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Troon
Promotes Rob DeMore to
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President
of Troon Privé Division
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Scottsdale,
AZ – October 2017 / Newsmaker Alert / Troon®,
the leader in golf course management, development, and marketing, has promoted
Rob DeMore to president of its Troon Privé Division. DeMore replaces
Ryan Walls, who has moved to BallenIsles Country Club (a Troon Privé-managed
facility) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, to become the club’s new chief
operating officer and general manager. DeMore has served as senior vice
president of Troon Privé since fall of 2016 and has more than twenty
years of blended hospitality and golf experience.
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As
Troon Privé Division
president, DeMore will oversee the division’s growing collection of fine
private clubs around the world. The Troon Privé Division currently
manages nearly 70 private clubs, half of which are member owned, including
BallenIsles Country Club. Since joining Troon in 2003 from Wyndham International,
DeMore has been instrumental in leading numerous private club transformations
including strategic land acquisitions, member equity conversions, and start-up
operations. His expertise in leading private club operations has led to
national recognition as Golf Inc. magazine recently named DeMore
one of the “10 People Who Are Shaping The Future Of Private Clubs.” In
addition, during his time working with the Inn at Entrada, the luxury Utah
property was named a “Top 25 Resort” by TripAdvisor.
“Rob
has been an integral part of the growth of Troon’s private club management
services business over the past 10-plus years and is a highly talented
and multi-faceted executive,” said Mike Ryan, executive vice president
and chief operating officer, Troon. “We are proud and pleased with the
company’s depth of talent and the opportunities it affords.”
DeMore
will continue to be based in Troon’s Scottsdale offices.
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:
Rob
Myers
Troon
480-477-0506 |