The Open to return to St Andrews in 2015 0
The R&A has announced that the Old Course at St Andrews, officially the oldest golf course in the world, will host the 2015 Open Championship.
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Ramsdale Park GC wins £2k lottery grant 0
A National Lottery programme has given a grant of £2,000 to a Nottinghamshire golf club to help it work more with juniors.
Stephen Fry given lifetime membership at Connemara Golf Club 0
The actor, author and television presenter, Stephen Fry, has been granted honorary life membership at Connemara Golf Club in Ireland.
Northumberland club uses its own woodchip to heat clubhouse 1
Matfen Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa has begun using its own woodchip to heat its clubhouse and hotel, ensuring the club is both carbon neutral and is saving thousands of pounds.
Abbey Hill GC’s £775k ‘pirate island’ opens 2
A mini-golf ‘Pirate Island Adventure Golf’ activity centre has been opened at Abbey Hill Golf Centre in Milton Keynes.
‘Europe’s first’ golf club to use no pesticides or fertilisers 2
A Cambridgeshire golf club, which sprays its course with natural sugars and carbohydrates instead of fertilisers and pesticides, has claimed it is the first in Europe in which the greenkeepers use no chemicals.
Praise for The Wisley following course renovation 0
The Wisley has received significant praise after its nine-hole Church course was reconstructed under the project management of course manager Stephen Byrne.
What is the role of a course manager? 4
A good course manager runs his / her business as if it’s their own, while ensuring that the golfers have an enjoyable experience.
Are online tee times for your club? 0
It seems that every week another golf club revamps its website for one main purpose: to make it possible for members, and increasingly visitors, to book tee times on the facility.
How to use clubhouse space more efficiently 3
Refurbishing the clubhouse is ambitious, expensive and can be risky – even for the wealthier clubs.
Rules of Golf: Artificial objects obstructing golf balls 1
Rule 24-1a does not require the player to mark the position of the ball but it is considered good practice to do so as if the ball does move, the player can be certain that the ball is returned to its original position.
Why defibrillators are saving lives at golf clubs 3
‘The chances of the golfer surviving an attack increases ‘greatly’ from less than five per cent without one.’
Scores of people join Bramshaw Golf Club after it provided free coaching lessons 0
We all know there is no such thing as a free lunch, and this mantra, when it refers to coaching, has proven, and is proving, to be true and particularly beneficial to golf clubs.
Scotland to invest £2 million in golf 1
The Scottish government is to copy the Ryder Cup model set by the Welsh Assembly, by investing £2 million in golf clubs.
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