In their own words: Jim Croxton

In their own words: Jim Croxton 0

🕔14:48, 13.Jul 2018

The CEO of Europe’s biggest greenkeeping association, BIGGA, details the sustainability measures deployed by Open host Carnoustie.

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Q&A with Aquatrols’ CEO, Matthew Foster

Q&A with Aquatrols’ CEO, Matthew Foster 0

🕔12:47, 13.Jul 2018

The former head greenkeeper now runs the world leader in the development of speciality soil solutions for the golf market. He talks about how his company is helping golf clubs use less water for irrigation.

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Golfer hits hole-in-one on course he had heart attack on

Golfer hits hole-in-one on course he had heart attack on 0

🕔08:13, 11.Jul 2018

A golfer whose life was saved by his club’s golf development officer in 2014 has hit a hole-in-one on the course he nearly died on.

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UKGCOA changes it name and its core aims

UKGCOA changes it name and its core aims 1

🕔17:01, 10.Jul 2018

The UK Golf Course Owners Association (UKGCOA) has become the UK Golf Federation and has changed its main aims.

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The divide between professional and amateur golfers is growing

The divide between professional and amateur golfers is growing 0

🕔12:23, 10.Jul 2018

Two major surveys have shown that there is a growing divide between the average driving distances made by professional and amateur golfers.

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Minimising water wastage this summer in 3 easy steps

Minimising water wastage this summer in 3 easy steps 0

🕔06:29, 9.Jul 2018

Amid talks of hosepipe bans, Reesink Turfcare’s irrigation manager, Robert Jackson, presents three easy steps to more responsible irrigation management.

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42 club golfers to play Carnoustie on eve of Open

42 club golfers to play Carnoustie on eve of Open 0

🕔12:06, 8.Jul 2018

Forty-two club golfers will experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play Carnoustie on the eve of the 147th Open thanks to ‘The R&A’s 9 Hole Championship’ final on July 14. 

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Open preview: A look at the golfing venues in Angus

Open preview: A look at the golfing venues in Angus 0

🕔17:16, 7.Jul 2018

Angus in the east of Scotland, where next week’s Open Championship is taking place, is known as a golfing mecca. Sarah Forrest visits the area to see how welcoming it is for golfing tourists.

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The Open launches memorabilia auction website

The Open launches memorabilia auction website 0

🕔13:23, 7.Jul 2018

The Open Championship has launched an eBay-style website in which golf fans can bid for golfing memorabilia – and all proceeds will be invested in growing the game of golf.

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Environmental excellence at Abergele Golf Club

Environmental excellence at Abergele Golf Club 0

🕔08:30, 7.Jul 2018

The Welsh facility has changed a disused former hole into a haven for birds, bugs, bees and other wildlife. And, in doing so, it has won a national award.

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Golf equipment company goes plastic free

Golf equipment company goes plastic free 0

🕔07:40, 7.Jul 2018

A British golf equipment company is thought to become the first in the world to rid itself of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) – by the end of this month.

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Do greenkeepers just simply ‘cut grass’?

Do greenkeepers just simply ‘cut grass’? 5

🕔12:40, 6.Jul 2018

This assumption displays deep ignorance of the training, education and scientific know-how of the average greenkeeper, writes John Dempsey PhD.

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Police issue a warning to golf clubs about tee time booking scam

Police issue a warning to golf clubs about tee time booking scam 1

🕔15:12, 3.Jul 2018

Merseyside Police has written to a number of golf club managers and secretaries warning that fraudsters are using compromised credit cards to book tee times.

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Several UK golf clubs temporarily ban smoking

Several UK golf clubs temporarily ban smoking 0

🕔13:49, 2.Jul 2018

Several British golf clubs have banned smoking on the course due to the risk that discarded cigarettes can cause fires on dry grassland.

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‘Women and Girls’ Golf Week’ to take place in the UK

‘Women and Girls’ Golf Week’ to take place in the UK 0

🕔12:56, 2.Jul 2018

A special awareness week for women’s and girls’ golf is to take place across Great Britain and Ireland between late July and early August.

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The secret secretary: Why do some golf clubs close because of extreme weather?

The secret secretary: Why do some golf clubs close because of extreme weather? 1

🕔15:26, 1.Jul 2018

Sometimes golf managers like to discuss controversial issues with their peers under the cloak of anonymity. Here, a ‘secret secretary’ asks why some golf clubs close amid extreme weather conditions while neighbouring clubs remain open.

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In their own words: European Tour CEO Keith Pelley

In their own words: European Tour CEO Keith Pelley 0

🕔07:47, 1.Jul 2018

I thought long and hard about what to write about in my first column for The Golf Business, but a recent trip to our European Tour Properties Annual Conference at the London Golf Club in Kent helped me make up my mind.

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