When Seckford Golf Club in Suffolk won the coveted Golf Club of the Year award in March at the England Golf Awards, general manager, Tony Pennock and his team won industry-wide recognition for everything that had been achieved at the Woodbridge-based facility. And with the profile of the golf club raised nationwide, Pennock looked to partner with other industry leaders within their field, and when considering his compliance, safety and training, turned to Obbi Golf for assistance.
“Like many golf clubs up-and-down the UK, a lot of our compliance certificates were hard to stay on top of as they were paper-based and scattered all over the place,” admits Pennock. “That said, I do think that we were ahead of many local clubs in how we recorded documentation.
“For example, although our staff were fully compliant with relation to first aid, most — if not all — of the certificates had been mislaid, which is when, after reading about Obbi Golf within Golf Management magazine, I decided to contact Obbi Golf for some advice. From the very beginning, Obbi Golf were supremely helpful, and after deciding to sign-up, the on-boarding process has been relatively simple, even for someone like me who isn’t exactly IT literate!
“Once we’d agreed to work with Obbi, six key personnel had a Teams meeting with Obbi who guided us through the process, and the templates that we needed to use which were really helpful and extremely user-friendly. I genuinely can not recommend Obbi Golf enough, and not only does their platform save me time and money, perhaps more importantly, it removes the worry from not being fully compliant,” added Pennock, who is also Suffolk PGA chairman.
“I’ve suggested that a few of the Suffolk-PGA affiliated clubs sign-up to Obbi Golf… that’s how impressed I’ve been, both with the platform and the customer service.”
Based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Obbi Golf which serves the UK and Ireland golf market, is spearheaded by CEO Gareth Macklin who said: “We are absolutely delighted to work with Tony and the team at Seckford. When we heard their mission to encourage golfers of the future and to make golf more inclusive — we knew it instantly aligned with our own, to help make golf safer for all.
“With Obbi Golf, real-time compliance and training status is accessible within seconds, replacing outdated filing cabinets with digital visibility. It’s a game changer for golf clubs, providing a comprehensive, user-friendly solution that enhances compliance, safety and training. Say goodbye to scattered systems and outdated processes — Obbi Golf brings everything together, helping clubs ensure a seamless and efficient operation.”
