Fundraising golf club closes 3
A golf club that used to donate all its profits to a charity has been closed down after its membership dropped to just 50 people.
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Dawson defiant over single-sex golf clubs 15
The chief executive of The R&A has said that he will not bully Open venue golf clubs to accept women as members.
Planning sought for £60m ‘The Ayrshire’ 2
Developers have filed for planning permission to build a major new multi-million pound golf course in Scotland.
Surrey club offers month-long ‘membership’ 4
A Surrey golf club has come up with an innovative way to market itself – it is offering unlimited golf for one month.
New green fee deal for the north-west 4
Fifteen golf clubs in north-west England and in Wales have joined a scheme that aims to increase the number of visiting golfers they all receive.
50 clubs ‘could close this spring’ 16
The chairman of the Organisation of Golf and Range Operators has warned that as many as 50 private members’ British golf clubs could close down this spring.
Golf more popular in schools than football 23
Golf is now played at schools so much that it is on more English schools’ curriculums than football, according to new data.
Golf equipment sent to returning soldiers 2
The PGA is to provide British soldiers returning from duty in Afghanistan with a selection of new golf equipment.
Liverpool’s courses face closure threat 3
Liverpool’s two municipal golf venues, which represent four golf clubs, could be closed down by the local council in a bid to cut costs.
Two golf clubs receive lottery funding 3
Two golf clubs in Northumberland have been awarded more than £80k of lottery funding to improve their facilities.
Child abuse ‘took place at golf clubs’ 3
A senior MP has alleged that famous and powerful people abused children in golf clubs’ car parks in the 1970s and 1980s.
Top Gear golf club placed on the market 2
A Surrey golf club situated next to the Dunsfold Aerodrome – home to motoring television programme Top Gear – has been put up for sale.
Mystery surrounds Weald Park closure
A prestigious Essex golf club has closed suddenly and temporarily following what it describes as an ‘incident’ that has taken place between its management and its freeholder.
Poulter’s old club revels in Ryder Cup interest 2
A Hertfordshire golf club that Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter once worked at has become the centre of international media interest.
Golfing women rated most attractive 16
A study of more than 68,000 people has found that men are significantly more attracted to women who play or follow golf.
GUI refutes sectarian comments 4
The chairman of the Ulster branch of the Golfing Union of Ireland (GUI) has criticised two leading Northern Irish politicians for stating that sectarian prejudice is rife in the country’s golf clubs.
‘Performance institute’ planned for London 3
London Golf Club has announced plans to build the UK’s first European Tour ‘performance institute’.
The importance of golf course photography 4
The natural beauty of a golf course at sunrise makes golf one of the most photogenic sports.
Members prepared to spend more in 2012 6
A new survey on the spending behaviour of members of British golf clubs has found that golfers are prepared to spend more on memberships and green fees in 2012 than in 2011, but less on equipment.
Burnt body was ’embarrassed’ killer 7
A burnt corpse found by a greenkeeper at Denham Golf Club was that of a schizophrenic man who had previously stabbed his mother to death before beheading her.
Do we need buggies to comply with disability legislation? 11
A joint undertaking has been entered into by the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association and the English Golf Union to consider the impact of disability legislation on golf clubs and with specific reference to the use of motorised ride on buggies.
Turfgrass science student wins college award 2
Jonathan Wall, an assistant greenkeeper at the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, has won Myerscough College’s best student award.
Business rates Q&A with Nick Sercombe 16
All the questions are taken from the 2009 GCMA Conference. The answers are still relevant today Question: The wording accompanying the draft Rateable Value for 2010 appears to indicate that the Valuation Office (VO) will be sympathetic to appeals, is
Reciprocal deal golf club shortlisted for award 0
A new Middle Eastern golf club that markets itself via reciprocal deals with other courses around the world has been shortlisted for an award.
Steven Brown: Buy better and sell dearer to maximise on F&B profits 0
Typically I am finding a wide range of profitability levels, mainly in bar sales.
Osborne Golf Club completes £150k refurb 0
Osborne Golf Club in the Isle of Wight has completed a £150,000 clubhouse refurbishment programme.
Q&A with Ernie Els on his ‘The Els Club’ 0
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.
