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Meet the director of golf:Â Dean Montgomery
Having worked at great golf clubs around the world, including Royal Liverpool, Bearwood Lakes and Yas Links, Dean Montgomery has taken on a new role as director of golf at Golf at The Hawthorn, just as it is about to open a luxury hotel.
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How training adapts to technology
As autonomous mowing technology reshapes the role of the greenkeeper, Reesink Turfcare is investing in the training and expertise needed to make it work in the real world — starting with a brand-new training school in St Neots.
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Here’s three golf industry developments that we’ve seen in the last month
Despite mounting media pressure over golf course housing developments, the UK golf industry is showing remarkable resilience – with record revenues, major new resort proposals and significant club investment all pointing to a sport that remains in rude health.
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Club profile: Heswall Golf Club
As Royal Birkdale prepares to host the Open, the eyes of the golfing world are turning to the north west. For Heswall Golf Club, this spotlight provides a barometer of progress in its strategic improvement of the course and wider golf experience.
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Russian tycoon’s bid to buy golf course near UK nuclear railway collapses under scrutiny
A Russian oilman’s attempt to acquire a Lake District golf club sitting beside the only rail link to Britain’s nuclear submarine shipyard and Sellafield waste site has fallen apart following government intervention and questions from the Financial Times.
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England’s Haswell wins Welsh Open despite pre-round car collision
Ormskirk golfer Andrew Haswell won the Welsh Men’s Open Stroke Play Championship at Pyle & Kenfig — after a car smashed into his car, with him behind the wheel, outside the clubhouse.
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Royal Lytham & St Annes to host 2028 Open Championship
Royal Lytham & St Annes has been named as the host of the 156th Open, to be played from July 30 to August 6, 2028. It will be the 12th time the Lancashire club has hosted the competition.
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Hoebridge Golf Centre unveils £200k refurbished gym
Hoebridge Golf Centre has unveiled a major £200,000 refurbishment of its on-site gym, introducing state-of-the-art equipment and positioning the venue as one of the most advanced fitness and leisure destinations in Surrey.
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Trafford Golf Centre reopens following refurbishment
Trafford Golf Centre has reopened following refurbishment works, welcoming visitors back to a refreshed range experience at one of the UK’s most popular golf and leisure destinations.
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Bentham Golf Course posts positive financial results
Bentham Golf Course in Yorkshire has reported that green fee income has more than doubled this decade, while memberships have almost doubled.
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Josh Moses joins London Golf Club as director of operations
London Golf Club has appointed the former general manager of Walton Heath Golf Club, Josh Moses, as its new director of operations.
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Why golf clubs are turning to Nespresso for their coffee solution
UK golf clubs are partnering with Nespresso Professional to meet rising member expectations. With high-volume machines like the Aguila series, clubs provide consistent, premium coffee across the course while enjoying strong margins and operational ease.
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Whitchurch (Cardiff) Golf Club wins women and girls award
Helping schoolgirls across Cardiff into golf, along with developing their leadership potential, has brought Whitchurch (Cardiff) Golf Club the Wales Golf Women and Girls Project of the Year Award.
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120-year-old Dartmouth Golf Club damaged by targeted motorbike vandalism
Vandals on motorbikes have devastated the greens at Dartmouth Golf Club, leaving the historic 120-year-old course in West Bromwich unusable. The club is now calling on Sandwell Council for urgent security measures to save the playing season.
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Driving profit
Somerset’s Cricket St Thomas Golf Club has achieved a fourfold revenue increase via ball tracking technology, while new software is set to redefine player data and club profits in 2026.
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Toptracer’s Old Course Reversed competition returns
Toptracer, the official range technology of The Home of Golf, has announced that the exclusive Old Course Reversed competition will return to its partner ranges around the globe from April 16 – May 17.