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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 course manager: Tracy Park’s Kevin Boxall
Maintaining two spectacular – but constructed differently – golf courses on a site of an English Civil War battle, Kevin details how he tackles challenges including drainage, irrigation and woodland management.
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Here’s the top three things I learnt about the industry in July
In his monthly round-up of trends and developments in the industry, The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir looks at how driving distances are getting both longer and shorter, and warns about tee time booking scams.
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Golf club ‘did not break the law’ by refusing to allow female golfer to play in men-only event
A woman who took discrimination action against an Irish golf club that refused to allow her to participate in a men-only competition has failed in her complaint.
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Norfolk golf club reports growth in visitors from Benelux
A golf club based in Norwich has said that it has experienced a significant growth in the number of visitors from central and northern Europe, especially The Netherlands and Belgium, this year.
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Here’s Tim Henman and Brian O’Driscoll encouraging children to play golf
Non-golfing sporting heroes Tim Henman and Brian O’Driscoll helped promote family golf at the Open Championship at Carnoustie.
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The secret secretary: We didn’t need to employ GDPR advisers
I own a small 18-hole golf club and we never employ companies like IT firms that offer to sort out, for example, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) issues some bigger clubs might have been concerned about.
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Golf club to host water usage meeting
A Surrey golf club is to host a meeting later this year on water usage and resilience in the golf sector.
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Meet the manager: Ray Chilten
The manager of Newport Golf Club talks about how the governance of the club has become more professional, which has included streamlining the number of people on the committee, membership satisfaction surveys and business plans.
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Club profile: Cathkin Braes Golf Club
The oldest golf club in Glasgow has seen a number of major improvements since the 19th century, and that has continued this year with an investment in its clubhouse.
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Meet the PGA pro: Stephen Gordon
The winner of the 2018 ‘TGI New Partner of the Year’, the PGA professional at Bangor Golf Club talks about maximising revenues from his pro shop.
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Golf club manager raises £15k for children’s hospices
The general manager at Thorpeness Golf Club, whose son died aged 18 months from heart complications, has helped raise £15,079 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) via a golf day and fundraising dinner.
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This is what golf clubs in the UK look like at the moment
These screenshots from UK golf clubs’ social media accounts demonstrate what a prolonged period of hot and dry weather can do Britain’s green golf courses.
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Health professionals urged to refer inactive patients for golf lessons
A new report that shows that golf builds muscle strength, reduces blood pressure and improves life satisfaction has led to health professionals being urged to refer older and inactive patients for golf lessons.
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How to clean your golf clubs
There are a few ways to clean your golf clubs. You can allot a little money for special golf club cleaning kits that you can easily find at most pro shops.
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The Belfry appoints Chris Eigelaar as general manager
The four‐time host of the Ryder Cup, The Belfry Hotel & Resort, has appointed South African Chris Eigelaar as its new general manager.