Rochester, Minn. – Kurtis Pitcher, CCM, CCE General Manager/COO of the Somerby Golf Club in Byron, Minnesota, achieved the designation of “Certified Chief Executive” (CCE) with the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA). Pitcher was approved by the Certification Committee of CMAA after successfully meeting requirements in club management experience, education and association activity. He joins a very select group of club managers worldwide who have attained this honor.
Pitcher qualified for the CCE designation by maintaining Active membership in CMAA, obtaining Honor Society status, completing Business Management Institute (BMI) IV and V, serving as the top executive in a club for a minimum of five years. Through the certification program, CMAA encourages the education and advancement of its members and assists club officers and members in securing the most efficient and successful club operations available.
“When we appointed Kurtis at Somerby early in the 2011 golf season, we knew we had a well accomplished industry professional at the helm of this award winning club,” stated Doc Belitz, vice president of operations for OB Sports Golf Management (management company for Somerby). “His recent certification from CMAA reaffirms his dedication to the club management industry and we wish him a warm congratulations on his recent certification,” added Belitz.
The Club Managers Association of America is the professional association for managers of leading private country, city, yacht, athletic, military and fraternal clubs in the U.S. and aboard. Founded in 1927, CMAA provides executive career services, a lifetime professional development program and two national trade magazines, Club Management and The Board Room, to its more than 7,000 members.
Somerby is located in Byron, Minn. near Rochester, only a 10-minute drive from the world-renowned Mayo Clinic. The golf course, co-designed by Tom Lehman and John Fought, represents a modern approach to a traditional links-style design with a par-72, 7,209-yard layout fashioned with an emphasis on strategy and visual appeal. Consistently honored by Golf Digest Magazine as one of the top ten best courses in the State of Minnesota, Somerby meanders over gently rolling countryside that is dotted with meandering creeks, thick stands of trees and natural wetlands. Somerby Golf Club is a prior host of the PGA Tour’s Nationwide Series and has also been recognized for excellence in environmental stewardship by achieving the designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” by Audubon International. The community was also honored by Links Magazine’s as a Premier Property for 2009-2010 being recognized as “Best For Families and was recently honored by Golfweek Magazine as one of the top 100, Golfweek’s Best residential courses in the country for 2012.
For more information about Somerby and Somerby Golf Club visit www.somerby.com or call (507) 775-3700.
Somerby Golf Club is professionally managed by Scottsdale-based OB Sports Golf Management. OB Sports is a diversified, golf-oriented company with a long history of success that currently manages 43 premier golf courses and country clubs throughout the United States. Known for its comprehensive and personalized services since 1972, OB Sports has become widely acclaimed as the leader in boutique-style golf course management. For more information on OB Sports, visit www.obsports.com , call 480-948-1300. You can also “Like” OB Sports on Facebook at www.facebook.com/obsports, follow OB Sports on Twitter: www.twitter.com/obsportsgolf or view the OB Sports You Tube Channel at www.youtube.com/obsportsgolf.
Contact:
Tim Shea (507) 775-3700
tshea@somerby.com
Doc Belitz (480) 948-1300
dbelitz@obsports.com
