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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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Controversial merger talks between LIV Golf and PGA Tour continue
Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Public Investment Fund (PIF) has intensified discussions with the PGA Tour over a $1.5 billion deal with LIV Golf.
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Get Claritee: The essential benchmarking tool to help optimise your golf club management and drive revenue growth
Club Systems and intelligentgolf have joined forces to launch groundbreaking new benchmarking software in which golf clubs can compare and contrast their key data against other golf clubs’ data.
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Life begins at 40
We sat down with Andy Martin, managing director and Paul Hedges, former chief executive officer at Foremost Golf, in the year it celebrates its 40th year anniversary, to discuss the last four decades.
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More clubs will close, warns industry leader
More golf clubs, particularly in Scotland, could close down after three fell in the same week last month, an industry leader has warned.
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Bolton Old Links Golf Club set to demolish clubhouse
Bolton Council has granted planning permission for Bolton Old Links Golf Club to demolish its 19th century clubhouse.
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AIR-EZE offers winter discount on shoe cleaner
Between now and October 31, 2024, AIR-EZE is offering a ‘winter discount’ on the AIR-EZE Fairway Shoe Cleaner.
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intelligentgolf partners with Your Golf Travel
Leading provider of online solutions for golf clubs, intelligentgolf, has announced a partnership with Your Golf Travel as part of its ongoing commitment to helping golf clubs maximise revenue from their tee bookings.
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Here’s three trends that reveal an insight into the UK golf club industry in September 2024
As we review the last month in the UK golf industry, we conclude that there is much to be optimistic about even though we did lose three UK golf clubs.
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Life lessons
A partnership between Whitchurch Golf Club in Cardiff and a local school has seen girls learn golf and life leadership skills over the course of six weekly sessions, instead of doing PE.
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Short but sweet
Short courses and short-game areas are continuing to spring up at golf clubs, offering practice opportunities, the ability to play a round quickly and a pathway for beginners before moving on to the clubs’ main courses.
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Royal Winchester Golf Club installs AIR-EZE
Royal Winchester Golf Club installs an air-operated footwear cleaning system from AIR-EZE.
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Golf participation is still booming around the world
New figures measuring golf participation show there was a huge increase around the world between 2022 and 2023.
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Meet the manager: David Green
The new Basingstoke Golf Club has been one of the most talked-about golf development projects in the UK and is being headed up by general manager David Green. Here he tells us about what’s been going on.
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Machinery review: Toro Greensmaster e1026
The Greensmaster e1026 fixed-head pedestrian mower represents not only Toro’s investment in research and development of electrified equipment, but its dedication to providing battery-powered choice.
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Killeen Castle development could be a game-changer for professional golf
The golf industry in the United Kingdom and Ireland looks well-placed to keep booming over the next few years judging by recent developments.