Brick Landing Plantation Country Club
Business Profile BY Denice Patterson
W
hen Larry and Karen Doyle saw the disheveled greens and simple bones of the clubhouse at the Brick Landing Golf
Course in 2010, they saw a diamond in the rough. “It had been closed for several years and the course was very overgrown,” says General Manager Zac Weiner. “But the view Photo by Time 2 Remember
sold them.” Larry Doyle, CEO of Katierich Asset Management, started his New York–based investment company in 2010 to acquire distressed real estate holdings. In addition to Brick Landing, the firm owns a thoroughbred horse farm in Lexington, Ky., and Olde Point Golf and Country Club in Hampstead, N.C., among others. Weiner, a Wilmington native and UNC Chapel Hill alumni, met Doyle in New York City and worked for him in a marketing capacity. Weiner went back to his N.C. roots to manage the Hampstead golf course in 2013. He jumped over to Brick Landing in 2014. When Doyle bought Brick Landing, he began renovations to the Ocean Isle Beach property immediately, starting with the grooming of the greens. “He brought the course back to life,” Weiner says. Once that jungle was tackled, the course reopened in August 2011. The clubhouse, built in 1987, was next on the agenda. Doyle took one look at the 14,000-square-foot building and saw its potential. “He bumped up the ceiling and added a grand staircase to a new second story,” Weiner says. The 10,000-square-foot upstairs addition is a perfect location for weddings and other receptions and hosts a bar room, bathrooms, a dance floor and a waterfront balcony. “Brides love the staircase,” Weiner says. “It’s a photographer’s dream.” The crown jewel of the property is the restaurant, The View, which opened when the course reopened. With 150 indoor and outdoor seats, the waterfront restaurant offers a distinctly Southern American menu with a few Italian American favorites. Executive Chef Scott Euvrard is making a name for himself among local diners. The View’s Sunday brunch is a highly regarded favorite and serves more than 300 patrons every weekend. Euvrard, a New York native, came to Brick Landing via Landfall in Wilmington. “Chef Scott really has a talent for creating an incredible selection,” Weiner says. “His shrimp and grits are well known from Wilmington to Myrtle Beach.”
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The clubhouse at Brick Landing includes The View restaurant and banquet facilities. Brick Landing is a semi-private club but open to the public. Members receive a discount and a monthly charge account. The picturesque 18-hole course begins and ends on the Intracoastal Waterway. Holes 1 and 18 have a waterfront view and are perfect locations for a wedding. “We’ve hosted several ceremonies down there on the event lawn,” Weiner says. The success of Brick Landing Plantation Country Club has expanded to the adjacent but unaffiliated Brick Landing subdivision as well, inspiring a rebirth of sorts. “Two well-known builders have added over 30 homes to the neighborhood since the beginning of 2014,” Weiner says. Weiner says there is more in store for Brick Landing Country Club. “We’d like to add a pier with boat slips, of course, and a few more tournaments wouldn’t be out of the question,” he says. Brick Landing Country Club: 1882 Goose Creek Road, Ocean Isle Beach. (910) 754-2745; bricklandingcc.com