The largest golf course management company in the world just got a little bigger.
Troon will acquire the third-party Management Business division from Invited Clubs, the company formerly known as Club Corp.
The transaction includes 18 contracts, bringing Troon's total portfolio to more than 750 managed courses, the company says. In a separate transaction, Troon also has acquired Applied Golf Management, a New Jersey-based golf and hospitality management company. Troon takes over management of Applied Golf’s portfolio of 13 public and private golf facilities in New York, New Jersey and Florida.
Invited, the largest owner of golf courses in the world, is also the second-largest operator. The Dallas-based company owns and operates 200 18-hole equivalents.
As part of the agreement, management teams and all employees at the facilities will remain in their current roles. In addition, Invited vice presidents Seth Churi and Peter Faraone will move to similar positions within Troon.
The 18 Invited Club Management contracts acquired by Troon include a mix of private clubs, resorts, and athletic clubs:
• Bent Creek Golf Village Resort & Golf Club in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
• Canebrake Country Club in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Chateau Golf & Country Club in Kenner, Louisiana
• Crystal Lake Country Club in Crystal Lake, Illinois
• Hilton Head Owners Club in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
• Lake Toxaway Country Club in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
• Lake Valley Golf Club, Longmont, Colorado
• Mystic Dunes Resort & Golf Club in Celebration, Florida
• Olde Town Athletic Club in Marietta, Georgia
• PGA National Members Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
• Pristine Bay Resort in Roatán, Honduras
• Riverton Pointe Golf Club in Hardeeville, South Carolina
• Saddlebrooke 2 in Tucson, Arizona
• Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
• Serenata Beach Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
• Skyline Country Club in Tucson, Arizona
• The Ocean Club at the Hutchinson Island Beach Resort & Marina in Stuart, Florida.