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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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‘Scottish clubs will continue to close down’
The CEO of the Scottish Golf Union has said more golf clubs in Scotland will close down as some venues are adapting to change too slowly.
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Ealing Golf Club bans Adidas shoe
Ealing Golf Club has maintained a ban on a popular golf shoe after experiencing damage to its greens – despite meeting with Adidas officials to try new versions of the product.
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Manager of the Year finalists named
Six outstanding golf club managers have been named as finalists for the GCMA’s ‘Manager of the Year’ competition, with the winner announced in April.
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Four more clubs suffer trophy thefts
Two detective constables have warned golf clubs to be more conscious of their security than usual, after at least four more golf clubs experienced break-ins.
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Golf clubs count cost of storm damage
Heavy rain and high winds has wreaked havoc across British Isles’ golf clubs – with fallen trees trapping members and closing courses.
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Flooding leaves golf courses devastated
Several golf courses in Wales, Somerset, Berkshire and Surrey have been left devastated by the flooding that has hit the UK this winter.
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Yorkshire clubs trial reciprocal deals
Five golf clubs in Yorkshire have formed reciprocal membership deals with each other in which their members automatically join other golf clubs for free.
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St Mellion offers free memberships
St Mellion International Resort in Cornwall, one of the premier golf clubs in the UK, has announced it will give 25 youngsters free memberships and coaching for up to six years.
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JCB to invest £150m in Staffordshire
A golf course construction firm will invest more than £150 million in Staffordshire – and even build a spectacular £30 million golf course simply for its customers.
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Inactive handicap system is scrapped
The controversial England Golf system that meant some golfers had an ‘inactive handicap’ has been scrapped.
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Flooded course closed for seven weeks
A flooded Welsh golf course has been closed for nearly seven weeks because of the heavy rainfall that has hit much of the UK this winter.
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Slow play and dress code policies working
The head of Troon has said both its dress code relaxation and anti slow play policies, introduced in the last 18 months, have so far been successful.
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British successes have no effect on business
64% of all UK golf clubs say that golfing British successes in major championships have no bearing on their business performance, according to a new survey.
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Two more courses to sell land for housing
A mixture of the UK’s housing shortage and golf’s financial struggles has meant that two more golf clubs are trying to sell parts of their land for housing.





