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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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Golf membership grows in Lancashire for first time since 2004
In one of the clearest signs that the golf industry is experiencing recovery, The Lancashire Union of Golf Clubs has said its members have this year collectively seen a rise in their members for the first time in 12 years.
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Goodwood closes its flexible membership category because it is too popular
One of the first golf clubs in the UK to set up a flexible membership policy has announced it is going to close it at the end of this year because it is now too popular.
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Here’s the top three things I learnt while editing the magazine in October
From how the weak pound is proving to be of worth to golf clubs to why a small blue butterfly spells a PR victory for the golf industry, October was a fascinating month for the UK golf industry, writes Alistair Dunsmuir.
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Golf club members are getting older
England Golf’s biennial research into the state of the nation’s golf club industry has found a large rise in the age of members of golf clubs in just two years.
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At least four UK golf clubs close down
At least four golf clubs have announced they are closing or have closed in the space of a few days as many venues are continuing to struggle in the current economic climate.
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Modern golf club has its future secured for the next 9 years
With more golf clubs closing down this autumn, Edwalton Golf Centre in Nottingham has been told its future has been secured until at least 2025.
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BTME 2017 to offer largest-ever Continue to Learn
The largest-ever programme of education at a turf industry event in Europe has been unveiled by BIGGA.
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36 hole golf club to convert 9 holes into a vineyard
A Sussex golf club has come up with a unique way to increase its revenue streams – it is going to convert a quarter of its golf course land into a vineyard.
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43% of leisure industry staff have been injured at work
A study of people who work in Britain’s leisure and hospitality industry has found that nearly half have suffered an injury at work and more than two thirds claim their working environment to be a health and safety hazard.
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This visually impaired golfer has just hit his second hole in one
A legally blind golfer with five per cent central vision has hit his second hole in one in ten years.
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Six Derbyshire golf clubs join forces
Six Derbyshire golf clubs have set up a group so they can work together to attract people to join and visit their clubs – and have already secured government funding for what they’re doing.
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Surge in US golfers visiting top Scottish clubs due to weak pound
The fall in the strength of the pound as a result of Brexit appears to be having a positive effect on the UK’s most prestigious golf clubs, especially in Scotland.
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Private members’ golf clubs are receiving VAT windfalls
Private members’ golf clubs in Scotland have been receiving huge windfalls from the treasury in recent days following a legal dispute that has been going on for decades.
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This PGA pro has saved the life of a golfer who literally died on his course
The assistant PGA professional at Nuneaton Golf Club in Warwickshire has helped bring back to life a club member who collapsed and died on the course.
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Playing golf remains the number one lie men use when they’re having an affair
‘Playing golf’ is by far the most popular lie men use when they are having an affair, according to new data.