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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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In their own words: Richard Dixon
The chief executive of Wales Golf, Richard Dixon, writes exclusively for The Golf Business about why the organisation has changed its nameÂ
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The golf courses put up for sale this year
This year a number of golf courses have been put on the market. Here is an overview of 17 of the biggest of them.
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Taxation in golf – your questions answered
VAT expert Adrian Houstoun talks about taxation in the golf industry; what information do collectors require and, stemming from that, are there ways clubs can cut the amounts they pay?
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Ladies’ golf and travel expert to contribute for The Golf Business
An expert on women’s golf is to write a semi-regular column for The Golf Business in a bid to provide more education to the industry on growing female participation
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Investment is why we are named ‘best golf experience’
A golf club that has undergone a period of significant investment has won three key accolades at the Scottish Golf Tourism Awards.
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Club profile: Bamburgh Castle GC
The scenic venue, set among the dunes overlooking the North Sea, is a Site of Special Scientific interest, and it has now modernised both its men’s and ladies’ changing rooms
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Academic study on golf clubs delivers surprising result
A major study on the golf industry has found that golf clubs would achieve much more if they focussed on retaining members rather than recruiting new ones.
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Here’s the top 3 things I learnt about the industry in October
In his monthly review of the industry, The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir looks at the introduction of shot clocks and the funding issues with Scottish Golf
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Reesink launches turfcare training courses for 2018
2018 dates for Reesink Turfcare’s industry-leading courses have been announced. For the first time the guide is accessible online only, with bookings taking place now.
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Golf Environment Organisation revamps its digital offering
The online program, OnCourse, which helps golf clubs manage their facility in the most sustainable way possible, has been significantly upgraded.
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Scottish Golf delays affiliation fee vote by 3 months
Scottish Golf has decided to delay its controversial vote on increasing affiliation fees until March in order to extend the consultation period with golfers and clubs.
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Club pays out £125k after ball hits boy on the head
A UK golf club has paid out £125,000 to a man who was hit on the head by a golf ball when he was a teenage golfer at the club 10 years ago.
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Golf club manager joins growing bunker specialist
A master greenkeeper who is also the manager of a golf club has joined a synthetic golf bunker specialist that is expanding rapidly.
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Golf IT firm Open Solutions acquired in major deal
Major clubhouse technology supplier to the golf industry, Open Solutions, has been acquired by Simon Kimble, the investor who took over MH Systems three years ago.
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Meet the course manager: Simon Osborne
He explains how Cuddington Golf Club has removed 99 per cent of the leylandi planted after the Great Storm of 1987 and what his team has done to reduce disease