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

KemperSports Golf Professional Feature: Cody Franke

October 18, 2019
Golf professionals at Desert Willow Golf Resort (Palm Desert, CA) with Folds of Honor plaques

KemperSports is one of the largest employers of PGA professionals in the country. In conjunction with our ongoing player development initiatives, we will share features on golf professionals within the KemperSports portfolio of properties – experienced individuals dedicated to growing the game and sharing their passion for golf with others.…

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Swan Point Yacht & Country Club Recognized for Environmental Sustainability

October 15, 2019
Swan Point Yacht & Country Club images and General Manager Peter Gardner

Swan Point Yacht & Country Club (Issue, Maryland) received the NGCOA Mid-Atlantic’s newest award – the Sustainability Award. This award recognizes the ability to incorporate sustainability and environmental stewardship into operating practices. Swan Point was presented with this award for the team’s focus on environmental stewardship, while co-existing with nature…

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Standard Deviation: Golf in 2019 Showcases a Willingness to Break from Tradition

October 11, 2019
The Sandbox at Sand Valley (Nekoosa, WI)

In an article in the October digital edition of Chicago District Golfer, KemperSports President Josh Lesnik shared insights into the ways in which the game of golf has deviated from centuries’ old traditions. With Josh stating that KemperSports wants to be at the forefront of the latest things in golf,…

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Sheep Ranch at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort to Open June 1, 2020

October 9, 2019
Aerial view of Sheep Ranch at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon, OR)

Congratulations to the team at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and the Keiser family on the announcement of the official opening of the Sheep Ranch on June 1, 2020! Located on Five Mile Point, and originally designed by Tom Doak in 2001 while he worked on Pacific Dunes, the property will…

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Seven KemperSports and KemperLesnik Clients Earn Spots on GOLF Magazine’s Inaugural List of North America’s Top Resort Courses

October 7, 2019
Aerial view of hole 18 on Pacific Dunes at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Seven KemperSports and KemperLesnik Clients Earn Spots on GOLF Magazine’s Inaugural List of North America’s Top Resort Courses   NORTHBROOK and CHICAGO, Illinois, October 7, 2019 – KemperSports and KemperLesnik are proud to announce that seven client properties were named to GOLF Magazine and Golf.com’s Inaugural Top 100…

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KemperSports Selected to Manage Country Club of Winter Haven

September 24, 2019
Aerial view of Country Club of Winter Haven (Winter Haven, Florida)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KemperSports Selected to Manage Country Club of Winter Haven   NORTHBROOK, Illinois, September 19, 2019 – KemperSports has been selected by the Board of Directors at the Country Club of Winter Haven to manage the full-service, member-owned club in Winter Haven, Florida. A staple in the community…

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Links at Perry Cabin Featured in Golf Digest

September 16, 2019
Links at Perry Cabin (St. Michaels, MD)

Links at Perry Cabin was featured in the architecture section of Golf Digest’s website as the final design of the legendary Pete Dye. The course plays through stunning topography and vistas of Maryland’s iconic Eastern shore and ends with an unforgettable finishing stretch in view of the glorious Chesapeake Bay.…

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KemperSports Golf Professional Feature: Joe Smith

September 13, 2019
Joe Smith, PGA Head Golf Professional at Swenson Park Golf Course (Stockton, California) instructing junior golfers

KemperSports is one of the largest employers of PGA professionals in the country. In conjunction with our ongoing player development initiatives, we will share features on golf professionals within the KemperSports portfolio of properties – experienced individuals dedicated to growing the game and sharing their passion for golf with others.…

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Golf Content Network: How to Run a Successful Tournament

September 8, 2019
Golf outing

KemperSports staffers Brett Plymell, General Manager at Shoal Creek Golf Course in Missouri, and Tim Krebs, General Manager at Butterfield Trail Golf Club in Texas, were interviewed for a story in Golf Content Network on how to run a successful tournament. Brett has been the General Manager at Shoal Creek…

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Josh Lesnik Speaks to Establishing a Working Chain of Command

September 6, 2019
KemperSports President Josh Lesnik and KemperSports logo

KemperSports President Josh Lesnik was recently interviewed in an article in Golf Course Industry Magazine highlighting the importance of establishing a working chain of command. Click here to read the story ›

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