Club Industry Brief – March 16
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:
Private Club News: Why So Many Country Clubs are Undertaking Massive Capital-improvement Projects, Golf Digest
Excellence in Club Management® Awards: Nominate a Club Professional by March 31
Community: Tributes Pour In as Club Industry Mourns News of Jay DiPietro’s Passing, C+RB
Private Club News
- Stories, Memories and Good Times: What Metro Detroit Community is Saying About Oakland Hills Country Club, Click on Detroit
- Sailfish Sands Golf Club Is Dressed to the Nines, C+RB
- Country Club of North Carolina Spurs Funding for Ukrainian Junior Golfer, The Pilot
- Chicago-area Businessman Buys Evergreen Country Club in Elkhorn, Wisconsin Golf
- Friends Turn Out to Wish Galveston Country Club’s Knute Lund Well on his Retirement, Galveston County Daily News
- Even as Golf Grows, The Lakes Country Club Focuses on Lifestyle for Members with New Amenities, Desert Sun
- Heritage Shores Golf Club Welcomes New General Manager, The Golf Wire
- Hollywood Golf Club Saves Monmouth Regional Golf Season After Suneagles Ouster, App
- The Aster to Open as New Private Club in Los Angeles, C+RB
- Appeals Court’s Ruling Means Back Taxes May Be Owed for Tiger Point GC, C+RB
- Grandville Athletic Club Members Fight to Save Building From Demolition, Fox17 Online
Renovations
- Radley Run CC Breaks Ground for New Clubhouse, C+RB
- Peosta Country Club Enjoys Renovated Amenities, Telegraph Herald
- Proposed Expansion of Fiddler’s Elbow CC Would Include Guest Housing, C+RB
- Vineyards CC Plans 36-Hole Course Renovation, C+RB
Trends
- Trends Affecting The Restaurant Industry In 2022, Forbes
- Club Trends: The Multigenerational Club webcast aired March 10. Watch it here.
Food & Beverage
- Minneapolis Club Recruits Chef Jamie Malone, Will Open Restaurant to Public, Biz Journals
- Iron’s Edge, Sister Restaurant to The Hideaway, Opening at Ballston Spa Country Club, Saratoga Living
- Summit Chase Country Club Opens Farm-to-table Restaurant, Event Venue, AJC
- South Beach Office Project Touts Private Club with Tequila Cigar Lounge Among its Amenities, Biz Journals
- How Plant-based Menus are Changing the Perception of Fast Food, Nation’s Restaurant News
On the Green
- NGF Responds to California’s Public Golf Endangerment Act, NGF
- National Alliance for Accessible Golf Appoints Dave Barton Its Executive Director, Access Golf
- Women’s Golf Day Launches Global Online Auction in Support of Ukraine, The Golf Wire
- Not All Course Closures are Forever, Golf Course Industry
Cast Your Vote in the Latest NCA Poll
Club leaders share how they combat rising costs as inflation reaches the highest number in decades. This Thursday’s webcast will provide club leaders with insight from U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Economist Curtis Dubay and NCA’s vice president of government relations Joe Trauger on inflation, the economy and what to expect going forward. Inflation, Our Economy & What’s Next webcast, March 17 | 2 pm ET Register here.
Workforce
- The Role of a Manager Has to Change in Five Key Ways, HBR
- The Employee-employer Disconnect That’s Fueling the Great Resignation, Fast Company
- Majority of Workers Who Quit a Job in 2021 Cite Low Pay, No Opportunities for Advancement, Feeling Disrespected, Pew Research
- Demographic Trends for the 50-and-Older Work Force, Advisor Perspectives
- Clubs and Unions: The 2022 Landscape, National Club Association (member-only content)
Racquets
- Move Over, Tennis: How Pickleball Became the Preferred Sport of The One Percent, Town and Country Mag
Inflation
- How is Inflation Affecting the Dues Dollar?, National Club Association (member-only content)
- Beating the Market Through GPOs: Opportunities to Cut Costs and Beat Inflation, National Club Association (member-only content)
NCA News
- Rooms at the Charleston Place are filing up fast. We encourage Conference registrants to book now to ensure you have lodging at the beautiful Conference site. Register for the 2022 National Club Conference and book your lodging here.
NCA Webcasts
- Register for Inflation, Our Economy & What’s Ahead webcast on March 17 | 2 p.m. ET. Register Here. (free to NCA members, $99 for nonmembers)