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How to attract and keep more female golfers at your course

How to attract and keep more female golfers at your course 3

🕔12:06, 3.Aug 2023

LPGA Master instructor Kiran Kanwar PhD welcomes the huge growth in women who play golf in the last three years but asks a vital question – for how long will they keep playing?

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All hands on tech

All hands on tech 1

🕔11:29, 3.Aug 2023

From the software and hardware that supported Royal Liverpool during last month’s Open to a tournament scoring system being introduced to the UK, here’s a look at some UK golf technology developments.

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James Wright joins Origin Amenity Solutions

James Wright joins Origin Amenity Solutions 0

🕔10:53, 3.Aug 2023

James Wright has returned to Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS), having previously worked for the Rigby Taylor brand (now part of OAS) some eight years ago.

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John Deere launches military recruitment scheme

John Deere launches military recruitment scheme 0

🕔10:40, 3.Aug 2023

John Deere has launched a resettlement programme for military service personnel, offering new career opportunities working on some of the world’s most advanced professional groundscare machinery.  

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Long time, no tee

Long time, no tee 1

🕔13:52, 27.Jul 2023

Dumbarnie Links, located on the east coast of Scotland, near St Andrews, only opened for play this decade. However, reports of golf meetings at the venue dating back almost 200 years have recently been unearthed.

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KK&W opens London office

KK&W opens London office 0

🕔12:30, 27.Jul 2023

The club industry benchmark and award-winning executive search and consulting firm, KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE (KK&W), has opened an office in the United Kingdom.

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Sick greenkeeper lands golf club in unnecessary bunker

Sick greenkeeper lands golf club in unnecessary bunker 1

🕔12:10, 27.Jul 2023

The greenkeeper went off sick a year ago. The club never got any sick notes from him and have not heard from him since. And now they want to just send him his P45.

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RHS Garden Wisley opts for Otterbine

RHS Garden Wisley opts for Otterbine 0

🕔10:18, 27.Jul 2023

RHS Garden Wisley has chosen Otterbine to provide its flagship garden with sustainable irrigation.

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Toro helped prepare Royal Liverpool for the Open

Toro helped prepare Royal Liverpool for the Open 1

🕔08:57, 27.Jul 2023

The Open returned to Royal Liverpool Golf Club for the 13th time this July and helping prepare the course for the world’s golfing greats was Toro turfcare machinery.

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What are North Wales’ top golf courses?

What are North Wales’ top golf courses? 0

🕔08:44, 27.Jul 2023

This week, Wales is hosting the Senior Open, which means the golfing world will focus on the country.

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Golf lifestyle – How golf differs in the UK v the USA

Golf lifestyle – How golf differs in the UK v the USA 0

🕔12:06, 26.Jul 2023

For US golfers, the game is often an all-day luxury getaway. For UK players, golf is more an activity that fits somewhere in the daily schedule. 

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Meet the general manager: Liam Greasley

Meet the general manager: Liam Greasley 8

🕔15:34, 20.Jul 2023

The general manager of Scotscraig Golf Club talks about modernising the governance of the club, reintroducing a joining fee, becoming a living wage employer and adopting a new marketing approach.

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The price might not be right

The price might not be right 1

🕔12:26, 20.Jul 2023

The F&B industry has suffered from two major crises of late – inflation and staffing issues. Here, Steven Brown explores what clubs can do to ensure their bars and restaurants deal with these extreme challenges.

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Range Servant’s TeeBox used at BigShots

Range Servant’s TeeBox used at BigShots 0

🕔11:42, 20.Jul 2023

If you have been following Range Servant’s journey, you will know that its TeeBox is currently being used at BigShots in London.

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What are the best golf buggies?

What are the best golf buggies? 1

🕔11:20, 20.Jul 2023

From a resort that offers golf cars for its 25 miles of buggy paths to a golf club that allows golfers to listen to music via speakers in the vehicles, we look at some major developments in the UK market.

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TurfKeeper makes task management a breeze at Warrington Golf Club

TurfKeeper makes task management a breeze at Warrington Golf Club 0

🕔10:09, 20.Jul 2023

An online software system is making the management of the golf course, from providing data on labour hours spent on each maintenance task to planning budgets, easier at Warrington Golf Club in Cheshire.

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SkyTrak+ launches new monitor

SkyTrak+ launches new monitor 0

🕔09:16, 20.Jul 2023

The new SkyTrak+ is a game changer in the world of golf launch monitors, offering tour level accuracy and performance at a price that makes it attainable to golfers all over the globe.

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The story behind Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas becoming minority owners of Leeds United

The story behind Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas becoming minority owners of Leeds United 0

🕔15:43, 14.Jul 2023

The purchase price was initially set at £400 million but relegation to the Championship meant a new valuation of the club had to be reached.

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Shirley Golf Club runs free lessons for children with special needs

Shirley Golf Club runs free lessons for children with special needs 2

🕔15:33, 13.Jul 2023

Shirley Golf Club hosts free golf lessons for hundreds of children with special needs every week as part of a programme it runs. The venue would like other clubs to get involved, writes general manager Aneil Chauhan.

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The best retailers are planning their apparel and footwear for 2024 now

The best retailers are planning their apparel and footwear for 2024 now 1

🕔11:49, 13.Jul 2023

For a club professional or golf club retail business, investing a small amount of time now can help to maximise sales and profit down the line at the same time as avoiding the same mistakes of previous years.

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John Deere dealers given advanced training

John Deere dealers given advanced training 0

🕔10:26, 13.Jul 2023

More than 50 John Deere dealers have been given advanced training on how greenkeepers can make the most of the latest technological innovations developed by the company.

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‘Golf clubs should be required to install defibrillators’

‘Golf clubs should be required to install defibrillators’ 0

🕔09:30, 13.Jul 2023

The commercial director of the Club Managers Association of Europe has said that golf clubs should be required to install defibrillators.

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High Legh to host England Deaf Golf event

High Legh to host England Deaf Golf event 0

🕔11:06, 7.Jul 2023

England Deaf Golf is to host a free event at High Legh Golf Club to bring Cheshire’s deaf community, including children and adults, together to enjoy and experience golf.

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Ellie Goulding to perform at the AIG Women’s Open

Ellie Goulding to perform at the AIG Women’s Open 0

🕔14:03, 6.Jul 2023

Next month’s AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath will have, for the first time, a concert featuring one of the world’s biggest acts, in an attempt to elevate it as a world-class sporting event.

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“I am probably loving it more than ever”

“I am probably loving it more than ever” 0

🕔12:03, 6.Jul 2023

Two-time Open champion Padraig Harrington talks to Daragh Small about why he loves his golf more than ever now and how a putting green that he designed can introduce the game to more people in Ireland.

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Origin named Harmonix UK distributor

Origin named Harmonix UK distributor 0

🕔10:41, 6.Jul 2023

Origin Amenity Solutions has been named the UK partner and distributor of Harmonix Turf Defense, a revolutionary bio-control fungicide, for the natural control of disease in managed amenity turf.

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Machinery profile: The Kubota RTV

Machinery profile: The Kubota RTV 0

🕔10:05, 6.Jul 2023

Reported as the first vehicles on site and the last to leave any project, a fleet of RTVs from Kubota have been described as pivotal in the delivery of works by one of the UK’s largest specialist contractors.

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