Compensation offered to boy after golf club broken arm incident

Compensation offered to boy after golf club broken arm incident 0

🕔07:47, 28.Feb 2021

A teenage boy has been offered nearly €34,000 (£29,500) after he broke his arm at an Irish golf club, and the only treatment he received was the application of frozen meat to his arm.

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Here’s our top three golf industry trends from February

Here’s our top three golf industry trends from February 0

🕔05:18, 28.Feb 2021

From sponsorship for amateur golfers to venues knowing when they can prepare for the next participation surge, we review the big three trends in the golf industry in the last month.

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Golf club reduces annual subs due to recent growth

Golf club reduces annual subs due to recent growth 1

🕔07:13, 27.Feb 2021

An Irish golf club has revealed it has reduced its annual subscription for 2021, following a prosperous 2020.

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Fourballs will be allowed in England from March 29

Fourballs will be allowed in England from March 29 6

🕔16:51, 26.Feb 2021

Golf courses in England can have four people playing on the same tee times from March 29, while all driving ranges and pro shops can open from April 12, as the APPGG has released details of how golf can return.

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The growth of Carnoustie’s junior section in the last year

The growth of Carnoustie’s junior section in the last year 0

🕔13:10, 26.Feb 2021

Even though the pandemic has disrupted so much for so many in the last year, Carnoustie’s junior programme performed stronger than ever.

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Review of electric golf course machinery

Review of electric golf course machinery 0

🕔10:33, 26.Feb 2021

It’s been just over a year since Toro’s revolutionary all-electric Greensmaster eTriFlex 3370 debuted at BTME and what a launch year it’s had.

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More than a third of golf clubs saw a ‘dramatic’ rise in membership last year

More than a third of golf clubs saw a ‘dramatic’ rise in membership last year 0

🕔09:59, 25.Feb 2021

A survey of more than 200 golf clubs has found that more than 80 percent saw an increase in membership revenue in 2020, and nearly half an increase in green fee revenue.

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Three golf courses suffer major vandal incidents a few days apart

Three golf courses suffer major vandal incidents a few days apart 1

🕔20:36, 24.Feb 2021

Three golf courses have suffered major – seemingly unconnected – attacks just a few days apart, in one case the club believes the bill will be £70,000.

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The oldest golf club in the world: A look at the Old Course at St Andrews’ beginnings

The oldest golf club in the world: A look at the Old Course at St Andrews’ beginnings 0

🕔12:47, 24.Feb 2021

While some historians believe golf’s roots can be traced back to the Roman game of paganica, the Chinese game of chuiwan, or the Persian game of chowkan, there is no dispute that the modern game of golf emerged in Fife in Scotland.

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Amateur golfers ‘will be able to accept sponsorship without restriction’

Amateur golfers ‘will be able to accept sponsorship without restriction’ 1

🕔10:39, 24.Feb 2021

Golfers will be able to play as professionals in tournaments, and receive sponsorship, and not lose their amateur status under new R&A and USGA proposals.

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Cons of crypto slot sites

Cons of crypto slot sites 0

🕔08:01, 24.Feb 2021

There is a lot of benefit to using cryptocurrency to play online slot games such as Vikings Go Berzerk.

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The ultimate online slot payout

The ultimate online slot payout 0

🕔07:54, 24.Feb 2021

Slot games will all offer different payouts depending on what one you choose to play.

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Top 7 stars who love golf

Top 7 stars who love golf 0

🕔19:01, 23.Feb 2021

Who of the stars of world level can be found with a golf club in his hand?

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Golf in England can resume on March 29

Golf in England can resume on March 29 15

🕔16:38, 22.Feb 2021

Golf courses in England can reopen from March 29, following the publication of the prime minister’s ‘roadmap’ out of the current coronavirus restrictions.

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Two entrepreneurs snap up two golf facilities

Two entrepreneurs snap up two golf facilities 1

🕔07:21, 22.Feb 2021

Two entrepreneurs from Cheshire have purchased a Donald Steel-designed 18-hole golf club in Yorkshire as well as another nearby golf facility.

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Meet the golf manager: Craig Ferris

Meet the golf manager: Craig Ferris 0

🕔14:02, 20.Feb 2021

From Luton Hoo Hotel Golf & Spa, Craig talks about a working life managing a golf venue during a pandemic which has seen venues close, reopen to a surge in demand and then close again.

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Plan to close three Wirral golf courses set to be scrapped

Plan to close three Wirral golf courses set to be scrapped 0

🕔07:42, 20.Feb 2021

A proposal to close three of Wirral’s four public golf courses looks set to be scrapped amid the surge in popularity for golf.

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‘The benefits of being a club member will be seen fully when courses reopen’

‘The benefits of being a club member will be seen fully when courses reopen’ 4

🕔08:34, 19.Feb 2021

Speaking last week, a member of the PGA’s National Executive Committee has said he hopes the next meeting – scheduled for the day after Boris Johnson’s Covid roadmap revelation – will have ‘reopening courses’ on the agenda.

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The PGA, England Golf and Golf Ireland all call for golf to resume

The PGA, England Golf and Golf Ireland all call for golf to resume 12

🕔07:08, 19.Feb 2021

Senior members of three of the biggest golfing organisations in the British Isles have all called for golf courses to reopen, stating that the game can be played safely.

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Greg Dyke’s hotel company acquires Devon golf club 

Greg Dyke’s hotel company acquires Devon golf club  2

🕔06:10, 19.Feb 2021

The former head of the BBC, Greg Dyke, has brought The Dartmouth Hotel, Golf and Spa into his Vine Hotels portfolio, stating that optimism for staycation holidays is now strong.

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Raise clubhouse provision to a new level

Raise clubhouse provision to a new level 0

🕔05:50, 19.Feb 2021

Clubs can capitalise on the surge in members seen in 2020, a leading facilities manufacturer urges.

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The UK government is not ‘following the science’ when it comes to golf

The UK government is not ‘following the science’ when it comes to golf 17

🕔07:22, 17.Feb 2021

A freedom of information request by a solicitor about coronavirus risks from participating in golf has found that the UK government does not know what risks specifically playing golf actually carries.

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One council takes over the running of a golf course while another hopes to

One council takes over the running of a golf course while another hopes to 3

🕔07:44, 16.Feb 2021

In perhaps a sign of the resurgent popularity of golf, one local authority has taken over a golf club and another says it hopes to.

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‘Two-ball golf to return in England at the end of March’

‘Two-ball golf to return in England at the end of March’ 34

🕔11:47, 14.Feb 2021

A new report in the Sunday Times states that two-ball golf will return in England in late March.

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Golf club ends lockdown public access due to mess created

Golf club ends lockdown public access due to mess created 11

🕔11:37, 14.Feb 2021

A private members’ golf club that has allowed the public to walk across its course during three lockdowns has ended the policy due to excessive damage and dog fouling.

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Golfers’ demand for food and beverage remains strong

Golfers’ demand for food and beverage remains strong 2

🕔10:53, 14.Feb 2021

A new survey on UK golfers’ buying behaviour during the pandemic has found that demand for food and beverage is strong – even if clubhouses are closed.

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The digital course maintenance technology used at Harleyford GC

The digital course maintenance technology used at Harleyford GC 0

🕔10:27, 14.Feb 2021

Harleyford Golf Club’s course manager, Craig Earnshaw, has been using modern technology to aid the team – and it has proved to be particularly beneficial during the pandemic.

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