Tapton Park is a council-owned course in Chesterfield. In 2024 Chesterfield chose Link Golf UK to run it, on a 25-year contract.
It was not a failing course. It was an existing venue that could do more, and what it needed was investment behind the course, the clubhouse and the way the place is run.
The numbers
- Invested: £650,000, in the course, the clubhouse and the way it is run.
- Time: two years.
- Turnover: from £625,000 to £1.4 million.
Where the money goes
On average we invest about £500,000 in a course in its first two years, most of it on the things golfers notice first: drainage, greens, bunkers and machinery, then the clubhouse.
A better course brings more people, and more people pay for the next improvement. The council keeps a course in better order than the day we arrived. That loop is the whole model.
What it means for a members' club
Link Club brings the same approach to a members' club. Capital is committed against an agreed plan, with the club's long-term future in mind, and how we work together is agreed with the club before anything is signed.
If you would like to see it for yourself, talk to us and we will walk Tapton Park with you.