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KemperSports is a privately held golf course and hospitality management company founded in 1978 by Steven H. Lesnik and James S. Kemper, Jr., president and chairman of the board of Kemper Insurance. [1] The company began with the management of Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Kildeer, Illinois (United States), an upscale public golf course in the Chicago area.

Based in Northbrook, Illinois, [2] KemperSports builds, owns and manages golf courses, resorts, athletic clubs, lodging venues and restaurants, and has more than 5,500 employees. [1] Its clients include owners and developers of golf courses and hospitality venues, financial institutions and municipalities. The company's management portfolio includes Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, titled the No. 1 Golf Resort in North America by Golf Digest [3] and Golf Magazine ; [4] The Glen Club; Desert Willow Golf Resort; Harbor Shores, site of the 2012 and 2014 Senior PGA Championship; [5] and Chambers Bay, host of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open. [6]

In 2012, the company launched a private club division called KemperCollection. [7] KemperSports was named the Club Management Company of the Year in 2012 by BoardRoom magazine. [8] The company is led by CEO Steven K. Skinner and President Josh W. Lesnik, son of chairman and co-founder Steven H. Lesnik. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Kemper Sports Management in Northbrook, IL".
  3. ↑ "The 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America". Golf Digest.
  4. ↑ "World's Best Golf Resorts, Golf Magazine's Premier Resorts". Golf Magazine. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Harbor Shores Resort".
  6. ↑ "The first hole at Chambers Bay - Chambers Bay: Site of 2015 U.S. Open Photos". Golf Magazine. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ "KemperSports launches private club division". Golf Inc. Magazine.
  8. ↑ "Northbrook's KemperSports Honored as Company of the Year". March 21, 2013.
  9. ↑ "KemperSports Meeting the Challenge of Private Clubs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
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