‘One of Scotland’s best public golf courses’ to close next year

‘One of Scotland’s best public golf courses’ to close next year 2

🕔08:49, 28.Aug 2019

A public golf course in Dundee, where membership has dropped to less than 100 people, will close down next year as its local council wants to save thousands of pounds of public money.

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Francisco de Lancastre David promoted to Troon Golf ‘cluster general manager’

Francisco de Lancastre David promoted to Troon Golf ‘cluster general manager’ 0

🕔03:08, 28.Aug 2019

Troon has announced the promotion of Francisco de Lancastre David to the role of ‘cluster general manager’ across all three of its championship golf courses in Abu Dhabi.

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The redesign of Whittington Heath GC due to HS2

The redesign of Whittington Heath GC due to HS2 0

🕔20:09, 27.Aug 2019

Whittington Heath GC is undergoing a huge redevelopment as the HS2 rail line – now under review – is due to pass through it. Detailing what’s happened so far this year is John Greasley.

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CSI autumn roadshow to tee off in September

CSI autumn roadshow to tee off in September 0

🕔17:08, 27.Aug 2019

Each year Club Systems International tours the UK and Ireland, showcasing its new products, services and updates, in an informal format that also allows club representatives to network among themselves.

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Golf clubs and employment tribunals

Golf clubs and employment tribunals 0

🕔16:07, 27.Aug 2019

In its latest article offering legal advice to golf clubs, the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association (NGCAA) explains how to handle matters correctly in order to avoid or reduce their exposure in potential claims.

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How to manage your micro manager

How to manage your micro manager 0

🕔14:10, 27.Aug 2019

In his second of a two-part article on micro managers – bosses who excessively supervise their staff – golf sector trainer Frank Newberry provides tips on how to ‘manage’ your micro manager.

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Here are the finalists for next month’s Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year

Here are the finalists for next month’s Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year 0

🕔08:29, 27.Aug 2019

The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA), alongside Toro and Reesink Turfcare, has revealed the 11 finalists who will contest this year’s Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards.

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A dreadful month for Scottish golf clubs – but there is hope

A dreadful month for Scottish golf clubs – but there is hope 2

🕔04:24, 27.Aug 2019

Here’s three ways the Scottish golf industry is coping with the difficulties it is currently facing according to The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir.

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Another historic Scottish golf course closes down

Another historic Scottish golf course closes down 7

🕔09:00, 21.Aug 2019

Mount Ellen Golf Club in Lanarkshire has become at least the fourth Scottish golf club to close in the last few months.

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Scotland’s first Topgolf centre to feature three-tiered driving range

Scotland’s first Topgolf centre to feature three-tiered driving range 1

🕔06:48, 21.Aug 2019

Topgolf, the entertainment company which has been highly successful in England where there are three venues, is to open its first in Scotland.

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Meet the golf club managing director: Julie Wannop

Meet the golf club managing director: Julie Wannop 2

🕔21:42, 20.Aug 2019

The managing director of Eden Golf Club talks about the industry’s changing attitudes towards women and what the club has been doing to attract non-golfers to use its facilities.

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Major golf event will offer free sanitary products to all spectators

Major golf event will offer free sanitary products to all spectators 2

🕔17:47, 20.Aug 2019

Next month’s Solheim Cup, the women’s version of the Ryder Cup in which Europe take on the USA, will be the first major golf competition to tackle period poverty and it will feature an all-female police command structure.

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England still dominates Europe’s golf course table

England still dominates Europe’s golf course table 2

🕔13:56, 20.Aug 2019

A new R&A report on golf around the world has found that more than three-quarters of all the golf courses in existence are located in just 10 countries.

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Here’s some gift ideas for golfers

Here’s some gift ideas for golfers 0

🕔10:20, 20.Aug 2019

The PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando is an excellent opportunity to look at new and innovative products that could form gifts for golfers.

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‘Financially unsustainable’ golf club sold to a charitable trust

‘Financially unsustainable’ golf club sold to a charitable trust 2

🕔09:24, 20.Aug 2019

A private members’ golf club in Lincolnshire has been sold to a charity that preserves land and buildings of national importance.

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Glasgow golf club hoping to build flats to generate revenue

Glasgow golf club hoping to build flats to generate revenue 0

🕔18:23, 19.Aug 2019

A golf club in Glasgow has submitted a planning application to build 14 flats in a move to generate ‘much-needed revenue’.

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TYM Tractors launches two flexible finance offers

TYM Tractors launches two flexible finance offers 0 Updated

🕔14:39, 18.Aug 2019

TYM Tractors, via Reesink Turfcare, has launched two finance options to help UK golf clubs get the tractor they need.

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Scottish Golf CEO calls for doctors to prescribe golf

Scottish Golf CEO calls for doctors to prescribe golf 3

🕔09:51, 14.Aug 2019

The CEO of Scottish Golf, Andrew McKinlay, has called for the game to be prescribed on the NHS to help combat mental and physical health problems.

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£15 million investment for public golf course

£15 million investment for public golf course 0

🕔06:24, 14.Aug 2019

A golf course in Liverpool is set to be transformed by a £15 million investment – which will almost certainly be the largest investment in a municipal golf facility in British history.

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Royal Dornoch Golf Club is working to protect an endangered animal

Royal Dornoch Golf Club is working to protect an endangered animal 0

🕔04:15, 14.Aug 2019

Members of Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Scotland are working together to protect the endangered Scottish wildcat.

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Meet the PGA pro: Gordon Stewart

Meet the PGA pro: Gordon Stewart 0

🕔21:36, 13.Aug 2019

The head PGA professional at Cawder Golf Club in Glasgow talks about how the club converts beginners into members and the technology he utilises.

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Scottish Golf teams up with club to market reduced green fees

Scottish Golf teams up with club to market reduced green fees 0

🕔18:15, 13.Aug 2019

Scottish Golf has teamed up with both VisitScotland and The Renaissance Club to offer all members of Scottish Golf affiliated clubs preferential green fee rates this winter at the facility.

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Club Systems wins series of new clients in Scotland

Club Systems wins series of new clients in Scotland 0

🕔10:55, 13.Aug 2019

Increased demand in Scotland for cloud-based software systems has seen the company behind the ClubV1 system invest in additional client support north of the border.

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In their own words: Craig Tracey MP

In their own words: Craig Tracey MP 0

🕔07:41, 13.Aug 2019

The co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Golf Group explains that non-parliamentary membership of the group has closed – with membership ceasing in summer 2020.

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Meet the golf course manager: Jim McMurdo

Meet the golf course manager: Jim McMurdo 0 Updated

🕔16:51, 10.Aug 2019

Tadmarton Heath is one of the most attractive golf courses in Oxfordshire. We speak to its course manager Jim McMurdo about the five-year programme to restore heather to the course.

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England Golf CEO Nick Pink named as new CEO of England Hockey

England Golf CEO Nick Pink named as new CEO of England Hockey 16

🕔07:21, 7.Aug 2019

The chief executive of England Golf, and regular contributor to The Golf Business, Nick Pink, has been named as the new chief executive of England Hockey.

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Golf participation significantly up for first half of 2019

Golf participation significantly up for first half of 2019 3

🕔06:17, 7.Aug 2019

New data suggests that the number of rounds of golf played at UK golf courses in the fist half of 2019 was up significantly compared to the same six months in 2018.

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