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

Volunteer Registration Now Open for 2020 Evans Scholars Invitational

December 3, 2019
Evans Scholars Invitational at The Glen Club (Glenview, IL)

During the season of giving and today on Giving Tuesday, KemperSports is pleased to present an exciting volunteer opportunity in 2020. The Evans Scholars Invitational (ESI) is coming back to The Glen Club in Glenview, Illinois, for the second annual event. On behalf of our friends at the Western Golf…

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Steve Skinner and Josh Lesnik named to Golf Inc.’s List of The Most Powerful People in Golf

November 25, 2019

KemperSports CEO Steve Skinner and President Josh Lesnik were honored in the top 10 most influential leaders in the U.S. golf business by Golf Inc., ranking No. 8 on the publication’s annual listing of the Most Powerful People in Golf. Skinner and Lesnik pave the way for continued investment and…

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KemperSports’ Carole Clark Awarded LPGA Professional of the Year

November 21, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KemperSports’ Carole Clark Awarded LPGA Professional of the Year NORTHBROOK, Illinois, November 21, 2019 – KemperSports is proud to announce that Carole Clark, director of golf and assistant general manager at The Club at Grandezza – an 18-hole privately-owned club and gated community in Estero, Florida –…

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Experience the 2020 U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes

November 14, 2019
Bandon Dunes at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon, Oregon)

Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon, is set to welcome the world’s top amateur golfers to compete in the oldest championship in golf history, August 10-16, 2020. America’s No. 1 Golf Resort joins the short list of sites that have hosted the prestigious United States Amateur Championship. Bandon Dunes Golf…

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KemperSports’ Vince Juarez Achieves PGA Master Professional Status

November 12, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KemperSports’ Vince Juarez Achieves PGA Master Professional Status NORTHBROOK, Illinois, November 12, 2019 – KemperSports is proud to announce that Vince Juarez, general manager of Deerpath Golf Course – an 18-hole municipal golf facility located in Lake Forest, Illinois – has achieved PGA Master Professional status in…

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Country Club of St. Albans & Joe Schwent Honored by Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association

November 8, 2019
Country Club of St. Albans (St. Albans, MO) board members and staff

The Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association (MAGA) celebrated the 2019 season with its annual Player of the Year Reception on Thursday, November 7. The MAGA named Country Club of St. Albans (St. Albans, Missouri) the Private Host Facility of the Year and Director of Golf Joe Schwent was named the Host…

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Joe Bock Honored by Western New York PGA

November 7, 2019
Joe Bock (right) is pictured here with WNYPGA Awards Chairman Kyle Benish

Joe Bock, PGA Head Golf Professional at Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Course (Lewiston, New York) was named the Western New York PGA (WNYPGA) Merchandiser of the Year – Resort. The PGA Merchandiser of the Year award recognizes those WNYPGA professionals who have excelled as merchandisers in the promotion of golf.…

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Vince Juarez, 20-Year Golf Industry Veteran, Shares Insights on Golf Content Network

October 25, 2019

Vince Juarez, PGA Master Professional and General Manager at KemperSports-managed Deerpath Golf Course in Lake Forest, Illinois, was recently interviewed on Golf Content Network on several topics, including how golf courses prepare for the winter season. Vince is entering his fourth year with Deerpath Golf Course and brings 20 years…

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Six Enter Illinois Golf Hall of Fame, Including Emil Esposito

October 22, 2019
Emil Esposito pictured with Tim Cronin and Len Ziehm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ILLINOIS PGA NEWS SIX ENTER THE ILLINOIS GOLF HALL OF FAME The 2019 Illinois Golf Hall of Fame Class Honored at Induction Ceremony GLENVIEW, Ill. – October 22, 2019 – The night belonged to a group of six individuals who represent all aspects of golf. Emil Esposito,…

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Circuit of the Northwest Brings World-Class Racing Destination to the Pacific Northwest

October 21, 2019
KemperSports & KemperLesnik staffers at the groundbreaking of Circuit of the Northwest (Bremerton, WA)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Circuit of the Northwest Brings World-Class Racing Destination to the Pacific Northwest Years in the making, new racing facility gains approvals to break ground in Bremerton BREMERTON, Wash. (October 22, 2019) – Motorsports has long been in the blood of the Pacific Northwest, and Bremerton has played…

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