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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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Tributes to 35-year-old Eaton Golf Club greenkeeper killed by a falling tree
Tributes have been paid to a greenkeeper at a Cheshire golf club where he was known as the ‘prodigal son’, who was killed in January in a tree felling tragedy.
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Leading Spanish golf retailer comes up for sale
One of Spain’s leading golf retail centres – and the only major golf retailer and fitting centre on the North Costa Blanca for the last 14 years – has been placed on the market.
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A golf club’s duty to ensure its staff are healthy at work
This guidance from the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association (NGCAA) looks at the duties employers have to ensure their staff are healthy at work.
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Greenkeeping team profile: Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club
Gavin Kinsella and Doug Tate are the courses manager and course head greenkeeper. They talk about the contrasting work between summer and winter, dealing with a course next to a river and why they love their jobs so much.
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Scottish FA CEO Andrew McKinlay named as new chief executive of Scottish Golf
Scottish Golf has appointed Andrew McKinlay, currently the chief operating officer and interim chief executive of the Scottish FA, as its new CEO.
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One of the last major men-only UK golf clubs to admit women
One of the last remaining men-only golf clubs in the UK, Royal Aberdeen, the sixth oldest golf club in the world, has voted to allow women to join the club.
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Meet the PGA professional: Bulbury Woods’ David Bartlett
The Dorset club’s pro came up with an idea to boost revenue in winter. And not only did it work – but it led to increased profits for the club’s bar and restaurant and a more engaged membership.
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Hever Castle Golf Club boosts income via glass doors
The installation of contemporary sliding glass doors has brought a new level of flexibility and sophistication to one of Kent’s most prestigious golf clubs.
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All of the UK’s links golf courses could disappear by 2100
An alarming report from the UK’s leading environmental organisation charity has found that every links golf course in the UK is in danger of disappearing in less than a century due to climate change.
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Revamped golf club ‘will not include golf course’
A Scottish golf club, which has been closed for two years and hopes to reopen soon, has submitted plans in which ‘it is unlikely the golf course itself will reopen’, according to reports.
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Huge growth in Highlands visitor numbers proves benefits of golf clubs working together
Three Scottish golf clubs have said they have generated hundreds of thousands of pounds in extra revenue in the last few years by working together.
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Andrew Minty: How to turn a member’s complaint into a positive
The director of golf at Langland Bay GC, and both the youngest ever PGA director of golf and the youngest GCMA ‘Manager of the Year’, details how to turn a member’s complaint into a positive.
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New format for European Golf Business Conference
The European Golf Course Owners Association (EGCOA) and the Austrian Golf Federation (ÖGV) have partnered up to put together a new format of the European Golf Business Conference, which will be staged next month.
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What is the golf rule if my ball lands in a puddle in a bunker?
Shona McRae Assistant Director – Rules, The R&A, explains what a golfer should do if their ball lands in a pool of water in a bunker.
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‘World’s Best Eco-Friendly Golf Facility’ to go even greener
Ekerum Resort Öland recently won the award for ‘World’s Best Eco-Friendly Golf Facility’ at the World Golf Awards held at La Manga Club in Spain.