Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club Receives Prestigious Distinguished Emerald Club Award From BoardRoom Magazine

VERO BEACH, Fla., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club announced today that it has been awarded the prestigious Distinguished Emerald Club award, as determined by the annual Distinguished Clubs award program conducted by BoardRoom magazine, one of the most respected trade publications serving private clubs.  The Distinguished Clubs award program uses a club-specific rating system based on an extensive evaluation process that distills and measures a club's Member Experience.

As defined by Distinguished Clubs, "Member Experience" is that special combination of "Qualities" that a private club provides its members.  It is not just the quality of service, or of the facilities, or of the product provided, it is also the quality of the staff and of the management, as well as the overall club governance they deliver.  The most important quality, however, is the quality of the intangible.  While difficult to measure, the latter is comprised of those magic moments experienced, the members befriended, the memorable events and famous tournaments attended, as well as the club traditions, history, and heritage proudly recognized. 

To be a Distinguished Club is to be one of a select group of private clubs that have been recognized as providing an absolutely excellent Member Experience, but to be a Distinguished Emerald Club is to provide a Member Experience at a level attained by only the finest clubs in the world.  This distinction is nuanced, yet thoroughly recognizable, for it is based on the most important of all intangible qualities.  Reputation.  Reverence.  Admiration.  Brand Equity.  Fame.  Whatever you call it, it is that "X" factor that separates two clubs that both provide superlative Member Experience, but where one is a great club, while the other is the most prestigious of memberships. 

"We are very proud to have been selected as recipient of this exclusive award," says Club General Manager Robert Tench, "Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club's greatest asset is its outstanding membership, which makes the Club such a special place."

"We'd like to congratulate Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club for earning Distinguished Club status," said John Fornaro, Publisher of BoardRoom magazine, "Special recognition also goes out to Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club's General Manager, Robert Tench, as well as the club's board of directors, its department heads, and entire staff for their efforts in providing an excellent member experience."

About Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club

Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club is widely lauded as one of the most visually stunning and exclusive barrier island private clubs in Florida. It is nestled between the beautiful Atlantic Ocean and scenic Indian River. The members believe that it is the spirit of community, which makes the Club so unique. It is small enough to welcome newcomers and mindful that most people join a club to create enduring friendships.

About The Distinguished Clubs Award Program

BoardRoom magazine developed the Distinguished Clubs award program to recognize and share – with the private club industry as a whole – what it is that Distinguished Clubs do differently, and to do so with the specific goal of improving the member experience at every private club in America, and thereby helping to preserve the institution of private clubs for many future generations.

About BoardRoom magazine

BoardRoom magazine is the official publication of the Association of Private Club Directors and is published in print and digital formats, and shipped to 27 countries worldwide.  BoardRoom magazine is now widely viewed as the most respected and influential magazine in the private club industry.

PR Contact at Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club

Jackie Kennedy
Membership Director
T: 772.581.1011
[email protected]

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