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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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Peter Alliss golf course sold for just £58k
A Peter Alliss-designed golf club has been sold for just £58,000 to its landlord due to extreme market conditions and a clause in its lease.
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Reader’s Q&A: How to train food and beverage staff
Many employers will simply employ the cheapest pair of hands available and will suffer the consequences of that action accordingly.
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Q&A with Steven Brown: How restaurants have used the smoking ban to benefit customers
Have you offered an alternative area to facilitate smoking?
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How garden waste can conserve the levels of carbon in the soil and reduce water usage
Quality compost can help tackle the effects of changing weather patterns and protect our natural environment.
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Youngsters inspired by McIlroy to play golf
A new poll has found that 39 per cent of 18 to 24 year olds were inspired to try golf for the first time following Rory McIlroy’s success at the US Open Championship in June.
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Future secured for Disabled Open
The future of the Disabled British Open has been secured as Tourism South East has revealed it has set up a company to run, manage and grow both the Disabled British Open and the Junior Disabled British Open.
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Noel Mackenzie: Why it is pivotal that greenkeepers are well informed about course machinery
The quality of any course is a delicate balance between the level of play and the surface standards that are desirable and achievable on the budget, equipment and wherewithal of the staff involved.
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The story behind the three famous paintings of Conwy Golf Club
David Williams is leading a campaign to explain the link between three of the most famous images of golf known throughout the world and their origin at his home club of Conwy (Caernarvonshire) in north Wales.
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Readers’ Q&A with Steven Brown on F&B pricing
“My problem is that the committee is requiring a 60 per cent margin, which I believe to be excessive, as our chief source of income is the faithful bar snack.”
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Noel Mackenzie: The common problems and solutions with irrigation
Managing water is crucial to the successful management of a golf course. It seems we either have too much of it or not enough of it!
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Greg Norman reveals the principles of the design of his St Lucia golf resort
Greg Norman is the CEO of the course design company Great White Shark Enterprises and a recent project, at Westin’s Le Paradis Beach and Golf Resort in Praslin Bay, St. Lucia, opened in 2008.
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Noel Mackenzie: How to get value for money on seeds and fertilisers
Seed purchases need to be carefully thought through.
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EGU worried that Yorkshire will stop merger
The English Golf Union (EGU) is concerned that the Yorkshire Union of Golf Clubs will block its attempts to merge with the English Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) next month.
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Noel Mackenzie: How technology – and Ronan Rafferty – can help greenkeepers
Planning for summer is a means by which the goals for the course are reached.
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Club given £10k to teach golf to disabled kids
Wharton Park Golf and Country Club in Worcestershire has been awarded £10,000 from the National Lottery to promote golf to juniors – particularly disabled children.