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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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Profile: GCMA Manager of the Year finalist, Rob Pointon
Rob Pointon is the general manager of Mid Yorkshire Golf Club.
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Profile: GCMA Manager of the Year finalist, Dave Carlisle
Dave Carlisle is the golf club manager of Garforth Golf Club in Yorkshire.
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Profile: GCMA Manager of the Year finalist, Gordon Forster
Gordon Forster is the general manager of Abbey Hill Golf Centre in Milton Keynes.
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Apps are ‘fastest trend in history’
There has been a huge growth in the number of golf clubs that offer downloadable apps for smartphones in the last few months, according to new data.
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50 clubs ‘could close this spring’
The chairman of the Organisation of Golf and Range Operators has warned that as many as 50 private members’ British golf clubs could close down this spring.
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The Wiltshire sold in seven figure deal
Eddy Shah has sold his last golf course in what is believed to be one of the industry’s most expensive transactions in recent years.
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How to partner with sports’ teams
Golf pro and marketing expert Sean Mysel explains how his venue partnered with a major sporting team in the USA, and the benefits that this has brought both parties.
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Meeting showed ‘golf at its worst’
The manager of an English golf club has said that a recent county golf meeting that he attended showed golf “at its worst”.
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Golf more popular in schools than football
Golf is now played at schools so much that it is on more English schools’ curriculums than football, according to new data.
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Club to offer ‘golf and poker challenge’
A Surrey club has come up with an innovative way to attract visitors – by offering an event that requires competitors to excel at both golf and poker.
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Two more clubs placed into liquidation
Two golf clubs have gone into liquidation, with approximately 55 jobs lost.
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Profile: Crowlands Golf Centre
One club that does now offer flexible memberships is Crowlands Golf Centre in Essex.
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Golfers ‘should pass etiquette test’
More than nine in ten greenkeepers believe that golfers should pass a test on course care before they are allowed to play the game.
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Golf equipment sent to returning soldiers
The PGA is to provide British soldiers returning from duty in Afghanistan with a selection of new golf equipment.
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GB&I golf worth more than £5bn
Golf is worth £5.25 billion to the British and Irish economies, according to a new survey.