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We’ve just launched our 2023 Partnership Opportunities packages. If you’re looking to align your brand with a positive, inclusive organisation reaching thousands of golfers and their clubs across Wales, we’d love to hear from you. Here are our top five reasons to join the Wales Golf family as a partner… 1. We live and breathe our values – Fun, Real, Inclusive, Collaboration, Excellence; they define who we are and guide all our decisions. Our Everyone’s Game strategy for 2023-28 is built on these core values, ensuring we all enjoy what we do and are our real selves. We believe this makes it easier for a partner to trust and connect with us. 2. We have a wide reach, with 142 member clubs across Wales and over 50,000 individual players at those clubs. Every golfer at an affiliated club in Wales is a part of the Wales Golf family, and our audience is engaged and responsive. 3. We’re a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation that’s working to make golf a game for everyone. Partners will be associating their brand with an organisation committed to modernising the game whilst respecting its traditions. 4. Environmental, cultural, and social factors are core to our strategy ; we want to ensure golf is a sustainable game that future generations can enjoy. For brands that have committed to working with likeminded organisations who hold the same values, Wales Golf will certainly make the grade. 5. We regularly communicate with our members and have a good understanding of who they are and the ways in which they like to access our services. Our partnership packages are brand new, so we’re very keen to tailor agreements to individual needs and help our partners get the most from their investment. https://lnkd.in/eDDfrHp3

Here are 5 reasons to partner with Wales Golf ⛳ We have just launched our 2023 Partnership Opportunities packages. If you’re looking to align your brand with a positive, inclusive organisation reaching thousands of golfers and their clubs across Wales, we’d love to hear from you. Here are our top five reasons to join the Wales Golf family as a partner… 1. We live and breathe our values – Fun, Real, Inclusive, Collaboration, Excellence; they define who we are and guide all our decisions. Our Everyone’s Game strategy for 2023-28 is built on these core values, ensuring we all enjoy what we do and are our real selves. We believe this makes it easier for a partner to trust and connect with us. 2. We have a wide reach, with 142 member clubs across Wales and over 50,000 individual players at those clubs. Every golfer at an affiliated club in Wales is a part of the Wales Golf family, and our audience is engaged and responsive. 3. We’re a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation that’s working to make golf a game for everyone. Partners will be associating their brand with an organisation committed to modernising the game whilst respecting its traditions. 4. Environmental, cultural, and social factors are core to our strategy ; we want to ensure golf is a sustainable game that future generations can enjoy. For brands that have committed to working with like-minded organisations who hold the same values, Wales Golf will certainly make the grade. 5. We regularly communicate with our members and have a good understanding of who they are and the ways in which they like to access our services. Our partnership packages are brand new, so we’re very keen to tailor agreements to individual needs and help our partners get the most from their investment. For more information please click the link below https://lnkd.in/eDDfrHp3

Are you inspired by watching the Ryder Cup? Here are 5 reasons to partner with Wales Golf ⛳ We have just launched our 2023 Partnership Opportunities packages. If you’re looking to align your brand with a positive, inclusive organisation reaching thousands of golfers and their clubs across Wales, we’d love to hear from you. Here are our top five reasons to join the Wales Golf family as a partner… 1. We live and breathe our values – Fun, Real, Inclusive, Collaboration, Excellence; they define who we are and guide all our decisions. Our Everyone’s Game strategy for 2023-28 is built on these core values, ensuring we all enjoy what we do and are our real selves. We believe this makes it easier for a partner to trust and connect with us. 2. We have a wide reach, with 142 member clubs across Wales and over 50,000 individual players at those clubs. Every golfer at an affiliated club in Wales is a part of the Wales Golf family, and our audience is engaged and responsive. 3. We’re a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation that’s working to make golf a game for everyone. Partners will be associating their brand with an organisation committed to modernising the game whilst respecting its traditions. 4. Environmental, cultural, and social factors are core to our strategy ; we want to ensure golf is a sustainable game that future generations can enjoy. For brands that have committed to working with like-minded organisations who hold the same values, Wales Golf will certainly make the grade. 5. We regularly communicate with our members and have a good understanding of who they are and the ways in which they like to access our services. Our partnership packages are brand new, so we’re very keen to tailor agreements to individual needs and help our partners get the most from their investment. For more information please click the link below

Golf as a business skill is back. While not playing may not lose you a job, it can help you get one. Recruiters are searching for candidates based on their handicaps and ability to host clients on the golf course. We're here to help you develop golf as a business development skill. Get started 100% free with our online course and virtual swing coaching on Golf Live. Links for both in the comments!

Its Hokey Cokey time in Scotland – with amateur golf’s governing body putting a workforce back in the field, with a return to boots on the ground to help our clubs. Golf is by no means the only industry to tinker with a field force. Large companies often move towards a regional sales force, then revert to centralisation, before ultimately heading back out in to the field again. So hats off to the new regime, and Andrew Baptie at Scottish Golf, for securing the support for a team of 5 Regional Development Officers. But how will success be judged this time ? And more importantly, what exactly do clubs want from this investment ? Clubs have a crucial role to play in identifying the gaps they have in their skillsets, and reaching out for help from their National Governing Body. Its not easy managing a region of over 100 golf clubs, and we have to be realistic about how much time each Development Manager can spend with each club, but lets not waste this opportunity of the support that is clearly out there.  And what about the people who will fill these roles ? There will be some experienced Club Managers out there looking for a new challenge, and I can tell you that moving from the “micro” of club operations to the “macro” of overseeing a region of clubs of varying sizes, is a role I can thoroughly recommend. This is a perfect opportunity to let other clubs benefit from your time behind the wheel, be part of a much larger team and a truly meaningful movement designed specifically to help golf, and our Scottish golf clubs. 

Corporate golf SUCKS (inaccessible to most; takes too long etc), so I and a few professional friends will be creating a new (not for profit) golf society in 2024 based on the following format (subject to change based on your suggestions): 1. Teams of 4 players, with only 1 player per team allowed a handicap below 24 - (the Captain) 2. Each Captain's job is to find 3 rookies in their company/customer base and mentor them to team greatness/victory 3. Each team of 4 must contain 2 men and 2 women 4. Events will consist of 6 hole games (potentially after some group coaching by a Golf Pro), with food and sponsor presentations afterwards 5. Each hole will be scored 'better ball stableford', with the team with the most total points overall winning an event (and potentially playoffs in event of ties :) 6. On each hole, every player will hit a first shot (the Tee Shot) and then play her or his own ball from the location of the best Tee Shot for the remainder of that hole 7. Every team will have to play at least 1 Tee Shot from each of their 4 players 8. No player shall be required to endure more than 10 shots on any hole (they'll pick up and move to the next hole at 10 shots) 9. Each Captain will solemnly swear to COMPETE WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT :), whilst we broaden golf's accessibility and reclaim it as a corporate networking option for those of us currently too embarrassed to suggest it. Please DM me if you're potentially open to being a Captain! I've currently got 9 open slots left...

The key to success….teamwork. This past Friday, the kids had a sleepover at my parent’s place so we took a trip down to the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, FL for the Longines League of Nations team jumping competition. This team show jumping event features riders from across the world competing for their nation. While we didn’t see the “team” portion of the competition, we did catch the Futures Prix…which is the next generation of horses (and, in some cases, riders) that are trying to make it to the next level. Watching these world class athletes and their equine partners work together and attempt to clear multiple jumps that are 1.40m to 1.50m is so impressive. Both have to be on the same page the entire time. The horse and rider need to work together to be successful. If either the horse or rider are not giving clear instructions, it will be difficult to succeed. How does this translate to the “business world?” It’s the same concept. No matter what part of the company you work for, everyone has a goal to achieve…sales targets/quotas, profitability, efficiency and timelines. If all parts of the organization are on the same page and doing their part, there’s a higher chance of success for everyone. Communication is so important in business. Talk to other parts of the organization. Make sure you have an understanding of what their goals and objectives are for the business. See how they align with what your department is working towards and find ways to work together for a successful outcome! #opentowork #hireme #jobhunter #jobseeker #jobsearch #jobhunt #teamwork #networking #salescareers #salesopportunities #salesmanagement #marketingcareers #marketingopportunities #brandmanagement #brandmanager #equinecareers #recruiters #horses #floridajobs

Fun article to read. Proud that Travelers has been sponsoring SHE Golfs events for a few years now to help broaden the appeal of golf. My first experience with golf was shortly into my career. I was asked to join a corporate outing and had to pass because of no prior experience (= wish I had started to learn earlier). Like most others who had never played before, who wants to embarrass themselves in front of management? Now that I have seen how corporate golf outings can bring people together, I try and share/introduce the game to as many people as possible! Remember for those starting, it's not how your golf game performs on the course, it's how you spend the time engaging with others. PS - Pro tip for the rookies...don't sit back and wait for a follow up invitation for the next outing. Be proactive and seek people out to play with so you can get more comfortable playing one of the most fun and frustrating games out there!

Farewell TOPGOLF, I received my final paystub from TOPGOLF since I have been laid off and it is giving mixed feelings. The real questions is what to do now? I have learned many skills over my 7-8 years, and I thought I would have 7-8 more. -I learned how to lead people towards a purpose, maybe I should get back into management? -I learned how to sell, more importantly how to find the gap between what I am selling and what the customer needs, maybe I should get back into sales? -I learned how to be passionate about others experience and have pride in your work, maybe I should get back into hospitality? Anything I set my mind to over these years I have achieved, from my development to my dedication, I learned what was needed to exceed. The real question is what am I going to challenge myself to learn next? What was the last thing you challenged yourself to? Do you have the same drive to learn I do? #openforwork #whatsnext

I am a golf widow. ⛳️ I've no interest in the sport. That doesn't mean I'm not willing of learning from the sector and this Built To Sell episode with Ian Fraser co-founder of TXG Tour Experience Golf is exceptional. Let's set the scene. Scottish born, Ian has put 20+ years into the game of golf and freely admits to being underpaid for most of them - but he's okay with that. What he learned by working for different golfing companies at different courses and with different people was priceless. It also meant that when the opportunity presented itself to become part owner of a business, he was ready to make the change. That put him on a business journey and yet more learning ensued. Combine the experience and business learning with an investor who just trusted Ian's abilities and you then get the launch of TXG, a business built on the fact that Ian Fraser, master of his trade, can fit you with your golf clubs just as he does with some of the best players across the world. So how did this solo led business with just 2 locations in Canada become the acquisition target of Club Champion who had hundreds of stores across America. On the face of it, it goes against everything we recommend. The top and bottom of it was that TXG made a big noise. 📣 📣 📣 The whole golfing community were talking about them. That resulted in having 1,500 people on their waiting list for fittings, driven from a consistent social media content strategy that gave them reach far beyond their 2 stores. Ultimately, they were earning $30,000 from their YouTube channel on top of their fitting service and club sales it has such a huge following. This is a fascinating insight into the mind of a many to instinctively knows that his business is a customer service business..... that just also happens to fit golf clubs. 🏌️♀️ But don't be fooled by the soft, Scottish, lilting voice. This is a businessman who put the work in to learn his craft, put the work in to learn about business, put the work in to learn about social media marketing, put the work in to learn how to hire the right people, put the work in to developing the best staff training for his company, put the work in to trust in delegation and put the work in to learn about the business sales process. That's why TXG is a success and why it has been acquired. I cannot recommend this interview enough. There is so much helpful and useful information in here for every business. This is not an interview about golf ⛳️ https://lnkd.in/eV9S9XG4 #podcast #podcastfortheweekend #podcastinterview #delegationskills #customerexperience #customerservice #businesssales