News from the frontline Dates for CMAE European Conference on Club Management The Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) has announced that the European Conference on Club Management will take place on 5-8 November 2022 in Costa Adeje, Tenerife. The annual conference is CMAE’s flagship event of the year and the 2022 event will be the first in-person European conference since
2019, thanks to the pandemic. Featuring two full days of education and networking with options for additional activities for delegates and their families to enjoy, the 2022 European Conference will be CMAE’s biggest event of the year.
Österåker Golf Club. The event is limited to 45 delegates and
costs £100 to attend. • Click here for more details and/or to book.
CMAE launches new 2022 ‘Friday Forum’ series CMAE has launched a new initiative designed to offer members the opportunity to get specialist advice from industry experts on subjects pertaining to club management. The Friday Forum is a series of pre-scheduled one hour long Zoom meetings where CMAE Members can log on to a zoom call with an established MDP presenter or guest experts, who will talk about a current subject or trend
Obbi Golf and Belvoir Park GC Belvoir Park Golf Club in Northern Ireland has become the first club to adopt Obbi Golf, the new award-winning solution which pulls together all aspects of health and safety, compliance, certification and training records into one place to save time, money and mitigate risk. “Obbi is a one-stop-shop for everything from policies and procedures to risk assessments,” said club manager Brendan McDermott. “Obbi has delivered a massive return on investment .” • Visit obbi.golf or email golf@obbisolutions.com
Newquay Golf Club wins prestigious Operation Pollinator Award
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CMAE Summit – Engaging Minds, Empowering Sucess The CMAE has announced a brand new Capital Improvement Summit, taking place virtually on 3 May, 2022. The summit will focus on increasing capital through investment, including sessions on construction management in clubs and the competencies a club management professional needs to complete a successful project or renovation. Speakers at the summit include James Burns CCM, General Manager at Milltown Golf Club, Edward Plunket CEO and Secretary at the City of London Club, David Luker, CPA, Director RSM US LLP and Andreas Ljunggren, CEO
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within their field of expertise, taking questions from members with a designated Q&A session. The sessions will cover current trends within
the 11 Core Competencies.The meetings are free of charge for CMAE members and will run initially on a bi-weekly basis with numbers restricted to allow for full engagement. The first Friday Forum took place on 4 February with expert Food & Beverage consultant Steven Brown talking about keeping and attracting F&B staff, as well as changes in food offerings after the pandemic.
Time to shine – call for entries
CMAE clubs are invited to enter the 29th annual Club Awards, taking place at November’s Festival of Clubs. “CMAE clubs have won numerous trophies at these prestigious annual Awards and the kudos of success is always applauded by both the members and club
marketing teams alike!” said CMAE’s Torbjorn Johansson. The Awards recognise excellence and The City of London Club, Roehampton, Datchet Sailing Club, Formby and Royal Porthcawl are just some of the CMAE clubs who have been recognised . (See page 29 for how to enter.)
Congratulations to Dan Kendle, Head Greenkeeper at Newquay Golf Club, for his success in winning this year’s Syngenta Operation Pollinator Award, presented at the Golf Environment Awards during this year’s BTME, an annual event from BIGGA (British and International Greenkeepers Association). • Visit clubhouseeurope.com Golf tech frontrunner Sweetspot partner up with CMAE The CMAE is delighted to announce a new partnership with Swedish-based software company Sweetspot. The company has in recent years revolutionised the golf business in Sweden with its data-driven revenue management platform. • More details on page 34 in this issue. Northstar renews support for CMAE The Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) have announced that club management software company Northstar have renewed their partnership with CMAE. Northstar was founded in 2003 and their software is now installed in over 1000 clubs worldwide. • Visit globalnorthstar.com Golf Genius Software announces new Senior Advisor Tournament management solutions provider Golf Genius Software, has announced the appointment of Christian Faergemann as Senior Advisor. The Danish native, brings a wealth of golfing experience to his new role with Golf Genius, including 17 years at GolfBox. Golf Genius serves golf professionals at more than 10,500 private clubs, public courses, resorts and golf associations in 62 countries. • Visit golfgenius.com CLUBHOUSE EUROPE 5
