‘How to grow golf in the UK’ report is published 3
A new study that aims to help golf clubs and courses retain, attract and grow their customer base has been published.
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Green Keeping
Full extent of flooding damage revealed 2
The full extent of the damage and the recovery of the flooding that devastated several golf courses throughout the British Isles this winter is now beginning to emerge.
Eco-warriors attack golf club 5
Eco-warriors have torn up four greens at Berkhamsted Golf Club in Hertfordshire because they are angry over the venue’s tree felling policy.
Golf clubs count cost of storm damage 7
Heavy rain and high winds has wreaked havoc across British Isles’ golf clubs – with fallen trees trapping members and closing courses.
JCB to invest £150m in Staffordshire 3
A golf course construction firm will invest more than £150 million in Staffordshire – and even build a spectacular £30 million golf course simply for its customers.
Dundonald Links wins eco award 4
Dundonald Links in Scotland has been named ‘Environmental Golf Course of the Year’ at the 2014 Golf Environment Awards.
Chippenham’s course manager named new BIGGA chair 2
Chris Sealey, course manager at Chippenham Golf Club, has been officially named the new chairman of greenkeeping association BIGGA.
Longcliffe invests in new course machinery fleet 0
One of the premier courses in the East Midlands, Longcliffe Golf Club, has signed its first Toro package deal. Wanting to invest in new machinery, course manager Peter Sands called in three major turfcare suppliers to demo. “I reviewed our
Lely acquires turf company JSM 1
Toro turf machinery distributor Lely (UK) has acquired the turfcare equipment dealership, John Shaw (Machinery) (JSM).
Banker quits City to be a greenkeeper 7
An investment banker has given up a highly lucrative career in the City of London in order to become a greenkeeper.
Call for clubs to employ younger staff 7
The head greenkeeper of a leading golf club has said clubs will continue to struggle as long as their committees fail to employ younger staff as managers.
Outcry after geese shot by golf club 6
A Worcestershire golf club has faced an angry backlash from its local community after it shot several geese because their faeces may have dirtied golf balls.
Cambridge Golf Club closes down 4
Cambridge Golf Club has closed down and will be converted into a new town’s housing estate.
Hoebridge awarded environmental label 2
Hoebridge Golf Centre in Surrey has received the GEO global environmental award – the first pay-and-play facility in the UK to have ever won the accolade.
The latest legislation affecting greenkeepers 2
David Mears is the managing director of Highspeed Group. Here, he analyses the plethora of legislation affecting greenkeepers today.
Richmond Park opens eco clubhouse 3
Richmond Park Golf Club, in London’s largest royal park, has opened a new £2.5 million clubhouse.
Golfers ‘should pass etiquette test’ 11
More than nine in ten greenkeepers believe that golfers should pass a test on course care before they are allowed to play the game.
Greenkeepers find 2,000-year-old skull 7
Greenkeepers renovating a bunker on a Scottish golf course have found a human skull that is believed to be 2,000 years old.
Two new diseases that have been found on British courses 12
Two newly emerging turf diseases have recently been confirmed in samples received from golf courses in the UK and Ireland and it is suspected that they are more prevalent in areas of fine turf than are currently recorded.
What is the role of a course manager? 4
A good course manager runs his / her business as if it’s their own, while ensuring that the golfers have an enjoyable experience.
Scores of people join Bramshaw Golf Club after it provided free coaching lessons 0
We all know there is no such thing as a free lunch, and this mantra, when it refers to coaching, has proven, and is proving, to be true and particularly beneficial to golf clubs.
Roseberry Grange Golf Club is saved 0
A municipal golf club that doubles up as the only local pub for two villages, which was on the verge of being closed down earlier this year, has had its future secured.
Independent body rejects merging exhibitions 0
“We analysed the demographics both of exhibitors and visitors. This indicated that there are significant differences between the events and that they are not directly comparable.”
The clubs that are making huge profits through hosting weddings 1
With almost every golf club exploring revenue streams in addition to selling golf memberships these days, it is hardly surprising that many have now set themselves up as wedding venues.
Scotland to invest £2 million in golf 1
The Scottish government is to copy the Ryder Cup model set by the Welsh Assembly, by investing £2 million in golf clubs.
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