Alexandria, VA – October 31, 2008 – CMAA Member Kevin Kennebeck, CCM, general manager and chief operating officer of the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, OH, teed-up with Jack Nicklaus as they “whacked-a-wolverine” in support of Michigan State football just before its October 25 game. They used wolverine-themed golf tees as their way of showing how they felt about the rival team from the University of Michigan. Earlier, MSU School of Hospitality Business Director Ron Cichy sent wolverine golf tees to nearly a dozen members of the Alumni Association Board, which includes Kennebeck, asking them to symbolically “whack-a-wolverine” before kickoff.
Kennebeck went the extra mile by asking Muirfield Village founder and course designer Jack Nicklaus to join him. According to Kennebeck, when the golf legend and alumnus of The Ohio State University was asked to participate, “Jack was extremely pleased to oblige,” and he cleanly hit the ball without disturbing the tee. When Kennebeck took his shot, however, the tee shattered, foretelling the result of the football game, a 35 – 21 Michigan State Spartan victory in Ann Arbor.
“I think Jack had as much fun as I did,” Kennebeck says.
Photo caption: Muirfield Village Golf Club GM and COO Kevin Kennebeck, CCM, prepares to whack-a-wolverine while golf legend Jack Nicklaus gives the “thumbs up.”
About CMAA – The Club Managers Association of America is the professional Association for managers of membership clubs. CMAA has close to 7,000 members across all classifications. Our manager members run more than 3,000 country, golf, city, athletic, faculty, yacht, town and military clubs. The objectives of the Association are to promote and advance friendly relations among persons connected with the management of clubs and other associations of similar character; to encourage the education and advancement of its members; and to assist club officers and members, through their managers, to secure the utmost in efficient and successful operations.
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