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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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Armed robbery at London golf club thwarted
An armed robbery at Perival Park Golf Club in London has been thwarted by firearms officers, the Flying Squad – and a 66-year-old woman who was about to have a lesson at the club.
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Epping Golf Club uses glass instead of sand in its bunkers
Neil Sjoberg, the manager of Epping Golf Club who built his club from scratch, has revealed that he uses glass for sand in his course’s bunkers, as part of his club’s environmental strategy.
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Epping Golf Club recruits 20 new members a year from its ‘Mighty Masters’
During the Easter holidays Epping Golf Club hosts its annual ‘Mighty Masters’ golf tournament.
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How free marketing boosted club’s membership
In one 18 month period, the club increased its full male members by 75, lady members by 30 and social members by 67.
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Interview with Ernie Els: the changes to Wentworth’s West Course
Described as the one ‘they all want to play’, the West Course, or Burma Road, is arguably Britain’s most famous golf course.
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Noel Mackenzie: The science behind course machinery
The business of managing fine turf for good putting green speeds is demanding and at nearly all courses these days it is a 365 day-a-year operation with around 2.5 hours of triple mowing undertaken per day as an average for 18 holes.
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Noel Mackenzie: How to spend less on drainage
Drainage and irrigation both depend on a few similar phenomena such as gravity, hydraulic laws, the behaviour of water molecules and so on.
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Driving range firm named as ‘Top 1,000 Brightest Business’ in the UK
The parent company of TopGolf, which runs driving ranges in England, has been named as one of the Daily Telegraph’s ‘Top 1,000 Brightest Businesses’.
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11,500 golf club members join ‘order of merit’
More than 11,500 golfers have entered the inaugural HowDidiDo order of merit which runs until the end of this October.
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Nominees announced for Scotland’s ‘golf industry oscars’
Nominees for this year’s golf industry awards have been announced by Golf Tourism Scotland (GTS), the industry’s national trade body.
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Noel Mackenzie: The role seeds and fertilisers play in helping turf
Probably the biggest area of turf supply is the finishing off of tee constructions and bunker refurbishments during the winter months. The turf will vary depending on the type of surface and the situation.
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The Belfry markets itself to novice golfers
One of the most famous golf clubs in the world – The Belfry – has begun marketing itself to beginner golfers.
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Douglas Valley applies for two wind turbines
Douglas Valley Golf Club in Bolton has applied to its local council to install two wind turbines on its golf course.
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The Bristol Golf Club abolishes its dress code – and tee times
The Bristol Golf Club in Almondsbury has abolished its dress code – and even tee times – for one of its courses, in a bid to attract more beginners to the club.
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Steven Brown: The calculations needed to work out how profitable your F&B stock is
You can become an expert in the field of stock control.