Strategic Facility Master Planning – The McMahon Way
Whether your club is planning ongoing annual maintenance or major capital-improvement projects, you need a Facility Master Plan that guides every expenditure and maximizes the value of every capital dollar spent.
Club Trends Webinar – Planning For Success
On June 2 our industry experts provided updates on why adopting a structured, disciplined and consistent approach to master planning for club facilities and all facets of club operations has become critical for sustaining long-term relevance and prosperity.
Strategic Planning: Is it Just For Today, or Should it Shape the Future?
Strategic planning for private clubs is an ongoing, collaborative process that assesses the current state and envisions the future by focusing on members, offerings, quality, and market position, helping clubs remain relevant and competitive amid changing circumstances.
Planning for Success: Your Questions Answered
The Spring 2026 issue of Club Trends, the quarterly publication produced by McMahon Group and the National Club Association (NCA), was featured on June 2nd in a special webcast, “Planning for Success,” that was hosted by the NCA and included comprehensive presentations on keys to effective facilities master planning—and how to avoid costly missteps.
Are Your Members Ready to Approve Your Facility Project?
Rising costs and heightened scrutiny make capital project approval difficult, but conducting early, well-designed opinion surveys can identify member support, funding readiness, and priorities, thereby increasing the likelihood of approval and ensuring projects meet member needs.
Prioritizing Aquatics in Your Club’s Master Plan
Aquatics is now a essential, multi-generational element in private clubs that improves member experience through strategic design and integration, and should be included in the overall master plan for long-term success.
What’s the Best Way to Design a Master Plan?
Master planning is a strategic process that aligns conflicting goals, uncovers opportunities, and reimagines spaces to create cohesive and resilient environments, especially when progress stalls or priorities clash.
New Clubhouse Brings New Life to Wilderness Country Club
Wilderness Country Club was founded in 1974, on land that had originally been developed 30 years earlier as a ranch and then had a golf course built on it in 1975. The club holds the distinction of being the first gated golf course community in Naples, Fla.—but as it approached the 2020 decade that would…
“Dos and Don’ts” for Successful Club Improvements
As the new year gets into full swing, I thought it might be helpful to provide some quick “dos and don’ts,” based on our experience at McMahon helping clubs with their facility planning, that should be kept in mind for capital-improvement projects.
Why a Facility Master Plan is So Critical to Club Success
Over and over again, clubs generally plan and build projects for today with no real understanding of future facility needs or costs. Without a Master Plan identifying and prioritizing future projects, initial projects get built in ways that limit future project expansions.