Does Tom Lehman want you to join his club? I’ve received these letters for several years and finally decided to look into who was really behind this. The return address listed Minnetonka, Minnesota and they do have the “official” PGA TOUR logo, so I was curious to see what was up.
From the club website, I found out it’s actually part of a larger organization:
North American Membership Group Inc. (NAMG)
12301 Whitewater Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55343
www.namginc.comWho We Are:
North American Membership Group Inc. (NAMG) is the world’s largest lifestyle affinity
membership organization, which successfully combines membership, publishing and
merchandise marketing into one business. NAMG operates ten special-interest Clubs
(North American Hunting Club, North American Fishing Club, Handyman Club of America,
National Home Gardening Club, PGATOUR Partners Club, Cooking Club of America,
National Health & Wellness Club, Creative Home Arts Club, The History Channel Club and
National Street Machine Club) with a combined membership of nearly 5 million Members!
NAMG is wholly-owned by Doughty Hanson & Company Ltd., Europe’s largest private equity
fund manager.
I had never heard of this foreign-owned Minnesota company, but it sounds like it’s a large, successful organization. Anyone out there who has accepted Tom’s invitation care to comment on membership?
