Meeting showed ‘golf at its worst’ 15
The manager of an English golf club has said that a recent county golf meeting that he attended showed golf “at its worst”.
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Posts From Seamus Rotherick
Bedale GC introduces flexible membership 6
Bedale Golf Club in Yorkshire has become the latest venue to offer a flexible ‘pay as you play’ membership category to retain and recruit customers.
‘Social media does not work’ 31
How effective is social media for your golf venue?
Troon Golf relaxes its dress code 6
The world’s largest operator of golf clubs has announced it is to relax its dress code policy.
Golf pro warns of Groupon psychology 12
A golf professional has urged golf clubs not to sell green fees on discount websites as he believes they are damaging the industry.
Golf’s reputation takes hammering 3
A story about a golf club wedding planner accidentally sending an email to the couple that were due to be married has gone viral.
96% of golfers want more sustainability 22
A new survey of golfers has found they are far more concerned about the environmental impact of golf venues than previously thought.
Seve Day scores ‘were genuine’ 8
Organisers of a cancer charity golf tournament in honour of Seve Ballesteros have stated that the current top 72 winning scores are all genuine – but one competitor has been disqualified.
Controversial banker to build golf course 4
A controversial Australian hedge fund manager has ignored the advice of the Scottish Golf Union (SGU) and decided to build a new golf course in Scotland.
AGCO ramps up its tax campaign 14
The Association of Golf Course Owners (AGCO) is dramatically stepping up its campaign to put pressure on politicians to reform tax legislation in golf.
AGCO meets with top treasury official 8
Three campaigners for a reformed tax regime in British golf have met with a senior treasury official to discuss the way forward.
Golf ‘is devalued by Groupon’ 38
The chairman of the Ogro has said that the sale of green fees by internet companies such as Groupon is so damaging to golf clubs that it could strip them of any power they have to control prices and tee time availability.
Club’s anger at operator’s charity status 11
The management of a London golf club has launched a scathing attack on the charity status of Britain’s largest operator of pay-and-play golf courses, stating that this is bad for the taxpayer and for other golf clubs.
‘No women at Augusta’ policy defended 21
A retired UK golf club manager has become the first to publicly defend Augusta National’s refusal to allow women to join since the issue exploded earlier this year.
‘Raise VAT’ call leads to angry backlash 34
Proprietary golf clubs have been derided as ‘soulless’ in reaction to a call for VAT to be increased on membership subscriptions at private members’ clubs and reduced at profit-making ones.
My depressing experience of applying to join golf clubs 6
Recently, Brian Inglis, a former golf club secretary, found himself on the other side of the manager’s table when he decided to join a local club for the first time in his life.
New survey highlights golf’s struggles 3
Membership subscriptions are the lifeblood for most golf clubs, but the number of members at an average golf club has been dropping for several years.
Two new diseases that have been found on British courses 12
Two newly emerging turf diseases have recently been confirmed in samples received from golf courses in the UK and Ireland and it is suspected that they are more prevalent in areas of fine turf than are currently recorded.
Over 4,000 ladies took up golf last year 4
A 2011 England Golf grant led to more than 4,000 women and girls in England taking up golf last year. Nearly 550 of them are now members of golf clubs.
England Golf defends eBay criticism 3
The body that runs amateur golf in England this year created an eBay account – ewgaewga – which has been selling unused ladies’ Daily Sports’ golf clothing ordered for 2011 European teams.
New manager criticises ‘inactive handicaps’ 5
Another golf club manager has criticised England Golf’s ‘inactive handicap’ system, stating that confusion about it is preventing golfers from spending money at golf clubs.
Trump: Royal Aberdeen has been destroyed 4
The American billionaire, Donald Trump, has said that the world’s sixth oldest golf club has been “destroyed” due to a nearby wind turbine.
Monty criticises golf’s image 9
Former Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie has warned that golf venues are suffering from negative stereotypes about the game.
Men-only row overshadows Masters’ preps 4
Augusta National Golf Club may grant membership to a woman for the first time in its history as it prepares to host the Masters this week.
Landmark VAT green fee ruling for clubs 15
A British private members’ golf club has been paid £5,000 after it won a landmark VAT ruling that could result in non-profit making clubs restructuring their membership offerings.
How Lindrick Golf Club was able to grow during the downturn 13
As many will well know, Lindrick Golf Club, with its Ryder Cup legacy, has a fine history and is regarded by many as one of Yorkshire’s finest.
Tips on how golf clubs can secure loans from lenders 2
Bank managers reputedly spend a lot of time on golf courses, but not, it would seem, on trying to gain them as customers. Generally golf clubs, as a sector, ‘get the red flag’ when it comes to lending for our bankers.
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