Club Industry Brief – July 13
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:
Business: The Business Lunch May Be Going Out of Business, NYT
Golf: Marion Hollins: The ‘It Girl’ of Golf Who Broke Down Barriers, CNN
Labor: Jobs Up But Participation Down, NCA’s Washington Weekly Update (member-only content)
Private Club News
- Thieves Posing as Golfers Target Local Country Clubs, Times Union
- Naples Yacht Club Awards $1.5M With Blue Gavel, Haute Living
- Firestone Country Club Feeding Fans at Every Turn at the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship, 19 News
- Brattleboro Country Club Hosts the Vermont Amateur, MyChamplain Valley
- Aberdeen’s Moccasin Creek Country Club to Host Western Printing Pro-Am July 20-24, Aberdeen News
- Longmeadow Country Club Celebrates 100 Years of Golf and Socializing, The Reminder
- Subdivision Planned on Wooded Property at Muskegon Country Club, MLive
- Courageous Steps Project Hosts Fundraiser Golf Scramble at Penobscot Valley Country Club, WABI
- The Next Echelon of Country Club Living at Prestonwood Polo and Country Club, CandysDirt
- Valley Businessman Floats Plan to Buy Logan Country Club, HJNews
- Panama Country Club Installs New Crime-solving Technology to Prevent Car Burglaries, WJHG
- After Oregon Golf Club Threatened Neighbors it Might Close Without ‘Financial Support,’ Homeowners Vote Against Plan, Golfweek
- Pickleball: Could a Private, Indoor Play Venue be Coming to the Coachella Valley?, Desert Sun
On the Green
- Burlington-area Golf Courses Strengthened by Pandemic Surge, Burlington Free Press
- Insider: Firestone Country Club Brings Back Memories From Pros, PGA Tour Champions
- Porter Cup Tees Off This Week at Niagara Falls Country Club, Union Sun & Journal
- Firestone Country Club Hosts Event for HBCU Golfers Ahead of Senior Players Championship, Spectrum News 1
- Minneapolis Golf Club on the Upswing, Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal
- ‘Catching the Vision’: Revived Tiretown Golf Club Focuses on Youth Programs, Scholarships, Akron Beacon Journal
- ‘Match Made in Heaven’: LPGA’s Midland Tournament Gets Extension Through 2029, The Detroit News
Renovations
- Eureka Earth Photos Show Heavy Lifting to No. 13 at Augusta National, and Maybe a New, Longer Tee, Golfweek
- Lake Merced to Reopen Restored Course in October, Golf Course Architecture
- Oklahoma Architect Excited About Ridgewood Renovation, Waco Tribune-Herald
- Golf Course in Southern Trace Reopens After $4.2M Renovation, KSLA
- Chris Wilczynski Develops Renovation Master Plan for Killearn, Golf Course Architecture
- Arizona Biltmore Golf Club to Undergo Renovation Project, Golfdom
- New Superintendent Ponders Golf Course Improvements, The Daily Item
- Sycamore Hills Golf Club: Small-town Charm With A High-end Touch, National Club Association (member-only content)
Workforce
- What Does a Successful Employee Well-being Program Look Like?, Associations Now
- Webcast: Staff Retention & Incentives in a Changing Work Environment, Association of Club Catering & Event Professionals, July 14 | 12 pm PST