Foxhills’ director of golf Sean Graham on managing 6,000 members and £2m course upgrades

Golf Marketing Services (GMS) has announced a new partnership with Laguna Phuket, Asia’s premier integrated destination and home to a world-renowned golf destination.

When former greenkeeper Daniel Mackenzie was asked to help a bowling green deal with a severe outbreak of dollar spot disease, he was able to offer a feeding programme with minimal fungicide use to manage the problem, and the disease has now been successfully controlled.

There aren’t many quick wins in life, but Reesink and Toro certainly provide one when it comes to winter machinery maintenance.

The year ended with clubs relocating and others revealing they are experiencing mixed post-pandemic fortunes. 

This autumn, two golf clubs each received a Paragolfer, so that anyone in a wheelchair, or who has mobility impairments, can play the game, after the clubs sponsored a charitable project involving The Golf Trust.

Electric mowing has arrived at Hampden Park, Scotland’s national stadium, bringing everything Stephen Bache, head groundsman, could want from the next generation of turfcare technology.

Two of the UK’s most prestigious golf venues have both recently announced partnerships with companies behind popular alcoholic drinks, which should boost business for all the brands involved.

The surge in golf participation since 2020 has meant that two hotels in Devon, which both employed a new PGA manager last year, have both now opened a new practice range to signify the importance of their golf offerings.