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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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Praise for The Wisley following course renovation
The Wisley has received significant praise after its nine-hole Church course was reconstructed under the project management of course manager Stephen Byrne.
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What is the role of a course manager?
A good course manager runs his / her business as if it’s their own, while ensuring that the golfers have an enjoyable experience.
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Are online tee times for your club?
It seems that every week another golf club revamps its website for one main purpose: to make it possible for members, and increasingly visitors, to book tee times on the facility.
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How to use clubhouse space more efficiently
Refurbishing the clubhouse is ambitious, expensive and can be risky – even for the wealthier clubs.
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Rules of Golf: Artificial objects obstructing golf balls
Rule 24-1a does not require the player to mark the position of the ball but it is considered good practice to do so as if the ball does move, the player can be certain that the ball is returned to its original position.
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Why defibrillators are saving lives at golf clubs
‘The chances of the golfer surviving an attack increases ‘greatly’ from less than five per cent without one.’
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Scores of people join Bramshaw Golf Club after it provided free coaching lessons
We all know there is no such thing as a free lunch, and this mantra, when it refers to coaching, has proven, and is proving, to be true and particularly beneficial to golf clubs.
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EWGA grants bring women and girls into golf
Over 3,000 women and girls were encouraged to take up golf in 2010 thanks to a grant from the English Women’s Golf Association (EWGA).
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Roseberry Grange Golf Club is saved
A municipal golf club that doubles up as the only local pub for two villages, which was on the verge of being closed down earlier this year, has had its future secured.
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Independent body rejects merging exhibitions
“We analysed the demographics both of exhibitors and visitors. This indicated that there are significant differences between the events and that they are not directly comparable.”
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The clubs that are making huge profits through hosting weddings
With almost every golf club exploring revenue streams in addition to selling golf memberships these days, it is hardly surprising that many have now set themselves up as wedding venues.
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Petition to cut VAT rate for playing golf
A former British Women’s Open champion has launched an e-petition to reduce the rate of VAT for playing and watching sport from 20 to five per cent.
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Scotland to invest £2 million in golf
The Scottish government is to copy the Ryder Cup model set by the Welsh Assembly, by investing £2 million in golf clubs.
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Is ‘Speedgolf’ the solution to slow play?
Several golf clubs are trialling ‘Speedgolf’, in which scores are calculated according to strokes and the time it took to play the round.
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Golf club member gives £100,000 of his own money to his club
A member of Douglas Park GC in Scotland has given one of the largest donations in history to a golf club – £100,000 – because the club needed the money.