Club Industry Brief – Aug. 10
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: It Will Cost You $125K to Join This New Private Co-working Club, Time Out
Membership: Like It or Not, Dues Increases are the Appropriate Response to Inflationary Pressure, Club Benchmarking
Workforce: Addressing the Shift in the Workplace Psychological Contract, NCA (member-only content)
Private Club News
- Nick Sidorakis, CCM Takes The Helm Of NCA, Club Director (unlocked NCA member-only content)
- Celebrating Southern Hospitality: Looking Back at the 2022 National Club Conference, Club Director (member-only content)
Private Club News
- The Nation’s First Black-owned Golf Clubhouse Is Now a Historic Landmark, Black Enterprise
- St. Andrews, Golf’s Birthplace, Faces a Risky Future on a Warming Planet, NY Times
- ClubsHelp Foundation Raises Over $150K for Employees of Oakland Hills Country Club, The Golf Wire
- Michelin Starred Chef Leaves Restaurant for Big Canyon Country Club, Laguna Beach Independent
- Gun Club Hopes to Open 370-acre Sporting Facility in Oldham County, WDRB
- Union League of Philadelphia Opens New Dining Room with Eye on History, LinkedIn
- Denver-area Luxury Golf Community ‘The Club at Ravenna’ Opens New Clubhouse, PR Web
- Vandals Damage Country Club Golf Course in Vienna, Police Say, FFX Now
- Eaton Country Club Celebrates 100 Years, The Register-Herald
- Cimarron Country Club to Shutter its Doors Amid Lawsuits, ‘Defamation’, MyRGVNews
- Farmer City Country Club Members Not Afraid to Get Their Hands Dirty, The News-Gazette
- Game, Set, Match: Morristown Field Club Expansion Finally Gets Okayed, MorristownGreen
- Robert A. Hickman Honored for 50 Years at Chambers, Chambers
On the Green
- Is Golf Still Booming? Rounds Played in US Up Again for June But Down for the Year vs. COVID Surge, Golfweek
- Golf Inc. Announces Renovation of the Year Winners, Golf Inc.
- ‘Access is So Important’: FabGolf Opens the Game to New Youth Audiences in Newport County, The Newport Daily News
- US Naval Academy’s Plan for New Golf Course Angers Environmentalists, Washington Post
- USGA Spends Millions to Tackle Sustainability Issues, Especially Concerning Water, Golfweek
- Hero Golf Tour Supports Veterans and First Responders Nationwide, Yahoo! News
- Oak Valley Country Club to Host 2022 BMW Ladies Championship, LPGA
- Prepping for the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club, Spectrum News 1
- Manchester, Vt., Country Club Hosts New England Junior Amateur Invitational, The Golf Wire
On the Water
- Richmond County Yacht Club’s ‘Float Your Boat Day’ Makes a Big Splash at Great Kills Harbor, Silive
- Long Beach Yacht Club to Host 7th Annual Heroes Regatta, Orange County Breeze
- Lewes Yacht Club Hosts Youth Regatta for Junior Sailors, Cape Gazette
Economy
- What Are The Benefits Of Leasing vs. Buying In Today’s Economy, NCA (member-only content)
Racquets
- Is Padel Tennis the Next Pickleball?, Quartz
- Will Pickleball Take Over the Planet? We Investigate This ‘Fastest-growing Sport’; Laughter, Trash Talk Ensue, Lookout Santa Cruz
- Polo Tennis and Fitness Club Adds Pickleball, Padel in Facility Expansion, The Golf Wire
Renovations
- Membership Spikes at Westchester Hills Following Jones Renovation, Golf Course Architecture
- Riverchase Country Club Undergoes $1M Renovation, Hoover Sun
- Arizona Biltmore GC Temporarily Closing Adobe to Prep for ’23 Renovation, Golf Course Industry
- Photos: Westchester Hills Golf Club in New York Completes Renovation by Rees Jones, Golfweek
Corporate Partner News
- Troon Acquires Caddie Services Company ClubUp, Golf, Inc
- Invited, Stonebriar Country Club Present ‘Haven Gaming’, First-ever Gaming and Esports Experience for Youth, Benzinga
Legal
- When Members Misbehave, National Club Association webcast (member-only content)