ABOUT US
Meet the Team
Cliff Drysdale
Co-Founder
An International Tennis Hall of Fame member, Cliff has devoted over four decades of his life to promoting the advancement of the tennis culture. His contributions to the game span across an award-winning career as a professional player, his leadership roles in advancing Open Tennis and in the founding and presidency of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and a 46 year tenure as an ESPN tennis analyst. As founder and President of Cliff Drysdale Tennis, Cliff has overseen the design processes of new club facilities, consulted with developers and hospitality executives on how to build and maintain a world-class racquets program, and made appearances at Legend events hosted by our partners and sponsors around the world.
Scott McCulloch
President and Chief Executive Officer
Don Henderson
Founder
Don began his professional tennis career as an intern at the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch and Academy, where he worked his way up the ranks to Director of the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch until 1997. He formed a partnership with Cliff Drysdale after serving as his Director of Tennis at The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne Tennis Garden, and has served as Chief Executive Officer of Cliff Drysdale Management and its divisions, including; Ladies Retreats, Legend Events, CorporateOuting.com, Ritz Kids and Cliff Drysdale Management since 1999. Don’s most recent venture in the tennis industry has been to take on the role of developer and project manager for the John Newcombe Estate and Country Club in New Braunfels, Texas - a luxury country club community with a world-class tennis and fitness facility.
Don spends a great deal of time on the tennis court training CDM teaching professionals, as a team captain for the company’s famous Ladies Retreats, playing in event exhibitions and instructing clients. He is also an avid fitness enthusiast and runner.
Scott McCulloch, a native of Sydney, Australia holds a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management from Sutherland College. Scott was a nationally ranked junior where he was coached by former world No. 1 John Newcombe, and his son Clint Newcombe. Scott has worked extensively with many legends of the game both on and off the court from coaching top ranked players to the development of tennis programs and club management across the country.
Since his arrival to the company in 2007, Scott has opened and grown over 20 locations for CDM. With nearly 20 years of teaching tennis and his background in building and managing clubs of all sizes, McCulloch brings a wealth of experience, training and leadership to our clubs and partners. In his role, McCulloch oversees daily operations across the portfolio, including programming, creating short and long-term operational strategies, pro-development, and most importantly, supporting HQ, directors, and associates within CDM and PBI around the world.
Additionally, Scott is regarded as one the tennis industry pioneers in today’s tennis climate specializing in all aspects of tennis management operations and serves on the USTA national committee for adult social play and works closely with the USTA at a sectional and national level as an advisor on a variety of projects from program delivery, strategic partnerships & pathways, tennis software technology and the tennis certification.
Don Henderson
Founder
Don began his professional tennis career as an intern at the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch and Academy, where he worked his way up the ranks to Director of the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch until 1997. He formed a partnership with Cliff Drysdale after serving as his Director of Tennis at The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne Tennis Garden, and has served as Chief Executive Officer of Cliff Drysdale Management and its divisions, including; Ladies Retreats, Legend Events, CorporateOuting.com, Ritz Kids and Cliff Drysdale Management since 1999. Don’s most recent venture in the tennis industry has been to take on the role of developer and project manager for the John Newcombe Estate and Country Club in New Braunfels, Texas - a luxury country club community with a world-class tennis and fitness facility.
Don spends a great deal of time on the tennis court training CDM teaching professionals, as a team captain for the company’s famous Ladies Retreats, playing in event exhibitions and instructing clients. He is also an avid fitness enthusiast and runner.
Scott McCulloch
President and Chief Executive Officer
Scott McCulloch, a native of Sydney, Australia holds a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management from Sutherland College. Scott was a nationally ranked junior where he was coached by former world No. 1 John Newcombe, and his son Clint Newcombe. Scott has worked extensively with many legends of the game both on and off the court from coaching top ranked players to the development of tennis programs and club management across the country.
Since his arrival to the company in 2007, Scott has opened and grown over 20 locations for CDM. With nearly 20 years of teaching tennis and his background in building and managing clubs of all sizes, McCulloch brings a wealth of experience, training and leadership to our clubs and partners. In his role, McCulloch oversees daily operations across the portfolio, including programming, creating short and long-term operational strategies, pro-development, and most importantly, supporting HQ, directors, and associates within CDM and PBI around the world.
Additionally, Scott is regarded as one the tennis industry pioneers in today’s tennis climate specializing in all aspects of tennis management operations and serves on the USTA national committee for adult social play and works closely with the USTA at a sectional and national level as an advisor on a variety of projects from program delivery, strategic partnerships & pathways, tennis software technology and the tennis certification.