Improvements made over the summer to the Winston-Salem, N.C. club’s Donald Ross-designed course included new Champion ultradwarf Bermuda putting surfaces, whiter sand in bunkers with improved drainage, and a new short-game area with a long, undulating practice green, two bunkers and two generous chipping areas. Tree removal was also done throughout the course.   The…

The Statesville, N.C. property is one of two public facilities that were gifted to Wingate University. It is the latest of eight separate properties to sign operations agreements with the management firm in 2018. Larkin Golf Club, in Statesville, N.C., a northern suburb of Charlotte, has selected Lincoln, Neb.-based Landscapes Management Company (LMC), a division…

James Patterson of Sedgefield CC and Cody Middleton of Forsyth CC have advanced along with nine other chefs to compete on June 25 in the next stage of the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association’s third annual event. The chefs will need to prepare high-end plated food and will be judged on presentation, taste and…

A 120-plus-year structure that served for decades as the steam plant that powered the homes, hotels and cottages of the Village of Pinehurst (N.C.) has been completely renovated to house a 10-barrel microbrewery, an observation platform overlooking the brewhouse that will be a focal point of the taproom, and a dining room complemented by a…

The automated member survey and benchmarking tool that was introduced a year ago is now being used by 30 private club and resort properties in the U.S. and Canada to help improve both member and employee satisfaction. MemberInsight, an automated member survey and benchmarking tool that was introduced a year ago (http://clubandresortbusiness.com/2017/05/memberinsight-now-available-clubs/), is now being…

Thirty-eight club management professionals have achieved the CCM designation after completing the required course of study and training and demonstrating a dedication to proficiency and expertise in club management.

On March 5, attendees of the 2018 Chef to Chef Conference at the Westin Seattle gathered during the Monday night reception to watch four talented club chefs race the clock to create dazzling dishes using a mystery basket of ingredients. Participants included Thomas Mitchell of Kenwood Golf & Country Club, Bethesda, Md.; James Haberstroh of…

Bobby Crifasi of New Orleans CC has been elected as President of the Club Managers Association of America for 2018, Randall Ruder of the Beach Point Club will be this year’s Vice President, and Mark Bado of Myers Park CC will be Secretary-Treasurer. Four Board members were elected or re-elected as Directors, with five others continuing to serve.

The Charlotte, N.C., property is turning 60 this year and will commemorate the anniversary with events. But the city’s oldest public, 18-hole course is almost certain to be in its final year, as the club has agreed to sell to Meritage Homes, which plans to build 350 houses on the 140-acre property. When Barron Connell…

McConnell Golf, which purchased the Charlotte, N.C. club in 2016, will present plans to the membership on January 11th. The course project will focus on bunkers, irrigation, transitioning greens to Champion Bermuda and creating new, dramatic looks from the fairways, In the clubhouse, dining areas will be improved, with the bar expanded and relocated to a larger back room.

A press conference is scheduled for November 16 at which it is expected to be announced that the major tournament will return to the PGA-owned Louisville, Ky. property, which last hosted the Championship in 2014. This would be the first time Valhalla would host the tournament in May, after the PGA announced earlier this year that it would be moving the Championship from its traditional August dates, starting in 2019.

Kaye Pierson, 63, a full-time member of the golf grounds crew at Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort and Country Club, is completing her own Grand Slam this week, by having worked at the British Open, U.S. Open, the Masters and now the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. Kaye Pierson, 63, is a retired nurse…

The golf organization will support Topgolf’s hiring efforts, while the golf-oriented entertainment venues will promote PGA of America events and support Junior League Golf. Topgolf was also the subject of a report about a potential partnership with the Ala Wai Golf Course in Hawaii.