Tax barrister will represent golf clubs 3
One of the UK’s leading tax barristers has been employed to represent golf clubs in a tribunal hearing that could have major ramifications for golf in the UK.
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Posts From Alistair Dunsmuir
Older players’ courtesy rounds ‘killing golf’ 6
The owner and manager of a British golf club has warned that free rounds offered during club competitions, particularly to senior golfers, are killing golf venues.
Who needs ‘internet’ when we have fax? An ‘expert’s’ view from 1996 3
This article, written by a computer consultant to golf clubs, was published in Golf Club Management in March 1996.
Clubs hope for six figure windfalls 4
If Chipping Sodbury wins then private members’ clubs could recover some of the VAT paid on membership subscriptions between 1973 and 1990.
Thames Water exempts golf clubs from ban 7
Britain’s largest water authority has made golf clubs under its jurisdiction exempt from two major aspects of its hosepipe ban, although several clubs are still unclear as to what is permissible.
Cost of golf to be challenged in court 7
A golf venue is taking the UK government to court over the definition of membership of a golf club.
Donald Trump taunts Scotland in golf row 7
The American billionaire, Donald Trump, has said that Germany and China are laughing at Scotland as he has been “forced” to stop building his golf course there.
‘Fore’ to be replaced by new ‘safer’ system 10
The golfers’ call of ‘fore’ is to be replaced by a new system to comply with health and safety regulations, The R&A and USGA jointly announced today.
Irrigation confusion for golf clubs 8
The manager of one Essex golf club has appealed to England Golf to urgently enter into negotiations with water companies ahead of forthcoming restrictions on water usage, amid fears that this could devastate golf courses throughout parts of the UK.
Cost of play and greens’ quality attract golfers 5
A new survey of golfers has found that the condition of golf greens is the most important factor when it comes to judging how attractive a golf club is.
Will members receive a windfall if they sell their club? 3
Many golf clubs are registered as Charitable Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) and have a favourable VAT and tax status.
Rounds of golf played at five-year high 3
Nearly one in 12 adults in the UK played golf on a full-length course in 2011 and the number of UK rounds played last year was the highest since 2006, according to new research.
Conflict of interest accusation for golf plans 4
A local council that wants to build a championship golf course while it converts a nearby golf club into a housing development has been accused of a conflict of interests.
Private golf clubs attacked over tax affairs 7
A proprietary golf club has joined forces with a former women’s Open champion and launched an attack on a number of UK private members’ golf clubs over their tax arrangements.
Social media is marketing directly to the people your golf club needs 8
Would you rather bury your head in the sand or would you rather know what’s being said and look to address anything that’s valid?
Social media campaign to save golf club 4
A municipal golf club that is set to be closed down by its local council has become the subject of a social media campaign that aims to save it.
Golf industry rallies to support Tappin 2
Prominent members of the golf industry are backing a campaign to support a 65-year-old man facing extradition to the US for exporting batteries to Iran.
The incredible eco story that is Loch Lomond Golf Club 10
Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland may be one of the most exclusive golf facilities in Britain, but it is also one of the most eco-friendly havens on this planet.
How the GCMA helped me become a golf club manager 1
Over 1,000 delegates have completed the Introduction to Golf Club Management Course run by the GCMA since it started.
Full review of the 2011 GCMA conference 1
The GCMA’s captain, John Dinsdale, and chief executive, Keith Lloyd, opened the event by talking about the importance of sharing ideas.
Why is it legal for some golf clubs to still be single sex? 3
The Equality Act 2010 is the single largest piece of anti-discrimination legislation to be created in the UK.
Rules of Golf: A ball lies in a rabbit scrape 3
A ball lies in a rabbit scrape and is under a tree. A free swing of the club is possible to send the ball at 90 degrees to the left of the tree, but there is no direct line to the target.
Tim Aggett: Enough is enough for inactive handicaps 4
Once upon a time there was a handicap system. It was brutal, but effective.
Epping Golf Club uses glass instead of sand in its bunkers 1
Neil Sjoberg, the manager of Epping Golf Club who built his club from scratch, has revealed that he uses glass for sand in his course’s bunkers, as part of his club’s environmental strategy.
Noel Mackenzie: How to spend less on drainage 0
Drainage and irrigation both depend on a few similar phenomena such as gravity, hydraulic laws, the behaviour of water molecules and so on.
Noel Mackenzie: Too little ecology goes into golf course design 0
Leading agronomist Noel Mackenzie has said that too little topography and ecology goes into golf course design.
Steven Brown: How to calculate profit and loss in the bar and restaurant 1
There are essentially two areas of finance that need to be reviewed regarding your F&B operation.
