Club & Resort Business

Mission Hills CCC Tennis Facility Receives Prestigious Featured Facility Award

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:11:16 EDT

ClubCorp's Mission Hills Country Club, in Rancho Mirage, Calif., was awarded the inaugural Featured Facility Award by the United States Tennis Association (USTA). This prestigious award was presented to the one facility in the United States that exemplifies the highest level of excellence in facility design, court construction, court amenities, and other related components such as the club's strong involvement with the growth of tennis and with programs supporting the USTA.In addition to winning the Featured Facility Award, Missi [+]

Senior Players Championship Leaving Baltimore CC for 2010

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:11:49 EDT

The Constellation Energy Seniors Players Championship will move next year from Baltimore Country Club in Timonium, Md. to the newly renovated TPC Potomac (Md.), the PGA Tour announced earlier this month.The Champions Tour event is expected to return to Timonium's Five Farms in 2011 for what will now be the final year of a four-year contract, reports The Balitmore Sun. "We want to thank the membership and leadership of Baltimore Country Club for graciously agreeing to delay the one year remaining in our contract to 201 [+]

Club Car Introduces Low-Speed Passenger Vehicle

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:11:17 EDT

Club Car announced its first street-legal low-speed passenger vehicle is now available, giving consumers time to take advantage of federal tax credits that amount to nearly 50 percent of the suggested retail price for the new Villager 2+2.The zero-emission LSV from Augusta, Ga.-based Club Car carries up to four passengers. And customers have until the end of the year to take advantage of a federal tax credit based on the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008. The credit is equal to the sum of the base credit of $2,500 plus [+]

Efforts to Slow Down Methyl Bromide Cancellation Successful

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:11:53 EDT

In October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanded an immediate cancellation of methyl bromide (MeBr) use on golf courses and rejected a registrant proposal for a cancellation timetable to allow sufficient time for golf facilities to adjust operations or implement alternatives.MeBr is an important soil fumigant for the establishment of newly constructed golf courses, but even more for course renovations to change from an existing turfgrass to an improved turfgrass species or cultivar.Members of The Go [+]

Shadow Ridge Golf Club To Host 2009 Family Golf Festival

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:11:43 EDT

Shadow Ridge Golf Club, Palm Desert, Calif., announced that it will be hosting its second annual Family Golf Festival on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.Shadow Ridge Golf Club, a Marriott Golf property, invites families for a day of free golf activities and instruction, including short game and full swing clinics as part of the Marriott International Family Golf Festival. In addition, refreshments will be available to purchase from the Bunker Snack Shop and Nick Faldo's Bar and Grill will also be open to all participants.

Palm Harbor Golf Club Re-Opens After Two-Year Renovation Project

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:11:14 EDT

Palm Harbor Golf Club, an 18-hole championship layout located in Palm Coast, Fla., has announced its grand re-opening plans after undergoing a two-year, $4.5 million renovation project. Purchased by the city of Palm Coast in 2007, the public golf course will be operated by Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports, which joined the management team in May of this year.Grand opening activities, which kick-off on Nov. 7, will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by the striking of the first ball in a 21-ball salute. Lunch and golf f [+]

Sonoma Mission Inn Appoints Michelle Bertram, Director of Operations

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:11:58 EDT

Michelle Bertram has recently been promoted to Director of Operations at the iconic The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn, Sonoma Valley Calif. Bringing over ten years of hospitality experience to the position, she launched her career with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in 1998 as participant in the company’s Leadership Development Program. Previously she was Director, Human Resources at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa.

Pinnacle CC Names Ralph Edmonds as Executive Chef

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:11:44 EDT

Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Ark., has named Ralph Edmonds as Executive Chef. Edmonds’ extensive experience includes country clubs and fine dining establishments from Texas to New York. Most recently, he served as the executive chef at The Legacy at Willow Bend in Dallas, Texas.

The Westmoor Club’s Tartamella Named NECMA’s Manager of the Year

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:11:28 EDT

J. Brent Tartamella, CCM, Manager of The Westmoor Club in Nantucket, Mass. has been named New England Club Managers Association's (NECMA) Manager of the Year 2009 by his peers in the Association at its Annual Meeting on October 27 at Blue Hill Country Club (Canton, Mass.).Established in 2005, NECMA Manager of the Year recognizes a NECMA Member for demonstrating outstanding qualifications and endeavors as a club manager while exemplifying and promoting leadership, professional development, community and charitable involvement and [+]

CMAA and the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation Announce Agreement

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:11:56 EDT

The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) and the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation®(MPLC) announced an agreement to license the performance of motion pictures at the CMAA 83rd World Conference on Club Management to be held February 8-13, 2010, in San Diego, Calif., and at other educational sessions throughout the year. This is the first agreement of its kind for an association to license its conference speakers to use motion pictures scenes. The Umbrella License® agreement allows speakers at association-wide conference sess [+]

Ironwood CC Facing Foreclosure

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:11:06 EDT

Ironwood Country Club (Omaha, Neb.) will close at the end of December because of an overdue bank loan reports The Omaha World-Herald and it is scheduled to be sold at a trustee's auction on Jan. 22. First National Bank of Omaha is foreclosing on the club's $10.7 million loan. The club took out the loan in 1999 to build a new clubhouse and make other improvements to the property to compete with other golf courses and country clubs. The club has been deferring maintenance and upkeep in an effort to repay the loan, reports The [+]

Troon Golf Launches 2010 Troon Card Program

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:11:45 EDT

With more than 40 participating facilities, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Troon Golf has launched the 2010 Troon Card Program, offering green fee discounts of up to 50 percent. Additionally, this year's Arizona TwoSome card is priced at $375 until November 6, 2009, offering a $150 savings compared to last year's price. The National Twosome card is priced at $500, saving cardholders $175 on purchases made prior to December 7, 2009.Returning to the Troon Card Program is the "Unlimited Golf" offer that allows cardholders and qualifying gu [+]

Brad Duncan Named Sales Manager at Chateau On The Lake Resort

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:11:29 EDT

Brad Duncan has joined Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa & Convention Center in Branson, Mo., as Sales Manager. A 14-year hospitality industry veteran, Duncan comes to Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa & Convention Center from Wyndham Vacation Ownership, where he served as an in-house sales representative.

Love Golf Management to Manage Virginia National Golf Club

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:11:00 EDT

Love Golf Management, a golf course management company headquartered in Greenville, S.C., announced that it has been selected to manage Virginia National Golf Club located in Bluemont, Va. Virginia National, a semi-private facility, is located 35 miles west of Washington D.C. and is situated between Leesburg and Winchester, Virginia. Rich in civil war history, the property encompasses the site where the Battle of Cool Spring was waged in 1864. The property is also part of the territory where John Mosby, The Grey Ghost of th [+]

David Rijos Joins The Shores Resort Spa as General Manager

editor@clubandresortbusiness.com (CRB Staff) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:11:24 EDT

David Rijos has joined The Shores Resort & Spa (Daytona Beach Shores, Fla.) as General Manager, overseeing the executive team responsible for all operations at the AAA Four Diamond resort. In addition to directing the sales and marketing, food and beverage, and spa and guest services departments, Rijos will manage a staff of more than 200 employees. Rijos has worked for Hospitality Ventures, which now manages The Shores Resort & Spa, for more than three years. While with Hospitality Ventures, he served as gene [+]