KemperSports

KemperSports is a privately held golf course and hospitality management company founded in 1978 by Steven H. Lesnik and James S. Kemper, Jr., president and chairman of the board of Kemper Insurance.[1] The company began with the management of Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Kildeer, Illinois (United States), an upscale public golf course in the Chicago area.

Based in Northbrook, Ill.,[2] KemperSports builds, owns and manages golf courses, resorts, athletic clubs, lodging venues and restaurants, and has more than 5,500 employees.[3] Its clients include owners and developers of golf courses and hospitality venues, financial institutions and municipalities. Today, the company’s management portfolio includes Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, titled the No. 1 Golf Resort in North America by Golf Digest[4] and GOLF magazine;[5] The Glen Club; Desert Willow Golf Resort; Harbor Shores, site of the 2012 and 2014 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid;[6] and Chambers Bay, host of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open.[7]

In 2012, the company launched a private club division called KemperCollection.[8] KemperSports was named the Club Management Company of the Year in 2012 by BoardRoom magazine.[9] The company is led by CEO Steven K. Skinner and President Josh W. Lesnik, son of chairman and co-founder Steven H. Lesnik.[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kempersports.com/about-us
  2. ↑ http://www.yellowpages.com/northbrook-il/mip/kemper-sports-management-458722504
  3. ↑ http://www.kempersports.com/about-us
  4. ↑ http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-courses/2011-11/75-best-golf-resorts-in-us
  5. ↑ http://www.golf.com/courses-and-travel/premier-resorts
  6. ↑ http://www.harborshoreslife.com/golf.html
  7. ↑ http://www.golf.com/photos/chambers-bay-site-2015-us-open/first-hole-chambers-bay
  8. ↑ http://www.golfincmagazine.com/content/kempersports-launches-private-club-division
  9. ↑ http://www.chicagogolfreport.com/northbrooks-kempersports-honored-as-company-of-the-year/
  10. ↑ http://www.royalmelbourne.net/files/KemperSports%20in%20BoardRoom%20Magazine_2012.pdf

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