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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 scheme reduced antisocial behaviour in Birmingham
A city community initiative that allowed several children from Birmingham to take part in golf activities this summer led to a reduction in antisocial behaviour, according to feedback.
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Scottish club agrees to a ban on outdoor music
A Scottish golf club has become the first venue in West Lothian to agree to a ban on outdoor music as it has won permission to develop its beer garden to provide more space for customers.
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Police tell golf course vandals: ‘We will find you’
Police in Yorkshire have issued a statement to vandals who tore up eight greens at a golf club, saying ‘we will find you’.
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Golf club receives £91k grant to protect butterflies
A golf club that lies on the border between England and Wales has been given a grant to safeguard several rare species of butterfly that have been spotted on its land.
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‘If you have the best customer service you’ll have people coming to you’
Jimmy Bolger from Kilkenny Golf Club explains how he helped members during lockdowns, how he runs the pro shop and how the club supports its 250-strong junior membership.
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‘Covid has allowed us to produce splendid playing conditions’
Luis Correira da Silva is the CEO of Dom Pedro Golf, the club that’s hosting the Portugal Masters from November 4 to 7. Here he talks about the state of the Portuguese golf industry and preparing for the event.
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‘We could have sold out the event twice’
Hit by both Storm Frank in the winter of 2015/16 and Covid last year, four Aberdeenshire golf clubs this year joined forces to run a rebranded event, and it proved to be a hit.
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Hampshire venue is renamed and set to be remodelled
A Hampshire golf club that was acquired by another golf club, which is to be converted into a housing estate, has changed its name to that of its new owner.
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Four of the ’13 principles’ of golf course design are no longer relevant
A new survey of golf course designers’ attitudes finds that four of the 13 principles of golf architecture are no longer relevant and a further three are only partially relevant.
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Golf rounds played by club members are up on 2020
New data finds that there were more rounds of golf played by club members by the year to the end of this summer than there were at that stage in 2020, although there has been a recent slowdown.
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What works for one can work for all!
Fairway Credit partners with hundreds of golf clubs to attract and retain members, improve cash flow, reduce the administration burden and allow managers to manage great courses.
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Can an employer insist on an employee being vaccinated?
There is no law that says people must have the vaccine, even if an employer would prefer their staff to have it.
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More golf clubs report criminal incidents
More golf clubs have reported criminal activity at their venues in the last few days.
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Meet the estate manager: Jonathan Illingworth
The head of Whittlebury Park golf resort talks about the uplift in participation at the facility and how a venue with both a golf course and hotel has had to adapt in the last 18 months.
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Two golf courses to be converted into ‘eco parks’
Two golf courses that both closed down recently are set to be converted into ‘eco parks’ by their local councils, although some are saying this will pave the way for them to be turned into housing estates.