AS discuss swirls concerning the calls for and the toll on the private lives of golf membership common managers, Warrnambool believes it has discovered the precise man to take the helm.
Marc Tims comes off a much-heralded profession in well being and wellbeing together with holding senior positions with retailers David Jones and the Nation Highway Group.
“In that sense I’ve a great background in coping with individuals,” Tims says.
Though solely a matter of weeks into his new function on the time of this interview, he thinks individuals administration is essential to the GM’s success at any membership.
“That is the case coping with golfers, members, employees and boards. It’s working with them and ensuring they’re joyful which I hope I can carry to the job. That and governance are so essential,” he provides
“I’m additionally blessed to have been ‘handed’ a model new $7.5 million clubhouse, which is already being embraced by members, non-members and the group as a complete.
“As properly, there’s been a spike within the variety of returning members. And the group is embracing us usually, making full use of out bar bistro and café services.
“Already there’s a nice really feel and power to the place. I couldn’t be extra lucky to be right here.”
Marc Tims, the lately appointed Basic Supervisor on the Warrnambool Golf Membership.
All this on high of a powerful golf course, open and welcoming to vacation makers, providing the prospect to play the excellent format on which Australian Worldwide, Marc Leishman, learnt his craft from the time he was a teenager rising up within the city.
Leishman nonetheless comes residence no less than every year and at all times catches up with household and mates on this time-honoured golf course.
Tims has solely been on the town for 3 and a half years.
“I’ve had expertise in working with golf equipment and Golf Australia in sports activities governance, a precedence for group sport.
“The factor a few GM at a golf membership is that he’s anticipated to have expertise in all issues. It’s nearly inconceivable to be an skilled in all the things. “
Marc has developed abilities from a various employment historical past together with working small enterprise, working in massive company environments specialising in customer support excellence in retail in addition to main experience within the company well being and wellness area. Marc has honed his energy in sporting governance when he labored lately because the Chief Govt Officer of South West Sport. Whereas there, he developed robust relationships in the area people, supporting grassroots group sport and inside the golf trade particularly.
Marc’s distinctive individuals administration abilities and his governance expertise in a not-for-profit organisation are strengths that can serve him properly in his function as GM on the Warrnambool Golf Membership.
“I take into account myself a ‘new native’ in Warrnambool, having moved down the coast simply over three years in the past from Melbourne. I really like the city. I really like individuals. I really like the golf membership and love the lifestyle,” he says.
Born and bred across the Melbourne sand belt programs and a earlier member at Southern Golf Membership, Marc is a life-long golfer. He performs off a GA handicap of 9.1.
“With our new clubhouse at WGC-, now we have seen natural progress in new and returning golf members and ‘footfall’ visitors from locals and travelling clients who cease by to expertise our fabulous cutting-edge $7.5 million clubhouse and customer support like no different.
“I’m actually having fun with the brand new function on the golf membership and our members have been very welcoming. I can see large progress alternatives inside the membership to create a memorable golf expertise for members and guests within the coming years. I invite anybody who hasn’t seen our membership to make the journey all the way down to the southwest. I can assure you’ll be impressed,” Marc says confidently.
Warrnambool Golf Membership
Warrnambool is without doubt one of the area’s most spectacular 18-hole programs and residential of the present LIV Golf touring skilled Marc Leishman.
The classically designed format carves its approach between and over a large tertiary dune system, the course providing a novel mixture of uncovered holes with elevated tees.
It’s situated simply three hours west of Melbourne on the finish of the Nice Ocean Highway.
With a brand-new cutting-edge $7.5million membership home facility, the Warrnambool Golf Membership caters for golfers and company alike who need to expertise excellence in customer support within the bar/bistro and Professional store services.
