Here’s three important trends in the UK golf industry from the last month

Here’s three important trends in the UK golf industry from the last month 0

🕔10:10, 30.Apr 2024

From the growth of modern driving ranges to clubs marketing themselves as healthcare locations, we look at developments as the golf season is now in full swing.

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Club membership concern over Ireland’s Independent Golfer scheme

Club membership concern over Ireland’s Independent Golfer scheme 15

🕔10:34, 29.Apr 2024

The manager of one of Ireland’s greatest golf venues has called for an “informed discussion” with clubs on Golf Ireland’s proposed ‘Independent Golfer’ scheme, adding that it could threaten club memberships.

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Meldrum House sold to Apex Hotels

Meldrum House sold to Apex Hotels 0

🕔12:20, 25.Apr 2024

Meldrum House Country Hotel and Golf Course in Aberdeenshire has been bought by Edinburgh-based Apex Hotels for an undisclosed sum.

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Meet the main men at Heritage Golf Club: Jonathan Menteath and Blair Harvey

Meet the main men at Heritage Golf Club: Jonathan Menteath and Blair Harvey 1

🕔11:44, 25.Apr 2024

Jonathan Menteath, the general manager of Heritage Golf Club, Mauritius, and Blair Harvey, the venue’s director of sales – golf, discuss the incredible facility they work at.

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A lot done, more to do

A lot done, more to do 0

🕔11:18, 25.Apr 2024

While women’s golf participation has surged – in the UK and the US – in the last four years, Kiran Kanwar believes that clubs can still attract and retain many more female golfers.

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Toro launches the new TransPro 648

Toro launches the new TransPro 648 0

🕔10:52, 25.Apr 2024

There’s good news for owners of the popular Toro ProCore 648 or 648s aerators, there’s now an easy transport option for this essential bit of kit.

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Macclesfield Golf Club invests in AIR-EZE

Macclesfield Golf Club invests in AIR-EZE 0

🕔10:33, 25.Apr 2024

Amidst the rolling greens of Macclesfield Golf Club, an equipment-driven revolution has taken place. With a recent upgrade to its golf club facilities, Macclesfield unveils a new era in golfing excellence.

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Yamaha launches partnership with Leading Courses

Yamaha launches partnership with Leading Courses 0

🕔10:03, 25.Apr 2024

Yamaha Motor Europe and Leading Courses have announced a new partnership with the golf car manufacturer sponsoring the ‘Best Facilities’ category of Leading Courses’ golfers’ choice rankings.

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How entertainment venues in New York are broadening golf’s appeal

How entertainment venues in New York are broadening golf’s appeal 0

🕔13:35, 24.Apr 2024

Entertainment venues blending sport and leisure are popping up across urban landscapes, reshaping the golfing experience to appeal to both enthusiasts and newcomers.

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Members of Gloucestershire club take legal action over holes reduction

Members of Gloucestershire club take legal action over holes reduction 0

🕔11:16, 23.Apr 2024

Several members of a golf club in Gloucestershire have taken legal action against their own venue over a reduction in the number of holes from 18 to nine.

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Scottish Golf proposing new affiliation fee rise

Scottish Golf proposing new affiliation fee rise 6

🕔11:27, 19.Apr 2024

Scottish Golf is proposing to raise the affiliation fees every member of an affiliated Scottish golf club pays from £14.50 per year to £17.50 per year.

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The Club Company converts driving ranges into entertainment centres

The Club Company converts driving ranges into entertainment centres 2

🕔15:58, 18.Apr 2024

The Club Company, which runs 16 golf clubs in the UK, has converted the driving ranges of eight of them into entertainment centres.

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The biodiversity management plan at Canterbury Golf Club

The biodiversity management plan at Canterbury Golf Club 1

🕔11:21, 18.Apr 2024

A retired landscape architect used lockdowns in 2020 as an opportunity to map Canterbury Golf Club, which led to government funding to action a biodiversity management plan.

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The locker room refurbishment at Crieff Golf Club

The locker room refurbishment at Crieff Golf Club 0

🕔10:27, 18.Apr 2024

The club has carried out a number of development projects in recent years and at the end of 2023, it was the turn of the locker rooms to undergo a comprehensive upgrade, funded by Golf Finance.

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Guardians of the resource: Toro irrigation and Reesink Hydro-Scapes

Guardians of the resource: Toro irrigation and Reesink Hydro-Scapes 0

🕔10:15, 18.Apr 2024

If every golf course across the globe used the exact and right amount of water through precision irrigation, an eye-watering amount could be saved.

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How the pro shop and club can work together for membership retention

How the pro shop and club can work together for membership retention 0

🕔09:33, 18.Apr 2024

Stuart Kerr, Business Development Consultant at Foremost Golf, discusses the importance of the professional shop and golf club working together to optimise membership retention.

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Kubota introduces the FC3-221E

Kubota introduces the FC3-221E 0

🕔09:20, 18.Apr 2024

Kubota is broadening its FC mower range by introducing the FC3-221E, a smaller, agile and adaptable centre-collect machine ideal for various applications.

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Lottie Woad’s family installed an all-weather green for her during Covid

Lottie Woad’s family installed an all-weather green for her during Covid 0

🕔09:15, 18.Apr 2024

The first Englishwoman to ever win the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, Lottie Woad, has said her family installed a putting green in her garden during a Covid lockdown.

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St Andrews Links Trust acquires farmland in coastal erosion battle

St Andrews Links Trust acquires farmland in coastal erosion battle 0

🕔09:57, 17.Apr 2024

St Andrews Links Trust has acquired land from a nearby farm as part of coastal management activity to protect and maintain the future of the links.

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Mytime Active launches ‘wellbeing hubs’ at its golf clubs

Mytime Active launches ‘wellbeing hubs’ at its golf clubs 0

🕔12:25, 16.Apr 2024

Golf club operator Mytime Active has launched ‘wellbeing hubs’ at two of its golf clubs to benefit their local communities.

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Exclusive Queenwood experiencing a ‘rebellion’

Exclusive Queenwood experiencing a ‘rebellion’ 3

🕔11:34, 15.Apr 2024

One of the most exclusive golf clubs in the world, Queenwood in Surrey, is experiencing a rebellion featuring extremely wealthy members, reports the Sunday Times.

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Club fined £10k for not issuing legal proceedings against phone mast company

Club fined £10k for not issuing legal proceedings against phone mast company 0

🕔10:51, 12.Apr 2024

In a case unique to the golf industry, a golf club has been fined £10,000 for not instigating legal proceedings against a telecommunications company that had a phone mast housed on its land.

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“We are always looking at ways to add value to stay ahead of the competition”

“We are always looking at ways to add value to stay ahead of the competition” 0

🕔11:33, 11.Apr 2024

Gavin Abson, the head golf professional at The West Lancashire Golf Club, discusses the benefits of having assistants, reaching out to the local community and why TGI Golf has helped his business flourish.

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Mental health: what you should do, what you must do and what you can’t do…

Mental health: what you should do, what you must do and what you can’t do… 0

🕔10:46, 11.Apr 2024

Carolyne Wahlen from Golf HR explains to employers what they are legally meant to do if a team member is experiencing mental ill health.

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John Deere offers opportunities for ex armed forces

John Deere offers opportunities for ex armed forces 0

🕔10:22, 11.Apr 2024

A former serviceman who started a new career as a technician working on machinery for groundscare professionals says the sector offers huge opportunities for those resettling after life in the armed forces.

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The Toro Reelmaster 5010-H is given a comprehensive upgrade

The Toro Reelmaster 5010-H is given a comprehensive upgrade 0

🕔09:39, 11.Apr 2024

New for this year, the industry’s first and only fairway mower with a true hybrid drive system, the Toro Reelmaster 5010-H, has been given a comprehensive upgrade.

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Golf Pride unveils the 2024 Honorary Starter grip

Golf Pride unveils the 2024 Honorary Starter grip 0

🕔09:37, 11.Apr 2024

Golf Pride was in the hands of at least 80 percent of the players in Augusta at this year’s Masters.

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