Golf club to use waste to develop new course 5
Chipping Norton Golf Club in Oxfordshire has applied for planning permission to build a new golf course and driving range, which will be shaped using inert landfill.
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Posts From Seamus Rotherick
England Golf appoints two presidents 6
England Golf has made the unprecedented step of appointing two presidents – one male and one female – to lead the organisation.
Golf club manager warns of Groupon threat 27
The manager of Chalgrave Manor Golf Club has warned that the group-buying discount website Groupon is a threat to British golf clubs and has called on the industry to work together to defeat it.
McGinley takes on Ryanair’s golf bag charges 5
Former Ryder Cup star Paul McGinley has set himself up as competition to airlines such as Ryanair and Air Berlin, which have both recently raised charges for golfers who carry equipment with them.
UK and Ireland lost 42,000 members in 2011 7
Golf clubs in the UK and Ireland suffered a net loss of 42,700 members in 2011, according to a new survey.
Inactive handicaps under fire from manager 16
The manager of a prestigious golf club has criticised England Golf’s inactive handicap system as being potentially damaging to the business of golf clubs.
‘Dress codes do not boost clubhouse profits’ 2
A survey of UK golf club members has found that just 11 per cent believe relaxing a dress code at their clubhouse would detrimentally affect bar and restaurant revenues.
Could your club benefit from having an app? 4
Research from last year shows that 96 per cent of UK golfers own a mobile phone, and of that group, almost half own a smartphone, a number that is going to rise.
How does the Equality Act affect buggy provision? 9
Since the passing into law of the Equality Act 2010, there have been several guidance documents published in relation to the provision of golf buggies for the disabled.
How do golf courses in arid regions cope with the lack of rainfall? 0
Several golf courses in the UK suffered from the exceptionally dry spring that broke so many records for the lack of rainfall.
If you don’t like our dress code, go somewhere else 6
W Allan Osborne is the former secretary of Bathgate Golf Club.
The Rules of Golf surrounding bunkers 8
Here we will review three frequently asked questions pertaining to bunkers.
The boom in online tee times 17
For years now, the notion of golf clubs providing their members and visitors with the prospect of booking their tee times online has been a topic bubbling away under managers’ and members’ surfaces.
Course profile: Loch Lomond Golf Club 2
Loch Lomond Golf Club course superintendent David Cole and his greens’ staff use a range of green machinery on the course, which also boasts some enviable green credentials.
Michael Shaw: An introduction to the Equality Act 8
The Equality Act applies to all golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales.
The best turf education web sites 8
Many reach positions of head greenkeeper / course manager through hard work, reliability and the ability to organise a team to carry out the required turf maintenance.
Club manager “joking” over disabled email 2
A golf club manager who has found himself at the centre of a storm over an email he sent to an army colonel over disabled access at his golf club has said he was joking.
Grimsby course ‘to be converted into housing’ 0
A Lincolnshire golf course could be converted into housing after the company that owns the location’s lease has decided it does not fit into its business plan.
PGA captain calls for golf clubs to offer training to their managers 1
The captain of the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), Eddie Bullock, has said that golf clubs need to offer more educational offerings to their managers in order for the club to survive in current, difficult market conditions.
Time to embrace nomadic golfers rather than view them as the enemy at the gate? 0
We cannot afford to pull up the drawbridge and hope the ‘enemy’ will withdraw.
‘High achiever’ GolfMark status for Cannington Golf Centre 0
Cannington Golf Centre in Somerset, a nine-hole golf course located at a further education college, has been awarded ‘high achiever’ GolfMark accreditation.
Reciprocal county card schemes – the solution to the 2-for-1 problem? 1
Many clubs do not have a full membership and the many 2-for-1 schemes for casual golfers is blamed as a contributory factor. On the other hand most clubs need income from visitors.
How a membership referral scheme can work for your club 0
For the vast majority of clubs in the UK, membership renewal falls between November and April.
Proprietary golf clubs urged to make Capital Allowance Tax claim 0
All proprietary golf clubs in the UK have been urged to make a Capital Allowance Tax claim before next year’s April Budget, when the tax allowance is ended after 62 years.
More than 200 golf clubs sign up to Golf 4 Heroes 1
More than 200 golf clubs around Europe have signed up for the new Golf 4 Heroes project.
Q&A with Simon Doyle, the head of agronomy at Troon Europe 0
How do you work with owners to achieve the optimum golf course condition whilst catering to their desires?
Person profile: John Scott – golf club manager and soldier 0
John Scott, former serving secretary for several years has recently returned from military service, as a Royal Marine, in Iraq and Afghanistan.
