KemperSports portfolio continues to expand with premier daily fee property in Connecticut
NORTHBROOK, Illinois – KemperSports, a leading golf, sports and hospitality experience company, has announced that it has been selected to manage Lyman Orchards Golf Club, a 45-hole public facility in Middlefield, Conn.
With a proven track record of managing premier public golf facilities across the country, KemperSports will bring its passion for golf and hospitality and guest-first focus to enhance the overall golf and lifestyle experience at Lyman Orchards while improving course conditions and enhanced customer service levels.
“KemperSports is the right partner to elevate the golf and hospitality experience at Lyman Orchards Golf Club,” said owner John Lyman III. “Their commitment to outstanding customer service and their passion for golf will ensure the club is on a bright path going forward.”
Located just 22 miles south of Hartford, Conn., Lyman Orchards offers a pair of 18-hole championship layouts designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and Gary Player – the courses are aptly named the Jones Course and Player Course – along with a nine-hole Apple Course designed by Mark Mungeam. The Apple Course, which opened in 2012, was ranked as the No. 1 par-3 course in Connecticut.
Opened in 1969, the Jones Course at Lyman Orchards Golf Club is a masterpiece of classic golf course architecture that includes several risk/reward opportunities throughout the course with strategic bunkering, subtle elevation changes and expansive green complexes that fit seamlessly with the natural surrounds.
The Player Course opened in 1995 and was designed by nine-time major winner Gary Player. The course rambles through the apple orchards with large elevation changes and small greens.
“Lyman Orchards Golf Club is widely considered one of the best public golf facilities in Connecticut,” said KemperSports CEO Steve Skinner. “We look forward to working with ownership and our new Lyman Orchards team members to elevate the golf experience through improved golf course conditions and enhanced programming.”
Lyman Orchards also has a deep commitment to growing the game and has been widely recognized for excellence in golf instruction and player development, earning numerous honors from the PGA and LPGA in recent years.
Awards include the Youth Player Development Award from the Connecticut Section PGA, recognition among the Top 50 US Kids Coaches and Top 50 Operation 36 Instructors, and distinction as one of the Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professionals.
In addition to golf, Lyman Orchards Golf Club includes the 1741 Pub & Grill – a casual restaurant and bar serving year-round burgers and drinks, including Lyman Orchards own 1741 Connecticut Crisp hard cider.
KemperSports also manages Lake of Isles and Insports in the state of Connecticut.
