Hillier Hopkins seeks enter for annual golf membership survey

Golf golf equipment noticed a fall in members in 2022, rising inexperienced charges and a membership predominantly aged 50 and over. However how has that modified in 2023? 

Accountants Hillier Hopkins has opened its annual benchmark survey of UK golf golf equipment and needs to listen to from golf membership managers, secretaries and membership professionals.

The survey, accomplished by 80+ golf golf equipment in 2022, takes about half-hour to finish and explores each facet of managing and working a golf membership, together with the typical age of members, ready lists, the variety of rounds performed, and the typical price of inexperienced charges.

The survey may be discovered here and stays open till 1 December 2023.

Sam Hodson, a director at accountants Hillier Hopkins, stated: “We have now run this survey for over 15 years, with it now being recognised as an authoritative voice on the well being of the UK’s golf golf equipment. We’re excited as soon as once more to delve into the day-to-day workings of UK golf golf equipment. The survey positive factors numerous curiosity and hopefully this yr would be the similar with golf equipment wanting to see how they evaluate with their friends.

“We’re additionally thrilled to as soon as once more companion with the Golf Membership Secretary’s Publication and with the UK Golf Federation on this survey.”

The outcomes of the 2023 survey will probably be printed in January 2024.

In 2022, the Hillier Hopkins Members and Proprietary Golf Golf equipment Survey discovered: 

• 64% of golf membership members are aged 50 and over, with 21% of members aged over 70.
• 76% of golf membership members are males, 15% ladies and 9% juniors.
• Golf equipment report fewer members becoming a member of in 2022, falling from 90 new members in 2020 and 2021, to 70 in 2022.
• 23% of golf equipment report extra members leaving than becoming a member of.
• The variety of golf equipment with ready lists has fallen to 52% in 2022 from 60% in 2021. The typical variety of folks on ready lists stands at 61.
• 74% of membership membership charges are greater than £1,000 a yr. The variety of golf equipment with memberships exceeding £1,600 a yr has elevated by 36%.
• 92% of golf equipment plan to extend charges in 2023.
• The typical spherical of golf for members has elevated from £36 in 2021 to £43.50 in 2022. Non-member inexperienced charges have elevated from £84 to £108.

A duplicate of the 2022 report and previous survey stories may be discovered here.