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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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GB&I golf worth more than £5bn
Golf is worth £5.25 billion to the British and Irish economies, according to a new survey.
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US to tackle slow play
The authority that runs golf in the USA is to dramatically address the pace of play issue that it says is hurting the health of golf venues.
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Liverpool’s courses face closure threat
Liverpool’s two municipal golf venues, which represent four golf clubs, could be closed down by the local council in a bid to cut costs.
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Scottish government funds junior discounts
The Scottish government is funding a £20 discount off most first-time golf club memberships for children between now and the end of April.
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Human QR code made by golf club staff
The world’s largest golf club has utilised 2,000 of its employees to form the world’s largest human and workable QR code – to promote eco-tourism.
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Greenkeepers find 2,000-year-old skull
Greenkeepers renovating a bunker on a Scottish golf course have found a human skull that is believed to be 2,000 years old.
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Ryder Cup helps BTME attract 6,000
The annual exhibition for golf course management professionals attracted 6,000 visitors despite economic concerns in the industry and atrocious weather conditions during the event.
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‘Cut smaller clubs’ affiliation fees’
An English golf venue is calling for members of smaller golf clubs to be charged reduced annual subscriptions via a deduction in their affiliation fees to England Golf and their local county golf union.
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Two golf clubs receive lottery funding
Two golf clubs in Northumberland have been awarded more than £80k of lottery funding to improve their facilities.
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Archaeological concern over adventure golf
A golf club in Northampton has become the latest to attempt to build an adventure golf area to appeal to juniors.
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Golf clubs employ 2m people in the US
The United States golf industry, which is about six times bigger than the UK’s, is worth £43.8 billion per year and employs nearly two million people.
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How to speed up slow play
Golf pro and marketing expert Sean Mysel discusses what can be learnt from a club in California that managed to reduce the average length of a round of golf by nearly an hour by its members and visitors.
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Bedale GC introduces flexible membership
Bedale Golf Club in Yorkshire has become the latest venue to offer a flexible ‘pay as you play’ membership category to retain and recruit customers.
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18 holes ‘deters people from playing’
The chief executive of The R&A has urged golf clubs to offer something shorter than 18 holes of golf in order to attract new players.
