Andy DevaneyAt Jeremy Ranch Golf & Country Club, the most striking figures are nowhere near the scorecard. In the 13 years since Landscapes Golf Management began running the private Park City club, reported revenue has risen by 200% and net operating income by 544%. Ownership has now agreed a multi-year extension with the operator.
The decision keeps a familiar team in place at an Arnold Palmer-designed course with a rich competitive past. It also raises an interesting question about modern private clubs: how much of their success is decided after the golf is finished?
A renewal backed by the accounts
The financial gains are considerable, although the headline percentages do not explain how much of the improvement came from particular initiatives, membership patterns or other factors. They do help explain the appetite for continuity after a partnership stretching back to 2013.
Landscapes’ remit reaches well beyond course maintenance. It oversees strategy and financial management, staffing and training, clubhouse operations, food and beverage, instruction, marketing, merchandising and technology.
Members encounter those responsibilities in rather more practical ways: how the course plays, how the clubhouse operates and what gives them a reason to return.
The club that doesn’t stop at the 18th
Jeremy Ranch offers junior golf nights and indoor simulators, but the calendar travels well beyond the traditional golf-club menu. Wine tastings, a wine society, themed dining, trivia, happy hours and virtual concerts have all featured. There have even been online shopping microsites.
Its most distinctive alternative to another afternoon on the range may be a Nordic skiing track designed by Olympic gold medallist Billy Demong. The club also hosts private events against the backdrop of the Wasatch Mountains.
Such activities broaden what members can do at the property. They cannot, on the available figures, be assigned a precise share of the reported financial growth. Still, they offer a clearer picture of the operating philosophy than a contract extension ever could.
Palmer’s design gets serious attention
For all the activity away from the course, the golf remains the point of the place. Over the past year, Jeremy Ranch has completed a comprehensive renovation of greens and surrounds, tees, fairways, bunkers and practice areas.
The layout has pedigree. From 1982 to 1992, it hosted the Senior PGA Tour’s annual Shootout at Jeremy Ranch, with Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Billy Casper, Ben Crenshaw and Chi Chi Rodriguez among its celebrated names.
There are modest tournament guest lists, and then there is that one.
A renovation on this scale gives the next phase of the management relationship a tangible golfing dimension. The financial results may have helped secure the extension, but members will also judge the work beneath their feet.
Familiar hands at the helm
“Partnering with Landscapes Golf Management is among the best decision ownership has ever made,” said Chris Gies, President of Jeremy Ranch Golf & Country Club. “Members and guests make the club part of their steady diets and, as a result, our community satisfaction and balance sheet are much better for it.”
Tom Everett, president of Landscapes Golf Management, has credited the on-site team led by Brian Wright, named the company’s 2025 General Manager of the Year, together with regional and head-office support.
He has also highlighted Jake Hanley, the club’s PGA Director of Golf for nearly 30 years, whose tenure predates Landscapes’ involvement.
The precise number of additional years and the agreement’s financial terms have not been specified.
The commitment, however, is clear: Jeremy Ranch is keeping its operator as it enters the next chapter following a sweeping course renovation.
The real measure will be how well those impressive numbers translate into the everyday experience of belonging there.
