Stuart Phipps: How to convert ‘nomads’ into golf club members 0
It is no use existing clubs fighting each other for members: unattached golfers – ‘nomads’ – have to be converted into members – and that means clubs must provide what they want.
It is no use existing clubs fighting each other for members: unattached golfers – ‘nomads’ – have to be converted into members – and that means clubs must provide what they want.
As winter draws closer, the number of visiting parties decrease and the frequency of member visits to the course start to decline, it is a time of year when thoughts should be turning to winter work.
As the sun gets lower in the sky and daylight hours shorten so the plants on the golf green receive less light and heat reducing the ability of the grass to maintain condition under low cutting heights.
“Kids here are encouraged to take part in the club’s affairs. They get a handbook, bi-monthly newsletters and noticeboards which keep them informed. They’re not treated differently.”
The Cheshire Union of Golf Clubs has become aware that forgeries of discount cards have been in circulation and in use at Cheshire clubs.
There was a time when simply having a bar and dining facility at a golf club guaranteed that members and visitors would stay post round and use the facilities.
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.
During the Easter holidays Epping Golf Club hosts its annual ‘Mighty Masters’ golf tournament.
In one 18 month period, the club increased its full male members by 75, lady members by 30 and social members by 67.
Described as the one ‘they all want to play’, the West Course, or Burma Road, is arguably Britain’s most famous golf course.
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.
Drainage and irrigation both depend on a few similar phenomena such as gravity, hydraulic laws, the behaviour of water molecules and so on.
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’.
More than 11,500 golfers have entered the inaugural HowDidiDo order of merit which runs until the end of this October.
Nominees for this year’s golf industry awards have been announced by Golf Tourism Scotland (GTS), the industry’s national trade body.
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.
One of the most famous golf clubs in the world – The Belfry – has begun marketing itself to beginner golfers.
Douglas Valley Golf Club in Bolton has applied to its local council to install two wind turbines on its golf course.
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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Summer preparation requires planning when the inevitable need to restore and replenish the playing surfaces through renovations is being considered.
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“We don’t try and compete with Sunningdale or Wentworth.”
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The club has become part of a modern hotel and resort, but its bond with the past remains as strong as ever.