Club Insider Brief – Sept. 11
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: Forget the Velvet Rope. Private Member’s Clubs Are Booming—and They Want You Inside, Robb Report
- Racquets: Five Key Differences Between Padel and Pickleball Everyone Should Know, Total Prestige Magazine
- Golf: The Greatest New Golf Courses of the 2020s So Far, GolfPass
Private Club News
- Crews Respond to Fire at Westmoreland County Country Club, WPXI
- Jeff Dekruif, CCM, CHAE, PGA, Appointed General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of The Ford Field & River Club, The BoardRoom
- Pinecrest Country Club Hosts Keep Longview Beautiful Golf Tournament Fundraiser, Longview News-Journal
- First New Private Golf Course in Greenville, S.C., in 30 Years has Nationally Known Designers Behind it, The State
- Fairfield Golf & Country Club Sees Major Improvements Thanks to Foundation, Southeast Iowa Union
- Rich History of International Competition at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, LPGA
- New Owners for DeSoto Country Club, Times-Journal
On the Green
- 2024 Solheim Cup: A Hole by Hole Guide to Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Golfpass
- The Most Difficult Golf Courses on the PGA Tour for the 2024 Season, Golfweek
- Are Public Courses Becoming Semi-private Country Clubs?, Golf Inc.
- At the US Hickory Open, Niblicks and Plus-Fours and the ‘Lost Art’ of Course Management Rule the Game, Wisconsin Golf
On the Water
- Adventures on an Eight-Day Yacht Club Flotilla, Blend Radio and TV
- 2024 Star World Championship at San Diego Yacht Club – Day 3, Sail-World
Renovations
- A Closer Look at Legendary East Lake Golf Club’s $30M Renovation, Atlanta Magazine
From the Vault (NCA Unlocked Content)
Legal
- An Arizona Couple Spent Thousands on an Exclusive Disney Club Membership and Sued When They Were Banned. They Lost the Lawsuit, KIIITV
- Montco Country Club Ordered by Jury to Pay $9.1M to Son of Golf Professional Who Was Killed by Fallen Tree, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- WWU: House Water Resources Panel Examines Post-Sackett WOTUS Implementation, NCA (member-only content)
Food & Beverage
- Now Open: Refined, Affordable Comfort Food at West Columbia Golf Club’s Public Restaurant, Free Times
- After Decades of Dry Martinis, It’s Great to go Wet, New York Times
- Toast Restaurant Trends Report: The Cost of Going Out to Lunch, Toast
- Thread of Tradition: Uniforms of the Culinary World, KK&W
Corporate Partner News
NCA Welcomes New Members in August
- Lakeside Country Club, Houston, Texas.
- Fort Lauderdale Country Club, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Xhibtz, Boynton Beach, Fla.