“It’s a very traditional club with a stunning Downton Abbey-like clubhouse. It’s a parkland course and the greens are fantastic. The drive runs through the middle of the course and you really don’t expect what’s to come when you turn off the main road.
“It was always the best club in South Yorkshire to be a junior at and attracted some great players and I have some very find memories of growing up at Rotherham.”
Haywood is already modernising the shop where she will be bringing in some different brands and the club are currently undergoing some course renovations, with a particular focus on the bunkers. What Haywood also brings is the hope that she will be able to attract more women to the club and into the game.
“I’ll be introducing some more ladies’ coaching and social nights to try attract more women. It’s not an easy market but we’ll try some different things and see what works best in the area. It won’t be just about the golf and will be more of a social thing where ladies can bring friends along.”
“It’s a very traditional club with a stunning Downton Abbey-like clubhouse. It’s a parkland course and the greens are fantastic. The drive runs through the middle of the course and you really don’t expect what’s to come when you turn off the main road.
“It was always the best club in South Yorkshire to be a junior at and attracted some great players and I have some very find memories of growing up at Rotherham.”
Haywood is already modernising the shop where she will be bringing in some different brands and the club are currently undergoing some course renovations, with a particular focus on the bunkers. What Haywood also brings is the hope that she will be able to attract more women to the club and into the game.
“I’ll be introducing some more ladies’ coaching and social nights to try attract more women. It’s not an easy market but we’ll try some different things and see what works best in the area. It won’t be just about the golf and will be more of a social thing where ladies can bring friends along.”
“It’s a very traditional club with a stunning Downton Abbey-like clubhouse. It’s a parkland course and the greens are fantastic. The drive runs through the middle of the course and you really don’t expect what’s to come when you turn off the main road.
“It was always the best club in South Yorkshire to be a junior at and attracted some great players and I have some very find memories of growing up at Rotherham.”
Haywood is already modernising the shop where she will be bringing in some different brands and the club are currently undergoing some course renovations, with a particular focus on the bunkers. What Haywood also brings is the hope that she will be able to attract more women to the club and into the game.
“I’ll be introducing some more ladies’ coaching and social nights to try attract more women. It’s not an easy market but we’ll try some different things and see what works best in the area. It won’t be just about the golf and will be more of a social thing where ladies can bring friends along.”
If you want an idea of how Haywood can drive a concept forward then you only need look at the success of the Robert Rock Junior Tour. What began as a single event at Beeston Fields in Nottingham in 2016 now features 24 events in the UK this year. They’ve just staged a European Masters at Vilamoura in Portugal and there will be an event in Abu Dhabi in April.
They’re now sponsored by EuroSelect Golf Stores, Adidas, Ping, Callaway, PowaKaddy and Bushnell and there is a new affiliation with the Faldo Series. There are ‘majors’ at Frilford Heath, The Belfry and Princes and Haywood will continue to run the tour along with her new role at Rotherham.
“It’s going to be busy but that’s great and I can’t wait to get going with everything.”
