Gourock
Community
“There’s an incredible amount of work being carried
out at the club by both the staff and volunteers to try and
move us forward on a whole host of fronts. We are very
much a community orientated club that support and
host a lot of events.
We also donated over £30,000 to charities last year
and introduced a ‘new to golf’ offer last year with a
significant discount. That saw us gain fifteen members
which went well. We’ve done a lot of work with local
schools and youth organisations as well and offered
each of the five local schools a free bursary each for one
nominated pupil.”
Quality Golf
“Our food and beverage turnover last year went up
by 25% and that was due to the bar and catering services
that we provide and increasing the number of people
using our facilities for various events. That generates
more money which we can then re-invest in the course.
We always want our course to be the best that it can be
and that is our number one priority. We want to give
people a wide offering with quality golf at the centre of
it.”
Get Involved
“If people are interested in getting involved in the
club I would always encourage them to come and speak
with us. It can be difficult to understand what we have
to offer without doing that. Once you see what we have
and hear about the additional benefits available I’m
confident you’ll enjoy what we have to offer. Come and
have a trial on our course and the indoor facility as,
without exception, everyone who has tried the indoor
course is blown away by what it offers.”
Challenges
“I think one of the biggest challenges for the club is
membership retention. We had a bad summer last year
weather wise and that limited how much golf people
were able to play. We’re working hard to make sure that
our course is as resilient as it can be to combat climate
change and we need to continue to be innovative so that
we can offer our members the best experience possible.”
Ambitions
“Five years from now I would like to see the course
at an even higher standard for a longer period of each
twelve month period. I would also like to see the club
generating more income each year so we can continue to
improve the quality of what we offer.
With a permanent improvement to the course, an
increased membership, better utilisation of the course
and clubhouse and sustained junior membership we will
be well set up for a successful future.”
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