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The 2025 GGA Partners Club Leaders’ Perspectives Report paints a clear picture of where clubs feel the strain. While 66 percent of club leaders are confident they deliver value to members, fewer than half feel effective at measuring or communicating that value. Strategic plans are underused. Risk management frameworks remain underdeveloped. Across departments, data lives in systems that rarely...

Why Some Clubs Thrive While Others Drift

In the March/April issue of BoardRoom magazine, we toured the private club industry’s evolution, from the smoke-filled men’s grilles of the early 1900s to the golf boom that went spectacularly sideways. If Part I explored how we got here, this part examines what it takes to succeed. IT STARTS WHERE YOU PLANT THE FLAG Location. I know, I know, you’ve heard it before. But understanding why...

How Private Clubs Capture Value Through Community, Not Commerce

Every business creates, delivers and captures value. This simple but powerful framework underpins how strategy is built and how organizations sustain themselves over time. Hotels, restaurants and resorts, the traditional hospitality sector, create memorable experiences for their guests. They deliver those experiences with professional service, beautiful spaces and well-designed amenities. In...

The Problem with Expertise

When I first entered the private club industry, I noticed a curious assumption. Many believed that to manage a club, you had to be an expert golfer or a food and beverage authority, or both. Search committees often searched for candidates through that lens, equating technical mastery with leadership potential. I never fit that mold. I don’t play golf. I’m not a food and beverage expert. And yet,...
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BoardRoom’s new Podcast section features meaningful conversations with private club leaders, innovators and changemakers. Hosted by industry veteran Ricky L. Potts, Jr., CCM, CCAM, CML, each episode delivers timely insights and candid dialogue that keep you informed and ahead of the curve.
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The Innovative Ideas section highlights creative, real-world solutions that enhance club culture, elevate the member experience, and drive deeper member engagement. This section features shareable ideas clubs can implement such as gamified wine lockers and family scavenger hunts to mobile ordering at the turn, themed member mixers, strategic brand storytelling and adaptive outdoor spaces. All ideas are designed to inspire and spark innovation across the private club industry. Go To Innovative Ideas → 
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Now in our 30th year of publication, our motto, “Replace emotion with fact,” continues to guide us as we encourage private clubs, their boards and senior management to embrace collaborative governance—ensuring long-term success and sustainability.

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BoardRoom Briefs is a weekly digital newsletter designed to keep private club leaders informed between issues of BoardRoom magazine. While the magazine delivers in-depth bi-monthly coverage, BoardRoom Briefs provides timely updates, peer insights, practical ideas and club updates as they emerge across the industry.

Each newsletter features case studies, trend insights, curated top lists, takeaways and contributions from industry partners who are actively helping clubs address real-world challenges. The goal is to support informed, collaborative governance with current, relevant information leaders can use when decisions need to be made.

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Distinguished Clubs by BoardRoom magazine is the prestigious designation that shines a spotlight on private clubs providing outstanding member experiences. It is one that is earned, and it involves a merit-based process. By undergoing a complete evaluation process involving in-person site visits, interviews with management, and member feedback, clubs receive a comprehensive assessment of their proprietary member experience quotient, which sets them apart from the rest. This designation not only enhances a club’s reputation and overall value but also serves as a driving force for the team to continue pursuing excellence and exceeding industry standards. Go To Distinguished Clubs →Â