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Golfers are less bothered about competition than you’d think

Golfers are less bothered about competition than you’d think 0

🕔12:32, 8.Jul 2016

A new survey of amateur golfers has found that less than eight percent view competition as the best thing about the game.

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Permission granted for Royal Norwich to sell course and relocate

Permission granted for Royal Norwich to sell course and relocate 0

🕔12:23, 15.Jun 2016

Royal Norwich Golf Club’s extraordinary sale of its home so that 1,000 properties can be built on the course is set to go ahead as planning permission has now been granted.

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This man has been a member of his golf club for more than 82 years

This man has been a member of his golf club for more than 82 years 2

🕔14:59, 6.Jun 2016

A nonagenarian Norfolk golfer has broken the world record for the longest running golf club membership ever – and claims the health benefits from golf has kept him living so long.

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Making green speeds faster actually slows a golf round down

Making green speeds faster actually slows a golf round down 7

🕔15:45, 23.Mar 2016

A significant study on golf green speeds has found that making the surface faster actually increases the length of time for golfers to play a round on that course.

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These are the golf clubs that have been put up for sale in the last few months

These are the golf clubs that have been put up for sale in the last few months 7

🕔11:46, 10.Sep 2015

A raft of golf clubs have been put up for sale in the last few months, carrying on from 2014, in which more UK golf clubs were put on the market than in any other year in history.

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Golf courses ‘enhance ecosystems and some animals even owe their lives to them’

Golf courses ‘enhance ecosystems and some animals even owe their lives to them’ 3

🕔11:09, 1.Jul 2014

The University of Missouri has found that not only can golf courses enhance local ecosystems, but some animals may even owe their lives to them.

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55-year-old man ‘sacked for being too old’

55-year-old man ‘sacked for being too old’ 8

🕔09:44, 8.May 2014

A 55-year-old man who was sacked, for what he claims as being too old, by a golf club he worked at, has been awarded more than £50,000 by an employment tribunal.

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Golf’s ‘elitist’ image to be challenged

Golf’s ‘elitist’ image to be challenged 6

🕔09:39, 28.Apr 2014

Two organisations that are involved in preparing the Open Championship this year are putting together a project to tackle the public’s perception of golf as ‘elitist’.

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Why would someone join a golf club?

Why would someone join a golf club? 8

🕔10:01, 24.Apr 2014

A new survey has revealed that a welcoming atmosphere is the number one reason why somebody relatively new to golf will join a golf club. But what is a ‘welcoming atmosphere’?

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Golf ‘desperately needs to change its image’

Golf ‘desperately needs to change its image’ 6

🕔10:37, 2.Apr 2014

A golf conference on participation has concluded that the game urgently needs to change its image – as a new survey finds that infrequent golfers are deserting golf and not being replaced.

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The R&A ‘likely to end men-only award’

The R&A ‘likely to end men-only award’ 4

🕔11:16, 12.Mar 2014

The R&A will decide shortly on whether it will continue awarding Open Championships to be hosted by men-only golf clubs, after criticism from a key sponsor.

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Four more clubs suffer trophy thefts

Four more clubs suffer trophy thefts 8

🕔11:43, 18.Feb 2014

Two detective constables have warned golf clubs to be more conscious of their security than usual, after at least four more golf clubs experienced break-ins.

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Yorkshire clubs trial reciprocal deals

Yorkshire clubs trial reciprocal deals 8

🕔12:42, 11.Feb 2014

Five golf clubs in Yorkshire have formed reciprocal membership deals with each other in which their members automatically join other golf clubs for free.

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JCB to invest £150m in Staffordshire

JCB to invest £150m in Staffordshire 3

🕔07:34, 11.Feb 2014

A golf course construction firm will invest more than £150 million in Staffordshire – and even build a spectacular £30 million golf course simply for its customers.

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Royal club appoints woman as captain

Royal club appoints woman as captain 4

🕔11:56, 17.Jan 2014

A woman has been appointed captain of a royal golf club for what is believed to be the first time in British history.

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‘Clubs should pass VAT refund to golfers’

‘Clubs should pass VAT refund to golfers’ 24

🕔11:10, 9.Jan 2014

The chair of AGCO has said that all private members’ golf clubs should hand whatever VAT refund they receive back to golfers who paid green fees at their clubs.

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Lely acquires turf company JSM

Lely acquires turf company JSM 1

🕔11:54, 17.Dec 2013

Toro turf machinery distributor Lely (UK) has acquired the turfcare equipment dealership, John Shaw (Machinery) (JSM).

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Historic club to be saved by giant net

Historic club to be saved by giant net 4

🕔11:39, 18.Nov 2013

Exeter Golf and Country Club is set to be saved by a giant net. It feared closure because balls might hit nearby houses – that haven’t actually been built yet.

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Banker quits City to be a greenkeeper

Banker quits City to be a greenkeeper 7

🕔11:07, 7.Nov 2013

An investment banker has given up a highly lucrative career in the City of London in order to become a greenkeeper.

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Golf club forms deal with Tottenham Hotspur

Golf club forms deal with Tottenham Hotspur 2

🕔12:21, 5.Nov 2013

Hertfordshire golf club Brocket Hall has agreed a corporate partnership with Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur.

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Kent club offers free birthday rounds

Kent club offers free birthday rounds 2

🕔14:22, 28.Oct 2013

A Kent golf club has introduced an innovative marketing hook – golfers receive a free round if it is their birthday.

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Flexible membership schemes have been a success

Flexible membership schemes have been a success 2

🕔10:07, 25.Oct 2013

Several clubs introduced flexible membership schemes this year – and they have brought in large numbers of new members seemingly everywhere.

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Call for clubs to employ younger staff

Call for clubs to employ younger staff 7

🕔10:27, 18.Oct 2013

The head greenkeeper of a leading golf club has said clubs will continue to struggle as long as their committees fail to employ younger staff as managers.

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Britain’s most exclusive golf club to open

Britain’s most exclusive golf club to open 10

🕔10:35, 16.Oct 2013

An exclusive golf club with £200,000 joining fees aimed at super-rich foreigners is set to open at St Andrews in less than three years’ time. It will be the only private members’ golf club at the ‘home of golf’.

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New funding for Scottish golf clubs

New funding for Scottish golf clubs 3

🕔10:05, 11.Oct 2013

A new funding scheme has been launched for Scottish golf clubs that don’t have qualified professionals but want to teach the game to local youngsters.

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Just 6% of golf clubs detail dress code rules

Just 6% of golf clubs detail dress code rules 2

🕔10:44, 1.Oct 2013

A survey of nearly 500 UK golf clubs has found that just six percent reveal their dress code rules to golfers when they book their rounds.

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Walton Heath to deregister common land

Walton Heath to deregister common land 2

🕔10:23, 26.Sep 2013

Walton Heath Golf Club has applied to the secretary of state for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to deregister ‘common land’ so that it can be converted into a practice facility.

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