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CIB: Kith Ivy: Where Wellness, Community, Padel, and Erewhon Converge

Published on: September 10, 2025

Club Insider Brief: Sept. 10, 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: Kith Ivy: Where Wellness, Community, Padel, and Erewhon Converge, Hypebeast
On the Green: Little Logos, Big Profits: People Can't Get Enough of Golf Course Merch, Business Insider
NCA: See NCA's New Home, NCA Monthly (open access)

Private Club News

Fernvale Residents Push Back Against Private Club Development, Fox 17
Altadena Town and Country Club Reopens Eight Months after Eaton Fire, ABC 7
How to Run an Effective Board Meeting at Your Club, Club Director (NCA member-only content)
Visalia Country Club Suffers $17K Theft, Vandalism Spree, Your Central Valley
Boca West Country Club Dedicates its 15th Habitat for Humanity Home, citybiz
Inside Moss, a New Private Members' Club Opening in N.Y.C. this Fall, Robb Report
Residents Protest $1 Sale of Westwood Country Club Property to Erie County, WIVB
Responding to Disaster, Club Director (NCA member-only content)
Knollwood Country Club Marks its Centennial as a Cherished Jewish Institution, The Detroit Jewish News
First Look Inside the Bank at Amador, a FiDi Club Doubling Down on Old-school Opulence, The San Francisco Standard

Upcoming NCA Webcasts (included in your NCA membership)

September 11, 2PM ET: Thriving through Leadership: Today's Boards, Tomorrow's Clubs. Open to the entire club community at no cost.
September 25, 2PM ET: Defining Your Club's Brand: Building a Strategy for the Future

On the Green

What's Different About the PGA Tour's 2025 FedEx Fall Schedule and why no Masters Invites, Golfweek
Staying (at) the Course, National Golf Foundation
About the Course: Oakmont Country Club, US Open
Joie Chitwood Highlights Regional Impact of 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club, Daily Herald

On the Water

Pleasant Yacht Club Celebrates 50-Year Tradition After Nearly Closing, WMAR
Game Time for NYYC Invitational Cup, Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Racquets

Miami has a Padel Obsession, DNYUZ

Renovations

Pottawattomie Country Club Selects Raymond Hearn for Master Plan, Golf Course Industry
A $7.8 Million Plan for The Excelsior Club, Qcity Metro

Legal

6 Labor and Employment Issues that are in Flux, According to Law Firm Littler, HR Dive
DOL Publishes List of Regulatory Priorities, Washington Weekly Update (NCA member-only content)
No Tax On Tips Occupation List, Washington Weekly Update (NCA member-only content)

From the Vault (unlocked NCA content)

A Fact-Based Look at Club Labor

Food & Beverage

Glen Oak Country Club Welcomes Jonathan Satinover as New Director of Food & Beverage, Boardroom
Our Favorite Restaurants of the Year; Plus Takes and Trends from 2025, New York Times
Inside a Master's Mind: Chasing Mastery Since 1985, The Green Lady

NCA Welcomes New Members in August

Shoal Creek Club, Shoal Creek, Ala.
Marco Island Yacht Club, Marco Island, Fla.

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