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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 course to be redesigned as balls land in football boss’s garden
A Scottish golf club is to redesign two of its holes after several stray balls landed in a neighbour’s garden – and that property is the home of Rangers FC’s chairman.
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At least three more clubhouses close for Covid-19 deep cleans
At least three UK golf clubs have closed their clubhouses for periods of up to 72 hours in the last few days, after members who had been in them either tested positive for Covid-19 or had failed to self-isolate when they were meant to.
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Slot games with the lowest RTP
Something that most beginner slot gamblers do not pay enough attention to when they first start spinning those reels is the concept of RTP, or Return To Player.
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Irish golf clubs can apply for €10,000 grant
Golf clubs in Ireland have until early September to apply for a one-off €10,000 payment to help boost their operating performance following the coronavirus disruption.
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Club gives honorary membership to member of 50 years
A Surrey golf club has given honorary membership to a 93-year-old woman who has been a continuous member since 1970 – and doesn’t even play golf!
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Review of Aloha! Cluster Pays Slot
Aloha! Welcome to Luau! This Hawaiian themed slot is sure to get you toe-tapping to the sounds of the Hawaiian tunes.
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Driving range sees 73,000 balls hit in one day
A driving range in Manchester has seen what is believed to be the most amount of golf balls ever to be hit in one day at a UK range – 73,000.
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Three more golf venues apply to build housing
The trend of golf clubs applying to build large numbers of houses on their land appears to be growing, as another two have submitted planning applications.
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2020 has probably already seen more golf rounds than 2019
A new survey of 75 golf clubs suggests that the UK has probably already seen more rounds of golf played this year than in the whole of 2019, even though most courses were closed for about two months.
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Meet the golf course manager: Richard Mullen
The course manager at Banchory Golf Club in Aberdeenshire explains why the venue is an ecological haven that is rightfully being recognised for environmental best practice.
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Local council offers all under-16s free golf
A Merseyside council, which earlier this year said it would invest heavily in golf, has said it is offering free golf for the next 12 months to anyone under the age of 16.
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Appointments: Conor Hull joins golf finance firm
Conor Hull has been appointed as a new finance consultant at TGI Golf Finance (TGI GF).
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How golfers prepare for top tournaments
Want to play golf like a pro? Staying in peak physical condition is crucial to the success of pro golfers, and this includes following a tip top diet and nutritional plan to ensure the food we eat helps our performance and recovery.
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English golf clubs have seen 20,000 new members since May
The CEO of England Golf has revealed that English golf clubs have collectively seen 20,000 new members join them in the three months since most venues reopened.
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Irish golf clubs predicting huge drop in green fee income this year
Two major Irish golf clubs are predicting that green fee losses caused by Covid-19 will run into millions of pounds between them just for 2020.