The top 3 things we learnt about the golf industry during April 1
April was all about health and golf. The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir reviews the top three trends of the month, including why alcohol is so good for the game
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Golf club members are teaming up with Prostate Cancer UK 1
A major new golf competition is being launched that will see thousands of golf club members raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.
Golf club markets to families after £125k refurb 0
A Nottinghamshire golf club that has just undergone a £125,000 refurbishment is now marketing to families to visit the venue.
Fairway Credit helps golf clubs go paperless 0
Clubs welcome the digitisation of membership fee collections – Fairway Credit makes golf club managers lives easier with HowDoIPay integration and a new online paperless monthly instalment facility. The Golf Business reports
Playing regular golf is ‘good for your brain’ 1
A new study has found that doing moderate exercise such as the walking involved in regular games of golf is the best way to slow down the brain’s ageing process if you’re over 50.
Is it possible to maintain healthy turfgrass with just one application of fertiliser? 0
One of the world’s foremost experts on turfgrass disease management, John Dempsey PhD, last year carried out a major trial on whether it’s possible to maintain healthy turfgrass on a fairway with just one application of a controlled release fertiliser
Another club is rescued by local PGA professional
A golf club that entered administration towards the end of last year has had its future secured after a local businessman bought it and a local professional golfer took over the running of it.
Closed golf venue to reopen as a footgolf facility 0
A municipal golf venue that closed down in 2015 when the council stopped subsidising it is likely to reopen as a footgolf course later this year.
Premier League chairman may build golf hotel 0
The former chairman of a Premier League football club has said he may build a hotel next to a golf club, which should benefit both parties.
Meet the golf club manager: James Fuller 2
The Golf Business speaks to the general manager of The Gog Magog Golf Club in Cambridge about running a club with more than 1,300 members
‘This is the worst vandalism I’ve ever seen’ 3
The owner of a Cambridgeshire golf club has said an attack to 14 of the course’s greens is the worst case of golf vandalism she has ever seen.
Golf group launches alternative to flexible memberships 0
A group that runs seven golf clubs in the UK has launched a flexible membership option which is different to the traditional offerings that have been a major industry trend in the last few years.
Half of Mytime Active’s golf clubs to offer footgolf 0
One of Britain’s largest golf club operators has said at least half of its venues will offer footgolf, the sport that’s a hybrid of football and golf.
Fraud at Yorkshire golf clubs on the rise 0
The secretary of the Yorkshire Union of Golf Clubs (YUGC) has said that at least two of its member clubs were victims of fraud in 2016.
Legal matters: Advertising issues clubs need to consider 0
NGCAA chief executive Jackie Howe comments on issues clubs may have to deal with when marketing themselves
This club is offering free golf to youngsters 0
A Kent golf club is offering free membership to juniors as part of a drive to encourage more youngsters to play the game.
Police searching for golf club deer hunter 0
Poachers have used snares and crossbows on a Scottish golf course to kill at least three deer, according to police.
American golf clubs using fitness to attract women 0
A report in the Wall Street Journal has found that there has been a large trend in which golf clubs are expanding their fitness offerings in order to attract women to their venues.
Scottish Golf to work with European Tour winner 0
The two-time European Tour winner, Stephen McAllister, is to work with Scottish Golf to increase business opportunities that will benefit Scottish golf clubs.
Major new golf publication to launch 0
A golf magazine for people who run golf clubs is to be launched this month. The Golf Business is to be sent to approximately 97 percent of all golf venues in the UK and Ireland.
Club aims to sell alcohol on the course 3
One of the leading golf clubs in the UK has applied to its local council for permission to sell alcohol to golfers – while they are playing on the course.
