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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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Introducing a revolutionary towel that will leave your golf ball spotless
The Caddyboo Golf Towel is a water-retaining cleaning system meticulously fabricated with a magnetic seal that promises to leave your golf ball spotless.
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Lightning warning system website launched
Meteorological equipment specialist Biral has launched a new website for its lightning warning system.
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Younger people now dominate the pay-and-play golf market
There has been a seismic shift in golfing demographics in the UK this summer, new figures reveal, as younger golfers have become the dominant buyers of green fees for the first time.
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Another golf course devastated by vandals
A Gloucestershire golf course has become the latest UK venue to be damaged in an appalling act of vandalism.
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‘I’m an older immigrant woman of colour and golf clubs are bastions of decency’
An Indian-born novelist who lives in Ireland has written about her love of golf to show that much of the current criticism of clubs amid ‘Golfgate’ is inaccurate.
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The UK has seen the biggest golf spike in the world
New data analysing golf activity around the world has found growth everywhere in recent weeks – with the UK leading the way.
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Third major UK golf development set to go ahead
Liverpool City Council’s planners are recommending approval for a £15 million golf course development – which could become the third major golf investment to go ahead in northern England at roughly the same time.
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Lincolnshire sees the biggest jump in golf ‘staycation’ searches
New research on online searches for golf breaks broken down by the English counties people want to visit has found that Lincolnshire has seen the biggest jump in the last year.
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Here’s three UK golf industry trends we learnt about in August
From the sharp rise in planning applications to build houses to the growth in demand to play golf continuing unabated, August has rounded off a far better summer for the golf industry than what was feared a few months ago.
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‘Our members need to know they have the right person at the helm during these unprecedented times’
It’s been an extraordinary few months for the industry. Andrew Minty, manager of the ‘Welsh Golf Club of the Decade’ during the lockdown, reviews what has happened and what he has learnt about managing a golf club during a pandemic.
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Over 40 UK golf venues now use CardsSafe
The CardsSafe system is a cost-effective and simple piece of technology specifically designed to securely retain customer credit, debit and ID cards while the cardholder runs a tab or hires a product or service.
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How these clubs remained open despite huge course renovation projects
Two huge course redevelopment projects in the UK have been at Whittington Heath and at Moor Hall. John Greasley Ltd details what was done and how the playing of golf continued during the works.
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Quad bikers ‘tear up’ Lancashire golf course
A golf club has had to close down for ‘several days’ after quad bikers drove onto the course and tore up many of the greens and fairways.
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At least 12 UK golf clubs that feared closing are now thriving
At least 12 golf clubs that feared their closure was imminent during the lockdown have stated their futures are now secure thanks to the recent membership surge.
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World no.1 spot is a poisoned chalice, study finds
New research has revealed that the world number one spot has been a poisoned chalice for the world’s top golfers, with only Rory McIlroy securing a Major while holding that position over the last decade.