Club Insider Brief – Nov. 30
Club Insider Brief (CIB) covers what we’re reading, to what other clubs are doing, governance solutions, golf/tennis/yacht trends, unlocked NCA articles and legal updates. It’s 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: Former PGA Chief Executive Sandy Jones Passes Away, PGA
Workforce: Elite Private Clubs Seen As Way To Lure Workers Back To Office, Forbes
On the Green: What it Takes to Get Kicked Out of a Private Club These Days, Golf Digest
NCA News
- Save the date for the 2023 National Club Conference at the Union League Club of Chicago | May 7-9.
Private Club News
- Greenwich Country Club Gets Approval to Consolidate 6-acre Parcel of Land, Mansion, Greenwich Time
- Vandals on ATVs Tear up Elkview Country Club Golf Course in Lackawanna County, WNEP
- Thirty-ninth Annual Feed the Community Thanksgiving Event Partners with Five Boca Raton Country Clubs to Feed Thousands, Yahoo!
- Third Annual ‘Thanksgiving 1,000’ at Del Paso Country Club Raises $8,500 to Feed Sacramento Families, Swim Swam
- Porters Neck Country Club Hosts 200 Marines, Sailors for Thanksgiving, WECT
- State Investigating Fire at Killearn Country Club, WCTV
- Fired Employee Arrested After Unwelcome Return to Country Club in The Villages, Villages-News
- Orchid Island Golf and Beach Club Names New Director of Racquet Sports, Newswires
- David Jones of Indian Springs Country Club: Turf’s Mr. Fashion, Golf Course Industry
On the Green
- Winchester Country Club to Host State Amateur Championship For 8th Time In Its History, MassGolf
- Nineteenth JAGA Scholarship Golf Classic raises $24K for College Scholarships, The Recorder
- Harvey Renovation Helps Grande Dunes Withstand Hurricane Ian, Golf Course Architecture
- These Six New (Or New-look!) Courses Have us Giddy for Their 2023 Reveals, Golf
- Twenty-five of the Best Golf Courses in the World, Travel + Leisure
NCA Vault (Unlocked Content)
On the Water
- Youngstown Yacht Club, Civic Guild Provide Thanksgiving Dinners, Niagara Frontier Publications
- Fortieth Anniversary of Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade, Patch
Legal
- Trademark Considerations Regarding Club Names, National Club Association (member-only content)
- 2023 New Employment Laws (Calif.), Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
- Expect New WOTUS Testing Rules by the End of 2022, According to Government Lawyer, Farm Journal’s Pork
- WWU: House Democratic Leadership Elections, National Club Association (member-only content)
Renovations
- Renovation to the 13th Tee Box at Augusta National Golf Club Looks to be Complete, Ready for Masters 2023, Golfweek
- Mike Young Tackles Seven More Holes at Johnson City, Golf Course Architecture
- Castlewood Members Celebrate Clubhouse Reopening, Pleasanton Weekly
- Richardson and Danner Craft a New Par-3 Layout for Utah’s Promontory, The F1rst Call
Labor
- How to Properly Staff Racquets Departments in Today’s Club Environments, National Club Association (member-only content)
- 2022 Club Benchmarking Labor Survey, National Club Association (member-only content)
Food & Beverage
- Restaurants Are Using Barbell Pricing to Counter the Weight of Inflation, Tasting Table
- ‘Give More Than You Get’: Retired Houston Country Club Chef Feeds Neighborhood for Thanksgiving, Click2Houston
- The Club at the Dunes Welcomes Gerald Sombright as Executive Chef, The F1rst Call
- Changing Tables: New Ways Club Chefs Spice Up F&B, National Club Association (member-only content)
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