Club Insider Brief – July 12
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:
- Diversity and Inclusion: NBA’s Stephen Curry Returns to Birthplace of Akron on Mission to Foster Diversity in Golf, Yahoo! Sports
- Legal: Club Thieves Duped (and Eventually Arrested) Due to Ingenious Plan by Arizona Club Manager, Golf Digest
- NCA: Club Director Wins 2023 APEX Award of Excellence, LinkedIn
Private Club News
- Catastrophic Flooding is Sweeping Through Vermont and Golf Courses are Taking a Beating, Golfweek
- Medical Emergency Forces Helicopter Landing on St. Andrews Fairway, Sports Illustrated (video)
- Meet Fall River Country Club’s New Head Golf Pro, The Herald News
- Inverness Country Club Strikes Inspiring Partnership with Folds of Honor Foundation, The Sun Times News
- First Look Inside Core’s New Private Member’s Club in N.Y.C., Robb Report
- Montgomery’s Capital City Club to Close Doors After 46 Years, WSFA
- City Club Missoula Discusses Fentanyl Crisis in Montana, NBC Montana
- Private Indoor Golf Club with $5,000 Membership Fee Headed for Bridge Park in Dublin, Ohio, Newark Advocate
On the Green
- Scenes From the 2023 US Women’s Open, GCM
- Player Feedback Helps USGA Improve 2023 US Adaptive Open After Positive Debut, Golfweek
- Senators to Demand Answers From PGA Tour, with Further Hearings Likely, Washington Post
- 3rd Annual Courageous Steps Project Golf Scramble Tees off at Penobscot Valley Country Club, WABI
- CaddyHack VII Golf Festival to be Held at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, Del Mar Times
NCA Vault (Unlocked Content)
On the Water
- Indian Harbor Yacht Club Junior Sailing Marks Centennial, Greenwich Sentinel
- Hobcaw Yacht Club Celebrates 61st Annual Regatta, The Post and Courier
Renovations
- Hudson National Golf Club Undergoing Large-Scale Renovation, Golficity
- University Club Set for $3M Renovation of Historic Peninsular Club Building, Crain’s Grand Rapids Business
- Southern Trace Country Club Completes Phase One of Multiphase Clubhouse Renovation, The F1rst Call
- Alabama Club’s $5.7M Transformation Readies for Fall Debut, C+R Business
Legal
- Supreme Court Decision a Big Deal for Golf Course Management, GCM
- OSHA Continues Development of Heat Standard, JD Supra
- Heat Illness Prevention, OSHA
- Workers in Maine Will Get Paid Family and Medical Leave Starting in 2026, New Haven Register
- WWU: PGA-LIV Merger Subject of Senate Hearing, National Club Association
Food & Beverage
- Our Food Tastes are Turning Salty … and Weird, Axios
- Maui Country Club Welcomes New Executive Chef Doug DeMarco, Maui Now
- Hoffmann to Create Private Dining Club at Bleu Provence, WINK
Workforce
- The Fired Caddie: Perhaps My Worst Decision Ever!, KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE
Corporate Partner News
NCA Welcomes New Members in June
- El Dorado Country Club, Indian Wells, Calif.
- BraeBurn Country Club, Houston
- Lehigh Country Club, Allentown, Pa.
- Banko Design, Marietta, Ga.