Troon promotes Chapleski and Harrell
Rating: Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5No votes yetTroon continues to make personnel changes that started with the departure of John Easterbrook, who left to join...
View ArticleBilly Casper Golf new manager for Giants Ridge
Rating: Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5No votes yetBilly Casper Golf has been selected by Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, with partner Guest Service,...
View ArticleShantz appointed President of Troon
Rating: Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5No votes yetTim Schantz, who has worked at Troon since 1998, is president of the company, a new position for the world's...
View ArticleOB Sports takes over Royal Blue in Bahamas
Rating: Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5No votes yetOB Sports Golf Management has assumed club management duties for Royal Blue Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas. "We’re...
View ArticleKemperSports adds to Pacific Northwest portfolio
KemperSports has capitalized on its success with Chambers Bay and will now manage two other golf courses owned by Pierce County, Wash. The management company finalized a deal in May to manage Lake...
View ArticleLandscapes takes over accounting functions for Thornberry Creek
The Oneida Golf Enterprise Corporation has retained Landscapes Management Co. to handle all golf operation-related accounting services for its Thornberry Creek golf course. It’s part of Landscapes...
View ArticleFormer WCI leaders start own management company
Rick Rainville and two other former golf executives from WCI Communities have started their own management company, KOVA Golf Management.“We provide our clients with a competitive edge,” said...
View ArticleClubLink sees more opportunity in redevelopment than acquisition
PremiumClubLink made a big splash in 2013 and 2014 with the acquisition of several courses in Florida. The Canadian operator was already the largest in its home country, and was now talking about...
View ArticleBrown Golf Management expands into two new states
PremiumSlowly but surely, Brown Golf Management is shedding its identity as a regional golf operator.Since it was founded, in 2011, Brown Golf has operated almost exclusively in Florida, Pennsylvania...
View ArticleHonors Golf to manage Capital City CC in Tallahassee
Honours Golf has been selected to manage Capital City Country Club, an 18-hole private country club in Tallahassee, Florida. The club opened in 1908 and was expanded from 9 to 18-holes in 1936,...
View ArticleLandscapes Unlimited's diversification strategy
PremiumMore than 40 years after it was founded, Landscapes Unlimited continues to blaze new trails in a golf industry that’s struggling to find its post-recession footing.Bill Kubly’s Lincoln,...
View ArticleApollo to acquire Club Corp for $1.1 billion
ClubCorp announced July 9th that it would sell all outstanding shares to Apollo Global Management for $1.1 billion, or 30.7 percent more than ClubCorp's closing stock price. That is almost 40 percent...
View ArticleFounders Group International in turmoil
Founders Group International, which manages 22 Myrtle Beach golf courses, has restructured its leadership and is facing a lawsuit from the former president, Nick Dou, alleging financial misconduct...
View ArticleGolfNorth, Canada's second largest operator, moving higher end
PremiumSlowly but surely, the No. 2 owner/operator in Canada’s golf industry is going upscale.GolfNorth Properties, a going concern since 1994, was established to provide affordable, daily-fee golf in...
View ArticlePortugal hotel group acquires Oceanic portfolio
A new European golf organization has taken control of operations of five golf courses in Vilamoura, Portugal, and is exploring how the brand can grow further.Dom Pedro Hotel Group launched its...
View ArticleIntegrity Golf shuts down
Integrity Golf Company, once the world’s 15th largest golf management group, has ceased operations. An official notice hasn’t been issued, but a number of courses have reported that the management...
View ArticleKemperSports to manage Golden Horseshoe GC in Williamsburg
KemperSports will take over management of Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in historic Williamsburg, Virgina. The facility has three courses — the Gold Course, the Green Course and a nine-hole Spotswood...
View ArticleOB Sports resumes management of Hunter's Creek GC in Orlando
OB Sports Golf Management resumed management of Hunter’s Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, after Integrity Golf closed its doors. Integrity had managed the property for the prior three years. OB...
View ArticleTri-State Golf, manager of three Northeast courses, looking to buy more
A regional operator acquired Melody Hill Country Club in Chepachet, Rhode Island in November, and formed a new management company to oversee the property and two other nearby courses.Tri-State Golf...
View ArticleJohn Brown retires, sells majority interest to sons, CFO
John Brown started Brown Golf Management in 2011 and during the past six years has built it into the 20th largest golf management company in the world with 29 18-hole equivalent courses. But now it...
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