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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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Sponsored feature: A brilliant way to market your golf club
People don’t just want to read about something any more, they want to see and experience it for themselves, even while sat on their sofa at home.
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Girl golf recruitment campaign is working
A campaign to get more girls in England playing golf appears to be working, according to England Golf.
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Over 70% believe membership of their local golf club is not good value for money
A new survey of people’s attitudes towards their local golf club has found that the vast majority do not believe membership would be good value for money.
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Meet the manager: Ladybank GC’s Gordon Simpson
Gordon talks to The Golf Business about reducing the age profile of the membership, increasing food and beverage revenue despite being in a remote location, outsourcing marketing and how the club works with local tour operators
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128-year-old golf club appoints 31-year-old as manager
The historic private members’ golf club, Blairgowrie in Scotland, has appointed a 31-year-old as its new managing secretary.
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New tee time reminder service for golfers gets TaylorMade sponsorship
A new firm that offers tee time SMS reminders to golfers on the day before they are due to play golf has received backing from golf equipment giant TaylorMade.
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More than 200 men diagnosed with cancer thanks to screening at club
A Shropshire club that began testing men for prostate cancer in 2009 has said more than 200 have been diagnosed in the last eight years.
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Another golf club launches free membership for children policy
Oxford Golf Club has become the latest UK golf club to offer a free membership policy for children.
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Michael Braidwood leaves CMAE for Qatar
The Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) has announced that Michael Braidwood CCM is to resume his career as a golf club manager after completing a three-year tenure as the association’s director of education.
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Oxford University golf club may relocate
A golf club which has land owned by two Oxford University colleges as well as Oxford University Press could relocate to make way for more than 2,000 homes.
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World number 17 golfer joins Bucks club
The current 17th best golfer in the world, Tyrrell Hatton, has joined his local golf club, Stoke Park Country Club, as a member.
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Golf club profile: Alnmouth GC
England’s fourth oldest golf club – which still has a popular dormy house – has a rolling programme of refurbishment.
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Meet the master greenkeeper – who’s also the club’s manager
Huw Morgan is no ordinary club manager. He’s also a master greenkeeper and course manager at the spectacular Pennard Golf Club in Wales. He talks about this dual role and offers greenkeeping tips, including how to boost divot recovery.
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Here’s the top three things I learnt while editing The Golf Business in May
From the inaugural GolfSixes tournament to vital research about what children and their parents think about the game, May could end up being an important month for the industry’s future, writes Alistair Dunsmuir
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Cancer charity says one round of golf is as healthy as exercising for a week
The UK’s leading source of cancer care, Macmillan Cancer Support, has called on everyone to take up golf.