Castle Stuart back on track to build second course 0
Castle Stuart Golf Links in Scotland, which has hosted the Scottish Open four times since it opened just ten years ago, is set to build a new championship course.
Castle Stuart Golf Links in Scotland, which has hosted the Scottish Open four times since it opened just ten years ago, is set to build a new championship course.
The club secretary of Royal Jersey GC talks about being in the unprecedented position of spending the last two decades managing a prestigious club where he has also been a member since the mid-1970s.
Corporate golf offerings are a way for a golf club to earn significant revenues. Here, we look at how two maximise this – including recruiting big name professionals to be on hand for lessons.
The Kent golf club has three loops of nine holes, which are all being redesigned. The first has now been completed and the result is stunning.
In September Royal Norwich GC moved to a new home a few miles away. We speak to its estates director about the course management work that went into this and his role as a member of the club’s board.
In 2009, the PGA professional was given five days to live. In 2019 she’s been nominated as the first-ever woman captain of the PGA Midlands region.
Golf At Goodwood has announced the appointment of Gary Beves, the club’s assistant manager, as its new general manager.
Several golf clubs have been investing in technology in their driving ranges in recent months as this is now a proven way to attract more customers to their venues.
Hampshire’s Ryan Reece showed how to beat the opposition when he emerged victorious from more than 4,000 golfers to win HowDidiDo’s 2019 How Do We Beat It competition, which raised £30,000 for Prostate Cancer UK.
A Canadian hotel operator has bought an Irish golf club for about £43 million in what is one of the biggest golf transactions for several years.
The UK Golf Federation has announced that TGI Golf will become the body’s official retail partner in an arrangement that will give its members access to the group’s full suite of benefits.
The course manager at Old Thorns in Hampshire talks about maintaining a venue designed for 7,000 rounds a year but has 35,000 and the extensive bunker renovation project his team undertook.
Vandals have ‘walked a considerable distance’ to dig up greens at Willingdon Golf Club in Sussex in what has been described as an ‘extreme’ and ‘premeditated’ attack.
Dumbarnie Links, Scotland’s newest links golf course, crafted by former Ryder Cup player Clive Clark, is expected to open for play on May 16, 2020.
The former Open champion, Henrik Stenson, has opened the gates of Österåker Golf Club in Sweden, the first Henrik Stenson Golf Design (HSGD) project.
Ufford Park Woodbridge Hotel, Golf and Spa in Suffolk has seen a nearly 25 per cent rise in bird species that live at the venue in just eight years, according to a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) survey.
A Shropshire golf club that changed its management structure last year ago has received GolfMark and SafeGolf awards from England Golf.
The head pro at Woking Golf Club in Surrey for the last 20 years talks about the challenges involved in managing a successful shop while also teaching the game and the technology he utilises.
A Northumberland golf club is set to undertake a major redevelopment project that will see the creation of 50 jobs.
The general manager of Cranleigh Golf & Country Club talks about the challenges involved in managing a club where golf is just one of the many health provisions on offer and why membership has grown significantly.
The CEO of Wales Golf talks about the potential for growth of women’s participation following the news that the AIG Women’s British Open will be held in Wales for the first time.
In its latest article offering legal advice to golf clubs, the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association (NGCAA) details that suspensions of members or employees must only be carried out when there is proper cause to do so.
A study on which sports allow players to enjoy more success later in their careers has found that elite level golfers enjoy greater longevity than practically any other sport can offer.
Carswell Golf Club in Oxfordshire has closed down, its captain has confirmed.
Scottish golf clubs are to be given the opportunity to become electric vehicle charging locations following a deal that’s been agreed between Scottish Golf and a supplier.
Reigate Heath Golf Club in Surrey recently appointed Tony to oversee its food and beverage operation, and to open a restaurant. Here, he talks about his career and this new role.
After receiving two grants alongside fundraising efforts from its members, Wick Golf Club in Scotland has purchased a new Toro Greensmaster TriFlex Hybrid 3420 to help improve its course and the environment.