November 19, 2004
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club & Spa, Jupiter Appoints New General Manager, Craig Martin
JUPITER, Fla. – November 19, 2004 –Craig Martin has been appointedgeneral manager of The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club & Spa, Jupiter and vice president of private club operations for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. Mr. Martin is responsible for all operations at the acclaimed 285-acre residential golf community, including the 68,000 square-foot clubhouse and spa, which celebrates its first anniversary this month. Furthermore, his club operations duties include project development, strategic planning and implementation of the operational teams for future residential communities.
Mr. Martin comes to The Ritz-Carlton with extensive experience in both the club and hospitality industries through positions at several five-star, five-diamond resorts, including The Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia and The Boca Raton Resort & Club in Fla. Most recently he served as senior vice president and COO of the Ginn Company, a private real estate and development company based in Celebration, Fla., where he was responsible for the oversight of five private clubs. Prior to that, he was the COO of The Club at Admiral’s Cove in Jupiter and was general manager of Old Marsh Golf Club.
Mr. Martin’s hotel experience also includes previous positions with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, where he was responsible for pre-opening and training at several hotels across the country including the properties in Buckhead and Atlanta, Ga; Dearborn, Mich.; and Manalapan, Fla. During his tenure, the hotel company was the first and only hotel company to ever receive the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award from The United States Department of Commerce.
“I attribute my management skills to my personal mentor, Horst Schulze, the former president of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company,” said Mr. Martin. “He taught me the true meaning of quality, and refined my eye for detail. I am extremely enthusiastic about being a part of the company’s first private residential country club, and look forward to advancing its success. My goal is to have The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club & Spa, Jupiter become recognized as the premier golf club in the country, setting the benchmark and standard for all other private clubs.”
Mr. Martin is an active member of the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA), serving as the South Florida Regional Director for several years. He also served on several CMAA national committees, including Premier Club Services and Certification. He is an avid golfer and serves as a panelist for Golf Digest, as well as Nike’s advisory golf panel.
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club & Spa, Jupiter features three distinctive home-ownership options. The sold-out Residences and nearly sold-out Estates are customized, single-family homes built to the exacting standards of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. The Ritz-Carlton Club Homes are fully equipped golf and lakefront fractional ownership homes that provide Members with 35 days of luxury vacation living. Members also have reciprocal membership benefits to occupy other Ritz-Carlton Club locations in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. and Colorado's Aspen Highlands and Bachelor Gulch.
The Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, as well as The Ritz-Carlton Spa, primarily serve residents of the property, although a limited number of non-resident memberships are available. Member amenities include a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, 68,000 square-foot clubhouse, 15,000 square-foot private spa, tennis courts, member’s lounge, locker rooms with stewards, a resort-style swimming pool with waterfalls, a Ritz Kids program and private dining facilities including a Ritz-Carlton signature restaurant and a casual pool bar and grill.
For more information, please call 561.626.8676, toll free 866.352.7489, or visit www.ritzcarltonclub.com.
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