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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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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.
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55-year-old man ‘sacked for being too old’
A 55-year-old man who was sacked, for what he claims as being too old, by a golf club he worked at, has been awarded more than £50,000 by an employment tribunal.
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This man has become the first ever deaf-before-he-could-speak person to be named captain of a British golf club
Ellesmere Port Golf Club in Cheshire’s has appointed a pre-lingual deaf person to be its captain – the first time this has happened in British history.
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This golf club has done something amazing for local wildlife
Boston West Golf Club in Lincolnshire has won two conservation awards in the last year for creating a ‘mini nature reserve’.
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Golf sees global boom in female participation… with one exception
The game of golf is seeing a boom in the number of women playing it around the world – with the one notable exception being the UK.
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Golf’s ‘elitist’ image to be challenged
Two organisations that are involved in preparing the Open Championship this year are putting together a project to tackle the public’s perception of golf as ‘elitist’.
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‘How to grow golf in the UK’ report is published
A new study that aims to help golf clubs and courses retain, attract and grow their customer base has been published.
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Why would someone join a golf club?
A new survey has revealed that a welcoming atmosphere is the number one reason why somebody relatively new to golf will join a golf club. But what is a ‘welcoming atmosphere’?
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Full extent of flooding damage revealed
The full extent of the damage and the recovery of the flooding that devastated several golf courses throughout the British Isles this winter is now beginning to emerge.