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  2008 Press Archive
 
 
     "Make sure the guests have fun. It could be a fly-fishing trip in the morning or a hike
    or getting someone on a bird-watching trip."
                         
              - Jacob Ott, Director of Outdoor Pursuits at The Greenbrier Sporting Club
 

Black Ink magazine - Winter 2008

The Guide To Private Membership Clubs Around The World:

The Greenbrier Sporting Club & Green Homes at The Greenbrier are featured in the article focusing on conservation



 

The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 8, 2008

18 Holes in 45 Minutes: Christopher Smith

Features a photo of him playing on The Snead from May 2005


The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 7, 2008

Relative Values: Fall Family Getaways

Featuring Snead #34 


The Washington Times - Nov. 7, 2008

Resort Living: Green Homes at The Greenbrier


LINKS magazine - Nov/Dec 2008

The Greenbrier Sporting Club is featured in:

“We’re Here to Help.”

"Green Living”

“The Best of the Best”


LINKS magazine - Sept/Oct 2008

The Greenbrier vs. The Homestead:

"Like two vast cruise ships moored in the Allegheny foothills, The Homestead and The Greenbrier embody the jarring but wonderful concept of elegance amid wilderness."


 

Country Life International (UK) - Autumn 2008

Seasonal Bliss All Year Round:

"On The Market Now: Snead #14"

 


 

The Virginia Sportsman - Oct/Nov 2008

Taking The High Road at The Greenbrier:

Lessons in Off-Road Driving - GSC Member Ken Miller gets in the driver seat.

 


The Charleston Gazette - October 19, 2008

Green in Greenbrier:

"Development at resort is meeting newly devised environmental standards"


The Register-Herald - October 11, 2008

Tickling the taste buds:

"The Greenbrier Sporting Club made its first appearance at TOOT this year, offering to the public sloppy Joe's with slaw, chocolate brownies and, as a refreshment, "pineapple basic elixir." General manager Larry Klein said TOOT is on the schedule for next year as well."


Mountain Messenger - October 11, 2008

Good building commonsense: Green Homes at The Greenbrier 


The Register-Herald - October 9, 2008

Greenbrier Sporting Club decides it's going green 


Greenbrier Valley Quarterly Magazine - Fall 2008

 The Green Issue:
  • Green Homes at The Greenbrier - A New Development at The Greenbrier Sporting Club is Paving the Way for An Eco-Luxe Movement That Is Sure To Inspire Others. Living Green Just Took A Big Step Forward.

  • Garden Grown - Hand Selected: Chef de Cuisine Stephen Gustard brings an organic garden to The Summit.

 


Home & Design Magazine - September/October '08
(covering Washington, Maryland & Virginia)

New Luxury Projects:

"The Greenbrier Sporting Club Goes Green by adding a green neighborhood to its newest real estate development at Summit Village."

 



Travel + Leisure Magazine - September/October '08

2008 World's Best Golf Resorts:

Best Golf Resort:  The Greenbrier is #1 in Northeast & Mid-Atlantic

Best Course: The Greenbrier's Greenbrier Course is #1 in Northeast & Mid-Atlantic


Metro Green+Business Online - September 21, 2008

Expert Q&As with Dan Paquette, DPS' Director of Development on Green Homes at The Greenbrier and The Greenbrier Sporting Club


 

Pinnacle Living Mountain Homes Southern Style - Fall '08

Five Years of Award Winning Homes and Communities:

The Greenbrier Sporting Club, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.: This spot placed #12 in Travel + Leisure Golf's America's Top 100 Communities


 

The East Hampton Press

 

The East Hampton Press - August 27, 2008

Designer Campion Platt prefers light green design:

“...Embracing a “whole-house” design philosophy,
Mr. Platt is consulting on architectural designs for
environmentally responsible and energy efficient
custom homes  in post-and-beam, bungalow and
mountain chalet styles, along with green interior
finishes and contemporary furniture packages.
Prices range from $750,000 to $1.5 million...."


Golf Styles Magazine - August 2008

Good Living, Good Golf:
10 Things You Didn't Know About Golf At The Greenbrier

"...In 2003 these two holes (Meadows 16 & 17) were again rebuilt by Tom Fazio when he was developing the resort's private club called The Snead Course at The Greenbrier Sporting Club...."


Golf For Women Magazine - August 2008

When Glamour Mattered

The Greenbrier Sporting Club is mentioned in 1931 photo caption on Page 129: "A view of The Greenbrier Course, the resort's second 18-hole layout. The empty land became an airstrip during World War II; today, it is The Snead, a private Tom Fazio course for members of The Greenbrier Sporting Club, a real estate development."


Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine - July/August 2008

Modern Hunt Clubs:

"During his long association with the Greenbrier resort, Sam Snead extended the image of the hunter-golfer as a denizen of this region. Homebuyers who flock to the Greenbrier Sporting Club can take advantage of its wing-shooting preserve program, which includes a dove hunt every September..."


Westchester Cottages & Gardens Magazine - Summer '08

The Green Room:

"Design world darling Campion Platt, the former model turned architect and designer, partners with DPS Sporting Club Development to craft envrionmentally-friendly interiors for their Green Homes at The Greenbrier..."



The State Journal - June 19, 2008

State's Second-Home Market in a Slump

"Not everyone is reporting a downturn. The Greenbrier Sporting Club, a gated community in White Sulphur Springs featuring high-priced real estate, has been closing several deals lately and has seen 'renewed momentum' in sales, Dave Purpora, senior vice president of sales for the DPS Sporting Club Development Co., said in an e-mail."

 


Green Builder Magazine - June 2008

The Greenbrier Expands Its Healings Ways:

"West Virginia's famed Greenbrier has long symbolized the healing power of nature for an illustrious clientele. Even the golf course is a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. Now the resort will include 56 green homes."


The Greenbrier Magazine (Newsletter) - Summer 2008

It's Elegant to be Green:

"We've taken apart the traditional home and put it back together in an evironmentally significant way..." (Dan Paquette, DPS Director of Development)


Mountain Messenger's Annual Business Profiles - June '08

It's Elegant to be Green:

"We've taken apart the traditional home and put it back together in an evironmentally significant way..." (Dan Paquette, DPS Director of Development)



 

Luxury Spa Finder Magazine - May/June 2008

Spa Real Estate: The Doctors Are In

"On-site medical facilities are the next big thing at spa residential developments....

...The Greenbrier Sporting Club has The Greenbrier Clinic on the grounds of The Greenbrier resort."

 



 

Outside Magazine - May 2008

50 Best Jobs: The Guide

Jacob Ott has one of the best jobs....

"Make sure the guests have fun. 'It could be a fly-fishing trip in the morning or a hike or getting someone on a bird-watching trip,' says Jacob Ott, Director of Outdoor Pursuits for West Virginia's private Greenbrier Sporting Club...."

 



Ocean Reef Press - April 18, 2008

2nd Annual Taste of the Club Nation

Our own Andrea Griffith attended

 


Women's Day - Kitchens & Baths Magazine - April 2008

Old World, New Look:
A designer draws from European sources to create this comfy kitchen.

"Designer Rob Stepp describes this kitchen's style as "Tuscany comes to The Greenbrier." It's apt for a space designed to handle casual entertaining in the forested heart of West Virginia. Long known as a historic resort, The Greenbrier is also home to a community of custom residences."

Features Howard's Creek home #15, within walking distance to The Greenbrier resort.


Ocean Reef Club - Key Largo, Florida - April 11, 2008

Taste of the Club Nation:
A Culinary Celebration Honoring Private Club Chefs of America

Featured Chef - Andrea Griffith
from The Greenbrier Sporting Club was nominated by GSC Members from Florida.

 

 

Ocean Reef Club Press - April 4, 2008

World Golf.com

World Golf News - April 2, 2008

Greenbrier course in White Sulphur Springs, W.V. to host Sam Snead Festival, Tom Watson Fall Golf Classic


The Charleston Gazette - April 1, 2008

Tougher than nails:
Timber-frame builders defy construction slump



Cumberland & Lincoln Neighbors- March 20, 2008

A look at the 2008 Home Show - Exhibitors prove that it makes sense to 'Think Green':

Dan Paquette, DPS Director of Development, offered a seminar on “building your house green” at the 2008 Rhode Island Home Show at The Rhode Island Convention Center.


Nation's Restaurant News Magazine -
March 17, 2008

Chefs high on low-temperature cooking’s ability to streamline kitchen operations during service:

"About half of the menu at The Greenbrier Sporting Club in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., is low-temp in nature, prepared by sous vide...."

~ Jim Butchart, Executive Chef of DPS Club Management & The Greenbrier Sporting Club 


GolfStyles Magazine - March 2008

Let's Golf: West Virginia
The Meadows Course at The Greenbrier resort
 


Stratos Magazine - March 2008

Great Fishing Getaways:

The Greenbrier (private water resort)

"Greenbrier's streams hold trout and bass, and fishing gear is available at the Orvis shop in the arcade. The shop also offers instruction and guiding services." 


Pinnacle Living Mountain Homes Southern Style Magazine

2008 Annual Guide to The Best Communities & Towns:

Best of the Mountain Awards: The Greenbrier Sporting Club

  • Best Public/Private Golf
  • Best Places To Find People Like You

Reporting to Good Health: The Greenbrier Clinic
The Greenbrier's Incredible One-Stop Clinic


Stratos Getaways - Destination Living - February, 2008

Your Place, Your Getaway: The Greenbrier Sporting Club


 

 


Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine - February, 2008

America's Top 100 Golf Communities: 
The Greenbrier Sporting Club ranked #13 


Portland Press Herald - January 15, 2008

Can 'green' twist sell more homes?:

"We are seeing a generational purchase of a family heirloom. Our members are people who have a strong family connection and a committed sense of stewardship of the land."

~ Peter Pollak, DPS Managing Partner 


 

Private Gates - 2008

The Greenbrier Sporting Club among the 25 Finest Club Communities in The Western Hemisphere


 

 


Private Air Magazine - Dec/Jan 2008

The Navy glee club performs for a Nashville Top Gun and his crowd. GSC Members Bill and Elizabeth Minkoff invited GSC General Manager, Larry Klein  (Minkoffs & Klein are pictured in photo #2)


 

 


Golfweek Magazine - 2008
Golfweek's Best Residential and Resort Courses - The Definitive Guide to The Golf Life:

The Greenbrier Sporting Club
 


LINKS Magazine - 2007-08

America's 100 Premier Properties:

The Greenbrier Sporting Club