Brian Connor

Manchester Golf Club has been home to Custom Fitting specialist Brian Connor for the last 23 years. Brian 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.

Stan Whitehead

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.

Scott Connor

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. Scott has decided to pursue his passion for coaching the golf swing to a high standard and to this end he spent time in America shadowing some of the world's top coaches including 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 respected worldwide for his coaching methods.

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 the Golf Performance Centre Manager, he is a qualified custom fitter for Titleist, Callaway, Cobra, Ping Cleveland 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.

Scott is our Golf Day Co-ordinator offering Video Swing Analysis, Beat the Pro Competitions and other fun activities to make a golf day at Manchester Golf Club complete.

Matthew Hough

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 and passed his first year successfully..

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. Matthew worked alongside Peter Lynch to become an excellent club technician and he is also a qualified Ping and Titleist Custom fitter.

Matthew has become a popular coach amongst both members and visitors to Manchester Golf Club.

Matthew is also our Powakaddy Repair Centre Manager and he is the person to see if you need a service or repair to your electric trolley.

Max Broadbent

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.

Our Ebay online shop is testament to the hard work that Max puts into this area of the business and our fantastic Power Seller status is largely due to Max's efforts.

Drew Roberts started working with us in October 2009. After a successful amateur career, Drew decided that he wanted to pursue his passion to become a PGA professional and to that end he started his studies in October.

During his first year at House of Golf, Drew will focus on developing the Junior Passport Scheme, introducing Tri-Golf and Golf Xtreme into local schools and he will also be introducing supervised practise sessions for Juniors.

Rachel Connor

Rachel Connor is a part-time member of staff at the House of Golf.

Rachel was an England International from the age of 14 and she is one of England's biggest prospects for a career in professional golf. Rachel is currently at the IMG Academy in Bradenton Florida preparing for Qualifying School for the Duramed Futures Tour. You can follow Rachel's progress by visiting www.rachelconnorgolf.co.uk

When she is at home in the UK Rachel continues to work in the family business and she is always ready to pass on knowledge and advice to up and coming juniors. If you would like to contact Rachel Click Here

Linda Butcher

Nicholas Connor

Geraldine Connor