OB SPORTS GOLF & LEISURE
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IN THE NEWS
BY joel
Beers
I
t
may
not
have
received
the
head-
lines
of
Major
League
Baseball's
winter
meetings,
but
the
big
hitters
of
OB
Sports
Golf
Management
assem-
bled
in
Scottsdale,
Arizona,
for
three
days
in
January
to
exchange
ideas,
dis-
cuss
best
practices
and
share
success
stories.
The
2018
OB
Sports
General
Man-
agers'
Conference,
held
January
15-17
at
Hotel
Valley
Ho,
was
attended
by
more
than
100
industry
professionals
from
OB
Sports
properties,
including
general
managers,
head
golf
profes-
sionals,
directors
of
sales,
and
member-
ship
directors.
There
were
also
another
40
vendors
representing
different
facets
of
the
golf
industry
in
attendance.
"There
are
multiple
purposes
for
the
General
Mangers'
Conference,
most
importantly
education,"
said
David
Bataller,
Director
of
Communications
and
Public
Relations
for
OB
Sports.
"We
always
strive
to
present
the
latest
innovations,
hot
button
issues
and
case
studies
to
our
management
staff
at
each
property.
We
also
value
network-
ing
with
the
best
and
brightest
in
the
golf
industry,
both
in
professional
and
social
settings."
Bataller
said
that
golfers
will
soon
see
some
of
the
new
initiatives
that
were
discussed
at
the
meeting,
ranging
from
changes
in
food
and
beverage
op-
erations
to
course
conditions.
"For
instance,
an
agronomy-focused
open
forum
featuring
four
superintend-
ents
at
successful
OB
Sports
facilities
discussed
the
latest
trends,
and
break-
out
sessions
for
our
respective
public
facilities
and
private
clubs
touched
on
relevant
issues
affecting
each
category,"
Bataller
said.
MAKING
MOVES
AT
THE
TOP
A
foursome
of
OB
Sports
em-
ployees
has
been
making
headlines
to
start
the
year.
Steve
Bowles,
Brady
Hatfield
and
Tom
Horaney
have
taken
over
general
manager
positions
at
three
OB
Sports-
managed
properties
on
the
West
Coast,
while
Ryan
Whitney
was
hired
to
lead
the
company's
Pacific
North-
west
office.
>
Bowles
will
oversee
all
operations
at
Mill
Creek
Country
Club,
a
private,
member-owned
club
located
20
min-
utes
north
of
Seattle.
Read
more.
>
Hatfield
will
manage
operations
at
Gamble
Sands
in
Brewster,
Wash-
ington,
and
will
be
responsible
for
running
The
Inn
at
Gamble
Sands
and
Danny
Boy
Bar
and
Grill.
Read
more.
>
Horaney
recently
took
the
helm
after
serving
as
Assistant
General
Manager
and
Food
&
Beverage
Manager
at
Tijeras
Creek
Golf
Club
in
Southern
California.
Read
more.
>
In
the
Pacific
Northwest,
Whitney
has
been
selected
to
serve
as
Senior
Vice
President
of
Operations
and
Business
Development
for
OB
Sports,
facilitating
the
company's
continued
growth
in
the
region.
Read
more.
NAMES
IN
THE
GAME
< Industry professionals from across
the country gathered in Arizona.
TEAM
SPIRIT
n
recent
management
meetingS
help
Set
cOurSe
fOr
the
future
