Club Insider Brief – April 2 Club Insider Brief (CIB) covers what we’re reading, to what other clubs are doing, governance solutions, golf/tennis/yacht trends, 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 Clubs: Inside the New Private Mountain Clubs Where Billionaires Ski, GQ Sports
• Governance: NCA, CMAA Publish Second Edition of “Private Club Governance: A Handbook of Principles and Best Practices,” NCA
• On the Green: This Ultra-Exclusive New Golf Club Membership Promises to Put You on the World’s Best Courses, Robb Report
• NCA Webcast: Getting Club Culture Right, NCA (May 22 at 2pm ET)

Private Club News

• Porsche Tuner Singer Buys Willow Springs Track to Create Private Club, Top Speed
• “A Rare Tapestry:” 21 Golf Club Underway in Jackson, Will Join Area’s Growing List of Private Clubs, Aiken Standard
• New Summerlin Golf Course Owners Share Vision for $300M Private Club, Las Vegas Review-Journal
• These Luxury Private Members’ Clubs Have Their Own Race Tracks, MSN
• Birchwood Farms Golf & Country Club Awarded West Michigan’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in 2025, EIN Presswire
• New Images Show High-End Amenities Planned for Kalamazoo Country Club, MLive
• Houndslake Country Club Celebrates 50 Years of Golf, Treasured Memories, Aiken Standard
• Greenville’s First Private Club in Over Three Decades Will Be 18-Hole Course on 290 Acres, Greenville Online
• Pickleball Noise Continues to Divide Greenbriar CC and Neighbors, Webster-Kirkwood Times
• Kiokee Creek Country Club? Columbia County Commissioners to Hear Development Request, The Augusta Chronicle
• Club Matters: The Country Club Celebrates 70th Season, Citizen Tribune

On the Green

• What Goes Into Maintaining Oakmont Country Club’s Pristine Conditions? Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• USGA Championships at Country Club of Charleston Becoming a Pattern, The State
• Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will Feature Mixed-gender Golf Event, as New Venues Confirmed for Games, AOL
• Masters of Loyalty: Strategies Beyond Points and Perks, National Golf Foundation

On the Water

• East Lothian Yacht Club Members Host Awards Night, East Lothian Courier
• Baltimore County Senators Save Historic Black Yacht Club, WMAR
• South Shore Yacht Club Junior Program Builds Community and Sailing Skills, U.S. Sailing

Renovations

• Architect Beau Welling Completes Course Renovation at South Florida Private Club, Golfweek
• Talking Stick Golf Club Completes Major Renovation Project, City Sun Times
• New Vibe, More Diversity: Inside the University Club’s Makeover to Attract Younger Members, The San Diego Union-Tribune

From the Vault (NCA Unlocked Content)

Legal

• North Dakota Man Charged with Threatening to Set Augusta National Golf Club Employee on Fire, Fox 5 Atlanta
• Hunting Clubs Ask Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Ban Warrantless Searches by Game Officials, The Express
• WWU: Trump Floats Measures to Allow Temporary Workers Back to U.S. Legally, NCA member-only content
• Trump DOL Prepares to Roll Back Biden Administration Independent Contractor Rule, NCA

From the Vault

• Showcasing Staff Skills, Club Director

Governance

• Are Committees Still Necessary?, KKW

Food & Beverage

• Don Mario’s Taking Over Windridge Country Club Restaurant and Bar Space,  Owensboro Times
• Best Friends Team Up for New Country Club Restaurant on South Shore, The Patriot Ledger
• The Future of Pastry: Adapting to a Changing Sweet Tooth, KKW

NCA Welcomes New Members in March

• Grosse Pointe Yacht Club
• NCR Country Club
• Lochmoor Club
• Boca Woods Country Club
• Brintons USA