Windyhill Golf Club, situated in the Baljaffray area of Bearsden, is looking for a full time Assistant Greenkeeper who is a motivated and enthusiastic individual with good communication skills to join our existing talented, hard working and committed greens team.
Working under the guidance of the Head Greenkeeper or his Deputy, the Assistant Greenkeeper will be responsible for ensuring the course and practice facilities are maintained to the highest standards, as well as assisting in other course projects.
The ideal candidate should have the following: • Minimum 2 to 3 years greenkeeping experience. • Minimum SVQ Level 2 or Level 3 Sports Turf Management • Good knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace • A good understanding of machinery operations and ability to carryout minor repairs if possible • A flexible attitude and be capable of prioritising work schedules
This is a physically demanding role and, while there is some indoor work, the majority of work is outdoors in all weather conditions with rostered weekend shifts required during the main golfing season.
There is a range of benefits for the successful candidate: Competitive Salary Pension Scheme 29 days annual holiday (incl bank holidays) Full uniform & PPE provided BIGGA Membership Training and development opportunities
If you are interested in this rewarding role please forward your CV to manager@windyhillgolfclub.co.uk Closing Date for applications is 23rd April 2021
Whatever your reason Windyhill is the perfect venue for corporate golf, whether it’s in the form of a single day company golf event, or if you are looking to reward staff, thanking clients, or entertaining potential new clients, or even participating in the clubs competitions, or just wanting to have a relaxing round of golf. Windyhill with its panoramic views, provides a friendly welcome and relaxed clubhouse atmosphere makes it the ideal location.
The Braid Package: (£525 + vat)
single company golf day up to 24 players (6×4 balls) or 30 rounds of golf either in single, 2 or 4 ball format over the period April 2021 to March 2022 (Mon to Fri).
Option to play in clubs midweek medals.
Membership card offering a 15% discount on all beverages and 10% discount on food.
Reduced buggy hire rate
Company name on club website and company advertisement on the tee box marker board.
The Langfaulds Package: (£675 + vat)
Single company golf day up to 32 players (8×4 balls) or 38 rounds of golf in either single, 2 ball or 4 ball format over the period April 2021 to March 2022 (Mon to Fri).
Option to play in midweek medals.
Membership card offering a 15% discount of beverages and 10% discount on food.
Reduced buggy hire rate.
Initial 20 minute golf swing check by our PGA Professional for membership card holder.
Company name on club website and company advertisement on the tee box marker board.
The Baljaffray Package: (£945 + vat)
Single company golf day up to 60 players (15 x 4 balls) or 66 rounds of golf in either single, 2 ball or 4 ball format over the period April 2021 to March 2022 (Mon to Sun).
Option to play in midweek & weekend medals.
Membership card offering a 15% discount on all beverages and 10% discount on food.
Reduced buggy hire rate.
Initial 20 minute golf swing check by our PGA Professional for membership card holder.
Company name on club website and company advertisement on the tee box marker board.
Society Golf Days
Windyhill is pleased to offer discounts for groups of 12 or morem
The club is a popular and excellent venue offering great warm up facilities including :-
practice nets
covered driving bays,
practice putting greens
good clubhouse facilities.
well stocked Professional shop
After a game make use of the club lounge to unwind, chat, or just relax and enjoy the views.
Windyhill Golf Club is delighted to announce details of its corporate course advertising and membership opportunities for 2021/22.
The club are keen to work with a limited number of local business by offering them an attractive and unique platform to showcase their company details on the new high quality Tee Box Marker with integrated Advertising Boards being installed on the course for the start of the 2021/2022 golfing season. The corporate golf membership packages can be tailored to offer flexibility to suit both business and individual lifestyle requirements and society golf days can be arranged to suit your special days.
Windyhill Golf Club is a long-established parkland golf course situated in the Baljaffray area of Bearsden with panoramic views over the City of Glasgow and surrounding countryside.
The course offers an enjoyable and challenging layout to all categories of golfer. The high standard of maintenance, dedication and care of the course helps not only towards the club having a thriving membership, but allows it to attract substantial numbers of visitors, around 750 visitors per annum, along with golfers playing in corporate days, open competitions and charity events hosted by the club. In addition to this the club website attracts over 45,000 views every year.
Advertising Opportunities
Below is an example of a Tee Box Marker Board. Advertising costs £200 + Vat for 1st year & then £100 + Vat per annum thereafter. All that is needed is a JPEG file or PDF file detailing your company name, contact details, advertising slogan/image, and it will be displayed on a 540mm x 140mm panel.
In addition, your company details, logo, etc, would also be displayed on the clubs re-launched website, therefore reaching a wider advertising audience.
There are also opportunities to advertise your company details on the following: practice putting green general practice facilities support club competitions and open competition events support the next generation of young junior golfers.
Apprentice Greenkeeper Opportunity To ensure the course continues to be maintained to the highest standards, Windyhill is now looking for a young person who is a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our existing talented and ambitious Greenkeeping Team as an Apprentice Greenkeeper. The position to be offered will be a full 3-year apprenticeship where practical skills and knowledge will be developed on the job. There will also be the requirement to attend college for further training and educational courses to gain professional qualifications. To help support this new position the club has made a funding application to East Dunbartonshire Council (EDC) through its Regional Employment Incentive Programme. This is designed to give a young person (16-24 years) an opportunity to get into employment. For the clubs funding application to be successful the following EDC key criteria is applicable. • The young person must be resident within East Dunbartonshire Council boundaries. • Must be aged 16 – 24 years (at start of employment). • Must have the right to live and work in the UK. • Must currently not be engaged in employment, training, or education. Prior to externally advertising this opportunity, the club would like to make members aware as they may know of some young person who meets the above key criteria and may be interested in this career opportunity. If anyone does, the Executive Board would grateful if the individual would send their CV to manager@windyhillgolfclub.co.uk. Closing dates for application will be 5th April 2021
Originally located on land near Canniesburn Toll, Canniesburn
Golf Club opened as a 9 hole course towards the end of 1908. By
Spring 1910, it had been extended to 18 holes and was formally
opened with an International Match and Exhibition Game
between four of Great Britain’s leading golf professionals – James
Braid, Sandy Herd, J H Taylor and Harry Vardon. These players,
who between them had won 16 Open Championships, played 2
rounds over the Canniesburn course
By the 1920’s, with the course reduced to 9 holes again due
to agricultural demands during the First World War, and the lease for the land
about to expire, the club moved to its current location and was renamed
Windyhill Golf Club on a new course designed by 5 times Open Champion, James
Braid.
Situated at the foot of the Kilpatrick Hills, near Bearsden,
and with panoramic views over Glasgow, Windyhill is now recognised as one of
the best courses west of the city and a rewarding challenge for golfers of all
levels.
3rd Green at Canniesburn GC
Recently the club was contacted via email by a gentleman in Holland who had acquired two postcards which featured pictures of Canniesburn Golf Club. He was happy to send them to us and they are reproduced here.
8th Green
Further references to Canniesburn Golf Club can be found at
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Once the competition season starts in 2021, all submitted
scores and handicaps will conform to the WHS. The key elements of WHS are
outlined below.
A Handicap Index – a measure of your golfing ability that
you can take with you anywhere and use at whatever course you are playing.
Course Rating and Slope Rating – every set of tees will have
a course rating and slope rating based on course difficulty. These will
normally be available on a Look Up Chart on the first tee or through an App. These
Look Up Charts apply to the White & Yellow Courses. The Course Handicap
calculation converts a Handicap Index to the number of strokes a player
requires to play any golf course with a Course Rating and Slope Rating.
Playing Handicap – depending on the tees you are playing
from and your chosen format of play, your handicap index will be converted into
a playing handicap, representing the number of strokes you will receive for the
round.
Handicap Index – The measure of a player’s demonstrated
ability calculated against the Slope Rating of a golf course of standard
playing difficulty
Course Rating – The difficulty of a course for the scratch
player under normal conditions.
THE COURSE RATINGS
FOR WINDYHILL GOLF CLUB ARE :
WHITE TEES 69.8 YELLOW TEES 68.7 RED TEES 70.9
Slope Rating – The relative difficulty of a course for bogey
players compared to scratch players
THE SLOPE RATINGS FOR
WINDYHILL GOLF CLUB ARE :
WHITE TEES 124 YELLOW TEES 121 RED TEES 115
Scratch Player – A player with a 0.0 Handicap Index
Bogey Player – A player with a Handicap Index of about 20.0
for men; 24.0 for women
At the end of each day, a Playing Conditions Calculation
(PCC) takes place automatically, behind the scenes, to determine if scores made
at a course were significantly higher or lower than expected.
If scores were unusually low or high, a PCC adjustment
between -1 and +3 will be applied to your score differential calculation to
reflect the playing conditions on the day. Once the PCC is determined, your
final score differential will be calculated – representing the handicap you
“played to” for that round relative to the difficulty of the course played, as
determined by the Course and Slope Ratings, and the playing conditions. This
means a high score on a tough day may result in a lower Score Differential and
has the potential to be a good score and one of the best 8 in your scoring
record.
Members can read more about the World Handicap System by clicking
the link shown below:-
