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Recent articles
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.
Golf-Cart Storage: A New Facility Concern
Clubs that deliberately plan a proactive response to the new realities of cart storage can set their own timeline, control costs, and end up with a safer, more flexible facility—and avoid scrambling to respond to an insurance letter at renewal. Approached as an investment, rather than as a compliance chore, it’s one more way to demonstrate the careful stewardship that members expect.
Little Harbor Club’s Secrets to Seasonal Staffing Success
Little Harbor Club in Michigan operates for 13 weeks each summer, focusing on community, strong recruiting, and a positive staff culture, with leadership from Jed Avery emphasizing quick training, high service standards, and staff retention through incentives and development.