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The Junior Summer: How Camps and Junior Programming Became the Family-Membership Engine

Junior programming is the most underpriced acquisition channel in the club industry. The under-45 family joins for the kids. Here is how to price it.

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Industry News & Trends

The Open at Royal Birkdale: What America’s Private Clubs Can Learn From Links Golf’s Biggest Week

The Open at Royal Birkdale is a masterclass in scarcity, heritage, and data capture. Here is how US private clubs turn Open week into a membership engine.

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Industry News & Trends

Club Assessments Explained: Capital Dues, Special Assessments and What Members Actually Owe in 2026

Capital dues, operating assessments and special assessments are not the same thing. How each is levied, what members actually owe in 2026, and what separates a clean capital ask from a costly one.

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Industry News & Trends

The Member-Guest Economy: Turning Your Signature Invitational Into a Membership Pipeline

Member-guest season is peak prospect season. Why your signature invitational’s guest list is the highest-density membership lead list your club will assemble all year.

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Club Marketing & Strategy Seasonal Marketing Ideas

Private Club Marketing Ideas for July: Independence Day, Peak Season & the Member-Referral Surge

July delivers more U.S. golf rounds than any other month — and a built-in convergence of holiday energy, peak engagement, and referral momentum that the best-run clubs plan for before June ends. Here is the week-by-week playbook.

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Industry News & Trends

Summer in the Mountains: How Alpine Clubs Own the Green Season

The best mountain clubs don’t close between ski seasons — they change the conversation entirely. Here’s how the most sophisticated alpine properties program summer, and why it’s become their most effective membership conversion tool.

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Industry News & Trends

The Beach Club at Peak Season: Cabana Economics & the Summer Waitlist Playbook

The beach club compresses almost all of its annual revenue into a 90-to-120-day window — and the operators who maximize it treat the cabana tier, the day-pass program, and the summer guest list as a single integrated machine, not three separate problems.

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Wellness & Lifestyle

Padel, Pickleball, or Both? Building the Right Racquet Program in 2026

Every club is being asked to take a position on racquet sports. Here’s how to decide the right court mix — accounting for space, noise, construction cost, member demand, and what it takes to actually staff what you build.

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Industry News & Trends

Father’s Day at the Club: How Top Programs Win the Weekend (2026)

Father’s Day is the one Sunday of the year when the private club has every advantage — if it shows up prepared. Here’s how the best programs turn June 21 into their highest-attended, highest-revenue day of the summer.

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Industry News & Trends

Country Club Jobs 2026: The Highest-Paying Roles and How to Land Them

From the GM/COO to the executive chef and superintendent, here’s what the top private-club careers actually pay in 2026 — and the credentials and moves that get you there.