Mike Karnath, CCM, CCE, GM/COO of Wanakah Country Club Joins the Club + Resort Talks Podcast
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On this episode of the Club + Resort Talks podcast, Editor-in-Chief Rob Thomas speaks with Mike Karnath, CCM, CCE, General Manager / COO of Wanakah Country Club in Hamburg, N.Y. Wanakah Country Club is celebrating its 125th Anniversary this year and recently had a Gala, Family BBQ, and donor appreciation party. Earlier in the year the club hosted a kickoff event, “A Taste Through Time,” held the New York State Men’s Amateur Championship, approved a $5.6 million irrigation and bunker project to ensure the club’s long-term viability, and invested in the club this year with a major pool renovation, and the addition of three new pickleball courts.
Thomas also discussed some recent news taking place across the industry, including the reopened Estates Course at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club, an overhaul of King’s North at Myrtle Beach National, and the sales of Plantation Palms Golf Club and Salem Glen Country Club.
The Arizona Biltmore Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz. reopened its Estates Course after close to 6,000 trees, hedges and bushes were added and numerous playability improvements were made in the last 60 days.
Architect Brandon Johnson is overseeing a two-year, two-part project (the back nine will enjoy an overhaul in the summer of 2025) on King’s North at Myrtle Beach (S.C.) National. Owners target an early October reopening.
Leisure Investment Properties Group facilitated the sales of Plantation Palms Golf Club in Land O’ Lakes, Fla., and Salem Glen Country Club in Clemmons, N.C. Both new ownership groups plan substantial renovations to enhance their offerings and community appeal.
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