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Bruce Grundlock, PGA

General Manager, COO

Dear St James Bay Resort, Community & Membership, We hope this message finds you well. We would like to take this opportunity to inform you of changes in the leadership team at St. James Bay Resort.

St. James Bay Resort is wholeheartedly delighted to announce that Bruce Grundlock, PGA has accepted the position of General Manager with us.

Bruce attended Cumberland County College and has over twenty years of experience in the hospitality industry. Bruce has worked for three of the most prominent companies in the golf industry in senior positions and quickly established himself as one of their top General Managers. Most recently, Bruce served as Chief Operating Officer at Solivita, in Kissimmee, FL. Preceding his work at Solivita, Bruce was the General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of The Black Diamond Ranch in FL. Killearn Country Club in Florida, Brookstone Country Club in Georgia, Royce Brook Golf Club in New Jersey.

It is a goal for Bruce to be one of the best club managers in the country. He is the captain of his ship, and he owns all responsibility. His energy level tops the charts, and his drive to be the best in his position is refreshing. As he and his team create more business, his time management skills will be tested, but with his confidence, passion, and the help of his team they will succeed in the club’s vision.

It is obvious from the first time you meet Bruce that he is very driven to improve personally and professionally at every opportunity and takes the time to learn more whenever he can by asking questions and getting involved. Bruce quickly developed an effective new plan for a well-performing club. Bruce's initiative-taking approach to finding new business opportunities has been well received. His urgency to succeed is infectious with his team, and he is confident it will lead to community and member growth.

His sound judgment and experienced perspective provide a logical and practical approach to problems or conflicts. You can depend on Bruce to be open and honest in all your dealings and any issue resolution. You will feel like he always takes a team approach in dealing with the board and is quick to follow up on questions or open issues. Bruce has a personality and communication level to the membership that is not typical in the GM ranks.

Bruce has always displayed a high degree of integrity, responsibility, and ingenuity. He helped Boards grow membership to a record level and promoted as well as fully supported premiere events. He is a leader that delegates effectively but gets personally involved when needed. He maintains a cool head and demeanor when faced with unexpected challenges and keeps his member satisfaction always a top priority. In addition to his leadership abilities, Bruce has the financial acumen to balance member and associations needs and wants against budgetary constraints. Many times, he was able to suggest innovative approaches, accomplish projects, programs, or events at a reduced or lower cost than first anticipated. Bruce is originally from New Jersey but has managed Golf Clubs up and down the East coast. He has experience working with homeowner associations and understands the intricacies of managing a Club within a residential community. Bruce will be relocating from Lecanto with his wife of thirty-one years and six children. When Bruce is not working, he enjoys competitive golf and spending time with his family. Bruce is excited to join the Team and provide leadership to his onsite team, enhance the membership experience, and support the St. James Bay Resort community. Please join us in welcoming Bruce to the Team.

We already have an incredibly talented team on property to serve you and with Bruce joining, we anticipate an elevated membership experience for the remainder of this season and many more to come. Thank you for your continued support and patronage.

Joseph Hubbard, CGCS/CEMP (Bio)

Director of Agronomy/Superintendent 2025

With multiple years in the golf industry as a quality player and in turfgrass maintenance, Joseph Hubbard, CGCS/CEMP brings unlimited experience to the golf course operation.

Previously, Joseph served as Director of Golf Maintenance for Broken SoundClub for 9 years, Toll Brothers, Inc.’s National Director of Golf Course Operations for several years. He oversaw the planning, design, construction, grow-in and operational maintenance of all Toll Brothers’ golf courses (15) in the United States. He worked with noted golfer designers Arnold Palmer, Peter Jacobsen, Jim Hardy, and Chi Chi Rodriguez.

He also has had the privilege of working with respected architects over the years, including Pete Dye, Art Hills, Rick Robbins, the late Ed Seay, Harrison Minchew, Erik Larsen, Greg Stang, Ray Wiltse, Cory Williams, Vicki Martz, Tripp Davis, Gene Bates, Kevin Benedict and Dale Winchester (irrigation). He also worked with golf course builders Landscapes Unlimited, Wadsworth, Medalist, and Ryan Golf.

Joseph has been a golf course superintendent for over forty years from around the country, with 36 years being fully certified and just renewed for 5 more years. Over the past several years he was awarded a spot on the national committee for the environment and had become fully EMP (Environmental Management Program) certified as well, adjoining his full superintendent’s certification. With his diverse background in clubs, he has worked in Idaho, Washington, California, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan, New Jersey, Illinois, South Carolina, and several select locations in Florida. Joseph attended Florida State and Boise State Universities on full-ride golf scholarships. In 1989, Joe graduated Summa cum laude from Northern Virginia Community College with a degree in Turf Management. Afterward, he was asked to stay on to teach the Professional Turf Management Program while overseeing sixteen golf courses for three years.

To his credit, Joseph’s experience and knowledge is not limited to the maintenance and construction of golf courses as he once was a top amateur player in the 70s and 80s in the western United States. He established over 29-course records and several tournament records during that time. In 1979 he played for his PGA Tour Card at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. Before that year, Joseph played mini-tour golf in Arizona alongside his friend, Chipp Beck, before returning to golf agronomy in the early 80’s.

On an important note, almost all of the golf courses under Joe, were in the process of or have accomplished full International Audubon Sanctuary Certification for the environment. Both courses at Broken Sound were Audubon certified and Broken Sound Club was only the second club in the United States to be GEO (Golf Environmental Organization) Certified by the UN and Prince Charles Fund under Joe. He is noted in the golf industry for his skill at having tournament-quality greens worthy of national championships year-round.

Joseph is married to a native Floridian out of Miami Shores, Kelley Hubbard, and has three children, Blake (Superintendent), Tennison (Music Department Head Teacher at Pinecrest School, Boca Raton, FL), and Tommie Shelley (AP US History teacher at Washington High School, Charles Town, WV). Joe and his wife have been blessed with five grandbabies; Lillian (12) and Wyatt Hubbard (5) of Jupiter, Florida with Palmer (5) and Joey Lucas (3) of Charles Town, West Virginia, and last, but not least, McKenna Hubbard (2) of Boynton Beach, Florida rounding out the legacy of future golfers.