The Dallas-based owner and operator of country clubs, business clubs, and golf properties, has announced that its full-year revenue for 2014 was $884.2 million, with the fourth quarter alone bringing in $302.5 million.
Excellence in Club Management Award Winners Honored
The 2014 honorees through the prestigious awards co-sponsored by Club & Resort Business and the McMahon Group—Christine Pooler of Merion GC; Mark Bado of Kansas City CC, and Gerald Marvel of The Club at UK’s Spindletop Hall, along with “Rising Star Award” winner Nick Markel of The Country Club (Pepper Pike, Ohio)—were recognized at an Awards Dinner held at the San Antonio Country Club.
World Golf Foundation Launches “Golf For Her” Website
In collaboration with multiple golf industry leaders, the website is designed to increase women’s participation in the game by detailing beginner programs, information on networking opportunities, and news updates.
ClubCorp’s Charity Classic Raises $2.5M
Breaking its previous fundraising record set in 2013, ClubCorp’s major philanthropic effort has now raised more than $14.5 million since its inception in 2007, benefiting more than 100 national and local organizations.
Excellence in Club Management Award Winners Announced
The 2014 honorees through the prestigious awards co-sponsored by Club & Resort Business and the McMahon Group include Christine Pooler of Merion GC; Mark Bado of Kansas City CC, and Gerald Marvel of The Club at Spindletop Hall (University of Kentucky). They will be recognized, along with “Rising Star Award” winner Nick Markel of The Country Club (Pepper Pike, Ohio), at an Awards Dinner held at the San Antonio Country Club on Tuesday, March 10.
ClubCorp Acquires Ravinia Green CC
The acquisition of the Riverwoods, Ill., property marks the operator’s first country club purchase in the Chicago area. ClubCorp is planning a million-dollar reinvention project that will include upgrades to the golf course, clubhouse, and pool complex.
Sonnenalp GC Announces Partnership with ClubCorp
The agreement is part of a master-plan initiative to re-energize and reprogram the Edwards, Colo. property.
ClubCorp Acquires Oro Valley (Ariz.) CC
The private, previously member-owned property will undergo a million-dollar reinvention project under its new owner, which will include improvements to the golf course, clubhouse, and outdoor patio.
Troon Acquires Honours Golf
The Arizona-based management company will strengthen its presence in the southeastern U.S. by adding 14 properties located in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and North Carolina.
Sequoia Golf Management to Operate Sequoyah National GC and River Run CC
The two North Carolina properties represent the first agreements for the management firm since its acquisition by ClubCorp in September.
Frisco (Texas) Gun Club Partners with ClubCorp
Through the “My Dallas-Fort Worth Community” network, ClubCorp members will have access to the 45,000-sq. ft. facility, featuring 40 indoor gun ranges with gunsmith and gun vault, retail space, bar and cigar lounge.
ClubCorp Completes Sequoia Golf Acquisition
The $265 million deal adds 50 owned and operated clubs to ClubCorp’s portfolio, and increasing its number of private clubs by 30 percent.
New Respect for the Elders
More properties are awakening to how senior players may hold the best promise for growing the game.
Vote Set for Members’ Sale of Fairbanks Ranch CC to Phil Mickelson and Publisher
Newspaper publisher and resort operator Doug Manchester will join the golf professional in buying the three-course club in Santa Fe, Calif. from its 400 members, if approval is secured at September 9th’s annual meeting.
ClubCorp Acquires Sequoia Golf
The $265 million deal will add 50 properties to the Dallas-based company’s portfolio of private clubs.