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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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You will probably think that golf’s latest plan to get new people playing has a few holes in it
A golf organisation that is backed by players, equipment manufacturers and industry leaders has devised a radical way to halt the decline in golf: Make the holes bigger. More than three times bigger.
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CEO Mike Round leaves the Golf Foundation for the LET
Mike Round, CEO of the Golf Foundation since 2000, is to leave the the junior golf charity and join the Ladies European Tour (LET) as a director.
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‘Dress codes in golf are harmful to the business of the clubs’
Could a dress code impact on a golf club’s business?
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It’s other women, and rules, that put women off from playing golf
Fashion designer Emma Hope has said golf club rules and other women golfers are why golf clubs have such a problem recruiting ladies to play the game.
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This is the novelty gift that has caused golf’s latest sexism storm
A government adviser on abused women has called for a tee accessory, developed by Mike Ashley’s company, that features a naked, decapitated female body, to be banned.
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Golf courses ‘enhance ecosystems and some animals even owe their lives to them’
The University of Missouri has found that not only can golf courses enhance local ecosystems, but some animals may even owe their lives to them.
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HMRC finally accepts VAT ruling – but says it will restrict payments to members’ golf clubs
HMRC has finally accepted a 2013 European Union ruling that green fees at private members’ golf clubs must be exempt from VAT – but the clubs in question will be far from happy.
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‘Ayatollah’ golf case: All clubs told to implement anti-bullying measures following ‘saucy scandal’
A golf club has been rebuked by a judge for displaying ‘amazing ignorance and a total misunderstanding of bullying’ after it rejected a claim because the lady in question had not been physically hurt.
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Irish golf clubs have lost 26% of their members in the last 7 years
More than a quarter of all the adult members of golf clubs in the Republic of Ireland have abandoned their membership since the start of the economic downturn.
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AGCO makes application to throw out EU VAT rebate ruling
The Association of Golf Course Owners has applied to provide data that the ruling that VAT must not be applied to green fees was based on flawed evidence.
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Clubs unhappy with HMRC’s ‘delaying tactics’ re VAT rebate
Many clubs are angry that HMRC has not yet processed claims for a VAT rebate on green fees, as KPMG calls for members’ clubs to now treat green fees as exempt from VAT.
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Almost all golfers under 35 now use social media
The vast majority of golfers now use at least one of the major social networking sites and, for the first time, the majority now own a smartphone.
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Golf club makes largest charitable donation in history
A venue has made what is thought to be the largest donation a golf club has ever made while a cancer trust has said a separate donation it received from a golf club is the biggest it has ever received.
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This teenager with learning difficulties has gained key life skills from being taught golf
A sports development professional has said teenagers with learning difficulties are gaining key life skills via a programme that teaches them golf.
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Who is to blame for the municipal golf courses slump?
The National Association of Public Golf Courses has said it is clear who is to blame for the now astonishing deterioration in municipal golf courses.