Ending male-only clubs would be a small but symbolic change
As the Masters, the traditional curtain raiser for the golf season, took place earlier this month, most clubs are still more…
Saturday, April 21st, 2012 3 Comments »Alistair Dunsmuir
Men-only Augusta row escalates
The row about Augusta National Golf Club’s refusal to allow women to join it has significantly escalated – on the more…
Thursday, April 5th, 2012 2 Comments »Will members receive a windfall if they sell their club?
In a recent issue of Golf Club Management, Alistair Dunsmuir reported that an overwhelming majority of Basingstoke Golf Club’s members more…
Sunday, March 18th, 2012 2 Comments »Why your members should be informed of industry trends
I have, in the past, compared the management of a golf club to the running of a large housing estate, more…
Sunday, March 18th, 2012 2 Comments »Every successful golf club has a successful manager
Last month’s Harrogate Week might be geared more to greenkeepers than to golf club managers, but, as anyone who attended more…
Sunday, February 26th, 2012 2 Comments »Golf clubs need to have professional managers
Last month’s Harrogate Week might be geared more to greenkeepers than to golf club managers, but, as anyone who attended more…
Friday, February 3rd, 2012 No Comments »A dress code policy should be based on facts and research
Over the Christmas break a debate took place on Golf Monthly’s website’s forum, spurred by this article from a retired more…
Sunday, January 15th, 2012 1 Comment »Full review of the 2011 GCMA conference
The 13th GCMA Conference at the Barceló Hinckley Island Hotel in Leicestershire last month proved to be an opportunity for more…
Sunday, January 8th, 2012 1 Comment »How golf clubs can appeal to ‘nomads’
When I first started playing golf – as an adult in the 1990s – it was often with a friend more…
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 1 Comment »If change is managed well, you can end up with something better
The theme of last year’s GCMA conference was ‘managing change’ and I recently discovered first-hand the extent that a golf more…
Sunday, January 1st, 2012 No Comments »