Dear Industry Colleague

First our congratulations to Gary Woodland on his first major as he took the US Open at Pebble Beach in style. It’s a great course and he outplayed the worlds best to claim his national title. Brooks Koepka once again provided the main threat and was just a short distance short of recording 3 US Open triumphs in a row.

In our lead article this month we highlight the new golfpod at Horsham Golf and Fitness. This former range has been cut back in size to be a fully enclosed netted structure 50 m deep and 20 m high. It is an impressive piece of engineering alone, but this could lead the way for golf to be taken into far more areas than is currently the case. The ability to have meaningful practice in a condensed area is just what is needed to help the sport grow. Over the next decade or so there will be dozens, perhaps hundreds of these structures built and future major champions will take the first steps in these excellent structures.

We are also running a feature on Bristol Golf Centre again. One of my mentors and great friends, Nicky Lumb is selling his golf range in Bristol. It’s highly profitable, beautifully run and probably a very good freehold investment for somebody seeking to own one of the best golf centres in the country. Nicky has helped so many people throughout his career and he has now reached the stage when he wishes to do something completely different. We wish him all the very best for the future.

Best wishes

Colin Jenkins