Club Industry Brief – Feb. 2
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:
Labor: A Roadmap For Attracting And Retaining Talent: Flexible Technology Solutions For Hourly Workers, National Club Association (member-only content)
Industry: Best New Amenities, Golf Inc. Magazine
On the Green: The Most Innovative People in Golf, Golf Inc.
Private Club News
- Country Club Helps Boost Salvation Army, Rocky Mount Telegram
- La Quinta Country Club Is Back on Tour and Ready for a Fabulous 50th, Morning Read
- The Country Club in Morristown Welcomes New Executive Chef, Citizen Tribune
- City to Run Contested Coral Gables Country Club Itself, Miami Today
- Glen Oaks Country Club, Golf Course Sold to Florida Group, Business Record
- Two East Coast Country Clubs Figure at the Center of ‘Red Oaks’, Dirt
- White Eagle Golf Club Has Big Plans for 2022, Chicago Golf Report
- Sweetgrass Golf Club in U.P. Named National Golf Course of the Year by NGCOA, WXYZ
- Former Maxim’s De Paris In Bertrand Goldberg’s Astor Tower Set To Become Private Club, Block Club Chicago
- Top Ranked Culinary Experience Opens for Submissions, C+RB
Trends
- Epicurean Icon Brings Hybrid to Central Europe, Hotels Mag
- What’s Hot: Guest Room Prototype at Marriott Design Lab, Hotels Mag
On the Green
- Ground Game Comes to the Fore at Scioto, Golf Course Architecture
- GCSAA Conference and Trade Show Registration Opens for Members, GCSAA
- Golf Entertainment Leaders Continue to Make Bold Steps Forward, Golf Inc.
Y’all Voted and We Listened: Results are in From the Latest NCA Poll
NCA members and nonmembers shared what they’re looking forward to the most during the 2022 National Club Conference in beautiful Charleston, S.C., May 15-17. Register today and eat grits, wear seersucker, say “y’all” and sip sweet tea all while meeting other club industry leaders and hearing from our stellar speakers. Learn more about 2022 NCC here.

Labor
- Former Employee Settles COVID Lawsuit Against New York Golf Club, Yahoo! Sports
- Five Tech Workforce Trends for 2022, HR Drive
- For Remote Workers, the Sick Day is Over, WSJ
Governance
- Putting Your Data to Work: 3 Strategies to Optimize Your Private Club Data, GGA Partners
- Remaking The President, National Club Association (member-only content)
- Part II – Mandatory Comprehensive Orientations, KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE
Wellness
- A New Kind of Wellness as We Embark on 2022, Hotels Mag
- Your Wellness Roadmap for the New Year: 2022 Trends, Massage Magazine
- Research Report-The Global Wellness Economy: Looking Beyond COVID, Global Wellness Institute
NCA News
NCA News
- NCA Publishes Club Director Winter Issue: Award-Giving Clubs
- NCA Publishes Club Governance Winter Issue: The Club President
NCA Webcasts
- Register for Summer Program Management: How do we Handle the Influx of Kids at Our Club? Feb. 3 | 2 p.m. ET. Register Here. (free to NCA members, $99 for nonmembers)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Some Gender Disparities Widened in the US Workforce During the Pandemic, Pew Research Center
Corporate Partner News
- Strategic Club Solutions Wins 3 Boardroom Magazine Awards, Strategic Club Solutions
- Troon Announces Investments From TPG and Symphony, Golf Inc.
- Peacock + Lewis Announces New Partnership with JBD JGA Design and Architecture and ClubWorks, Peacock + Lewis