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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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Nine-hole golf booming in England
England Golf has reported that golf participation in 2023 was up compared with 2022’s high numbers, and nine-hole golf has seen a sharp rise.
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Love Golf UK takes over third venue
A golf course operator that was established in 2019 has taken over its third golf club.
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Another club reveals at least 100 members joined in 2023
A Scottish golf club has become the third UK venue in a few days to reveal that more than 100 people joined it in the last 12 months, while a Portuguese venue has stated 2023 was its best year ever.
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The business plan at Bidston Golf Club
Following 25 years of a decline in membership numbers, Bidston Golf Club in The Wirral formulated a business plan in 2022 featuring changes to the way the club is run. The results already speak for themselves.
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Right on Q
Rhys Thompson, The QHotels Collection’s golf ambassador, has secured the Tartan Pro Tour Order of Merit and, with it, a coveted Challenge Tour card.
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What are the nine protected characteristics?
Carolyne Wahlen from Golf HR asks: Are your employees protected from instant dismissal? Read on to find out…
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UK golf clubs are reintroducing joining fees
The boom in golf participation in the last four years has resulted in some golf clubs reintroducing joining fees, a new survey has found.
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Meet the president of Toptracer: Ben Sharpe
Ben Sharpe talks to The Golf Business about evolving market dynamics and how Toptracer has maintained its position as golf’s most trusted range technology.
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Here’s three important stories from the last month of 2023
From a royal club wanting to be treated by its community as a flexible working location to some salient points made about saving a nine-hole course, 2023 ended with an idea of trends we might expect to see in 2024.
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Redundancies at Ayrshire golf operator
An Ayrshire charity that runs three golf courses has carried out a series of redundancies – and has been accused of not realising that at least one of the managers it was letting go also worked as a greenkeeper.
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Royal treatment
From working with a local brewery to a collaboration with a leading golf club in the USA, some royal golf clubs in the UK are finding they are better off together.
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A look at the course machinery at Toot Hill Golf Club
“I’ve always said Toro cuts a lot better than other brands, and for longer – which is important when you think about the total cost of ownership in our current economic climate.”
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OAS doubled sales of TinyLineMarker robots in 2023
Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) has announced that the increasing popularity of GPS line marking robots has seen the company double sales of its TinyLineMarker robots in the last year.
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A Gem of a partnership
Old Course Hotel, St Andrews announced a partnership with LPGA and LET golfer Gemma Dryburgh in the summer of 2023. Just a few days later she played a significant role in Europe retaining the Solheim Cup.
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A look at STAR EV utility vehicles
Task-driven and adaptable, STAR EV’s range of utility vehicles can be configured to suit the customer’s exact requirements to ensure they’re a productive and efficient addition to the fleet.