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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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Tim Aggett: Enough is enough for inactive handicaps
Once upon a time there was a handicap system. It was brutal, but effective.
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How De Vere brought in 2,500 new members
This membership allows juniors to have unlimited golf at every De Vere venue throughout the UK.
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The boom in online tee times
For years now, the notion of golf clubs providing their members and visitors with the prospect of booking their tee times online has been a topic bubbling away under managers’ and members’ surfaces.
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Do we need buggies to comply with disability legislation?
A joint undertaking has been entered into by the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association and the English Golf Union to consider the impact of disability legislation on golf clubs and with specific reference to the use of motorised ride on buggies.
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Why go to a bank when you have members?
Nearly all businesses have the need to borrow funds from time to time. In the case of golf clubs, the amount of finance required can be very significant (particularly if the club is considering a capital project such as redeveloping a clubhouse).
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Turfgrass science student wins college award
Jonathan Wall, an assistant greenkeeper at the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, has won Myerscough College’s best student award.
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Course profile: Loch Lomond Golf Club
Loch Lomond Golf Club course superintendent David Cole and his greens’ staff use a range of green machinery on the course, which also boasts some enviable green credentials.
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Michael Shaw: An introduction to the Equality Act
The Equality Act applies to all golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales.
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Judge reinstates expelled member
An expelled member of Dullatur Golf Club in Scotland has been reinstated by one of the most senior judges in the country.
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Business rates Q&A with Nick Sercombe
All the questions are taken from the 2009 GCMA Conference. The answers are still relevant today Question: The wording accompanying the draft Rateable Value for 2010 appears to indicate that the Valuation Office (VO) will be sympathetic to appeals, is that correct? Nick Sercombe: In my view this is a public relations exercise by the…
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Ardglass wins golf award due to 20% growth
Ardglass Golf Club has been named as Ireland’s ‘Links Golf Course of the Year 2011’ following a 20 per cent increase in business.
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Comment: The Olympics, flexible memberships and female golfers
I’m afraid I can see no benefit for our clubs in golf becoming an Olympic sport.
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Loch Lomond wins eco award
Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland has won the ‘Overall Achievement Award’ at the STRI’s Golf Environment Awards 2011.
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St Andrews awarded eco-label
St Andrews Links has been awarded the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) Certified™ eco-label in recognition of its sustainability commitment and achievements.
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Steven Brown: Gaining control of your F&B operation
Someone once referred to me as a ‘control freak’. Now whilst I readily admit to being the latter I dearly would like to claim to being in the former state!