TENNIS CLUB BUSINESS February 2017

3333 Golfing Green Dr. Farmers Branch, TX, 75234

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A member of the ClubCorp family

THE CLUB - 60th Anniversary in 2017
Named in “The Best of the Private Clubs” list for 2015 by Avid Golfer magazine, and located right on the outskirts of North Dallas and founded in 1957 as an affordable family club, Brookhaven Country Club retains its legacy of being the first club in the ClubCorp network.

The club features three 18-hole golf courses, a full-service athletic facility, child development center, three swimming pools, social and dining facilities, day camps in the summer, weekend/weekday babysitting by appointment.

Adding to the golf and social amenities, the Club offers the largest private tennis facility in the Dallas Fort Worth area and one of the highest rated private tennis programs in the United States.

THE COURTS
Brookhaven Country Club features 38 tennis courts plus other courts:

• 17 lighted outdoor courts
• 8 climate-controlled indoor courts
• 8 covered courts
• 5 lighted outdoor clay courts
• 2 practice courts
• 4 Pickleball courts
• 1 indoor ballmachine court
• 6 Raquetball / Handball courts

BILLY FREER DIRECTOR OF TENNIS Billy was born in Springs, South Africa, east of Johannisburg, and became the top junior tennis player in the nation in 1968, playing most of his matches at Ellis Park. He played the major professional tour from 1969 through 1975 and competed in the world’s major events including Wimbledon and the French Open. In 1974, he attained the no. 2 ranking in the nation in South Africa behind the legendary Cliff Drysdale. Later that year, he immigrated to the United States and joined Drysdale at the Lakeway World of Tennis in Austin Texas, where he became the director in 1979. Lakeway Tennis was at the time the headquarters of Lamar Hunt's World Championship of Tennis (WCT), the organization that preceded the ATP Tour until 1990 Billy worked at Lakeway for 14 years and went back to South Africa in 1988 to work as head of construction for a large golf resort called Fancourt in Blanco George, about 280 miles east of Cape Town. After completion he became the Resort's General Manager and ended up as their CEO before moving to the United States in 1993, where was hired at Brookhaven.

Billy Freer's almost 24 years at Brookhaven Country Club and his managing the tennis facility, its programs and the Pro Shop resulted in numerous awards, such as

• "No. 1 Tennis Organization in America" by the USTA
• "Top Private Facility of the Year" by RSI Magazine
• "Best Country Club Tennis program in the United States" by Tennis Industry magazine
• "Top 10 Pro Shop in America" by Tennis Industry Association

Billy's role within the ClubCorp organization is significant. Not only does he manage the tennis facility at Brookhaven, the first and largest member of the ClubCorp family, but he is also the organization's National Tennis Advisor and Regional Tennis Director of ClubCorp's North Texas Region (15 clubs).

DAVE WARE HEAD TENNIS PRO Born in Houston, Texas, Dave started his tennis career overseas in Hong Kong. Dave joined Brookhaven in 1983 and proceeded to turn Brookhaven's junior program into one of the top programs in the state in the mid to late 80's. During this time, Dave also spent time traveling on the women's professional tour where he coached numerous players. Dave is also very strong in managing the business side of tennis.

DAVID ANDERSON HEAD TENNIS PRO A founder of the Brookhaven Tennis Academy, David Anderson was recognized by Tennis Magazine as one of the “Top Teachers in the United States.” Among the numerous awards he received are USPTA Pro of the Year in Texas, Dallas Tennis Association Pro Volunteer of the Year, and the coveted Lloyd Session Educational Merit Award for his contribution to Junior Tennis. David joined Brookhaven in 1993.

Pickleball

Pro-Shop

Brookhaven Country Club features a large Junior Tennis Academy run by Head Pro David Anderson. With over 1,400 kids in their data base, the program is divided into 'Early Childhood', 'Prep I, II, III' and 'High Performance'.

Brookhaven tennis also features a massive adult program. As the biggest club in Dallas, the adult program, run by Head Pro Dave Ware, is dominated by leagues. Brookhaven players participate in USTA Leagues, TCD (Tennis Competitors of Dallas - 6,000 women), Metro (for working women) and Dallas Indoor League. Internally, two in-club leagues are being run: 'Brookhaven Men's Tennis Association' and 'Brookhaven Women's Tennis Association'.

Billy Freer says, "We have a wonderful, active membership at Brookhaven, one of the nicest I have ever come across. Brookhaven is known as The Player's Club. People who want to play serious tennis come to Brookhaven. At the same time our membership is very diverse since we are not an expensive club. We have everyone from blue collar to wealthy. And from age 4 to 85."