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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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5% pay increase recommended for golf club staff
All golf clubs in the UK have been advised to give their key members of staff a, on average, five percent salary increase for 2025.
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Beeston Fields sold after 101 years
A Nottinghamshire golf club that has been in the same family since it was founded 101 years ago has been sold to a developer that has said the golf venue will be maintained.
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North Oxford Golf Club to close next year
A historic golf club in Oxfordshire has been earmarked to close down next year so that houses can be built on the land.
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Surbiton Golf Club invests in hybrid mowers
Surbiton Golf Club has invested for the first time in environmentally friendly technology with two Greensmaster 3360 hybrid mowers, and accessed the industry’s newest spraying technology with the GeoLink system.
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Budget ‘adds to existential pressure’ on many golf clubs
The autumn budget has added to pressures that ‘could tip the scales for many golf clubs’ in the UK, an industry expert has claimed.
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Here’s three important developments from the last month in the UK golf industry
From some clubs struggling to survive to others investing in new clubhouses, the effects of a participation boost and inflation in the last few years has been felt very differently across the industry.
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Profile: Kress RTKn mowers
The Kress RTKn robot mower addresses all essential factors for efficient and effective robotic mowing on your golf course.
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Reesink catches up with post-pandemic supply issues
Reesink Turfcare, UK distributor of Toro fine turf machinery, has revealed that, following post-pandemic supply issues, more than 95% of its popular Toro models are now in stock and available for immediate delivery.
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Royal Dornoch buys 50 acres of land
Royal Dornoch Golf Club has acquired 50 acres of adjacent rolling farmland for a six-figure sum and will use it to develop its Struie Course.
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Embracing the opportunity to reset
This year Stellar Asset Management bought its fourth golf club, to ensure it avoided insolvency. Ben Blackburn explains why this company is investing in golf and what changes the venues are experiencing.
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Guide for developing golf on small areas of land launched
The R&A has published a guide outlining the best ways to use restricted areas of land for golf course development.
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With a padel
Padel courts have been built at several golf clubs in recent years. But what is padel and why is it proving to be irresistible to so many golf venues?
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Royal Ascot installs 124 solar panels and plants 2,500 trees
Royal Ascot Golf Club in Berkshire has installed 124 silicon panels and planted 2,500 trees across its 18-hole course, which sits on 150 acres of wooded crown land in Windsor Great Park.
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Community meeting held after course loses part of hole to coastal erosion
People living near the oldest nine-hole links course in England have attended a meeting to see what they can do to prevent the course being lost to the elements.
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Essential business planning to thrive in 2025
Steve Bird, Foremost Golf Business Development Consultant and Education Lead, highlights some simple steps that will stack the odds in your favour as we approach 2025.