Buoyed by more than 30 years in the golf business, Everett is responsible for Landscapes Golf Management’s success in operating more than 50 golf courses, country clubs, and resorts to client satisfaction.  A visionary, he continues to advance the company’s modern and innovative platform for business planning, recruiting, and training top talent, food, and beverage, clubhouse operations, merchandising, agronomy, national accounts, sales and marketing, technology, and financial management.  Everett is a PGA Professional who ascended the Landscapes Golf Management ranks, taking the reins as President in 2014.  He is lauded by golf industry cohorts for building an unbeatable culture that attracts passionate, energized, and intelligent professionals to contribute to successfully delivering on the company’s promises.

A 30-year, golf-industry executive, Mark Mattingly is Executive Vice President of Landscapes Golf Management, operator of more than 50 golf courses, country clubs, communities, and resorts across America.  His primary role is helping owners of golf properties formulate strategies toward achieving the objectives they set forth for their properties.  In addition to overseeing business development, Mattingly manages special projects and contributes to the overall strategic direction of the company.  During his career and with an aptitude for programming and membership development, he was General Manager, regional portfolio manager, and operations executive at daily-fee and private clubs.  Mattingly is a Class-A PGA Professional and was a longtime Board member of the Indiana PGA and member of the Club Management Association of America.

Mr. Williams provides leadership for all of our Regional Managers to ensure that leadership at Landscapes Golf Management is consistently striving to exceed our clients’ expectations on service delivery, achieving financial goals and facility development.  In addition to the aforementioned duties, Mike also maintains a small portfolio of managed properties under his direct supervision.

An award-winning 20+ year member of the PGA of America, Mike came to Landscapes Golf Management from another well-known company where he served as a Regional Operations Executive and was responsible for supervising, managing and delivering positive, site-level operational, customer service and financial performance at more than a dozen properties with combined revenues exceeding $40M.  Mike works out of and travels from our regional office in Chicago, as well as maintaining a presence in our home office in Lincoln, NE.  In addition, Mike was just awarded the Illinois PGA Section inaugural Executive of the Year award.

Ms. Fink provides human resource transition support to new clients and acquisitions including employee onboarding, job description development, and payroll and timekeeping configuration.  In addition, she provides guidance and coaching to field and corporate management on a variety of compliance concerns including the Affordable Care Act, FMLA and wage and hour issues.  Kenda currently serves as the compliance officer for the company’s Affirmative Action and EEO program.

Mr. Ham is responsible for all financial activities within Landscapes Golf Management including financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and communication with our many clients.  He manages a team comprised of an Accounting Supervisor, a Senior Accountant, four Staff Accountants, and three Accounts Payable team members.  This team helps to provide accurate and timely financial information to each of our clients while also providing thoughtful financial strategies developed through data and accounting analysis.

Mr. Ham joined Landscapes Golf Management in early 2018 and has held multiple roles in the Accounting and Finance department.  Prior to Landscapes Golf Management, he worked as an external auditor for KPMG in Lincoln, Nebraska. KPMG is an international firm offering audit, tax, and advisory services to a diverse client base.  Mr. Ham led numerous teams in providing technical assurance services to public and private market clients, with an industry focus in the financial services sector. Mr. Ham earned his bachelor’s degree with a concentration in accounting from the University of Nebraska -Lincoln.

Mr. Young supervises several Regional F&B Managers and together they are responsible for the oversight of 45 food and beverage operations around the country.  Mark is also responsible for negotiating and implementing national purchasing programs that offer the best pricing possible for all of our associated properties.  Realizing and generating revenue growth opportunities has been a vital role of the National Food and Beverage Director. Mark has implemented weekly and monthly reports to all Landscapes facilities that assist managers in controlling costs, labor and other expenses.

Mr. Young has more than 25 years of experience in Food and Beverage management. Possessing comprehensive experience within the golf industry, Mark has an extensive working resume including roles as a course-level food and beverage manager, Regional Manager, and currently as the National Food & Beverage Director for the company.  He has experience and knowledge in all types of golf course food and beverage operations including; snack-bars, exhibition grills, back of the house kitchens, semi-private and private clubs.  In addition to operations, Mark has worked extensively on new construction projects as well as renovation projects saving clients thousands of dollars.

Mr. Wellman is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of marketing and programming initiatives specifically tailored to drive revenue generation at the facility level. After spending ten years working in the analytics department for a Fortune 100 (Blue Chip) Company, Scot joined the team. Scot has been at the forefront of developing LGM’s industry-leading “Technology Stack.” The Stack allows LGM facilities to take advantage of cloud-based solutions which create automation, data aggregation/visualization, cost savings, and enhance the overall customer/member experience.  He works closely with field managers to drive impressions, build brand awareness, drive leads and create memorable experiences at all LGM facilities.

Born the grandson of a Greens Superintendent, Scot’s introduction to the game he loves came early.  A member of the Nebraska Wesleyan Men’s Golf Team, and a NAIA conference champion, Scot was later named Head Golf Professional and held that role until 2006.  Scot always had a strong drive to increase member and guest interactions through programming, merchandising, and events.  Utilizing his B.A. in Business Administration (marketing), he excelled in his early golf operations career.  During his departure from the golf industry, Scot developed his skills in the areas of leadership, data analytics, completed staff work, lean essentials and driving results.  His combined experiences have made Scot a strong addition to the Landscapes Golf Management team in 2017.

Mr. Jacobson has been responsible for transitioning numerous Landscapes properties.  His focus lies in building quality teams, planning, budgeting, hiring and training management staff, developing/expanding facility and membership programming, all while improving products and services.   Chris works directly with the General Managers to implement annual business plans and operating budgets, while utilizing the Landscapes corporate team and support staff to achieve success.

A Certified PGA Professional, Mr. Jacobson has over 25 years of experience in all facets of golf operations including daily-fee, semi-private, and private facilities.  Before transitioning to Landscapes Golf Management in 2011 as a Regional Operations Manager, he was the General Manager for The Players Club at Deer Creek; an Arnold Palmer-designed 27-hole private club located in Omaha, NE.  The Players Club continues to be one of the key flagship of the Landscapes Unlimited owned facilities and services over 900+ memberships annually.

Mr. Wallraff is responsible for operational oversight at private and public clubs within the Southwest region. Those duties would include but are not limited to; ongoing day to day management oversight, financial review and accountability, client relations and personnel development.

Brandon has over ten years of experience in senior level management at public, private and resort golf and club facilities throughout the country.  He specializes and excels in turnaround and startup situations, and has exceptional skills in recruiting, training, business plan development, and implementation of operating procedures and service standards.  Brandon has completed a number of projects in the past, including the successful turnaround of distressed clubs in Omaha, Orlando, Tucson, Hawaii, Illinois and Nevada.

Mr. Nissley is responsible for implementing Landscapes Golf Management’s systems and processes to our eastern most properties, building teams, planning and budgeting, hiring and training managers and collaborating for product and service improvements.

A former Certified Golf Course Superintendent, Scott has more than 35 years of experience in all facets of marketing golf facilities and operations, project development, maintenance, for municipal, daily fee, semi-private and private clubs.  Before joining Landscapes in 2005 as a Regional Manager, his work encompassed extensive experience working with boards, governmental agencies, and owners to achieve financial performance goals at clubs across the country.  Scott resides in Pasadena, MD and offices from the Renditions Golf Course property owned by Landscapes Unlimited located in Davidsonville, Maryland.

Mr. Kastler is responsible for operational oversight at private and public clubs within the Midwest region. Those duties would include but are not limited to, ongoing day to day management oversight, financial review and accountability, client relations and personnel development.

Devon has progressed within our company via his work as an Assistant General Manager at The Player’s Club (a flagship 27-hole Landscapes-owned private club in Omaha) and his success as the General Manager at Ashland Golf Club (a significant LGM turn-around success story for one of our public golf course clients). Devon prides himself on creating long lasting relationships with our clients and developing operational efficiencies. He has been a member of the Landscapes family since 2011.

Mr. Brandow is a trusted member of the Landscapes Golf Management team and joined our company in 2015.  In fact, Adam was part of the first class of external candidates hired to participate in our Assistant General Manager training program, with the express purpose of developing into a private club General Manager.  Since completing our training program, Adam has successfully served as General Manager of Kearney Country Club (Kearny, NE) and Macatawa Golf Club (Holland, MI).  Today Adam’s primary responsibility, as Regional Food & Beverage Manager, is to work with Food & Beverage Managers, Chefs, and General Managers around the country on the implementation of LGM best practices for the benefit of their individual clubs.  In addition, Adam serves in the role of Transition Manager, and as such functions as an interim General Manager when a club finds themselves in need of this service.

A PGA Professional since 2012, and graduate of Ferris State University (BS, Business), Adam has served as Assistant Golf Professional, Assistant General Manager, and General Manager at Private, Semi-Private, and Upscale Public facilities.  Adam also achieved a Master of Business Administration from Northwood University, Midland, MI.  As part of the Landscapes team, Adam will be available to deploy to a course to assist in executing General Manager duties while our leadership team performs an Executive Search to fulfill the full-time position of General Manager.

Mr. Goellner provides a single point of contact for our clients connecting the delivery of the onsite service team to the best practices, tools, and thought leadership of Landscapes’ expanded Regional/National support team. Joe works closely as a mentor with General Managers to implement annual business plans and operating budgets, as well as supporting the hiring/training of management staff, developing/expanding facility and membership programming, and improving products/services.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

A PGA Professional for more than a decade and holds a degree from the prestigious Rutgers University, Mr. Goellner has been a member of the Landscapes team since 2015. In his time serving as Assistant General Manager and General Manager at various LGM properties, Joe accumulated awards such as 2016 AGM of the Year, 2016 Ambassador of the Year, 2017 Innovator of the Year, and 2019 Facility of the Year. Joe most recently led a robust private club in NJ and oversaw the execution of a portion of their $14M Master Plan.