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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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£5m in funding for Royal Dornoch’s new energy efficient clubhouse
One of the world’s greatest golf venues has received £5 million in funding to build an energy efficient clubhouse that will open in 2025.
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Excitement mounting as Women’s PGA Cup contenders reveal their teams
The Women’s PGA Cup will take place at the Sunriver Resort in Oregon from October 3-5 and is expected to elevate the global profile of women’s golf even further.
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Here’s three trends from the last month that should be of interest to anyone working in the UK golf industry
From venues investing in revenue streams in addition to golf to clubs battling coastal erosion, it’s been a month in which challenges have been highlighted.
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Hever Castle redesigns its bunkers
Work on the second phase of an extensive redesign of 18 greenside bunkers at Hever Castle Golf Club has just got underway.
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Putting the house in order
Two major clubhouses have reopened following significant refurbishment work. Here, we look at both of them.
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Kubota launches the Z4-541
Expanding Kubota’s existing zero-turn mower range, the Z4-541 is a 54-inch petrol model which boasts a larger chassis, exceeding the dimensions of the current Z1 and Z2 models.
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The long and the short of it is, it’s bigger than before
Billy McLachlan, course manager at Royal Troon, tells us about preparing for the greatest golf championship in the world – The Open 2024 – for the fourth time.
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John Deere’s Military Hiring Programme sees influx in applications
John Deere has seen an influx of applications to its Military Hiring Programme after hosting a bespoke event for service leavers involving dealers from across the UK.
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Cabot acquires first French golf venue
The owner of a major golf resort in Scotland has said it will make “announcements regarding UK and European acquisitions” in the future, after investing in its first French resort.
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Nexxchange acquires Sysgolf SRL
Nexxchange GmbH has successfully acquired all shares of Sysgolf SRL, Italy’s leading golf software company, which serves more than 200 golf courses.
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Club to build new hole after stray balls hit nearby cars
A golf course in Buckinghamshire is to be redesigned after balls reportedly hit nearby cars, smashing one window and cracking the windscreen of another.
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Historic venue loses half of fifth tee to coastal erosion
The oldest nine-hole links course in England says it has lost half of its fifth tee to coastal erosion as it prepares to bolster sea defences.
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Cancer test drive at golf club led to treatments
A drive at Chestfield Golf Club in Kent for its members to get tested for prostate cancer led to five men receiving treatment.
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Meet the CEO: Chris May
The CEO of Dubai Golf, Chris May, talks about a career journey that has seen him managing Nigel Mansell’s golf club in Devon and hosting European Tour events in the Middle East.
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Meet Portugal’s golf club management expert: Nuno Sepulveda
Nuno Sepulveda, co-chief executive for Details – Hospitality, Sports, Leisure, which oversees Portugal’s largest portfolio of golf courses, talks to The Golf Business about his work.