Published Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:05 AM

Traditions welcomes new club manager

Eagle Staff Report

Traditions recently hired a manager with 22 years of experience in the field -- just in time for the completion of the first of four buildings of its $6 million clubhouse in Bryan.

William "Bill" Horton, with 22 years of experience at private clubs, will be the new club manager. Horton, who has been general manager of Pine Forest Country Club in Houston since 2004, has managed private clubs with more than 1,200 members including various ClubCorp properties in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Bryan areas.

Officials with Traditions said he has a track record of exceeding performance objectives for income, total membership and member satisfaction at each club he has managed.

"With the opening of the clubhouse, Traditions will be the new social center for professionals in the Brazos Valley," said Spencer Clements, speaking for his partners including Peter H. Currie, Michael D. Rupe and David R. Segers, all Texas A&M graduates who assumed ownership and management of Traditions in 2009.

"Our goal is to be the premier social club for the region -- that just happens to have a world-class golf course around it," said Clements. Traditions Club is a golf course community with a Jack Nicklaus-designed course at the center where the A&M golf teams play. "It's one of the best courses in Texas and probably the best course in the Big 12."

He said they're limiting resident golf memberships to 250, which is far less than other clubs, and non-resident golf to 250.

"We want a very active social club and have been signing up almost one new social member a day for the past several months," Clements said.

Traditions Club, with homes and lots -- plus Casitas and Cottages for overnight and weekend stays -- will be 25,000 square feet. The first of the four buildings in the complex will open by Thanksgiving, officials said, adding that it will include two dining rooms, a 160-seat banquet room and a wine room. Private wine lockers will line the walls and will include a Chef's Table, which is a popular feature in fine restaurants.

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