(VIENNA, VA) – Billy Casper Golf (BCG) – owner and operator of 140 golf courses, country clubs and resorts – has promoted Nick Bednar, Ryan Phelps and Dan Zimmer to Regional Director of Operations positions.
All three excel in creating winning team cultures that deliver superior golfer-member experiences and, in turn, favorable economic returns for owners of golf properties.
In their new roles, Bednar, Phelps and Zimmer will assume greater responsibility in client relations, team leadership, budgeting and business planning, and liaising with the BCG corporate office.
Joining BCG in 2004 as Assistant Golf Professional at Billy Caldwell Golf Course (Chicago), Bednar ascended to General Manager of Bear Creek Golf Club (Dallas), significantly growing daily-fee and outing business by more than 10 percent annually. In 2010, he was promoted to Southeast / Ohio Valley Regional Manager, overseeing BCG properties in Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Phelps began his career with BCG in 2005 as Head Golf Professional of Bent Creek Golf Course (Jacksonville) followed by a stint as General Manager of Falmouth Golf Club (Massachusetts). In 2009, he was named Regional General Manager in the Northeast, overseeing three BCG properties in New York and Massachusetts before adding Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as Northeast Regional Manager.
Zimmer rose the BCG ranks from General Manager of St. Johns Golf & Country Club (St. Augustine, FL) to Regional General Manager and then Florida Regional Manager. During his tenure at St. Johns, it earned a coveted “Top Ten in Customer Satisfaction” ranking from the National Golf Foundation. Zimmer is recognized for his commitment to grow the game of golf and unflappable management style contributing to achieving BCG properties’ goals.
“Billy Casper Golf identifies talented professional provides them with tools to succeed and promotes from within,” says Peter Hill, Chairman and CEO of BCG. “Nick, Ryan and Dan are shining examples of our corporate values, and proof our regional-based teams optimize touch points to meaningfully impact results.”
BCG directs all aspects of golf course and property maintenance, staffing and training, clubhouse operations, food-and-beverage, merchandising, golf instruction, marketing and public relations, special events and financial management.
About Billy Casper Golf
BCG is the largest domestic owner-operator of golf course, country clubs and resorts, with more than 140 properties under its turnkey management. Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper, the company is headquartered in Vienna, VA with regional offices strategically convenient to courses’ locales.
A division of BCG, Buffalo Communications is the leading global golf-lifestyle public relations, branding, marketing-communications, graphics and strategic services firm representing the LPGA, PGA National Resort & Spa, Sea Pines Resort, Ballybunion Golf Club (Ireland), Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, Sun Valley Resort, Mission Hills Resort (China), Fila Golf, ECCO, Club Glove and other top brands.
For more information: www.billycaspergolf.com, www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
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