Myths & Merits of Golf Club Membership

It’s pretty common knowledge today that dwindling, or at least aging, memberships are a real and genuine concern for a large number of golf clubs in the UK & Ireland. The challenge facing many is to promote junior members into full members, convert nomadic golfers into club members, and satisfy the existing membership while attracting enough visitors and societies to balance the books. It’s a permanent fixture on the agenda of golf club committee meetings up and down the country. Twenty years ago or so, demand so outstripped supply that just about every…Read more …

It’s Just a Game

It’s November. It’s wet and generally speaking the conditions underfoot can most generously be described as squelchy.  The water table is particularly high this year and so greenkeepers the length and breadth of the country are working hard to keep courses open after even the slightest downpour.  I don’t envy them. With challenging conditions in mind, I thought I’d suggest a couple of games to play that inject a little fun and get your mind off your soggy scorecard.  There’s a little strategy and shot-making thrown in for good measure (and luck, depending…Read more …
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