Club Insider Brief – Sept. 7
Welcome to the new Club Insider Brief (CIB), 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: How a Younger Generation Learned to Love Old-Money Aesthetics, Robb Report
Racquets: Why Older People Love Pickleball So Much, Time
DEI: Advocates Aim to Diversify Annapolis Sailing, The Washington Post
Private Club News: Herb Kohler, Legendary Businessman, Golf Course Owner, Dies at 83, Golf
Legal: NCA Alert: NLRB Proposes Changes to Joint Employer Rules (member-only content)
NCA News
- Save the date for the 2023 National Club Conference at the Union League Club of Chicago | May 7-9.
Private Club News
- Tenasi Country Club Clubhouse Total Loss After Fire, Wate
- The Pickleball Club Hires Nine and Gears Up for Opening, Tennis
- La Porte City Residents Work to Save Golf & Country Club Days Before it’s Set to Close, KCRG
- Rockledge Country Club Earns Distinct Honor to be Part of the Florida Historic Golf Trail, Viera Voice
- Woodfield Country Club Trial Reset For October, Boca News Now
- Vehicle Goes 50 Feet Over Hillside at Green Oaks Country Club, Pittsburgh Action 4 News
- In Arkansas, Searcy CC Picks Bobby Jones Links for Management, Golf Course Industry
- Charges Filed Against Palm Desert Man for Alleged Country Club Burglaries, News Channel 3
- At the ‘Dye Original’ Golf Course in Ohio, There are Vivid and Poignant Memories at Every Turn, Golf Digest
- Crowd Turns Out to Celebrate Fairfield Golf & Country Club’s 130th Anniversary, Southeast Iowa Union
- Phoenixville Country Club Ex-employees Get Probation In $147K Theft, Patch
- Yurok Tribe Purchases Bigfoot Golf & Country Club, C+RB
On the Green
- PGA Tour’s Sanderson Farms Championship Still Planned, Despite Water Crisis, Golfweek
- ‘We’re In a Tough Spot:’ Some Tournaments Face New Challenge After PGA Tour Launches Upcoming Schedule Changes, Sports Illustrated
- The Lido Shuffles Back Into National Prominence, Sports Illustrated
- Bobby Weed Opens Stillwater in Florida, The F1rst Call
- GCSAA Launches Larry Powell Scholarship, GCSAA
- This Year’s US Open is Just the Latest Chapter in Brookline Golf Club’s History, Fifty Plus Advocate
- Oak Hills CC Awarded Two USGA Amateur Championships, USGA
- New Stillwater Golf Course Designed With Older Adults in Mind, The Recorder
- ‘Opportunity to Help Students’: Panama Country Club to Hold Golf Fore Education Tournament, Panama City News Herald
On the Water
- Texas Corinthian Yacht Club Respectfully Repeats as Grandmasters Team Race Champions, WUN
- Redevelopment of Lighthouse Point Yacht Club Raising Financial, Permitting Concerns, New Pelican
- In Marblehead, Sailors Get Their Speed On, WCVB
- Yacht Club Where Diver Electrocuted Shut Down by Ky. Fire Marshal, Wave
- Filling a Niche for Youth Sailing, Scuttlebutt Sailing News
NEW Legal
- Ask a Maritime Attorney: Do Volunteer Instructors Face Liability If a Kid Gets Hurt?, The Log
- Seattle to Provide New Protections for Local Independent Contractors, My Northwest
- Paid Leave Oregon to Launch in 2023, Biz Journals
- When The Candidates Come Calling: Rules Of The Road When Elected Officials Or Candidates Visit Your Club, National Club Association (member-only content)
Renovation
- Golf Course Open After $6M Renovations, Ownership Change, New Castle News
- Sycamore Hills Golf Club: Small-town Charm With A High-end Touch, National Club Association (member-only content)
- Country Club In West Hartford Plans Major Restoration, Patch
- $1M Clubhouse Project Set for Trotwood’s Graywolf Golf Club, Yahoo! News
- Pinehurst No. 8 Reopening Following Agronomic Remastering, Golf Course Industry
From the Vault
- Hurricane Readiness: Lessons From Florida Clubs (unlocked NCA content)
Food & Beverage
- Delicious Heights Says Goodbye to Basking Ridge Country Club, Tap Into Basking Ridge
- Country Club Restaurants to Donate Dessert Proceeds to St. Jude, Daily Sun
- Culinary School Enrollment Drops Even as Need Soars at Restaurants, Washington Post
NEW COVID-19 Updates
- Many Americans Say They Have Shifted Their Priorities Around Health and Social Activities During COVID-19, Pew Research Center
- Americans May Need Yearly Shots to Protect Against COVID-19, CNN
- What to Know About the New Booster Shots, NYT
Governance
- How Can My Club Effectively Set Goals To Get The Best Results?, National Club Association (member-only content)