Manager's Message

Dear Providence Members,

What a year we are having at the Club! The increased activity has been record breaking on many fronts and we thank all our Members for your tremendous support. Our goal of maintaining the Club as your “Safe Haven” has really provided a great atmosphere of happy members and staff. As the world continues to fight the spread of Covid and its variations, McConnell Golf and Providence Country Club will continue to practice the safest protocols possible.

One of the really cool things about McConnell Golf you can all be part of is our hosting of the Wyndham Championship every year at Sedgefield CC in Greensboro, NC. I’d like to take a minute to share some insight with you. This great PGA event is well respected by the players as is evidenced by the exciting participation of many top rated players. As part of the McConnell team, we the staff, play a unique role in the execution of the tournament. We recruit our Executive Chefs, Food and Beverage Managers, Culinary and Service teams from all of our McConnell properties. We provide hospitality and food and beverage for thousands of people daily, including all the players, caddies and media. It is a tremendous amount of work but is such a special opportunity for our staff. I would highly encourage all McConnell Golf Members to check out this annual event and take advantage of this unique PGA opportunity.

We continue to enhance our hospitality and food and beverage operations. This past year in McConnell Golf with the leadership of our COO, we created and developed our own “McConnell Fine Wine LLC. ” We formed this LLC to help us introduce single, small vineyards with innovative wine makers under our own private label, M Signature Series. We chose our specific winemakers based on their ability to produce some of the very best wines from particular regions, their talent to be consistent, reliable and bold in terms of challenging the status quo. This year we have brought on board a tremendous Knollwood Vineyards, Right Bank Red Blend. A spectacular blend of merlot, cab-Franc and cabernet. We also brought in a beautiful pinot grigio from Juslyn Vineyards, harvested from a small lot in Anderson Valley. Unlike Italian grIgios, this wine has silky smooth overtones with rich peach and subtle tropical flavors. Outstanding with light seafood and pasta dishes. My personal favorite is the delicious cabernet we brought in from LPGA star Cristie Kerr. This rich purple wine is velvety smooth with a deep but rounded texture with definite blueberry and subtle spicy notes. Great to drink now but also perfect to hold, as the tannins will only continue to soften as the wine ages. Please note, we offer these very special wines well below normal margins as a benefit to our Members. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy these exceptional wines at amazing prices.

We have a busy fall schedule of special events planned for Providence Country Club. Be sure to check out the calendar on our website and make your family plans accordingly.

As always, I look forward to seeing you at the Club.

Sincerely, HOWARD S. MURPHY, JR. CCM Corporate Director of Culinary Operations, Providence Country Club General Manager