Welcome to Manchester Golf Club.
Please view the Staff Member profiles below
For the last twenty years House of Golf has led the way in golf retail in the North West of England. Situated at Manchester Golf Club quality product, keen pricing and extraordinary customer service has made House of Golf the undisputed choice for serious golfers, catering for everyone from beginners to European Tour players.
Our range of services is unrivalled. We have a state of the art Golf Performance Centre which allows amateurs to take their game to a professional level, a club repair and modifications workshop manned by trained professionals and extensive tuition and practice facilities. All of these facilities are set in the 240 acres that is The Manchester Golf Club. Add to this our experienced staff and four PGA Professionals and you have a combination to impress any golfer. If you are looking for a golf centre that can cater for all your golfing needs then House of Golf is for you.You will receive the most comprehensive service possible, including custom fit with expert advice and our "try before you buy" facility. We offer demo clubs from Ping, Titleist, Callaway, Taylor Made, Cobra and Cleveland.
In addition we also stock a wide range of leisure clothing including Nike, Ping Collection, Green Lamb, Lyle & Scott, Under Armour, Ashworth and Greg Norman. Located for easy access from City Centre Manchester the M60 and M62, open 7 days a week until late. With special offers on throughout the year, come and see the great choice for yourself.
The great location and our close relationship with our suppliers confirms our reputation as the best green grass golf store in the North West.
Directions:
Using GPS the postcode to search is M24 6QP.
From M62 :
Leave M62 at Junction 20 and take the A627M towards Oldham. Take first left off A627M signposted A664. At the roundabout turn right. At the next roundabout take the third exit towards A664 Middleton and then take first right into Manchester Golf Club.
From M60 :
Leave M60 at J21 for Chadderton.
If you are travelling clockwise on the M60 you will turn left towards Chadderton on A663. (from M62 Prestwich/Whitefield direction)
If you are travelling anti-clockwise on the M60 you will turn right towards Chadderton on A663. (from Stockport direction)
Once you are on A663 directions are the same.Continue along the A663 until it joins with A627M towards Rochdale. Leave at the first exit signposted A664. At roundabout turn left. At the next roundabout take the third exit towards A664 Middleton and then take first right into Manchester Golf Club.
Brian Connor :Golf Professional
Brian Connor is a Class AA Professional, level lll coach and qualified Mind Factor Coach. He is the founder of House of Golf. Born on the Isle of Bute on the West Coast of Scotland he has been in the golf industry since the age of 10 when he first became shop assistant at his home course of Rothesay.
A move 'down south' took him to Henley-on-Thames where he played much of his golf as a young assistant on golf courses such as Wentworth and Sunningdale. At the age of 19 years he moved to Shaw Hill Golf and Country Club in Chorley, where he became qualified as a PGA Professional.
A short but happy stint at both Heaton Park and Brookdale Golf Club started off Brian's reputation as a retailer to be reckoned with. It was at this time that Brian started to look seriously at the concept of custom fitting.
In 1987 Brian became the Professional at Manchester Golf Club and the rest, as they say, is history. During the past 21 years, Brian and his staff have created a golf establishment that is respected throughout the UK. They are second to none when it comes to golf retail, custom fitting, club renovation and tuition. The advent of the new Golf Performance Centre in 2008 will take House of Golf to another level in the golf industry.
Brian is very proud of his team of staff at House of Golf and he would like to introduce you to them and their area of expertise.
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Stan Whitehead :Golf Shop Manager
Stan Whitehead is the House of Golf Shop Manager, he specialies in Custom Fitting. Stan has been with the House of Golf for the last 20 years. A single figure handicapper for most of his golfing career, Stan is exceptional in providing just what a golfer is looking for, along with top rate customer service.
During those twenty years Stan has gleened considerable knowledge from visits to the factories of today's leading golf manufacturer's. One of those visits was to Ping in Arizona! Stan tells us - 'One of the main reasons for my visit to Arizona was for Ping to show me just how important custom fitting is to a golfer, and then to show me how to custom fit correctly. The experience and knowledge that I gained during that time was invaluable, and has certainly stood me in good stead for all the fittings that I have done since then – and they have been considerable! This is why I can confidently say that whether you are a man of 6ft 9, or a lady of 4ft 6, we can supply golf clubs to fit you.'
Amongst his many and varied skills Stan is also the man to speak to about Personalised or Corporate Products. He is undoubtedly a golfer's professional.
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Scott Connor :PGA Professional Mind Factor Coach
Scott Connor is a class A PGA Professional and qualified Mind Factor Coach, he is a level lll coach with a sound knowledge of the rudiments of the golf swing and is responsible for setting up the Junior Passport and National Skills Challenge at Manchester Golf Club.
Scott decided to pursue his passion for coaching the golf swing to a high standard and at the end of 2008 he spent three weeks in America shadowing some of the world's top coaches. Scott spent time working with Butch Harmon, who famously coached Tiger Woods and is currently coaching Phil Mickelson, Chuck Cook who taught Payne Stewart, Tom Kite and Corey Pavin and Bob Toski who is known worldwide for his works on the rudiments of the golf swing - he was also the first coach to be inducted into the World Teacher's Hall of Fame.
Scott has a number of pupils 'on his books' who are showing real progress and talent - they are a testament to the fact that if you get the fundamentals right at the beginning the rest will follow.
Scott is a qualified custom fitter for Titleist, Callaway, Cobra, Ping and Taylor Made. He also spent a week at the Ping Foundry in Arizona where he learned the very latest techniques required to Custom Fit Ping Golf Equipment.
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Matthew Hough :Assistant
Matthew Hough has been an Assistant with the House of Golf since he left school. In 2008 he registered as a Trainee with the Professional Golfer's Association.
Matt brings a wealth of skills to the team at House of Golf, he is a great golfer who has had some great results in Northern Order of Merit events before turning professional, he has worked alongside Peter Lynch to become an excellent club technician and he is also a qualified Ping and Titleist Custom fitter.
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Max Broadbent :Technical Expert
Max Broadbent has been a member of staff at the House of Golf for the last two years. He is our technical expert who can deal with any EBAY enquiries that you might have.
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Rachel Connor :England International
Rachel Connor is a part-time member of staff at the House of Golf.
Rachel is a current England International and one of England's biggest prospects for a career in professional golf. Rachel spends much of her time travelling between tournaments but when she is at home she works in the family business and is always ready to pass on advice to up and coming juniors.
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Linda Butcher :Member
Linda Butcher has been a member of staff at the House of Golf for the last seventeen years. Linda is reponsible for looking after the upkeep of the professional shop.
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Nicholas Connor :Young Member Entrepreneur
Nicholas Connor is the youngest member of staff at the House of Golf at just nine years of age. Nicholas can often be found honing his entrepreneurial skills with his own sweet shop at the House of Golf, undercutting his father by a considerable amount! Alan Sugar has nothing on this kid!
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Geraldine Connor :Administrator
Geraldine Connor is a founder member of staff with the House of Golf. With over twenty five years experience in the golf industry, she is responsible for administration, marketing and web design.
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