The Westmoor Club Nantucket Named One of 2009's Most Distinguished Clubs in America by The BoardRoom Magazine

NANTUCKET, Mass., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Westmoor Club, an exclusive private club in Nantucket, MA, today announced it has earned The BoardRoom Magazine's Award of Distinction in six categories: Membership, Food & Beverage, Aquatics, Spa/Fitness, Tennis and the prestigious, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer Award of Distinction.  

"Of more than ten thousand private clubs around the world eligible for this honor, The Westmoor Club was our choice.  Its programs were so successful especially during the worst of economic conditions, that together with the Association of Private Clubs and Directors, they were selected as award recipients in five categories which consequently earned them the sixth, the GM/COO Award," said John Fornaro, CEO of the Association of Private Clubs and Directors and Publisher of The BoardRoom Magazine.

"The Westmoor Club should be very proud; this club is incorporating ideas that are on the leading edge of private club thinking and management," said Wayne Ostrander, Chairman of the Distinguished Clubs of America (DCA). "The Westmoor Club received this premier level of distinction because this club is exceeding expectations in every category for which the club submitted a nomination," added Ostrander.

"It is a special privilege for the Club and the department heads to be recognized for their year round dedication to creating not only the finest programs on Nantucket but some of the best and most highly regarded clubs in the country.  These awards represent our team's hard work and commitment to providing the finest member services," said J. Brent Tartamella, General Manager, The Westmoor Club.

"This is an extraordinary honor and a special method of recognizing what many of us already know to be true. The Club's facilities are superb and we have hired distinguished professionals to organize every part of it.  We continue to enlist a group of committed, congenial members to bring life to all the possibilities The Westmoor Club holds," added J. Graham Goldsmith, President, The Westmoor Club.

About The Westmoor Club

The Westmoor Club is the premier Field Club on Nantucket, nestled among 15 acres of dramatic courts, sparkling pools, lush gardens and rolling moorland grasses.  The Club has an excellent social membership roster and first class amenities.  Its magnificent Clubhouse is a colonial revival original summer mansion built in 1917 for Alice Vanderbilt.  For membership information please visit: www.thewestmoorclub.com

About The BoardRoom Magazine

The Association of Private Clubs and Directors is the parent organization of The BoardRoom Magazine, the official trade publication of the APCD. The BoardRoom Magazine remains the only publication of its kind to directly target the board of directors and management of private and semi-private golf and country clubs in the United States and Canada.

About DCA

Founded in 2008, the Distinguished Clubs of America (DCA) was enacted as a way to honor the employees, departments and programs of private clubs that are "elevating the bar in their respective areas of expertise."  The DCA hand selected an independent panel of "industry experts" representing the various aspects of private club operations to review all of the award entries and nominations. Each of the submitted entries required supporting materials which reflected key elements critical for success in each of the award categories.

SOURCE The Westmoor Club