A warm welcome awaits

Beginning her career at Loch Lomond Golf Club aged just 16, Alison Rodger today shares her amazing journey from housekeeping assistant to becoming the resort’s Assistant General Manager.

AT college and training to become a nursery nurse, Alison Rodger was a 16-year-old embarking on what she thought was her dream career.

But when she was offered a part-time evening job as a turndown assistant in the housekeeping department at Loch Lomond Golf Club, little did she know that this early introduction to the hospitality industry would change her life.

Although she lived locally, Alison had never heard of the prestigious private members’ club so discovering a five-star world at Rossdhu House, once the ancestral home of the Colquhoun Clan on the banks of Loch Lomond, was a big surprise.

“I didn’t know Loch Lomond Golf Club existed and I didn’t know anything about the hospitality industry so it was fascinating to discover this world of luxury virtually on my doorstep,” recalls Alison. “I was looking for evening work while I was at college when a friend told me she had got a job at the Club and that they were looking for people. I got in touch and started work almost straight away.”

With just six rooms in the main house and eight in the Carriage

“It’s such a lovely atmosphere here and everyone is so welcoming

House at the time, Alison “absolutely loved” her new job.

“It was such a lovely, friendly atmosphere and everyone was so welcoming,” she says.

“I made friends with other members of staff and felt really at home there. More than 20 years on I can honestly say that it still has the same ‘family’ feel.”

Before long, Alison was given an opportunity to work in Loch Lomond Golf Club’s membership department, gaining valuable admin skills and helping to make the system more efficient.

She also worked on reception, trained as a night auditor and took charge of the reservations department. Visiting a friend in Spain gave Alison time to decide what she wanted to do and after enjoying the sun, sea and sand for 10 months, she returned to Scotland to be warmly welcomed back into the fold at Loch Lomond Golf Club. “I realised how much I missed the Club so to come back as reservations manager was amazing,” says Alison. “By this time, we had created our Spa and started to offer Country Pursuits such as clay pigeon shooting and fly fishing. There were more bedrooms and more staff – it was really exciting.”

Alison continued to make progress, becoming head of department for club reservations before being appointed business development manager then soon joining the senior management team. In 2020, impressed by Alison’s progress and commitment to Loch Lomond Golf Club, the General Manager, Bill Donald, asked her to join him as Assistant General Manager.

“It’s a great place to work and it’s the people who make it great – staff and Members,” says Alison. For more information, contact

recruitment@lochlomond.com