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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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Golf clubs asked to share biodiversity data
A major UK biodiversity partnership is calling on greenkeepers and golfers to share crucial biological data with it to help educate the world.
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Social media ‘causes slow play on the golf course’
A new survey of golfers has found that over half believe the use of social media on golf courses is contributing towards slow play in the game.
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Legal matters: Out of hours emails and incorporated clubs voting at AGMs
Do you expect employees to answer emails outside of working hours? And who can vote at an AGM if your golf club is incorporated?
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This man has just hit this course’s first ever hole-in-one – and he’s the manager
It’s not that unusual for a golfer to hit a hole-in-one on a golf course – but when the golfer is the club’s secretary and nobody had ever done this before, then it becomes a story.
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Darwin Escapes enters golf market
A company that owns 19 holiday parks in the UK has entered the golf market by purchasing a leading golf club in Yorkshire.
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In their own words: Scottish Golf CEO Blane Dodds
The chief executive for Scottish Golf writes exclusively for The Golf Business on the opportunities for the industry in Scotland.
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Lord Cobham buys prestigious golf club for £2.25m
The 12th Viscount Cobham, Christopher Charles Lyttelton, has bought Hagley Golf and Country Club in the West Midlands, for a reported asking price of £2.25 million.
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32 golf clubs will take on GolfSixes branding
The GolfSixes tournament, which saw fireworks, music, a shot clock and top golfers competing over six holes of golf, has already had a positive effect on golf participation, according to a charity.
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Nine-hole golf is growing rapidly across England
The organisation that runs amateur golf in England says that the growth of non 18-hole formats of golf has been a major trend in the last 12 months.
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Postcode lottery for golf clubs due to business rates rise
A survey on how changes to business rates will affect golf clubs has found that venues in south west and central England are seeing the largest rises.
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Sponsored feature: Could a spa benefit your golf club?
Being able to offer a massage post 18 holes will not only improve the health and wellbeing of your members but also extend their time in your club.
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Huge rise in golf rounds in first 3 months of 2017
The first three months of 2017 saw a nine per cent rise in the number of rounds of golf played compared with the previous year.
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Spate of thefts at greenkeepers’ sheds
Police in Scotland have issued a warning to golf clubs to protect their greenkeepers’ sheds after at least two were targeted by criminals.
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Can a proprietary club set up as a not-for-profit and become VAT-exempt?
Currently going through tribunals is a case in which a proprietary golf club converted to a ‘not-for-profit’ venue, which would make it VAT exempt. Adrian Houstoun explains the legal situation behind this
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The top 3 things we learnt about the golf industry during April
April was all about health and golf. The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir reviews the top three trends of the month, including why alcohol is so good for the game