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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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Meet the golf club manager: Edward Craven
The general manager at Romanby Golf & Country Club talks about running a club his father founded, dealing with the recent surge in demand, marketing on Sky Sports and building accommodation on-site.
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Several Irish golf clubs receive funding
Several golf clubs in Ireland are to receive significant funding for improvements as part of a £5.9 million government support package for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities.
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American Golf takes over another golf club
Retailer American Golf has taken over the operation of a golf club in London – its sixth leisure venue.
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Why won’t Rory McIlroy join the Saudi-backed Super Golf League?
This league wants to pry away the best players in the sport, but Rory McIlroy is one of the big names vehemently opposed to the idea. Here’s why Rory McIlroy won’t join the Saudi-backed Super Golf League.
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Alfie Best’s golf club undergoing significant improvements
A golf and country club owned by Alfie Best is undergoing major clubhouse enhancements.
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‘We appointed the first female golf club captain in Ireland’
An Irish golf club has revealed that, contrary to recent reports that an Irish club became the first to appoint a female captain this year, it did so last year.
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Scotland’s first Topgolf venue to open this year
Topgolf Entertainment Group has said it is targeting a late 2022 opening for its new state-of-the-art venue in Glasgow.
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More golf rounds were played in 2021 than in 2020
Figures for rounds of golf played in the UK in the whole of 2021 show a significant increase even on 2020, when the pandemic boom started and saw its biggest growth.
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More golf clubs report vandalism to their properties
At least two more golf clubs have reported vandalism to their courses in recent days.
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Staffordshire golf course could close due to lack of use
A municipal golf course in Staffordshire could be closed down because not enough people use it – despite the participation surge in the last two years.
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TGI Golf Business Conference returns triumphantly
Following a lockdown-induced lay off in 2021, the TGI Golf Business Conference returned to Trump Turnberry to give partners the perfect boost ahead of the new season.
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What is employment law surrounding references?
The start of a new year can be a popular time for employees to change jobs and so we look at the law surrounding the provision of references.
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Most UK golf clubs saw significant growth in 2021
A survey of UK golf clubs has found that four in five members’ clubs and nine in ten proprietary venues reported growth in 2021.
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Suicide prevention charity reaches out to turf professionals
Suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) has announced that it will be attending turf management events throughout 2022.
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Can Rahm and Hovland provide European golf boost?
Out of the last 23 majors, only five have been won by European players, notably Jon Rahm, who was the only European to emerge with credit from the Ryder Cup, winning the US Open in 2021.