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5 Rules your members are bound to get wrong
If you can stop your golfers making these mistakes in competitions, your lives will be a whole lot easier… This article is part of GCMA Insights – topical content for golf industry professionals, discussing the things that matter to those who work in golf clubs. Some golfers believe the Rules of Golf to be really complicated. Too complicated. It’s true that any sport played over a 100-acre patch of land has its quirks. There are dozens of subsections and clarifications that add to the main 25 playing rules that form the big book. But they’re largely not the ones that…
This is why your golf club lives from hand to mouth
Why do so many golf clubs struggle to maintain a profit? In the latest dispatch from our series, The Price of Club Golf, we tackle depreciation… This article is part of GCMA Insights – topical content for golf industry professionals, discussing the things that matter to those who work in golf clubs. “The vast majority of UK golf clubs are living a hand to mouth existence”. That assertion from Kevin Fish may come as a surprise, but then so may the simple solution he recommends. “That problem can be avoided with just two things. Better planning, and more honesty!” Fish,…
This golf group increased revenue, invested millions, and kept customers happy – how did they do it?
Burhill Group Limited is one of the UK’s biggest golf operators. In this case study for our series, The Price of Club Golf, we reveal how they enjoyed a record year in 2023… This article is part of GCMA Insights – topical content for golf industry professionals, discussing the things that matter to those who work in golf clubs. A ten per cent revenue increase, more than £4 million in investments and refurbishments, and incredible feedback from customers – how did Burhill Golf Leisure’s golf division hit such heights in 2023? BGL, which own 10 UK venues including Burhill in…
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