Management: Briefs

Golf Course News, Oct 2001

BILLY CASPER GOLF APPOINTS HEADLEY

VIENNA, Va. - Billy Casper Golf has appointed Jill Headley as its director of marketing. Headley will create marketing programs and drive their implementation for several BCG properties. Headley joins Billy Casper Golf from OnePage, Inc., where she directed the software company's marketing strategy formulation and implementation. Previously she was advertising director at USA Network's Internet Shopping Network and regional account manager at Golf For Women magazine.

CLUBCORP CHOOSES PARVIEW

SARASOTA, Fla. - Dallas-based ClubCorp has chosen ParView Inc. to provide Global Positioning System services to its daily-fee and semi-private divisions. The ParView system provides golfers with a graphical hole and green overview of each hole, exact distance from the tee to the center of the green, the pin placement, pro tips, electronic scoring, and food and beverage ordering capabilities. The system is currently installed at more than 150 courses throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

CONWAY COMES ABOARD AT BLACK GOLD

YORBA LINDA, Calif. KemperSports Management has named Chris Conway head golf professional at Black Gold Golf Club, a 6,756 yard, par 72, 18-hole public facility which is owned by the City of Yorba Linda. The course will be opening this fall. Prior to his appointment at Black Gold Golf Club, Conway was head golf professional at Trophy Lake Golf and Casting in Port Orchard, Wash., near Seattle.