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Can Rahm and Hovland provide European golf boost?

Can Rahm and Hovland provide European golf boost? 0

🕔12:50, 7.Feb 2022

Out of the last 23 majors, only five have been won by European players, notably Jon Rahm, who was the only European to emerge with credit from the Ryder Cup, winning the US Open in 2021.

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How to improve golfers’ feedback of your venue

How to improve golfers’ feedback of your venue 1

🕔08:50, 6.Feb 2022

A neuroscientist has written a paper that states that there are seven pillars of golf venue design that underpin the psychological experience of the user.

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Meet the PGA professional: Craig Haugh

Meet the PGA professional: Craig Haugh 0

🕔17:59, 3.Feb 2022

The head professional at Fereneze Golf Club in Glasgow, Craig Haugh, talks about catering for an increase of 150 members, stock control amid supply issues and growing the junior section.

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“A tremendous privilege”

“A tremendous privilege” 0

🕔12:44, 28.Jan 2022

Anders Mankert’s ‘Golf Scholarship’ programme has now been running for more than two decades. Here he talks about some of its notable successes and his plans for it in 2022.

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Ambitious plans for new St Andrews resort halted amid legal battle

Ambitious plans for new St Andrews resort halted amid legal battle 0

🕔11:26, 25.Jan 2022

While the ‘home of golf’ continues to be adored by players and spectators alike, ambitious plans for a rival club in the St Andrews area have hit the skids.

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Over 250 golf clubs took part in recruitment drive

Over 250 golf clubs took part in recruitment drive 1

🕔08:23, 23.Jan 2022

A UK government initiative that offers 16-to-24 year olds a work placement at a golf club was taken up by more than 250 venues in 2021, resulting in employment for more than 400 people.

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Golf club to build 100 mobile units

Golf club to build 100 mobile units 1

🕔10:53, 22.Jan 2022

A golf club in Cumbria has received planning permission to build 100 mobile units in order to protect its financial viability.

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Perthshire golf course now uses bamboo toilet roll

Perthshire golf course now uses bamboo toilet roll 1

🕔08:06, 21.Jan 2022

A luxury holiday estate and golf course has announced that all its holiday homes’ toilet roll is now created sustainably from bamboo.

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Misconduct: Messaging groups and social media

Misconduct: Messaging groups and social media 0

🕔12:44, 20.Jan 2022

The National Golf Clubs Advisory Association (NGCAA) provides legal advice on what policies clubs should have on employees’ social media activities.

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What does the increasing popularity of golf in the UK mean for the sport?

What does the increasing popularity of golf in the UK mean for the sport? 0

🕔11:52, 20.Jan 2022

Since 2016 the number of golfers in Great Britain and Ireland has increased from 3.6 million to 5.7 million.

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Meet the golf director: Keith Pickard

Meet the golf director: Keith Pickard 0

🕔11:33, 19.Jan 2022

The golf, leisure and spa director of The QHotels Collection, which manages seven golf resorts in England and Scotland, details how the venues have adapted to the pandemic.

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Five great golf business ideas for 2022

Five great golf business ideas for 2022 0

🕔17:16, 18.Jan 2022

If you love golf and dream of becoming an entrepreneur, then you should consider combining the two things. There are many different types of golf businesses to start in 2022. In this article you can be inspired by five great golf business ideas.

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The most anticipated golf tournaments in 2022 that you don’t want to miss

The most anticipated golf tournaments in 2022 that you don’t want to miss 0

🕔15:19, 17.Jan 2022

With a thrilling calendar of competitive competition ahead, we can’t help but fixate on this year’s most anticipated tournaments.

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Reflections on a strong year; What’s in store for 2022?

Reflections on a strong year; What’s in store for 2022? 0

🕔11:05, 13.Jan 2022

Roger Brown, chief commercial officer at Fairway Credit, looks at what the last 12 months have meant for the golf industry, and what the next 12 should bring us.

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Meet the PGA professional: David Delaney

Meet the PGA professional: David Delaney 0

🕔12:19, 7.Jan 2022

David, who is also the general manager of Halifax Bradley Hall Golf Club, talks about balancing out the dual roles and the surge in members in the last two years.

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“We’re looking forward to a bumper year ahead”

“We’re looking forward to a bumper year ahead” 2

🕔10:27, 30.Dec 2021

Brora Golf Club in the Highlands feared permanent closure when the pandemic struck two years ago – but the club enters 2022 on a sound financial footing.

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In their own words: Andy Gilford

In their own words: Andy Gilford 0

🕔13:21, 26.Dec 2021

The secretary of England and Wales Blind Golf (EWBG) asks golf clubs to consider what they are doing for visually impaired men and women.

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Should European golf be concerned about Le Golf National legacy?

Should European golf be concerned about Le Golf National legacy? 0

🕔15:10, 16.Dec 2021

Europe will travel in 2023 to Rome at the Marco Simeone Club in an attempt to regain the Ryder Cup after suffering a record-breaking 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021.

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Boringdon Park acquires new course machinery fleet following devastating fire

Boringdon Park acquires new course machinery fleet following devastating fire 0

🕔10:29, 16.Dec 2021

Boringdon Park Golf Club in Plymouth has struck a £500,000 deal with Toro that has seen its entire fleet of course machinery replaced following a devastating fire in early 2021.

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Legal advice from the NGCAA: Misconduct dismissal

Legal advice from the NGCAA: Misconduct dismissal 0

🕔10:02, 16.Dec 2021

When dealing with employees, there are five potentially fair reasons for dismissal, which are set out within the Employment Rights Act 1996.

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Meet the golf club manager: Maureen Harman

Meet the golf club manager: Maureen Harman 3

🕔11:36, 10.Dec 2021

The club manager of Hurtmore GC in Surrey talks about how the club has changed during the pandemic, her background of working in PR and increasing the women’s section at the club.

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Toro selected as partner of new R&A facility

Toro selected as partner of new R&A facility 0

🕔12:25, 9.Dec 2021

The R&A has named The Toro Company as a founding partner and official golf course maintenance partner for its planned community golf facility at Lethamhill in Glasgow.

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Hitachi Capital set to help even more clubs drive membership in 2022

Hitachi Capital set to help even more clubs drive membership in 2022 0

🕔11:55, 9.Dec 2021

Hitachi has a revolutionary finance product for clubs that want to attract new members and retain existing ones.

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Review of the British Open Speedgolf Championships

Review of the British Open Speedgolf Championships 0

🕔07:43, 3.Dec 2021

Competitors played two 18-hole rounds in two days, and some players completed both rounds in under 40 minutes, shooting close to par both times.

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Healthy carpets, healthy world, healthy you

Healthy carpets, healthy world, healthy you 0

🕔13:54, 2.Dec 2021

As soon as a guest enters your clubhouse, the interior design makes a major contribution to the ambience.

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How to bet on golf in 2021

How to bet on golf in 2021 0

🕔10:52, 26.Nov 2021

Golf provides gamblers with many opportunities and methods of utilising your betting, each and every week.

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Right of way or no right of way?

Right of way or no right of way? 1

🕔12:12, 25.Nov 2021

If a public footpath, bridleway or byway crosses a golf course there is a legal right of way for the public to cross that golf course.

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