This June, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) will join the Executive Women’s Golf Association, LPGA, National Golf Course Owners Association and the PGA of America in sponsoring 2008 American Express Women’s Golf Month, supported by Golf for Women magazine. This month-long initiative will provide women with the opportunity to learn, re-learn and/or play golf in a [...]
The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) has announced a new designation that will recognize managers who have demonstrated the ability to successfully serve as the most senior manager in a club. The Certified Chief Executive (CCE) designation carries with it a set of minimum requirements that must be met and is separate from the Certified Club Manager designation, [...]
Worthington Country Club is preparing for a $9 million facelift that will overhaul almost all of the common facilities in the Bonita Springs, Fla., gated community. The changes, scheduled to be completed in late 2009, are intended to keep Worthington competitive, Paul Mankowsky, Worthington’s General Manager, told the News-Press, which serves Southwest Florida. Worthington’s clubhouse and outdoor dining [...]
When the membership of Llanerch CC in Havertown, Pa., voted to close the course for a major renovation at the hands of golf course architect Stephen Kay, they knew there was a “coming-out party” on the horizon. The party has been scheduled for July 25 and 26 of this year, and Llanerch has been proclaimed ready to be the featured [...]
Phil Harison, who introduced everyone from Ben Hogan to Jack Nicklaus to Tiger Woods during his 60 years as the starter on the first tee of the Masters, has died of natural causes, Augusta National Golf Club said to the Associated Press. He was 82. Harison was one of two people to attend every Masters since it began in 1934, [...]
Renee Powell gave a public lecture last summer at St. Andrews titled, "The Many Faces of Women’s Golf." She returns to the old gray town in St. Andrews, Scotland this summer for an occasion she never imagined. A PGA Professional, coach, player, pioneer and one of only three blacks to play on the LPGA Tour, Powell will become the first [...]
Chef Joe Warter has taken the helm as the Executive Chef of at The Bridgewater Club in Carmel, Ind. As the Executive Chef he is responsible for overseeing the entire food operation that included three full service restaurants, The Legacy Room, Pete’s Pub and The Green Jacket, along with banquet dining for the entire club. Prior to accepting his new [...]
Sunset celebrations and pool parties will soon be featured attractions at the new Fairhope Yacht Club, in Fairhope, Ala. which is expected for completion by early summer, according to a news release. The old facility was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. “We’ve had our members pull together to rebuild the FYC,” said Tommy Yeager, lifelong member and former commodore [...]
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