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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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New data on holiday preferences is opportunity for Scottish golf clubs
A poll of 10,000 people on their holiday preferences could prove to be valuable to Scottish golf clubs.
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Should we be concerned about the latest participation slump data?
New research for golf participation over the last six months compared with previous years has found an unprecedented and stunning drop.
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Jobs portal for the entire golf industry is launched
The Golf Business has launched what is set to be the biggest recruitment portal in the golf industry, featuring hundreds of jobs such as club managers, PGA professionals and greenkeepers.
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Sponsored feature: The golf vacation of a lifetime – for a lifetime!
Dreaming of the perfect golf holiday in sunny Florida? Now you can make that dream come true by owning your own holiday home at St. James’s Club Resort
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Meet the golf club manager: Andy Hogan
Andy is the general manager of The Village at Machrihanish Dunes on the Scottish peninsular of Kintyre. He talks about marketing a remote venue and working with potentially rival golf clubs
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Pioneering golf project to stop coastal erosion
Royal Dornoch Golf Club is supporting a pioneering project that should help prevent part of its course succumbing to coastal erosion.
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Has the shine come off flexible memberships?
A new survey has found that the number of golf clubs offering flexible memberships has fallen sharply following years of record growth.
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How greenkeeping has changed in the last 40 years
As greenkeeping just involves mowing grass, the role of the greenkeeper, the machinery used and the courses themselves haven’t changed much in 40 years, right? ‘Absolutely wrong’ argues Paul Copsey
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German firm snaps up Scottish golf course
A German company has bought The Roxburghe Hotel and Golf Course in Scotland off a guide price of £3.25 million and will rename it SCHLOSS Roxburghe.
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Meet the PGA pro: Eddie Reid
The managing director of the TGI Golf Partnership – which helps PGA professionals achieve more with their shops – talks about his career and offers his views on the ever-changing golf industry
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Wales Golf launches new scheme to attract families
The body that runs amateur golf in Wales has launched a new scheme to promote golf to women, girls, families and people with disabilities.
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Golf club closed suddenly amid Premier League interest
A Leicestershire golf club closed suddenly in January amid reports that members were owed thousands of pounds, following interest from a Premier League football club.
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How to boost golf membership and visitor numbers via social media
Video massively boosts engagement on social media. Golf courses make perfect videos. Why aren’t more golf clubs using video in their social media marketing strategies?
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Rapid increase in driving distance is ‘concerning’
An annual review of the driving distances by The R&A and the USGA has found that the average drive in 2017 was three yards longer than in 2016 – when usually there is a growth of just 0.2 yards per year.
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Why Littlewoods v HMRC ends a VAT case for the golf industry
At the end of last year a VAT case between Littlewoods and HMRC was settled. This brought to an end the dispute between many golf clubs and HMRC over the VAT they had overpaid on green fees