The Country Club history

The company broadened its horizons even further in 1966 when it opened The Lancers Club--its first city club&mdashõp the LTV Tower in downtown Dallas.

After the resort was sold by the Tufts family in 1970, it changed hands several times.

In 1976, the company launched Club Corporation Realty to develop residential communities around country clubs.

“Country Clubs Sell a New Image,” the New York Times announced in 1979.

By 1980, the company owned and operated some 87 country and city clubs, offered club management consulting services, and had seven land development projects under way.

1982: Club Corporation opens its first foreign property.

In 1983, Club Corporation entered into the international arena when it opened its first club outside the United States--Banker's Club in Taipei, Taiwan.

The following year, Club Corporation launched the Columbia Tower Club in downtown Seattle, and in 1988 opened the City Club of San Francisco, located in the Stock Exchange Tower.

In 1989, Dedman's son, Robert H. Dedman, Jr., was elected president of Club Corporation.

In 1993, the company bought the Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, California.

The Gainey Ranch Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona became the next Club Corporation acquisition in 1995.

Club Corporation also launched the Tower Club in Singapore in 1997.

The course is the first such project resulting from a 1998 joint venture agreement between ClubCorp and the Nicklaus companies to develop properties together.

ClubCorp's move into the spotlight culminated in 1999, when the company's Pinehurst Resort hosted the United States Open Golf Championship.

In 2000, she was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.