Fergie named as new golf club captain 4
Sir Alex Ferguson has been named as the new captain of De Vere Mottram Hall. The news comes just one week after he retired as the manager of Manchester United.
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Posts From Alistair Dunsmuir
Four golf clubs saved from going under 2
Four British golf clubs have all been saved from being closed down in the last few days.
Survey your members about dress codes 4
There’s an informative article on dress codes in the June issue of Golf Monthly, which includes a poll of golfers that has some interesting results.
‘Narcissistic directors are bad for business’ 7
One of Britain’s leading golf club managers has said ‘whinging and negative’ committee members are threatening the futures of their own golf clubs.
Sandy Jones: Clubs need to focus on golf 9
The chief executive of the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) has warned golf clubs against offering non-golf services that could raise income.
Shock £320k damages ruling against club 7
Appeal court judges in Scotland have stunned the golf industry by announcing that a golf club must pay a substantially higher proportion of damages than had been previously ruled, after a golfer lost his eye when he was hit by a ball.
Inchmarlo Golf Club is partially saved 2
A liquidated Scottish resort has been partially saved after a deal was struck with a landowning family that has an association with the club’s villas.
Golf needs to get its ‘head out of the sand’ 10
The head of the world’s largest operator of golf clubs has said that golf needs to get its ‘head out of the sand’ and start offering much quicker rounds.
Profile: GCMA Manager of the Year finalist, Rob Pointon 3
Rob Pointon is the general manager of Mid Yorkshire Golf Club.
Profile: GCMA Manager of the Year finalist, Dave Carlisle 3
Dave Carlisle is the golf club manager of Garforth Golf Club in Yorkshire.
Profile: GCMA Manager of the Year finalist, Gordon Forster 2
Gordon Forster is the general manager of Abbey Hill Golf Centre in Milton Keynes.
How to partner with sports’ teams 6
Golf pro and marketing expert Sean Mysel explains how his venue partnered with a major sporting team in the USA, and the benefits that this has brought both parties.
Club to offer ‘golf and poker challenge’ 2
A Surrey club has come up with an innovative way to attract visitors – by offering an event that requires competitors to excel at both golf and poker.
Profile: Crowlands Golf Centre 6
One club that does now offer flexible memberships is Crowlands Golf Centre in Essex.
US to tackle slow play 7
The authority that runs golf in the USA is to dramatically address the pace of play issue that it says is hurting the health of golf venues.
Scottish government funds junior discounts 4
The Scottish government is funding a £20 discount off most first-time golf club memberships for children between now and the end of April.
‘Cut smaller clubs’ affiliation fees’ 7
An English golf venue is calling for members of smaller golf clubs to be charged reduced annual subscriptions via a deduction in their affiliation fees to England Golf and their local county golf union.
How to speed up slow play 7
Golf pro and marketing expert Sean Mysel discusses what can be learnt from a club in California that managed to reduce the average length of a round of golf by nearly an hour by its members and visitors.
18 holes ‘deters people from playing’ 3
The chief executive of The R&A has urged golf clubs to offer something shorter than 18 holes of golf in order to attract new players.
Menai Davis to build three more courses 4
The owner of one of the biggest new golf courses in London has announced he intends to build another three in the city within the next seven years.
Bob Williams named as GCMA’s new CEO 3
Bob Williams has been appointed as the chief executive of the Golf Club Managers’ Association (GCMA).
Extent of slow play problem revealed 6
A new survey has found that golfers are taking longer than they would like to complete a round of golf and that some are even put off playing the game because of it.
Securing free marketing for your club 7
One way a golf club can potentially increase income without spending any significant sums of money is via free marketing.
Free coaching ‘will stop the downturn’ 5
The manager of a London golf club has said that venues are struggling more now than ever before, and that those that don’t offer free coaching are likely to go under.
Keith Lloyd resigns as CEO of the GCMA 4
The chief executive of the Golf Club Managers’ Association (GCMA) has announced he is leaving his post.
Golf ‘will make you live longer’ 4
Being an active member of a golf club could add three and a half years to an elderly person’s life, a new survey has found.
70% of British clubs were in profit last year 3
A major new survey of the golf industry has found that 70 per cent of British golf clubs reported a profit last year – up from 56 per cent in 2010.
