Club Insider Brief – July 17
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: Are We At Crisis Point With Golf Club Vandalism?, Golf Monthly
- Staffing: Country Club Pool Director Shares Challenges of and Tips for Employing Teens with Helicopter Parents, Business Insider
- NCA: Meet NCA Chair Luke O’Boyle, Club Director (NCA members, sign in with your email address)
Private Club News
- A Country Club with Underground Bunkers but no Tennis Courts or Pool? Welcome to Fortitude Ranch, Independent
- How Oakland Hills Country Club Became one of Golf’s Most Iconic Venues, Detroit Free Press
- UNCA Seeks to Raise $4 Million for Tennis Facility as I-26 Project Wipes Out Racquet Club, Citizen Times
- Beverly Hills’ Newest Members-Only Club Will Have a Restaurant and Garden Bar, a Private Entrance and a Car Concierge, The Hollywood Reporter
- Nation’s First Black-owned Country Club in New Jersey Receives National Preservation Grant, My Central Jersey
- Brian Joseph Jason, Barrington Hills Country Club General Manager, Passes Away, Davenport Family
- Trout National – The Reserve Announces David Altemus as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, The F1rst Call
- Two SoCal Golf Clubs Trade for $122M to Undisclosed Buyer, Commercial Observer
- Hero Country Club Lifeguard Recovering from Spinal Injuries after Rescuing 7-year-old Boy, ABC 11
- Hunki Yun Named Executive Director of American Society of Golf Course Architects, ASGCA
On the Green
- SC Amateur Golf Returning to Country Club of Charleston, Post and Courier
- ISCO Championship heads to Hurstbourne Country Club, PGA TOUR
- Golf Must Address The Shortage Of Women Playing The Game, Golfshake
On the Water
- East Troy Yacht Club Helps Olympian Get Her Start, WTMJ
- Big Plans Ahead for Chicago Yacht Club, WGN
- Intercity Yacht Club Carries a Rich Legacy for Black Boaters, Cleveland Magazine
Renovations
- Elevating the Experience at Hunters Run, Golf Course Architecture
- Pickleball Courts are Latest in $1.5 Million Worth of Renovations at St. Cloud Country Club, SC Times
- Landscapes Unlimited Nears Completion of Major Renovation of Golf Courses at North Ranch Country Club, The Golf Wire
From the Vault (NCA Unlocked Content)
- The Brave New World of Online Voting, Club Governance
Membership
- Clubs Shift to Attract Members, Club + Resort Business
Governance
- 2024 Club Governance Report: Nominations & Succession Planning, NCA (member-only content)
Legal
- Westport Man Charged With Assault For Knocking Over Country Club Employee, Laughing, Westport-Weston
- WWU: House Workforce Subcommittee Calls for Tree Cutter Protections, Questions Proposed Heat Standard, NCA (member-only content)
- WWU: NLRB Dismissed Appeal of Joint Employer Rule, NCA (member-only content)
Food & Beverage
- Festival of OC Chefs at Newport Beach Country Club Raises $1M for KidWorks, Newport Beach Independent
- NCA Webcast: State of the Restaurant Industry, Aug. 8. Free to the entire club community.
- How Labor Day at The Tuxedo Club Elevates Staff and Their Cultural Identities Through Cuisine, Club Director (NCA members, sign in with your email address)
NCA Welcomes New Members in June
- Diablo Country Club, Diablo, Calif.
- The Villages Golf & Country Club, San Jose, Calif.
- Stone Eagle Golf Club, Palm Desert, Calif.