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The Country Club
of the Crystal Coast
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By John Ferguson
As many of the readers of The Shoreline already know, since we experienced the
damage from Hurricane Florence, the Board of Directors of The Country Club
of the Crystal Coast has been working to ensure the long-term success of this
wonderful activity center. The viability of the club to the membership, and I dare
say the entire community, is an integral part of our lives here in Pine Knoll Shores.
Having the club around is not only important for the activities it provides, but it
also helps support the town financially and is a partner in solving issues needing
attention in the town such as stormwater resolution and even cell phone coverage.
I also believe we play a part in maintaining the value of our private residences.
So, for the last several months, the board felt our best approach to keeping the
club a viable entity was to find a buyer that would provide us with the best future
possible for all stakeholders.
We have been extremely fortunate to have two separate member groups step
forward with an interest in purchasing the club. Although both offers to purchase
would provide us with the opportunity to succeed in the long term, one emerged
as an opportunity to not only keep us operating, but also significantly improve the
golf course, clubhouse, tennis center and our other facilities.
On the eve of this New Year, the membership of the club was presented with
information on the many improvements to the club that our new owner will
provide. Having a great facility with replaced greens, improved beautification
and functionality of the course, as well as improved tennis, pool, and clubhouse
facilities, will set.us up for success. However, these important improvements are
only the first part of the solution.
To complete this trek toward being a premier club for many years, a change in
our operating model is vital. To ensure that we have the best operational team,
we will be contracting with Carolinas Golf Group, which has a repufation of
improving clubs and turning them into premier facilities. They have operated
many golf courses with great success, and we are very happy that they will be
coming on board to assist us.
I am very pleased to announce through this article that the membership has
overwhelmingly approved of the sale, and work has already begun to bring our
club to the premier status by the end of this summer. Our vision is to become
the premier membership club for recreation, social and dining opportunities
where memorable stories are created through building friendships and strong
relationships with our community.
To this end, on January 18 we invited town management, our members, and
former members in the area to attend a reception to announce the sale of the
club and see firsthand the planned changes to which we all look forward. This
meeting also had a second objective, which was to express how excited our current
membership is about these improvements, show everyone just what they would be
getting should they return to this organization, and how we can further integrate
our needs with those of the town.
It is our expectation that the sale of the club will be finalized very early in
February. Plans have been approved for rebuilding our facilities and golf course.
Work has begun already to get our new clubhouse completed as has the cleanup of
the golf course. So, if you have been thinking of joining our club, or any other club
in the area, and have not done so, we would be very pleased if you would be part
of this new beginning at The Country Club of the Crystal Coast.
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