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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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Club uses scaffolding as a tee for construction industry competition
A Kent golf club has shown creativity for a competition involving workers from the construction industry with, for example, hard hats used as tee markers.
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Meet the LET golfer turned golf club manager
Sarah Heath explains how the skills she learnt both on tour and at major golf groups can be used for managing a golf facility, plus how to attract members in an area densely populated with golf clubs
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Customer service is reason why golf club is thriving
A Lincolnshire golf club that says its revenue is outperforming its competitors says the growth is due to customer service and investing in itself.
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Lee Westwood supports shot clocks to speed up slow play
The former world number one golfer, Lee Westwood, has said he wants to see a shot clock introduced for major golf tournaments.
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Meet the head PGA professional: Royal Aberdeen’s David Ross
David talks about how his role has changed in the last three decades, preparation for prestigious events and making the most from the pro shop
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Blane Dodds resigns as CEO of Scottish Golf
The chief executive of Scottish Golf, Blane Dodds, has resigned and will take on the same role at Tennis Scotland.
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Golf ball catch systems company profile: Pro-Fit Net Installations
Pro-Fit Net Installations is one of the most experienced installers of ball catch systems in the UK with the key staff having over 25 years of personal experience each.
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BGT finalist using Instagram to promote golf to girls
A finalist of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent is getting involved in a campaign to encourage more girls to take up golf.
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This is how you boost golf participation
Social media phenomenon ‘The Jazzy Golfer’ tells us what golf clubs can do to get more people, especially women, playing – and joining
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BTME has sold out
The BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) in January 2018 has completely sold out, its organiser has revealed.
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This is how to market a golf offer
A Cheshire golf club has produced a video in which a Britain’s Got Talent finalist plays a number of famous characters in order to advertise a winter promotion the club is running.
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Meet the clubhouse manager: Chobham’s Catherine Ginder
Catherine tells us why the club is such a popular location for weddings and events – while being the pride of the members at the same time
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In their own words: Steve Mona
The chief executive of the World Golf Foundation details the health benefits of golf
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Judas Priest member’s golf course enters administration
A golf course owned by the former Judas Priest guitarist, KK Downing, has entered administration.
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Historic Scottish golf club to close
One of the oldest golf clubs in Ayrshire is to close down before Christmas due to a decline in membership numbers in recent years.