Increasing member safety. This happens to be a serious concern for members of the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA). Due to this concern, the CMAA has decided to work with WeatherBug to find a solution that will produce a safe environment.

Maintaining safety for large groups of people depends on a combination of pre-planning, live information and accuracy of said information.

So what does WeatherBug actually “do” for members of participating CMAA clubs?

• Increases member safety. Keeping club members safe with severe weather alerts in real-time, as they happen.
• Providing value to the membership experience. Depending on which club is in question here, there is a certain advantage to local weather conditions, radar and forecasts on club Websites. This is especially true when a club provides local, outside activities where knowing the weather ahead of time is a real factor.
• Keeping “the green”, GREEN. A well maintained golf course does not just happen by itself. There is work and planning that goes into keeping things up to par. And having WeatherBug providing the latest weather data to those who do the planning in this area, can make the difference between applying the wrong chemical or even simply not implementing the best cart rules as sudden weather changes come about.
• Heat stroke and lightening strikes. Empowering CMAA clubs to better protect the members is not an easy task. Despite being able to keep members alert to changing weather conditions, there is also concern over knowing when sudden changes occur, especially with heat spikes or lighting strikes. Using WeatherBug alert, CMAA clubs can now turn their employees into a mobile alert service. As events take place, the combination of WeatherBug Alert and GPS technology allows employees to keep the members safe through the very latest weather information live, as it happens out in the field.

The first club to bring in this technology is Congressional Country Club, located in Bethesda, Maryland. Experts agree that bringing in WeatherBug Club Safety solutions will do plenty to enhance the experience for club members, in addition to proving a real peace of mind for the club staff.