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CIB: Private Clubs Keep Popping Up—and Savvy Founders are Using Them to Launch Their Companies

Published on: October 22, 2025

Club Insider Brief: Oct. 22, 2025

Club Insider Brief (CIB) covers what we’re reading, what private clubs are doing, governance solutions, golf/racquet/yacht trends, F&B, 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: Private Clubs Keep Popping Up—and Savvy Founders are Using Them to Launch Their Companies, Inc.
Private Club News: The Most Unique Country Club Upgrades Temping Grandparents, Parents and Kids Alike, Kiplinger
Food & Beverage: Inside the Club Kitchen, Club Director (NCA member-only content)

Private Club News

Country Club Wealth is Rising. These Atlanta Nonprofit Clubs are Setting the Pace, Atlanta Business Journal
Jonesboro Simplifies Private Club Permit Process Following Arkansas Law Change, K8 News
COTA to Build Private Members Club, Name Turn 20 after Mario Andretti, PRI
New Private Club to Open in Elizabethton; Will Feature Fine Dining, Travel, Social Events, Elizabethton Star
Shelter Island Country Club Wraps 124th Season, Shelter Island Reporter
This Exclusive Hollywood Private Club and Workspace Shut Down. What Went Wrong?, MSN
Collier Commissioners Unanimously Approve New Private Beach Club in North Naples, Naples Daily News
Introducing 'Branch:' The NYC Private Members' Club Bringing Sophisticated Calm to Midtown Manhattan, MSN
Northland Country Club Asks for Public's Help after Vandals Strike Twice, Fox 21
Dept. of Treasury & IRS Proposed Rule on "No Tax on Tips", National Club Association

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On the Green

On the Water

2025 Albacore Internationals at Hampton Yacht Club, Sail-World
Kelowna Yacht Club Showcasing History with 80th Anniversary Exhibit, Lake Country Calendar
Bayview Yacht Club Sails into its Second Century, Detroit Free Press

Renovations

Brian Schneider Develops New Routing for San Diego CC, Golf Course Architecture

Communications

Leveraging AI for Smarter Member Communication, KKW in Club Trends

Governance

When Club Director Elections go Wrong, Club Director (NCA member-only content)

Legal

Parents of 11-year-old Girl who Nearly Lost a Leg File $10 Million Suit against Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Parent Herald
WWU: Situational Awareness, NCA member-only content
2025 Ballot Measures, Ballotpedia

From the Vault (unlocked NCA content)

What are Ways to Improve our Member Retention?

Food & Beverage

A Swing Worth Taking, the Bellhouse at the Idaho Falls Country Club Offers Unique and Classic Dishes, East Idaho News
Restaurants are Pitching Water as a Fine-Dining Experience, Wall Street Journal

NCA Welcomes New Members in September

Naples Lake Country Club, Naples, Fla.
Emerald Dunes Club, West Palm Beach, Fla.
The Piedmont Club, Spartanburg, S.C.
Pinnacle Peak Country Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club, Menlo Park, Calif.
The Valley Hunt Club, Pasadena, Calif.
Dallas Petroleum Club, Dallas, Texas
Desert Mountain Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Cuisine U, Boca Raton, Fla.

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