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CIB: Private Members' Clubs 2.0—Evolution Continues

Published on: September 24, 2025

Club Insider Brief: Sept. 24, 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 Members' Clubs 2.0—Evolution Continues, Hotel Executive
Racquets: Move Over Pickleball: Padel Fans Explain Why They're 'Hooked' on This Racket Sport, NBC News
On the Green: Fairways Without Borders: The Rise of Affiliate Golf Clubs, MyGolfSpy
NCA: Golf Legend Jack Nicklaus to Speak to Inaugural NCA Club Leaders Conference

Private Club News

'This Is My Home:' Owner of Sky Meadow Country Club Thanks Patrons, Employees, Officers after Shooting, WMUR
Dallas Social Club Wins Fight to Keep Poker Offering, Gambling News
Lexington Private Club, Neighborhood Spar over On-Street Parking, Lexington Herald Leader
Balboa Bay Resort & Club Welcomes Tyler Hathaway as Club General Manager, World Advertising Report
Council OKs Water Agreement with Country Club, The Messenger
Optimism is Growing at the Çlub at Ibis, Club Director (NCA member-only content)
A Private Bourbon Club is Coming to Lexington, with Releases Ripped from Headlines, Lexington Herald Leader
The New Currency of Luxury: Why Time, Not Money, Defines Zoe Private Hampton Club, Wander
Biba Social Private Club in West Palm Beach Set for Winter Opening, The Palm Beach Post
Entrepreneur Hopes to Open Bristol's Largest Private Members Club, B24/7
People Power: A Closer Look at Club Payrolls, Club Director (NCA member-only content)

Upcoming NCA Webcasts (included in your NCA membership)

September 25, 2PM ET: Defining Your Club's Brand: Building a Strategy for the Future.
September 30, 3PM ET: Club Trends: "Getting AI in Tune with What Clubs Need". Open to the entire club community at no cost.

On the Green

Five Magnificent Courses That You May Not Have Known have Hosted the Ryder Cup, Golf Monthly

On the Water

Tuscaloosa's NorthRiver Yacht Club Returns to Local Ownership under Investment Group, YellowHammer

Racquets

Renovations

Deerwood Country Club Plans Golf Course Renovation, JAX TDY
FireRock Country Club Unveils Clubhouse Renovation, Cision

Governance

Club Board Perspectives, GGA Partners

Legal

WWU: Situational Awareness, (NCA member-only content)
Quidnessett is Done Negotiating with State Coastal Regulators. Now it's Taking Them to Court, Rhode Island PBS
Legal Poker? Dallas Club Finds a way to Operate with Card Games, KDFW

From the Vault (unlocked NCA content)

Navigating Club Transitions

Food & Beverage

Fresno is About to Get a New Members-Only Club. We Went Inside the Experience. The Fresno Bee
How Much Should we be Paid to Cook?, KKW
Legacy Meets Innovation: Stanwich Club Partners with HAFSCO on Landmark Kitchen Renovation, Total Food Service

NCA Welcomes New Members in August

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

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