The best turf education web sites

The best turf education web sites 8

🕔14:48, 30.Oct 2011

Many reach positions of head greenkeeper / course manager through hard work, reliability and the ability to organise a team to carry out the required turf maintenance.

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Club manager “joking” over disabled email

Club manager “joking” over disabled email 2

🕔14:25, 26.Oct 2011

A golf club manager who has found himself at the centre of a storm over an email he sent to an army colonel over disabled access at his golf club has said he was joking.

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Reciprocal deal golf club shortlisted for award

Reciprocal deal golf club shortlisted for award 0

🕔13:15, 26.Oct 2011

A new Middle Eastern golf club that markets itself via reciprocal deals with other courses around the world has been shortlisted for an award.

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Grimsby course ‘to be converted into housing’

Grimsby course ‘to be converted into housing’ 0

🕔10:15, 26.Oct 2011

A Lincolnshire golf course could be converted into housing after the company that owns the location’s lease has decided it does not fit into its business plan.

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PGA captain calls for golf clubs to offer training to their managers

PGA captain calls for golf clubs to offer training to their managers 1

🕔16:13, 25.Oct 2011

The captain of the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), Eddie Bullock, has said that golf clubs need to offer more educational offerings to their managers in order for the club to survive in current, difficult market conditions.

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Time to embrace nomadic golfers rather than view them as the enemy at the gate?

Time to embrace nomadic golfers rather than view them as the enemy at the gate? 0

🕔15:52, 25.Oct 2011

We cannot afford to pull up the drawbridge and hope the ‘enemy’ will withdraw.

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Steven Brown: Buy better and sell dearer to maximise on F&B profits

Steven Brown: Buy better and sell dearer to maximise on F&B profits 0

🕔13:49, 25.Oct 2011

Typically I am finding a wide range of profitability levels, mainly in bar sales.

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Osborne Golf Club completes £150k refurb

Osborne Golf Club completes £150k refurb 0

🕔13:45, 25.Oct 2011

Osborne Golf Club in the Isle of Wight has completed a £150,000 clubhouse refurbishment programme.

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Q&A with Ernie Els on his ‘The Els Club’

Q&A with Ernie Els on his ‘The Els Club’ 0

🕔13:38, 25.Oct 2011

The whole project at Dubai Sports City [the world’s first purpose-built sports city] is incredibly exciting – I mean, I think it’s fair to say there is nothing else like it in the world.

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Howard Swan: My principles of golf course design

Howard Swan: My principles of golf course design 0

🕔13:30, 25.Oct 2011

Designing a golf course, or redesigning an existing one in a renovation or improvement exercise, is a fascinating task.

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‘High achiever’ GolfMark status for Cannington Golf Centre

‘High achiever’ GolfMark status for Cannington Golf Centre 0

🕔11:56, 25.Oct 2011

Cannington Golf Centre in Somerset, a nine-hole golf course located at a further education college, has been awarded ‘high achiever’ GolfMark accreditation.

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Reciprocal county card schemes – the solution to the 2-for-1 problem?

Reciprocal county card schemes – the solution to the 2-for-1 problem? 1

🕔11:31, 25.Oct 2011

Many clubs do not have a full membership and the many 2-for-1 schemes for casual golfers is blamed as a contributory factor. On the other hand most clubs need income from visitors.

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How a membership referral scheme can work for your club

How a membership referral scheme can work for your club 0

🕔11:20, 25.Oct 2011

For the vast majority of clubs in the UK, membership renewal falls between November and April.

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Proprietary golf clubs urged to make Capital Allowance Tax claim

Proprietary golf clubs urged to make Capital Allowance Tax claim 0

🕔10:37, 25.Oct 2011

All proprietary golf clubs in the UK have been urged to make a Capital Allowance Tax claim before next year’s April Budget, when the tax allowance is ended after 62 years.

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Golf clubs overcharged by more than £5 million per year by energy firms

Golf clubs overcharged by more than £5 million per year by energy firms 0

🕔10:25, 25.Oct 2011

An energy expert has said that golf clubs are overcharged by about £5 million per year by their energy suppliers and that 70 per cent of golf clubs will recover about £2,000 each, if they carry out an audit.

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Marketing: How to get your local press on board

Marketing: How to get your local press on board 0

🕔10:06, 25.Oct 2011

Clubs are increasingly looking for new members to help keep their finances fit, but, short of erecting signboards at the roadside blazing forth the fact, how can they tip the wink to their local catchment?

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Rules of Golf face biggest changes since 1897

Rules of Golf face biggest changes since 1897 0

🕔09:53, 25.Oct 2011

A golfer will no longer be penalised if his or her ball is moved by a gust of wind after it has been addressed.

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More than 200 golf clubs sign up to Golf 4 Heroes

More than 200 golf clubs sign up to Golf 4 Heroes 1

🕔09:20, 25.Oct 2011

More than 200 golf clubs around Europe have signed up for the new Golf 4 Heroes project.

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Q&A with Simon Doyle, the head of agronomy at Troon Europe

Q&A with Simon Doyle, the head of agronomy at Troon Europe 0

🕔16:41, 24.Oct 2011

How do you work with owners to achieve the optimum golf course condition whilst catering to their desires?

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Person profile: John Scott – golf club manager and soldier

Person profile: John Scott – golf club manager and soldier 0

🕔16:32, 24.Oct 2011

John Scott, former serving secretary for several years has recently returned from military service, as a Royal Marine, in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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International clubs forge reciprocal deal to attract members

International clubs forge reciprocal deal to attract members 1

🕔12:47, 24.Oct 2011

Two major golf clubs, one in China and one in Cyprus, have formed a reciprocal partnership to attract more members to both.

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Bearwood Lakes removes ryegrass from its rough

Bearwood Lakes removes ryegrass from its rough 0

🕔11:03, 24.Oct 2011

The course manager of Bearwood Lakes Golf Club has timed his selective herbicide treatments, targeting ryegrass and Yorkshire fog, to coincide with the natural fescues’ autumn senescence.

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Podcasts for greenkeepers to listen to as they mow launched

Podcasts for greenkeepers to listen to as they mow launched 0

🕔10:48, 24.Oct 2011

Educational podcasts for greenkeepers to listen to as they cut the grass has been launched by a fellow greenkeeper.

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How to attract members: Make it possible for them to pay by direct debit and offer flexible subs

How to attract members: Make it possible for them to pay by direct debit and offer flexible subs 0

🕔13:29, 23.Oct 2011

The lure of lavish golfing retreats in far-flung corners of the globe is just too irresistible for many enthusiasts, it seems.

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Why The Club Company doesn’t rely on golf income at its 10 golf clubs

Why The Club Company doesn’t rely on golf income at its 10 golf clubs 0

🕔10:04, 23.Oct 2011

The Club Company currently operates 10 golf clubs in England and all have been developed into the country club format that is a hallmark of the group.

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How clubs in Devon are recruiting more women and children as members

How clubs in Devon are recruiting more women and children as members 0

🕔09:03, 23.Oct 2011

In an age when golf club memberships are falling and the average age of golfers across the country is still in the 50s, the state of the game is often said by ‘experts’ to be parlous.

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Noel Mackenzie: Understanding the science of agronomy prior to irrigation and drainage

Noel Mackenzie: Understanding the science of agronomy prior to irrigation and drainage 1

🕔08:57, 23.Oct 2011

When it comes to irrigation, what do we need to understand about what goes on in that 2-4mm of turf on our greens?

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