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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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Closed golf club could be reopened
A Lincolnshire golf club that closed down in 2018 could be reopened amid the participation boom of the last two years.
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Apology to the GCMA over April Fools joke
We are happy to admit that the story about rival nominees for golf club awards fighting was in fact an April Fools Day joke.
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Bomb squad detonates ‘unexploded WWII bomb’ on golf course
A golf club that had closed just a few hours earlier due to a council budgeting crisis has controversially been used as the location to blow up an unexploded bomb.
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Golf’s major players looking for the Netflix Effect
Netflix has announced a deal with the PGA Tour and golf’s governing bodies to create a documentary series.
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How expensive is life for a professional golfer on the road?
How do players cope when starting out and how expensive is it to pursue a life as a pro?
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American Golf reports best-ever year
American Golf has reported that the last year was the best financial year in its entire history.
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Recognising greatness: Top 5 best golfers to bet
Morikawa, for example, won his first PGA Tour championship during his debut year.
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Number of UK golfers has nearly doubled in just four years
New figures reveal adult on-course golf participation in Great Britain in 2021 was nearly double the figure from four years earlier.
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US firm set to buy second Northern Irish property
A US private real estate company that purchased a luxury golf hotel in Northern Ireland last year is set to acquire another venue.
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“We have twice the number of vacancies but only half the number of applicants”
Food and beverage industry expert Steven Brown analyses how a bar and restaurant staffing crisis happened and details what golf clubs can do about it.
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Here’s three major trends from the last month in the UK golf industry
From a major new UK golf resort getting the green light to go ahead to seven golf clubs looking for new operators, March 2022 was an interesting month for the industry.
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Golf club manager awards disgraced by brawl
In a story published on April Fools Day, The Golf Club Manager Awards 2021-22 descended into chaos after a brawl broke out between attendees.
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A beginner’s guide to golf betting
Some new gamblers may shy away from golf since most people view it as dull or boring. However, it’s actually one of the top betting sports available.
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Foreign golf clubs see surge in UK spring bookings
Golf clubs in the Mediterranean and the Middle East have reported a surge in bookings from UK golfers this spring.
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Debutants at The Masters should be closely watched
It appears that, these days, debutants who compete at the iconic Augusta National Golf Club are no longer phased by the challenge that is posed to them.