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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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The transformation of Elgin Golf Club
The Scottish golf club’s behind-the-scenes changes have brought a new vibrancy and in turn attracted a younger and more diverse membership.
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The R&A changes its brand in order to modernise
Golf’s governing body for most of the world, The R&A, has announced it is changing its brand identity and is investing £200 million in developing the game over the next decade.Â
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Golf club membership has RISEN in England
Golf club membership in England has experienced a shock and large rise in the last two years, according to the most comprehensive study of golf club trends in the UK.
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New ‘safeguarding children in golf’ accreditation to be launched
A new ‘SafeGolf’ accreditation for UK golf clubs that meet high standards to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people is to be launched.
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Why we outsourced our successful catering operation
Why would a golf club with a seven figure food and beverage turnover end its in-house operation and contract it out to an external provider? Steven Brown reports.
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Golf’s modernised rules book is published
The new Rules of Golf, which feature the most significant changes in more than 60 years, have been published by The R&A and the USGA.
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How golf clubs can tap into the rise of ‘staycation’ holidays
As the rise in incoming tourism due to the weak pound has led to leisure operators snapping up golf clubs, one lodge provider is offering golf clubs the opportunity to bring in and keep this extra revenue for themselves.
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Club Systems to run 5 weeks of UK roadshows
The biggest IT specialist in the UK market, Club Systems International (CSI), will be running a five week roadshow at golf clubs throughout the UK during October and November.
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Open Solutions and Intuitive Edge form a partnership
Open Solutions, the business solutions provider to golf clubs, and Intuitive Edge Marketing, the UK’s fastest growing golf club marketing agency, have formed a partnership.
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Club profile: La Moye Golf Club
The Jersey venue has completed a £3.5 million clubhouse refurbishment, turning the building into one of the most spectacular locations in UK golf.
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Golf club offers free golf for women and children
A prestigious Scottish golf club has said all ladies and juniors can play its course for free for the whole of this month.
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Club wants to build driving range – to keep golfers playing the game
A Lancashire golf club has submitted a planning application to build a driving range – and has stated that golfers will abandon the sport if it doesn’t.
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Derbyshire golf club announces it will close down next year
A golf club in Derbyshire that has seen its membership drop from 350 in 2006 to 210 today has announced it will permanently close down next spring.
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Tacit and Eagle have formed a powerful partnership
Two of the biggest suppliers to the UK golf industry have announced that they have formed a major partnership that both believe will benefit golf clubs throughout the world.
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In their own words: Robert Maxfield
The chief executive of the Professional Golfers’ Association looks forward to this month’s Ryder Cup and details how the organisation is engaging better with golfers.