Tee Time at Salem’s Kernwood CC isn’t Just for Jews Anymore, Jewish Journal
- Two Questions to Ask Every Applicant, McKinsey & Company
Corporate Partner News
- Troon Founder and Executive Chairman Dana Garmany Honored by PGA of America and Southwest PGA Section, The Golf Wire
Podcasts & Videos
- Webcast: State of American Business 2022, US Chamber
- How to Lead Long-Term Growth with an Ever-Changing Board, Clubessential
- More Than Turf 4: Diving into Business and Leadership with Henry DeLozier, Golf Course Industry