KemperSports is a privately held golf course and hospitality management company founded in 1978 by Steven H. Lesnik and James S. Kemper, Jr., president and chairman of the board of Kemper Insurance.[1] The company began with the management of Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Kildeer, Illinois (United States), an upscale public golf course in the Chicago area.

Based in Northbrook, Ill.,[2] KemperSports builds, owns and manages golf courses, resorts, athletic clubs, lodging venues and restaurants, and has more than 5,500 employees.[3] Its clients include owners and developers of golf courses and hospitality venues, financial institutions and municipalities. Today, the company’s management portfolio includes Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, titled the No. 1 Golf Resort in North America by Golf Digest[4] and GOLF magazine;[5] The Glen Club; Desert Willow Golf Resort; Harbor Shores, site of the 2012 and 2014 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid;[6] and Chambers Bay, host of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open.[7]

In 2012, the company launched a private club division called KemperCollection.[8] KemperSports was named the Club Management Company of the Year in 2012 by BoardRoom magazine.[9] The company is led by CEO Steven K. Skinner and President Josh W. Lesnik, son of chairman and co-founder Steven H. Lesnik.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "About Kemper Sports | A Golf Club Management Company".
  2. ↑ "Kemper Sports Management in Northbrook , IL".
  3. ↑ "About Kemper Sports | A Golf Club Management Company".
  4. ↑ "The 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America".
  5. ↑ "World's Best Golf Resorts, Golf Magazine's Premier Resorts | GOLF.com". www.golf.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-07.
  6. ↑ "Harbor Shores Resort | Golf | the Inn | Real Estate".
  7. ↑ "The first hole at Chambers Bay - Chambers Bay: Site of 2015 U.S. Open Photos | Golf.com". www.golf.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16.
  8. ↑ "KemperSports launches private club division | Golf Inc. Magazine".
  9. ↑ "Northbrook's KemperSports Honored as Company of the Year". 2013-03-21.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2013-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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