Jack Crittenden

Jack Crittenden is an award-winning journalist with more than 35 years of news experience. He has run Golf Inc. magazine since 1998, serving as Editor-in-Chief for most of that time. Crittenden is CEO of Crittenden Research, a media company in the law, real estate and medical liability insurance industries. He grew up in California and graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in public administration, specializing in urban planning. He graduated from American University’s Washington College of Law. He has run his company since 1991.

Open Golf Club hires new COO

Paul Armitage will join Open Golf Club as Chief Operating Officer on September 1, 2020.  Open Golf Club is a leading international golf management company and one...

Golf play expected to be up 12% in 2020

After losing 20 million rounds in the spring, golf play exploded in the summer and through the fall, as golf has been seen as...

Paul O’Brien, EIGCA, passes away

Paul O’Brien, a senior member of the European Institute of Golf Course Architects, died on Dec. 20 after a protracted illness.  O’Brien began his career...

Troon acquires Indigo Golf Partners in largest deal of its kind on record

Troon, the largest management company in the world, announced on Jan. 4 that it acquired Indigo Golf Partners, formerly known as Billy Casper Golf,...

Golf’s unprecedented boom

What a turnaround. More than half of America’s courses were closed in March and April because of COVID-19. The ones that were permitted to...

Spirit Golf Management adds another property to its growing portfolio

Two weeks after taking over management of Butterfield Trail Golf Club in El Paso, Texas, Spirit Golf Management Southwest acquired Picacho Hills Country Club in Las...

ClubCorp promotes Robert Morse to President & COO

ClubCorp has promoted its veteran hospitality executive Robert Morse to President and Chief Operating Officer. Morse joined ClubCorp as COO in January of 2019 and...

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