Vineyards Country Club welcomes Billy Huskins, CGCS as project manager

Naples, Fla. — Vineyards Country Club today announced the appointment of Billy Huskins, CGCS to the position of project manager.

In this position, Huskins is responsible for overseeing the redesign and renovation of the country club’s golf courses, the first since their initial construction more than 30 years ago. Both courses will undergo full-service reconstruction, renovation and irrigation services. In tandem with QGS Development, Kipp Schulties Golf Design will lead the design work for the project.

“Billy is an experienced golf director and visionary leader with unparalleled expertise in budgeting, hospitality management, customer service, turf management, and golf course management,” said Vineyards Country Club Chief Operating Officer Paul Malonson. “He has already established himself as an invaluable member of the team as we undertake significant golf course improvements.”

Huskins, a Certified Golf Course Superintendent by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, is an experienced director of golf with a demonstrated tenure in the hospitality industry. He previously served as Director of Golf and Grounds at Highland Woods Golf and Country Club in Bonita Springs for nearly 16 years. Huskins’ experience also includes serving as vice president of agronomy for Escalante Golf, in addition to positions as director of golf and grounds, director of golf operations, and golf course superintendent for country clubs in the Ft. Myers and Greater Atlanta areas. He earned an associate degree in turfgrass management with a concentration in business management from North Carolina State University. Huskins has served as head superintendent for the Chick fil-A Charity Championship, apprentice superintendent at Augusta National Golf Club and volunteer at Merion Golf Club.

About Vineyards Country Club

Vineyards Country Club is a Blue Zones-certified, 1,400-acre private, non-equity master-planned golf and country club community open to both residents and non-residents for more than 30 years. The family-owned community, founded in 1988 by Michael J. Procacci and Joseph Procacci is located just east of Interstate 75 between Pine Ridge and Vanderbilt Beach roads and includes 2,719 homes in 38 individual gated neighborhoods, a 70,000-square-foot clubhouse, and 450,000 square feet of commercial space. The award-winning Club has been enhanced through three renovations since its original construction, with no member assessments. The Club offers 36 holes of members-only championship golf; a new, 15,000 square-foot Wellness Center & Spa with technologically advanced fitness equipment – including a new, state-of-the-art outdoor gym, five-star spa, salt water lap pool, smoothie café, and salt room; Racquet Center with 12 Har-Tru lite tennis courts; six lit, gel cushioned pickleball courts; three regulation lit bocce courts, and year-round scheduled play; formal and casual indoor and al fresco dining; banquet, reception, meeting and event facilities; and one of Naples’ most active club social calendars. For membership or residential information, call 239-353-1500, visit vineyardscountryclubnaples.com, or visit the community’s Administration Office, 400 Vineyards Blvd., Naples.