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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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Formby Hall sold to Portuguese buyer
Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa in Merseyside has been sold to Lisbon-based Harland & Poston Group for an undisclosed sum.
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Meet the CEO: Richard Calvert
The CEO of The Club Company explains why his company bought two new golf clubs last year, if there are plans for more acquisitions and the success the company has had in converting nine of its driving ranges into ‘entertainment centres’.
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Closed-down golf course to reopen with lodges and hotel
A Leicestershire golf course that closed down in 2016 is to be reopened with a new clubhouse and hotel, and potentially more than 130 lodges and a spa.Â
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36-hole golf venue to be converted into private estate
A 36-hole golf venue, including a hotel, in Gloucestershire, is set to be converted into a private estate.
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Funding boost for Welsh golf clubs
Golf in Wales is to receive a £1 million financial boost from the Welsh government.
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Young at heart
Royal Dornoch Golf Club, which has just been named ‘junior club of the year’, has installed an insulated unit in its halfway house to ensure defibrillators will still work in very hot or cold temperatures.
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Toptracer set to launch largest activation in PGA Show history
At next week’s PGA Show in Orlando, Florida, Toptracer will showcase its entire suite of products in one space for the very first time.
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Paul Cunningham joins Foremost Golf
Foremost Golf has appointed Paul Cunningham from Hartford Golf Club as its new business development consultant (BDC) for the north of England.
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Stockport golf club to be converted into housing
A nine-hole golf club in Stockport is to be converted into 278 new homes even though local planners rejected the proposal.
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The Club Company acquires The NottinghamshireÂ
The UK’s biggest golf club operator, The Club Company, has acquired its 18th club, The Nottinghamshire Golf & Country Club, and its third in less than a year.
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TGL’s bold debut: innovation or illusion?
Rory McIlroy and Tiger Wood’s shared brainchild, TGL (Tomorrow’s Golf League) came to life on January 7th as the first indoor simulation event was held at the Sofi Center in Palm Beach.Â
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Uxbridge GC to close as new operator is sought
The municipal Uxbridge Golf Course in Middlesex is to close ‘temporarily’, and staff will move to a nearby venue, following a decline in player numbers.
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Green fee income hit record high in 2024
A review of more than 200 golf clubs in the UK and Ireland has found that visitor income hit a record high in 2024.
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Work begins on new clubhouse and villas at historic Suffolk course
Work to build a state-of-the-art new golf clubhouse and five luxury villas has begun at Felixstowe Ferry in Suffolk, the fifth oldest golf club in England.
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Southern Ground Care invests in Kubota tractors
As demand grows, and implements get bigger and better, as does the fleet of Kubota tractors for sports turf maintenance company Southern Ground Care.