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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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Police searching for golf club deer hunter
Poachers have used snares and crossbows on a Scottish golf course to kill at least three deer, according to police.
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American golf clubs using fitness to attract women
A report in the Wall Street Journal has found that there has been a large trend in which golf clubs are expanding their fitness offerings in order to attract women to their venues.
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Scottish Golf to work with European Tour winner
The two-time European Tour winner, Stephen McAllister, is to work with Scottish Golf to increase business opportunities that will benefit Scottish golf clubs.
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Major new golf publication to launch
A golf magazine for people who run golf clubs is to be launched this month. The Golf Business is to be sent to approximately 97 percent of all golf venues in the UK and Ireland.
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Club aims to sell alcohol on the course
One of the leading golf clubs in the UK has applied to its local council for permission to sell alcohol to golfers – while they are playing on the course.
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Here’s the top 3 things I learnt while editing the magazine in March
The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir looks at how, from Wimbledon to fireworks, the game is working together to boost participation.
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Top Welsh golf club closes down
A club described in the Welsh press as ‘one of Monmouthshire’s premier golf clubs’ is closing down after 30 years of trading.
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This club appoints first female captain in 230 years
One of the world’s oldest golf clubs has appointed a woman to be its captain for the first time in its 230-year history.
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Another golf club to build holiday lodges
Rothbury Golf Club in Northumberland has become the latest golf club to hope to build holiday lodges in order to boost income streams.
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Golf supplier Highspeed Group bought by Acumen
One of the biggest suppliers to the golf industry, Highspeed Group, probably best known for its ClearWater recycling systems, has been acquired by major waste management firm Acumen.
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PGA withdraws from England Golf Partnership
The body that represents professional golfers in England, the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), has said it is amicably withdrawing from the England Golf Partnership (EGP), the lead funding body for golf in England.
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Four Norfolk clubs hit by buggy thefts in three weeks
Four golf clubs in Norfolk have reported that thieves have attempted to steal batteries from their golf cars in the last three weeks.
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Midlands golf club to be converted into a housing estate
A Warwickshire golf course is to be closed down and converted into 300 homes – just a few weeks after its council rejected an identical proposal.
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Scottish Golf makes more business-led appointments
Scottish Golf has recruited two more highly qualified individuals to its board of directors.
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The Point at Polzeath is England’s ‘Club of the Year’
The Point at Polzeath in Cornwall has been named England Golf’s ‘GolfMark Club of the Year’ at an award ceremony that also honoured Olympic champion Justin Rose, Masters champion Danny Willett and Solheim Cup player Charley Hull. GolfMark is an England Golf initiative which supports clubs to achieve high standards, especially regarding engaging with the…