Nine Hole Golf Course For Sale

Business description

Nine-Hole Golf Course With Superb New Clubhouse Facility &
Spacious 3 Bedroom Apartment
This beautiful parkland golf course is situated in a picturesque village close to several highly populated and affluent areas in the East Midlands. Not only is it a focal point of the village with its offering of a superb golf club with additional leisure facilities for the community it serves it also provides a truly wonderful environment to enjoy the local countryside and enjoy a meal and drinks within the newly constructed and highly finished clubhouse.

Established back in 1995 by the current owners with the completion of highly impressive clubhouse as recent as 2005 the business is now starting to make a real impression in the market and area it serves. The business was originally established to meet the strong demands of the local golfing community and it is not only meeting these needs but by far exceeding them. Because of this the catchment area for the services this club provides is far wider than initially thought.

The golf course is specifically designed to appeal to both beginner golfers and seasoned professionals. Its excellent location set within parkland enables it to provide an all year-round golfing opportunity, and has earned it the reputation as one of the best nine-hole golf courses in the vicinity. There is a good mix of par three, four and five holes with hazards a plenty including water and bunkers to name but a few. Total yardage for the 9 holes is in excess of 3000 yards.

The golf centre has a fully covered 8 bay floodlit driving range with various distance markers, target pins and the like as well as a large outdoor practice area for short game including putting green and pitching/bunker areas. The course itself offers its clients well-drained, rolled greens that provide year round golf, and which are maintained in excellent condition by the current green keeper. The course has the latest technology to assist in this maintenance including pop up sprinkler systems.

The recently completed clubhouse is an imposing and magnificent building boasting some seven thousand square feet of useable space. It is Georgian in design and provides first class facilities. The attractive modern restaurant and bar is perfect for entertaining, it hosts a friendly bar area, which allows for comfortable socializing after play and is an ideal meeting place for weekend trade. The golf course’s facilities also include excellent locker and changing room facilities as you would expect, a large residential flat and ample visitors parking with space up to 100 cars.

Since opening the business has offered an unrivalled quality of lifestyle and living for both the seasoned professional and the beginner golfer. The clubhouse is open all day, everyday, with a resident golf professional on hand for friendly advice and professional structured tuition.

Ideally located near to several major road routes and close to the major motorway network this course is accessible to a very large population base of high disposable income. This alone is a key factor for its desirability to a new owner. The centre has already developed a reputation for its friendly atmosphere and welcoming approach to golfers, be it members or day visitors. The challenging course and excellent facilities enables the centre to currently cater for a wide range of requirements , be it golf, outdoor pursuits, special occasions and functions.

The new golf clubhouse is the real signature of this golf course. It comprises a massive 7000 square feet and was completed a little over a year ago with no expense spared. It provides a very favourable and inspiring impression as you approach the golf club and it is something members are rightly proud off. The building itself comprises the following:

Ground Floor

Main lobby
Golf Reception & Pro Shop
Boot Room
Male & Female Toilets
Fully Equipped Kitchens
Servery
Lounge and Bar
Dining Room
Lift

First Floor

Male Changing Rooms
Female Changing Rooms

Onsite Accommodation comprising large 3 bedroom high specification apartment. The first floor contains Kitchen, Dining Area, Lounge, Utility Room, Office and One Bedroom

Second Floor

Two further double bedrooms with ensuites to both.

In addition to this the apartment has its own private garden and a large double garage with electric roller doors and additional storage area(circa 500 square feet).

The building is finished to an exacting standard throughout and furnishings are such as you would expect from a high quality and discerning establishment. The property is fully alarmed, has full fire alarm installation as per current health and safety legislation and Redcare cover.


The club currently has about 100 members and this figure is steadily growing. It also offers a pay-and-play option to guests and is very popular with golfers from miles around. The idyllic location of the restaurant makes it perfect for a relaxing meal after a round of golf. The restaurant is also suitable for small parties and golfing society outings.

The sale offers the potential purchaser a business that has all the infrastructure now in place on one integrated site and an abundance of untapped potential. The course itself sits on an 84 acre site that also houses further in-demand sport and leisure facilities as well as plenty of excess land that is perfect for development. Such development could encompass a high quality and exclusive country club facility including a health spa and associated services , an equestrian centre or holiday homes all of which would feed the existing golfing centre as well as meet the needs of the community it serves.

Property information

Location:

This quality golf course is situated in a prime location and has excellent greens. The club boasts a superlative and luxurious clubhouse with full bar and catering facilities. There is plenty of space for expansion of the site and it has good accessibility. The site is in impeccable condition, both in terms of the course and buildings and facilities.

Other information

Expansion potential:

There is an excellent opportunity to build on the existing base of this company. With a strong demand for these leisure facilities, as well as potential to develop complementary ones, be it country club, holiday homes or further development of both the golf club and the additional sports and leisure pursuits on site there is huge capacity to increase turnover. A new owner contributing fresh ideas and outside influence could easily build on this already impressive success story..

This is an ideal chance for a new buyer to invest in a well-established, successful business with further potential to develop and market the clubhouse facilities. The club has a full premises license and can open it doors 7 days a week, until 2 am should it so wish. The current owners have chosen not to do this but there is no reason why this could not be developed in the future.

Competition / Market:

The business has done very little advertising to date with a high proportion of the business’s revenue being due to strong word of mouth recommendation, bearing testimony to the excellent reputation it has throughout the area. The golf centre does not have a web presence and there is no doubt that turnover and profits could be significantly increased using this additional medium, as would a more commercial and aggressive approach to marketing the business, especially in the corporate and society sector

Support & training:

The owners will provide full business familiarisation and training

Reasons for selling:

Having spent the last twelve years developing the business, the owners now seek a change in family lifestyle, and also recognise that the business could grow significantly with the influx of new marketing and commercial skills to capitalise on the location and the opportunities available.