Northgate CC's Helicopter Easter Egg Drop Was ‘Egg-celent’ Fun

For video of Northgate Country Club’s first-ever Easter Egg Drop from a helicopter, click here.

HOUSTON, Texas (April 1, 2024) – The Easter Bunny made a unique and very special VIP guest appearance at Northgate Country Club this past weekend. Flying in by helicopter, he arrived at the club in style, dropping plastic Easter Eggs with candy from high above.

Meanwhile, more than 100 kids were waiting in anticipation on the club’s “Fast-Five” course Hole No. 5. It was truly a “hare-raising” experience for the kids, who raced across the fairway faster than any tortoise (or parent) could catch them to collect their coveted eggs.

It was all part of a weekend that saw 400 people also take part in pony rides and meet and greets with the Easter Bunny.

Yes, you could say that Easter was an “egg-celent” time for families at Northgate Country Club.

Northgate Country Club and its sister club Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club were acquired by Concert Golf Partners from Dan McIntyre last November. This is the first-ever helicopter egg drop at Northgate.

Established in 1983, Northgate Country Club is considered North Houston’s premier golf club and the centerpiece of the upscale Northgate Forest community. Northgate features 18 holes of Championship Golf designed by Bruce Devlin and Robert von Hagge, an executive 5-hole course aptly named the “Fast-Five,” eight lighted tennis courts, three pools, and a clubhouse for member dining, social events, and the member-favorite Sunday Brunch.

Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club, located 45 minutes north of Northgate on beautiful Lake Conroe, opened in 1976. Previously, Golf Digest ranked Walden Golf Club as the best course in the Houston area; and the 5th best in the state of Texas. In addition, GOLF Magazine once ranked the par 5, 11th hole as one of the top 500 holes in the world. Holes 11 – 13, situated on a peninsula, are notoriously challenging and commonly referred to as the “Walden Triangle,” a nod to the Bermuda Triangle.

McIntyre, who bought Walden in 2004 and Northgate in 2012, chose Concert Golf Partners as his successor after investigating a broad field of buyers, including other owner-operators.

“It is obvious that Concert Golf is committed to preserving and enhancing the culture that I worked hard to create at the Clubs,” said McIntyre. “Their experience and efficiency throughout our interaction made the decision easy.”

For membership information to Northgate Country Club and Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club, contact Membership Director Julia Carnley at: jcarnley@concertgolfclubs.com.

About Concert Golf
Concert Golf Partners is a boutique owner-operator of top private golf and country clubs, formed in 2011 by Peter Nanula, Founder and CEO of Arnold Palmer Golf Management in the 1990s, and Co-Founder and COO, Susan Dunnavant. Concert Golf has amassed $250 million of patient, long-term equity capital to invest in private clubs. Concert Golf is unique for its track record of preserving the identity and traditions of historic clubs. Concert Golf's boutique collection of upscale clubs now numbers 33 nationally, including both formerly developer-owned clubs such as The Club at Longview in Charlotte, N.C. and The Club at Renaissance in Ft. Myers, Fla.,
as well as longtime member-owned clubs such as White Manor Country Club in Philadelphia, Pa., and The Muttontown Club on Long Island, N.Y.