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Foxhills’ director of golf Sean Graham on managing 6,000 members and £2m course upgrades
Foxhills’ director of golf Sean Graham discusses the club’s landmark 50th anniversary, the £2 million renovation of the Longcross Course and how a relentless focus on family-centric investment has built a thriving community of nearly 6,000 members in Surrey.
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Golf club to close down to make way for housing
A nine-hole golf club in Bolton is to close down to make way for a housing project.
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New appointments: Anna Darnell, Peter Holland and Paul Saunders
Golf golf club operator Troon has announced a raft of promotions and new appointments at many of its facilities.
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Company profile: Novuna Consumer Finance
Turn your players into members with Novuna Consumer Finance.
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Meet the head golf professional: Alister Tawse
From Lanhydrock Hotel and Golf Club, Alister talks about a career from Zimbabwe to the West Country and how golf participation has changed in the last three years.
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Who is the most disliked golfer on the PGA Tour?
Writers love to provide their opinions every once in a while.
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Historic golf club could reopen
A 19th century golf club that closed down in 2019 due to dwindling membership figures could reopen following the participation surge since 2020.
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Why is betting on golf expected to continue to increase?
In the past five years the amount of people who are betting on golf has increased.
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Golf club that was nearly converted into a Premier League facility to expand
A Leicestershire golf club that was nearly bought by a Premier League football club and converted into a training facility is, just five years later, hoping to expand.
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“I take great delight in seeing players I work with achieving their goals”
Robert Irvine, the professional at Douglas Park Golf Club, discusses the business benefits from having a swing studio and why the TGI Golf community is so important to him.
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Laklalech becomes LET’s first ever North African and Arab winner
Ines Laklalech has become the first Moroccan, first Arab and first North African woman to win a Ladies European Tour (LET) title at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France in Deauville.
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The role of Aquatrols Tough Turf this autumn
The impact of summer heat stress on fine turf surfaces is likely to result in higher than usual levels of fusarium patch disease activity on greens this autumn.
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Ramside Hall installs Toptracer to its driving range
A leading north east golf course has introduced internationally renowned technology to its driving range to help players improve their game – and attract new blood.
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12th century monastery hit by golf balls 31 times in last five years
The best-preserved medieval monastery in Devon and Cornwall, Torre Abbey, has spent £20,000 on repairs due to being hit by golf balls from a neighbouring nine-hole golf course.
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Scotland has 4 venues in Europe’s top ten
The 2022 edition of the ‘100 Best Golf Resorts in Europe’ finds that Scotland has four entries in the top ten – although the number one spot goes to a venue in Spain.
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First ever ‘Sustainable Golf Week’ to take place
The first ever ‘Sustainable Golf Week’ is to take place in October, in which organisations all over the world will spotlight golf’s environmental achievements.