Club Industry Brief – Dec. 15
Presented by the National Club Association, Club Industry Brief offers the private club industry’s best news digest of must-read stories, videos and podcasts presented biweekly.
What We’re Reading Now:
NCA News: National Club Association Files Motion in Florida Court
Private Club News: Q&A: How a Power-broking Female GM Plans to Bring the US Open Back to Oakland Hills, Golf
Private Club News: Valley Oaks Golf Course Becomes First Calif. Golf Course Designated a Certified Autism Center, Valley Voice
Leadership: The Importance of Altruistic Leadership, C+RC
Excellence in Club Management Award Nominations Due by Jan. 10: Nomination Form
NCA News: NCA Releases New Comprehensive Practices for Club Cybersecurity
Private Club News
- Attorney: Decade-long Wait for Ownership Refunds Not ‘Anomaly’, Current
- GCBAA Bestows 2022 Don A. Rossi Award to Industry Leader Steve Mona, Club Benchmarking
- 100 years, Countless Memories for the Balboa Yacht Club, Daily Pilot
- North Carolina Murder-suicide at Private Tennis Club Leaves Couple Dead, Fox News NCA offers members resources like Security Challenges for Private Clubs, Club Trends Winter 2017, National Club Association (member-only content)
- University Club of Virginia Tech Has Soft Opening, C+RB
On the Green
- An Inside Look at the Best New and Best Renovated Courses of 2021, Golf Digest
- Santa Is On the First Tee, NGF
- How to Keep Your Crew Safe From Stray Golf Balls, GCM
- USGA Unveils National Championship for Adaptive Golf Community, The Golf Wire
- More People Should Know How the Greensboro Six Helped Change Golf Forever, Morning Read
- Arizona Club Denies Contributing to Increased Nitrate Levels in Community Water, C+RB
- The Membership at Michael Jordan’s Private Club, The Grove XXIII, Looks to be a Who’s Who of Golf Insiders, Golf Digest
- Forever 18?, By Design Winter 2021
Operations
- Hospitality Fraud & Harassment Allegations, Cayuga Hospitality
NCA Webcasts
- Register for Budgeting for Golf Course Renovations in a Time of Inflation, Supply Chain Issues and More. Dec. 16 | 2 p.m. Register Here. (free to NCA members, $99 for nonmembers)
- Register for IT Governance: It All Starts with the Club’s IT Cybersecurity Committee. Jan. 13 | 2 p.m. Register Here. (free to NCA members, $99 for nonmembers)
- Register for Protecting Your Members’ Data. Jan. 20 | 2 p.m. Register Here. (free to NCA members, $99 for nonmembers)
- Register for Club Cybersecurity Best Practices–Techniques to Help Maintain a Club’s Security Health. Jan. 27 | 2 p.m. Register Here. (free to NCA members, $99 for nonmembers)
Conservation
- Climate Change Crisis: Golf Courses on Borrowed Time as Earth’s Weather Patterns Become Wilder, CNN
- Sustainable Landscapes, By Design Winter 2021
Trends
- Amazon’s Hold on Millennials Is Steadfast, But Competitors Can Break Its Clutches, Unity Marketing
- Adventuresome Capital, Hotels Mag
- What Could Possibly go Wrong? These are the Biggest Economic Risks for 2022, Mint
- Inflation Persists, National Club Association (member-only content)
Technology
- US Faces Urgent Anti-hacker Crisis, Axios
- Club Data: Technology Spending, National Club Association (member-only content)
Food & Beverage
- What the Future: Eating, Ipsos
- How to Have a Productive Offseason, C+RC
- What We’ll Be Eating in 2022, Axios
Save-the-Date
- The 2022 National Club Conference will be in Charleston, S.C., May 15-17
Membership
- How to Attract Millennials to Become Private Club Members, Gecko Hospitality
- The Secret to Exceptional Locker Room Service, National Club Association (member-only content)
Health & Wellness
- Immune Health Is a Top Wellness Trend for 2022, Per Survey, Club Industry
- Bonita Bay Club Introduces ‘Biotech Bar’ to Members, C+RB
Facilities
- Bars Rebound with More Intimate Spaces, Emphasis on Experience, Restaurant Hospitality
- What’s Behind all the the Capital Improvements Taking Place at Clubs, National Club Association (member-only content)
Human Resources
- A Nation of Job Hunters, Ipsos
- The Labor Shortage Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon–Unless Companies Make These Changes, Inc.
- 26 Clubs, Facilities and Associations from Across New Jersey to be On-site, The Golf Wire
- Companies Plan Big Raises for Workers in 2022, WSJ
- Why Wages are Growing Rapidly Now—And Will Continue to in the Future, The Conference Board
- A New Solution, Golf Course Industry
- Newport Beach CC Creates a New Training Standard, C+RB
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- VIDA Fitness: Corporate DEI That You Can Touch and Feel, Club Industry
- The Evolution of the American Identity, Ipsos
- How to Put Your Good DEI Intentions Into Action, Associations Now
Podcasts & Videos