John Napier, Regional VP of Operations

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John has more than three decades of successful hospitality and club operations management experience focusing on high-end daily fee golf clubs and quality private country clubs. From 1984 through 1990 John served in several capacities at multiple locations with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. Notable events in which John held a role include the Vantage Classic Senior PGA Golf Tournament in Greensboro, NC and the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, CA. It was in Long Beach where John moved from the hotel industry to golf operations joining American Golf Corporation. During his six year tenure, he had several roles and assignments, but most notably he served as a transition specialist opening new properties during American Golf's growth. In 1996, John left American Golf and relocated to the New York metropolitan area to work with a start-up golf management company. Under John’s oversight, in five years the portfolio grew from two to seven high-end daily fee golf clubs. John then accepted a Vice President of Operations position with a boutique club operator based in New Jersey who operated multiple full service Private Country Clubs. In 2016 John joined Kemper Sports as a Project Manager and successfully transitioned four properties: Swan Point in Maryland, Mahopac Golf Club in New York and Knoll CC and Rock Spring both in New Jersey. Subsequently, while working with Metropolitan Golf Group, John served as COO of Links Asset Trust overseeing four Private Country Clubs including Hidden Valley, Salem, VA, CC of Indianapolis, IN, Out Door CC in York, PA and Pine Island CC in Charlotte, NC. John’s current role with Morningstar Golf & Hospitality includes business development, project management and oversight of regional golf operations.

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