Club Insider Brief – April 26
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: Leave the Golf Bag, Bring Your Helmet to These Country Club Racetracks, Newsweek
Legal: WOTUS Blocked in 24 States, National Club Association (member-only content)
Private Club News: Pendry Hotels & Resorts Just Reinvented The Private Club. And It’s Spectacular, Forbes
Private Club News
- Mesa Country Club Hires McLaughlin as General Manager, Daily Independent
- Fire Damages New Smyrna Golf Course Clubhouse, The Daytona Beach News-Journal
- Large Security Detail Planned for PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club, Spectrum News
- The Club at Sonterra and Silverhorn GC May Have New Owners By End of Year, C+RB
- Two Men Injured After Golf Cart Reverses Off Cliff at Ewa Beach Golf Course, Hawaii News Now
- Dinner at the Derby Returns to the Seven Oaks Country Club, KGET
- Oak Forest Country Club in Longview Get New Name, Owners, CBS19
- Exclusive LACC Welcomes Public to US Open, California GOLF & Travel
- Down the Fairway: McLean Returns Home as GM of Mohawk Golf Club, The Daily Gazette
- Long Dormant Stagecoach Ski Area has Plans to Reawaken as Private Club South of Steamboat Resort, The Yampa Valley Bugle
- River Island Country Club in the Rough After Recent Storms, The Sun Gazette
On the Green
- Twelve Insanely Private Golf Courses You Will Never Get to Play, Golfpass
- US Open Local Qualifier Heads to Parkersburg Country Club, The Marietta Times
- Invited Gateway Club Provides First Tee Kids with Greater Access to Golf, PGA TOUR
- Third Junior Golf Tourney Held at Texarkana Country Club, Texarkana Gazette
NCA Vault (Unlocked Content)
On the Water
- The Chicago Yacht Club Has a New Commodore, a Woman — the First in the Club’s 148-year History, Chicago Sun Times (Editor’s note: Gaston is speaking at the National Club Conference.)
Renovations
- Sugar Mill Country Club is Undergoing a Major ‘Top to Tail’ Renovation, Golfweek
- Rancho La Quinta Latest Desert Golf Club to Join Trend of Renovated Clubhouses, Desert Sun
- Arizona Biltmore Golf Club Begins Adobe Course Renovation, The F1rst Call
- Welling Transforms Evansville with New Holes and Rebuilt Greens, Golf Course Architecture
- Prestigious Old Town Club in North Carolina Shuts Down for Renovations, Yahoo! News
Legal
- Country Club, Developer Sue Town and Oheka Over Condo Project, Long Island Business News
- WWU: Private Clubs Receiving DOJ Investigation Letters, National Club Association (member-only content)
Governance
- What is the Best Way to Handle Feedback?, National Club Association (member-only content)
Food & Beverage
- Pups on Patios: 8 Tips to Safely Cater to Canine Companions, National Restaurant Association
- The Country Club Announces New Seasonal Menu, FSR
- State of Business Dining Report, Dinova, Technomic
Corporate Partner News
NCA Welcomes New Members in March
- San Francisco Golf Club
- Radnor Valley Country Club
- Dana Point Yacht Club
- California Tennis Club
- Bel-Air Bay Club
- Birmingham Country Club
New Associate Members