Andrew Brosten came to ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz., just last year from the prestigious Sanctuary on Camelback Resort in nearby Paradise Valley. Karsten, directly across the street from Arizona State University, is the home course for the highly successful Sun Devils golf teams, and is also promoted aggressively to the public by…
Carving a Special Niche
By Jerry Schreck, Executive Chef, Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa. St. Davids Golf Club, on the “Main Line” west of Philadelphia in Wayne, Pa., opened for golf in 1897. As is the case for any club over a century old, St. Davids has gone through many changes over the years. Most notably, its golf course…
Seal of Approval
Hillwood Country Club (HCC), in Nashville, Tenn., opened in 1953. Today it ranks as not only one of the top private club facilities in Tennessee, but the entire South. The club’s golf course, built in 1957, has seen two renovations in the last ten years. Hillwood also offers extensive tennis and swimming programs for members…
Why You Want Your Staff to Fight
To get some insight for this month’s feature on how superintendents can secure the capital funds they need (“Getting the Green Light,” pg. 46), I recently asked one veteran super to describe his best plan of attack for the annual budgetary dance—and then braced for the usual stream of laments about never getting proper support…
Main Line Makeover: Payoffs from Waynesborough CC’s New $10 Million Clubhouse
PAOLI, PA.— As it entered 2003 and the ninth year of its 10-year Master Site Plan, Waynesborough Country Club found itself, in the words of its Board President, with “no clubhouse, no golf course, no head golf pro, and no general manager…all things that are kind of basic to running a country club.” The club…