Club Insider Brief – Aug. 24
Introducing the new Club Insider Brief (CIB)! Formerly Club Industry Brief, NCA’s revamped bi-weekly update provides everything club decision-makers need to know to run their clubs and boards effectively. From what we’re reading, to what other clubs are doing, governance solutions, golf/tennis/yacht trends, unlocked NCA articles and resources and newly added COVID-19 and legal updates, the new CIB is a must-read for all club staff and leaders—and remains a free benefit for the entire club community.
What We’re Reading Now:
Private Club News: Welcome to the Golden Age of the Private Club, WSJ
Finance: Is Cash King?, National Club Association (member-only content)
Private Club News
- Nick Sidorakis, CCM Takes The Helm Of NCA, Club Director (unlocked NCA member-only content)
- Celebrating Southern Hospitality: Looking Back at the 2022 National Club Conference, Club Director (member-only content)
NCA News
- ClubsHelp and NCA Raise Over $150,000 for Oakland Hills Country Club Employees, National Club Association (member-only content)
More Private Club News
- Is Chicago Ready for Another Ritzy Private Club? The Astor Club is Coming to the Former Home of Maxim’s, Chicago Tribune
- Woman Drives Into Swimming Pool at Florida Country Club, Click Orlando
- BallenIsles Country Club Receives Outstanding Facility Award From USTA, The F!rst Call
- St. Andrews Country Club Selects Marc Ray as General Manager/COO, Newswires
- Thieves Posing as Golfers Steal $1,500 at Springfield Country Club, KY3
- New Management Announced For Lake View Country Club, Golf Course, Patch
- Seven Questions With The Man Who Keeps Beaumont’s Country Club Green, Beaumont Enterprise
- Laurel Ridge Country Club Changes Hands, The Mountaineer
- Club Turns its Back on Poker Machines at Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains Gazette
- Fairfield Golf & Country Club—the Oldest Operating Club West of the Mississippi—Celebrates 130 Years, Des Moines Register
- Vandals Intentionally Destroy Green at Bentwood Country Club, SanAngeloLive
- Up to Par Announces Michael Troyner as Next GM at Sparrows Point Country Club, Global Newswire
- GCSAA’s Rob Randquist Announces Retirement After Nearly 50-year Career, Golf Course Industry
On the Green
- Tom Weiskopf, Major Champion and Golf Course Architect, Dies, Huron Daily Tribune
- Trio of Classic Courses to Host US Senior Women’s Opens, USGA
- Glow Golf for First Responders Comes to DuBois Country Club, GANT News
- Wells Help Keep Course Green at Leicester Country Club During Drought, Spectrum News 1
- BMW Championship Returning to Caves Valley Golf Club in 2025, WBALTV
- New Bobby Weed-designed Course Opens in North Florida, Golf Course Industry
- The Etiquetteist: How Long Should You Assist in Your Partner’s Lost-ball Search?, Golf
- Up Front And Behind The Scenes: ‘Phantom of the Open’, National Club Association (member-only content)
On the Water
- Marco Island Yacht Club Appoints New General Manager, Marco News
- New York Yacht Club Claims First Hinman Masters Title in Eight Years, WUN
Legal
- What’s Behind Next Year’s 9% Minimum Wage Increase in Denver and Colorado, Colorado Sun
- Michigan Court Stays Minimum Wage Increase and Sick Pay Change Until February 2023, The National Law Review
- Cimarron Country Club to Shutter its Doors Amid Lawsuits, ‘Defamation’, Myrgv
- It’s Getting Hot In Here—Cal/OSHA Begins Enforcing Indoor Heat Safety Under Section 3203, JD Supra
- Change to Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Vetoed, SHRM
Renovations
- PGA National to Reopen Champion Course After Bunker Renovation, Golf Course Architecture
- Wakonda Club Unveils Plan for Major Renovation After PCC in 2023, WHO Des Moines
- ‘Feeling Really Good.’ Killearn CC Set to Close, Multi-phase Project to be Completed by 2024, Tallahassee Democrat
- The Landings Golf & Athletic Club Selects Bergin Golf Designs for Palmetto Course Renovation, The Golf Wire
- Old Post Road Golf Club Opens After Reconstruction, Times Union
- Georgia Course Reopening Following $1.2M Renovation, Golf Course Industry
From the Vault
- NCA Interviews Jack Nicklaus: What Makes for a Good Club? (unlocked NCA content)
Food & Beverage
- Chef Samuel Faggetti Named Executive Chef For Mizner Country Club, Digital Journal
- St. Andrews Country Club Engaged Culinary Talents Of Executive Chef Ryan Wilson, Cision
NEW COVID-19 Updates
- Fauci to Leave Federal Government in December After Decades as Nation’s Top Infectious Disease Expert, CNN
- Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Regulations Will Likely Continue in 2023, The National Law Review
Governance
- Holding Your President Accountable, National Club Association (member-only content)
Corporate Partner News