Kanda Golf

Sudbury Golf Club invited Jerry Kilby of Kanda Golf to advise the Club and participate and assist the Club’s Governance Working Group that had been set up. His governance advice and guidance was just what the Club needed and this was invaluable. He also helped and advised the club through the communications of the proposed changes to our membership. The result was an overwhelming vote in favour of the changes at a Club General Meeting, and the newly-elected Board had a firm governance foundation on which the Club can grow. Alongside this advice, Jerry acted as a mentor to our new General Manager and with Jerry’s support, he has grown in confidence and ability, and is now settled well into the role and well-liked among the membership. Our General Manager has, with the Board’s support, implemented a number of changes to the way the Club had been run and the results are very positive. We have no hesitation is recommending Jerry Kilby and Kanda Golf to any golf club that is looking for some help

I have been a member of Felixstowe Ferry GC for 25 years and the General Manager for the past 3 years. I was fortunate that the new Board of Directors were open to changing the mould and finding a better / long term solution. I had worked with strategic plans in my previous career but how to make this work within a Private Golf Club again presented a new challenge. So, I made contact with Jerry and he kindly agreed to help both myself and the Board through this process both in terms of the Governance of the Club and also in the preparation of a Strategic Plan.    That was back in 2017. Three years later and we now have a well-functioning Board of Directors, a vastly increased and dare I say it happy membership and are just in the final stages of gaining Planning Permission for a brand new Clubhouse which will not only provide Members with the facilities that they crave but also forge much closer links with the local community via a Café, Function room, Putting Green and Viewing Platform. These latter facilities are also providing much needed additional income streams to safeguard the future of the Club into the 21st Century. Roll forward to 2024 and work has now begun on the building of our new clubhouse. This turnaround was guided by the Strategic Plan and provided the opportunity for the Board to look much further forward than their immediate term of Office and into the future. Without the help and guidance from the GCMA and most importantly Jerry, this would not have been possible.

I first met Jerry Kilby when he was Marketing Manager of the British PGA, and part of the backroom team that was working on the 1989 Ryder Cup matches at The Belfry. Since then, we have met on a number of other occasions over the years. I spent a considerable amount of time in his company when he was General Manager of the Nad Al Sheba Club in Dubai in 2003. I always found him to be a perfect gentleman and a very accomplished General Manager. He has a great reputation amongst his peers. Jerry has had an extremely successful career that spanned many years in the golf business.  I would have no hesitation in recommending him.

From the world of golf I have known Jerry Kilby for many years and have found him to be totally trustworthy in all of his business dealings.  I have no hesitation in recommending him.

I have known Jerry Kilby for many years and in my opinion is considered honest, hard working and trustworthy with an ability to get on with people from many walks of life with confidence and with a personable demeanour.

Jerry Kilby was the tournament director of our Malaysian Open Golf tournament for four years from 1995 to 1998.  He was hired specially for the event.  The Malaysian Open is a professional golf tournament with more than 40 years of history, participated in by golfers from all over the world.  Famous names such as Vijay Singh, Michael Campbell, John Daly, Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington, just to name a few, have played on the event. As tournament director, Jerry Kilby performed his role most competently and all his four tournaments were completed without any problems and to the satisfaction of everyone.