PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Dear Members and Guests,

As the holiday season approaches, I want to thank you for celebrating your "Magic Moments" with us throughout the year. I’d also like to recognize the often behind-the-scenes work of the private event directors at our clubs and resorts worldwide. These are the staff members responsible for planning and coordinating your holiday parties and other special occasions such as weddings, receptions, civic gatherings, business retreats, and golf tournaments. They have big jobs. In the year 2000 alone, there were 167,245 private events held at ClubCorp clubs in the United States. Literally thousands more private functions were held at our international clubs and resorts, where hayrides, bonfires, breakfast trail rides, deep-sea fishing, golf, and more, can turn your special event into a lifelong memory. And, while I don’t often play favorites, I would award a "Kodak Moment" trophy to The Homestead’s outdoor gazebo as a truly spectacular wedding venue.

Earlier this year, more than 140 private event directors gathered for their first-ever, companywide meeting in order to gear up to make your holiday events the best ever. They talked about the latest trends in catering and discussed the private event director’s role in membership. Other activities included team-building exercises and lectures on topics such as food and wine pairings. The purpose of the event was to ensure that private event directors had their game plans in place to continue to exceed your expectations.

Another goal at ClubCorp is for every non-member Guest attending these private events to experience, firsthand, the value of belonging to a ClubCorp private club or resort.

Of course, we know that, while the private event director plans the private event, the entire staff makes an event successful. So I’d also like to take this year-end opportunity to thank each of our Employee Partners for creating a Pride in Belonging atmosphere and Magic Moments for all our Members and Guests. A New Year’s resolution I make every year is to create an experience so welcoming, so exceptional, and so memorable that, whether you are a Member or a Guest, you’ll keep wanting to return.

Best wishes,

Robert H. Dedman Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
ClubCorp