A
native of Charlotte, NC and after being gone for
15 years, Jill returned home town to
manage
Ballantyne Country Club. She say's she has come
full circle! Our rule when you walk through the
Ballantyne Country Club door is “you must have fun.
” Though not a traditional club,
we are a family club
and provide social
functions for all ages...that is our
brand in
the community. Our value statement says,
“As Charlotte’s premier family-oriented
private club
we value excellence, integrity, teamwork, personal
relationships, and
environmental and social responsibilities.”
We make decisions based on our core
values. We dedicate
$300,000 a year to
children’s programming, including 45
hours a week of free child watch. We have
a dedicated
staff that works year round
on planning activities for the kids,
which
include events weekly for them. We have
an active
junior golf and tennis program
and it has grown exponentially over the last
several years. That said, we
also have a
very active adult tennis program along with
both ladies and men’s golf associations. We find our
empty nesters are extremely
involved at Ballantyne and I would venture
to say it’s because our culture is
about
having fun in a casual, warm atmosphere
without comprising service. Both of our
ladies golf groups
have the best Member-
Guests in the area. They are always
themed and the staff joins in! For the 18
holers,
there is an opening show by the Pro staff. As you might suspect, the General
Manager (with several other
managers) is
right in the middle of it! I never miss and opportunity to dress up. The theme last
year for the
9-holers was a Mad Hatter Tea Party and Matt Saggio, our fearless Head
JILL PHILMON, CCM, CCE
General Manager/COO
Ballantyne Country Club
Charlotte, North Carolina
Golf Professional,
was the
Mad Hatter
in full costume. The members love it.
Halloween is another can’t miss event here
at the club.
In addition
to the staff that are
all in costume (I was Cruella Deville this
year), the parents and kids come
decked out
for the Ghostly Gala and we normally have
well over 300 in attendance.
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