Jim Hinckley

Partner and CEO

Biography:
Jim is the most experienced executive in the golf course management and ownership industry having been involved in the ownership/management of over 350 golf courses. He started his career with ClubCorp in 1971 at the age of 15 as a bag boy at Porter Valley Country Club in Northridge, California. He worked his way into the golf shop and became the assistant golf professional and later head golf professional while earning a college degree. He moved to ClubCorp's corporate office in Dallas in 1977 and under the tutelage and direction of ClubCorp Founder Robert Dedman, Sr., he learned the business and worked his way through the organization. In 1994, he was named President and served in that capacity until the summer of 2002. ClubCorp is a private company that owns and manages over 200 country clubs, resorts, private city clubs, golf courses and real estate developments with $1.6 billion in assets, $925 million in annual revenues and 22,000 employees. Upon leaving ClubCorp, Jim joined the formation of WMC Management Company LLC. WMC manages over $3.5b in assets including golf courses, hotels, resorts, multi-family and real estate investments. In 2005, Jim acquired WMC, formed Century Golf Partners and together with his partners acquired two golf portfolios having in the aggregate 40 golf courses and acquired the Arnold Palmer Golf Management brand. Jim serves on many industry boards including National Golf Course Owners Association of America, American Junior Golf Association, Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) Education and Employers Council and is a past member of the PGA. Jim is a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO). Jim serves on the boards of the St. Paul Hospital Medical Foundation and the Children's Center for Self Esteem. Jim attended Southern Methodist University and California State University and earned a BS degree in Business Administration in 1978.