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CIB: We Set Out to Find the Real Reason Pickleball Noise is So Annoying

Published on: November 5, 2025

Club Insider Brief: Nov. 5, 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

Racquets: We Set Out to Find the Real Reason Pickleball Noise is So Annoying, Washington Post
Private Club News: Country Club Waitlists and Initiation Fees Have Hit a New Normal. Here's What Lies Ahead, The Business Journals
Racquets: How Padel Became the Reigning Leisure Sport in Luxury Hospitality, The Observer
NCA: NCA Club Leaders Wrap Up, NCA Monthly

Private Club News

1st Look Inside the 16,000 SF Private Club at Cummins Station in Nashville, City Now Next
Maybach is Planning to Open a Members' Club on a 500-Foot Gigayacht, Robb Report
Is Private Golf Driving Record Rounds? National Golf Foundation
Guarding the Gates: Why Private Clubs Must Rethink Member Vetting, Club Director (NCA member-only content)
Shaker Heights Country Club Reports Acts of Vandalism to Golf Course, cleveland.com
Vandals Strike Northland Country Club—Again, Fox 21
Sawgrass Country Club Membership Approves $55 Million in Improvements, Jacksonville Daily Record
Artificial Intelligence Macro View: Real—and Smart—Results, Club Trends (NCA member-only content)

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On the Green

On the Water

DC's Capital Yacht Club Serves up Lunch for First Responders, Daily Dispatch

Renovations

Palma Ceia Wraps up Phase II Renovation with Weed, Golf Course Industry
Briarwood Country Club Begins Rolling out Additions from Renovations, Sun City West Independent
Private South Carolina Club Wraps up Renovation to One of its Two Golf Courses, MSN

Legal

Businessman Sues Golf Club for Banning Him as he was 'Selling Business for Eight Figures', MSN
WWU: Week Six of the Government Shutdown, (NCA member-only content)

From the Vault (unlocked NCA content)

How Can my Club Avoid Strategic Planning's Cultural Divide?

Food & Beverage

Suleiman Family Adds Another Country Club to its Roster of Restaurants in The Villages, Villages-News
2025 Food & Beverage Whitepaper, Club Benchmarking
Could an Overly Hands-on Executive Chef Impact Flavor Consistency?, KKW
Chef's Table at Astor Club Added to Michelin Guide, Eater

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