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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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Sunderland golf club hosts sessions to help people with dementia
Wearside Golf Club in Sunderland has given permission for its short course to be used to help stroke survivors and people with dementia, Parkinson’s disease and other disabilities.
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Here’s some of the World Golf Awards 2021 winners
The World Golf Awards, which rewards excellence in golf tourism, has held its eighth ceremony in Dubai, amid a strong sense of optimism after a very challenging two years.
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Motorbike tears up Welsh golf course
A Welsh golf club has appealed for information after a motorcycle rode over the course, causing damage to a green and other areas.
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What carpet is best for our clubhouse?
Carpet is an integral part of any design scheme. But before getting into the creative decisions around design and colour scheme, do you need tufted, Axminster or Wilton?
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Leading Irish golf club is the latest to be bought
Seapoint Golf Links in Dublin, a top 50 golf course in Ireland, has become the latest venue to be purchased by investors.
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R&A’s community golf facility to include ‘double-decker driving range’
The R&A is to build a 52-bay floodlit double-decker driving range that makes use of the latest technology at its new community golf facility in Glasgow.
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Golfer receives payout for lost finger because he wasn’t a member
A golfer who lost a finger while working with machinery in a voluntary capacity at a golf club has received an £85,000 payout because he didn’t pay his full membership subscription on time.
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Here’s three trends from the last month that show how the golf industry is changing
From major golf transactions in October to signs that the principles underlying golf course design are changing, here’s three top trends from the last month.
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Golf’s perpetual fear of how far the ball goes is irrational
The R&A was just waiting for someone like Bryson Dechambeau to come along so it could drive up support for making sure professional golfers went back to hitting the ball as far as their predecessors of the 1980s.
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FairWays Foundation awards £200k to golf clubs in two years
As it enters its second grant cycle, The FairWays Foundation has now awarded over £200,000-worth of funds since launch.
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Tim Lobb named new president of EIGCA
Tim Lobb MEIGCA has become the 12th president of the European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA).
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A review of the FootGolf UK Open
In August The Belfry’s greenkeepers modified the Derby course with new tee boxes and new greens cut for larger holes in order to welcome the FootGolf UK Open.
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Paul Lawrie awarded honorary membership at Royal Dornoch
Former Open champion Paul Lawrie has been awarded an honorary membership at Royal Dornoch Golf Club as recognition for his outstanding contribution to the sport.
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Top 8 MBA Universities in the UK
When it comes to offering students both locally and internationally the best MBA programmes, the UK is one of the countries that comes to many people’s minds.
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Greenkeeper wins large tribunal payout
A Scottish golf club has been ordered to pay nearly £14,000 to a former greenkeeper who told an employment tribunal that he had been bullied by its captain.