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Corby
W. Foster Named General Manager of
Wickenburg
Ranch Golf & Social Club
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Wickenburg,
AZ – August 2017 / Newsmaker Alert / Troon®,
the leader in golf course management, development, and marketing is proud
to announce that Corby W. Foster has been named as the new general manager
at Wickenburg Ranch Golf &
Social Club in Wickenburg, Ariz. Troon recently began managing the
golf and club operations at the award-winning facility located just outside
of Phoenix. To celebrate the new partnership, Wickenburg Ranch Golf &
Social Club will be hosting a pair of Customer Appreciation Days on August
24th and 31st. The all-day event will give Troon Card holders and past
guests a chance to play Wickenburg Ranch for just a cart fee.
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 Foster
has worked with Troon since 2003 and most recently served as the general
manager at Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear, Ariz. Prior to Golf Club
of Estrella, Foster served as the assistant general manager at Troon North
Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. He has also worked in the Troon corporate
office in a variety of roles, including financial analyst and operations
director. A graduate of Arizona State University, Foster is a member of
the Club Managers Association of America.
Located
in historic Wickenburg, Arizona, approximately one hour northwest of downtown
Phoenix near the intersection of Highways 89 and 93, Wickenburg Ranch Golf
& Social Club will ultimately become an exclusively private club reserved
for members and their guests. For a limited time as the community builds
out, this spectacular club will be open to a controlled amount of unaccompanied
non-member play.
“Corby
is the perfect person to lead the golf and club operations at Wickenburg
Ranch,” said Mitch Harrell, president, Troon Golf. “He is a great leader,
an outstanding communicator and his experience operating multi-amenity
clubs is impressive.”
The
Golf & Social Club is the centerpiece of the Wickenburg Ranch community.
The club’s 18-hole par 71 course, known as Big Wick, opened in 2015. Since
opening, Big Wick has received numerous accolades including being named
No. 4 on Golf Digest’s list of “Top 10 Best New Courses in North
America” in 2015 and No. 5 on Golfweek’s 2017 list of “Best Courses
You Can Play in Arizona.”
To
learn more about Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Social Club please visit www.wickenburgranch.com.
About
Wickenburg Ranch
Located
in historic Wickenburg, Ariz., Wickenburg Ranch is a luxurious all-ages
community with a modern Western flair, offering championship golf, innovative
home designs, and a 5-star resort club built on a spectacular site overlooking
the golf course and serene desert terrain. For more information, visit
www.wickenburgranch.com.
About
Troon
Headquartered
in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf management company,
with more than 270 golf courses in its portfolio. Also specializing in
homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management
and associated hospitality venues, the company oversees operations at Troon
Golf, Honours Golf, Troon
Privé (the private club operating division of Troon) and Troon
International properties located in 36 states and 31 countries. Additionally,
there are 57 Troon affiliated properties featuring 79 courses that have
been recipients of a “Top 100” ranking by national and international publications.
Troon properties include Princeville Makai Golf Club, Kauai, Hawaii; Centurion
Club, London, England; The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa, Tucson, Ariz.;
The Bay Club, Berlin, Md.; Prince’s Golf Club, Sandwich, England; and CostaBaja
Golf Club, in La Paz, Mexico. For more information, visit www.TroonGolf.com,
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Contact:
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Troon
480-477-0506 |
