How to turn a membership enquiry into a sale 0
Chris Duffy, the manager of Huddersfield Golf Club, believes this is a four-pronged process– and underpinning it is a need to listen to the potential member and not simply hand them a price list.
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In their own words: Jim Croxton 1
The chief executive of Europe’s largest greenkeeping association looks at measures that are making this career more attractive to women.
Meet the golf course manager: Tom Jennings 0
The course manager of Calcot Park GC talks about adapting to an unpredictable climate, the work the club put in to ensure the course bounced back following the 2018 drought and the plans his team have for irrigation.
The secret secretary: How we dealt with a slow golfer 4
Every club has at least one regular slow golfer who causes distress for others. Here, an anonymous proprietor of a UK club details what he did when he decided he had to take action.
14-year-old receives England Golf’s ‘Hero Handshake Award’ for disability activism 0
A 14-year-old girl has become the latest recipient of England Golf’s Hero Handshake Award for encouraging children with disabilities to play golf.
Making your golf course more attractive to bees 0
Some golf course attempts to make their facilities more attractive to bees have been so successful that they’re being studied at a college.
‘One of the finest examples of an all-inclusive resort that I have seen’ 0
The Golf Business reporter Sarah Forrest has visited one of the world’s most famous golf resorts to find two outstanding courses, a ‘driving range on steroids’ and non-golfing entertainment for the whole family.
Club profile: Grim’s Dyke Golf Club 0
The 110-year-old London golf club is famous for its welcoming atmosphere – and to maintain this, the club has invested in its clubhouse.
‘One of Scotland’s best public golf courses’ to close next year 2
A public golf course in Dundee, where membership has dropped to less than 100 people, will close down next year as its local council wants to save thousands of pounds of public money.
Francisco de Lancastre David promoted to Troon Golf ‘cluster general manager’ 0
Troon has announced the promotion of Francisco de Lancastre David to the role of ‘cluster general manager’ across all three of its championship golf courses in Abu Dhabi.
The redesign of Whittington Heath GC due to HS2 0
Whittington Heath GC is undergoing a huge redevelopment as the HS2 rail line – now under review – is due to pass through it. Detailing what’s happened so far this year is John Greasley.
CSI autumn roadshow to tee off in September 0
Each year Club Systems International tours the UK and Ireland, showcasing its new products, services and updates, in an informal format that also allows club representatives to network among themselves.
Golf clubs and employment tribunals 0
In its latest article offering legal advice to golf clubs, the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association (NGCAA) explains how to handle matters correctly in order to avoid or reduce their exposure in potential claims.
How to manage your micro manager 0
In his second of a two-part article on micro managers – bosses who excessively supervise their staff – golf sector trainer Frank Newberry provides tips on how to ‘manage’ your micro manager.
Here are the finalists for next month’s Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year 0
The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA), alongside Toro and Reesink Turfcare, has revealed the 11 finalists who will contest this year’s Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards.
Meet the golf club managing director: Julie Wannop 2
The managing director of Eden Golf Club talks about the industry’s changing attitudes towards women and what the club has been doing to attract non-golfers to use its facilities.
TYM Tractors launches two flexible finance offers 0
TYM Tractors, via Reesink Turfcare, has launched two finance options to help UK golf clubs get the tractor they need.
Scottish Golf CEO calls for doctors to prescribe golf 3
The CEO of Scottish Golf, Andrew McKinlay, has called for the game to be prescribed on the NHS to help combat mental and physical health problems.
£15 million investment for public golf course 0
A golf course in Liverpool is set to be transformed by a £15 million investment – which will almost certainly be the largest investment in a municipal golf facility in British history.
Royal Dornoch Golf Club is working to protect an endangered animal 0
Members of Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Scotland are working together to protect the endangered Scottish wildcat.
Meet the PGA pro: Gordon Stewart 0
The head PGA professional at Cawder Golf Club in Glasgow talks about how the club converts beginners into members and the technology he utilises.
Scottish Golf teams up with club to market reduced green fees 0
Scottish Golf has teamed up with both VisitScotland and The Renaissance Club to offer all members of Scottish Golf affiliated clubs preferential green fee rates this winter at the facility.
Club Systems wins series of new clients in Scotland 0
Increased demand in Scotland for cloud-based software systems has seen the company behind the ClubV1 system invest in additional client support north of the border.
In their own words: Craig Tracey MP 0
The co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Golf Group explains that non-parliamentary membership of the group has closed – with membership ceasing in summer 2020.
Meet the golf course manager: Jim McMurdo 0
Tadmarton Heath is one of the most attractive golf courses in Oxfordshire. We speak to its course manager Jim McMurdo about the five-year programme to restore heather to the course.
Golf participation significantly up for first half of 2019 3
New data suggests that the number of rounds of golf played at UK golf courses in the fist half of 2019 was up significantly compared to the same six months in 2018.
Anders Mankert receives R&A praise for rescuing golf facility 2
A PGA Advanced Fellow who took over a disused golf course and reopened it as a nine-hole venue earlier this year has received a handwritten note from the chairman of The R&A, praising him for his achievement.
