A big drop in the number of members at Glen Oaks Country Club forced the foreclosure of the affluent golf course in West Des Moines.

Ray Stewart, chairman of the country club’s board of directors, said this week that 90 of the club’s approximately 500 members dropped their memberships as the economy plummeted at the start of this year. Read the rest of this entry »

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The owners of Dalat Palace and Ocean Dunes, two of the premier golfing venues in Vietnam, have hired one PGA of America member to preside over both properties and appointed another to oversee the day-to-day operations at Dalat Palace.

California-born Kurt Greve took over as general manager of the Danao International Holdings-owned golf clubs last week, bringing with him certifications in retail, general management and golf operations. Read the rest of this entry »

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Troon Golf, the leader in upscale golf course management, development and marketing is pleased to announce it has been selected to manage golf operations for Mediterannia Saidia, an emerging tourist destination located in northeast Morocco, facing the shores of Almeria, Spain. Read the rest of this entry »

According to an article by Steve Coipa, published in Luxuo.com, a website from Paris that’s devoted to all things expensive and exquisite, all the talks about recession does not seem to have affected one Hong Kong company that’s accepted the challenge to develop the most expensive private club in the world.

RS Management Limited is the Hong Kong based company that, as General Managers of the club, have taken up the challenging task of creating and launching what could well be the World’s Most Expensive Private Club. Read the rest of this entry »

DALLAS — Triumph Golf LLC www.triumphgolfllc.com announced its formation by three former ClubCorp senior executives dedicated to helping private golf and city clubs halt membership declines and overcome the operating challenges precipitated by the current recession.

The Triumph Golf team has more than 80 years of combined success at recruiting and retaining members, managing costs, increasing revenues, and exceeding expectations of members and their guests. Private club owners in the US and Latin America have a powerful new ally to advise and manage their membership campaigns and daily operations. Read the rest of this entry »

RALEIGH, N.C. — McConnell Golf LLC (MCG) announced the acquisition of Old North State Club (ONSC) at Uwharrie Point in New London, N.C. Old North State has been rated the “Best Private Golf Course in the State” for the last seven years by the North Carolina Golf Panel. The golf course meanders through the Uwharrie Point peninsula and is considered by many as the most aesthetically pleasing course in the Carolinas. Read the rest of this entry »

eXerp, founded in 1994, is a leading international provider of health club management solutions, serving clients in 11 European countries and in China. eXerp has specialized in business optimization for the enterprise segment among health clubs operators. For this eXerp offers IT, finance and management consulting and the proprietary ERP-solution, ClubLead®, which is built exclusively for the operation of large health club chains. Read the rest of this entry »

The GolfSwitch Network is the first and only standardized, global network that is capable of establishing real-time connections between golf courses and those who wish to market and sell tee times and golf vacations.

The GolfSwitch Network operates on a proprietary, tee-sheet-independent platform that is compatible with 95% of all automated golf courses in the United States and Europe. The GolfSwitch Network enables the consolidation and electronic distribution of tee time inventory and golf content from around the world through a single user-friendly interface. Read the rest of this entry »

World Golf : The American Golf retrofit is projected to include facilities in four southern California counties and encompass more than 20,000 nozzle switch-outs. American Golf manages more than 110 private, resort and daily fee courses in the U.S. Read the rest of this entry »

The proper functionalities and tools within a club’s Software System are essential for positively affecting marketing initiatives, examining the success of current and previous initiatives, and identifying shifts in member demographics and preferences. It is with this in mind, that the Membership Marketing Handbook has been created. Read the rest of this entry »