ClubCorp (formerly ClubCorp Holdings, Inc) is an American corporation based in

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. It owns and operates more than 200 golf country clubs, businesses,

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clubs worldwide. Located in 26 states, the

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, and 2 countries outside of the United States (

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), the company and its clubs have more than 430,000 members and employ around 20,000 people.

History

The company was founded by the late Robert H. Dedman, Sr. (1926-2002) as Country Club, Inc., later renamed ClubCorp.Businessman Robert H. Dedman Sr. dies
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'', August 20, 2002 His son, Robert H. Dedman, Jr., became president in 1989 and

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in 1998.Alan Shipnuck
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'', June 14, 1999 His daughter, Patty Dedman Dietz, was previously on its board of directors. In 2002, its CEO was John A. Beckert. Private equity firm KSL Capital Partners bought the company in 2006.Glenn Hunter
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, '' D CEO'', 3.12.2008 ClubCorp Holdings, Inc. went public in 2013 and was traded on the

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under the symbol MYCC until 2017 when the company was acquired by

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. Eric L. Affeldt is a former CEO of the company. ''Golf'' magazine named him the most powerful person in golf in 2010 and 2014. In 1981, ClubCorp acquired Firestone Country Club in Akron, OH, and in 1984, bought golf courses, hotels, etc, in

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. ClubCorp also bought the

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, Indian Wells Country Club, Gleneagles Country Club, Stonebriar Country Club, and the Las Colinas Country Club. Others include The Homestead in 1993, Barton Creek, Austin, Texas and Daufuskie Island. In 1998, ClubCorp entered into an agreement for Golden Bear International,

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's company, to design 36 new golf courses, co-owned and operated by ClubCorp. ClubCorp hired David Pillsbury as the new CEO in June 2018

''Private Clubs magazine''

In 1986, ClubCorp began publishing its own travel and lifestyle magazine, ''Private Clubs''. The magazine was an award winner in one of the contests in the magazine industry, the FOLIO: Awards. By 2020, ''Private Clubs'' had transitioned into a digital-only publication and changed its name to ''ClubLife.''

References

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