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Below, we share golf industry insights, best practices and celebrate our award-winning KemperSports properties.

Forbes: Golf Destinations Seeing Travel Boom Thanks To Pent-Up Golfer Demand

April 30, 2021
The 16th hole at Bandon Dunes, one of six courses at the KemperSports managed property

Forbes contributing editor Erik Matuszewski’s article, Golf Destinations Seeing Travel Boom Thanks To Pent-Up Golfer Demand, captured the current state of golf travel. The article highlighted many KemperSports supported properties including Streamsong Resort, Bandon Dunes and Sand Valley. The good news – golf travel is booming! “Many of the groups…

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Hospitality Veteran Patrick O’Donoghue selected as General Manager of Deerpath Golf Course

April 20, 2021
Patrick O’Donoghue

KemperSports Hires Hospitality Veteran Patrick O’Donoghue as General Manager of Deerpath Golf Course NORTHBROOK, Illinois, April 20, 2021 – KemperSports is pleased to announce that Patrick O’Donoghue has been hired as the general manager for Deerpath Golf Course in Lake Forest, Illinois. In this role, O’Donoghue will oversee golf and…

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Intern to Executive Vice President: KemperSports Promotes One of its Longest Tenured Employees

April 19, 2021
Mark Freemott Promoted to Executive Vice President

Mark Freemott Promoted to Executive Vice President, Celebrates 24 Years with KemperSports NORTHBROOK, Illinois, April 19, 2021 – KemperSports is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Mark Freemott to executive vice president of operations. In this role, Freemott will continue to oversee the teams supporting KemperSports’ destination resort portfolio,…

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Josh Schlump Named General Manager for KemperSports-Managed Woodlands Course at Whittaker

April 12, 2021
Josh Schlump

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, April 12, 2021 – KemperSports and the Schulze family are pleased to announce the hiring of Josh Schlump as the new general manager of The Woodlands Course at Whittaker in New Buffalo, Michigan. In this role, Schlump will oversee the entire business and operations for the facility and…

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Industry Veteran Jon Cheshire Promoted to Vice President of Operations

March 31, 2021
Jon Cheshire

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, March 31, 2021 – KemperSports is proud to announce the promotion of Jon Cheshire to vice president of operations for the company’s northeast region. In this role, Cheshire oversees all facets of operations for the company’s growing portfolio of properties in the northeast – which includes both private…

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Leadership Conference Sets Vision for the Future

March 19, 2021
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Annual Conference Sets Vision and Celebrates the Achievements of 2020 For the first time in the company’s history, the KemperSports Leadership Conference took place virtually, bringing together more than 500 company leaders from across the country for two days of learning, setting the vision for 2021, and celebrating company culture…

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Hospitality Executive Jeremy Goldblatt to Join Senior Leadership Team

March 17, 2021
Hospitality Executive Jeremy Goldblatt

 NORTHBROOK, Illinois  – Jeremy Goldblatt has joined KemperSports as executive vice president, managed and leased services division, which includes golf and hospitality operations at more than 100 highly ranked golf courses and resorts in more than 24 states. “Jeremy’s strong background in hospitality, sports and entertainment will be a very…

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Brad Dutler Named General Manager for KemperSports-Managed Buffalo Creek Golf Club

March 8, 2021
Brad Dutler, Buffalo Creek Golf Club

Dallas, Texas, March 8, 2021 – KemperSports and the Perry family are pleased to announce the hiring of Brad Dutler as the new general manager of Buffalo Creek Golf Club in Rockwall, Texas. In this role, Dutler will oversee the entire business and operations for the club and lead the…

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Golf Advisor Honors Thirty Four KemperSports Supported Facilities

February 24, 2021
Wilderness at Lake Jackson (Lake Jackson, Texas)

Thirty-four KemperSports Client Courses Score High Marks with Golf Advisor Reviewers, Earn 2021 Golf Advisor Golfers’ Choice Awards  NORTHBROOK, Illinois, February 24, 2021 – Thirty-four KemperSports client courses have been recognized with a 2021 Golfers’ Choice Award, an honor based on reviews from Golf Advisor’s community of recreational golfers from coast…

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Top 20 of Golfweek’s Annual Resort Courses Ranking – KemperSports Clients Make Impressive Showing

February 17, 2021
Golfweek's Best 2021

KemperSports Clients Make Impressive Showing in Top 20 of Golfweek’s Annual Resort Courses Ranking    NORTHBROOK, Illinois, February 17, 2021 – KemperSports is proud to announce that it supports nearly half of the top 20 courses on Golfweek’s 2021 list of the best resort courses in the United States. This…

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