Club Insider Brief – Oct. 11
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: What The Rise Of Private Clubs Predicts For The Future Of The Office, Forbes
Legal: Here’s How California’s FAST Recovery Act Could Affect the Entire Restaurant Industry, National Restaurant News
Labor: The Benefits of a Culinary Career in the Private Golf and Country Club Industry, Total Food Service
Racquets: NBA Stars LeBron James, Kevin Love and Draymond Green Agree to Buy Pickleball Team, CNN
Renovations: Hidden Treasures Revealed During Olympia Fields Country Club Renovation, Fox32 Chicago
NCA News
- National Club Association Names Phil Mike Communications Director
- Deadline October 30: Take Your Best Shot: NCA Launches First Photo Contest
- Save the date for the 2023 National Club Conference at the Union League Club of Chicago | May 7-9.
Private Club News
- New Private Club 100 Stories Above ‘Billionaire’s Row’ Opens Doors, Page Six
- Pickleball Embraces Golf’s Country Club Model With New $180M Florida Venture, Forbes
- ‘It’s Just Devastating’: Stanhope Golf and Country Club Clubhouse Gutted by Fire, Saltwire
- East Texas Country Club Manager Killed in Crash, CBS 19
- Brookfield Country Club Equipment, Furniture Headed to the Auction Block, WGRZ
- Assistant Golf Pro at Wayne’s North Jersey Country Club Wins NJPGA Patriot Award, Tap Into Wayne
On the Green
- Bonita National Golf and Country Club Welcomes New Head Golf Professional, The F1rst Call
- Golisano Autism Center Partners with Oak Hill Country Club for Golfing Event, Rochester First
- Five Greens at Country Club of Virginia’s James River Course Vandalized, Not Expected to Affect Dominion Energy Charity Classic, Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Memories Made at Medinah, Drive, Chip & Putt
- Baltimore Country Club Awarded 2 USGA Amateur Championships, WBAL 11
- Why Sanderson Farms Championship Might Have Best Greens on PGA Tour, Clarion Ledger
- Mizuho Americas Open Brings the LPGA to Liberty National Golf Club in 2023, LPGA
- As Golf Season Ends… It’s Just Beginning at Pipestone Indoor Country Club, Moody on the Market
On the Water
- Lewes Yacht Club Celebrates 90 Years, Cape Gazette
NEW Legal
- Ohio Minimum Wage to Rise to $10.10 an Hour for Non-tipped Workers in January, Cleveland
- Washington State’s Minimum Wage Increasing in 2023, KATU
- Massachusetts Minimum Wage Set to Reach $15 Per Hour in 2023, Mass Live
- California Extends COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Through 2022, Littler
Renovations
- Mount Kisco Country Club Kicks Off a Major Renovation, Westchester Magazine
- Ross Restoration Begins at Wampanoag, Golf Course Architecture
- Makeover Proposed For Manchester Country Club 18th Tee, Patch
From the Vault
- Project SEARCH: Training Developmentally Disabled Young Adults for the Club Workforce, National Club Association
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Annual HBCU Golf Tournament Held to Support HBCU Students and Victims of Intimate Partner Violence, HBCU Golf Tournament
Food & Beverage
- Club Restaurant Opens to All, The Sentinel
NEW COVID-19 Updates
- Combination Flu and COVID-19 Tests Are in the Works for Virus Season, The Verge
- CDC Suspends Country-specific COVID-19 Travel Advisories, CNN
- Long COVID: What Science Has Learned About the Loss of Smell and Taste, CNN
- Big COVID-19 Waves May be Coming, New Omicron Strains Suggest, Science
Corporate Partner News