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The Rules of Golf: Giving a competitor advice

The Rules of Golf: Giving a competitor advice 1

🕔12:43, 10.Jun 2018

Shona McRae, Assistant Director – Rules, The R&A, explains what advice players in competitions are allowed to give their fellow competitors if there is confusion over a rule.

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Volunteering at The Scottish Open

Volunteering at The Scottish Open 0

🕔16:27, 8.Jun 2018

Next month Gullane GC is hosting two top competitions, including The Scottish Open. It’s thought about 850 will volunteer to help. The Golf Business speaks to the club about what this process entails.

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Stunning lodge for golf clubs launched

Stunning lodge for golf clubs launched 1

🕔08:59, 5.Jun 2018

A major manufacturer of holiday homes in the UK has launched a lodge designed for golf clubs to sell or rent out. The stunning building is LABC approved. 

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In their own words: Robert Maxfield

In their own words: Robert Maxfield 0

🕔08:07, 5.Jun 2018

Writing exclusively for The Golf Business, the chief executive of the Professional Golfers’ Association explains why PGA members play such a pivotal role in the health of a golf club.

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A bumper year for women’s golf

A bumper year for women’s golf 0

🕔09:22, 1.Jun 2018

Despite their enormous financial potential, women remain under-represented in UK golf clubs. This week saw Women’s Golf Day, and we look to see what golf’s governing bodies are offering female golfers for the rest of 2018. 

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In their own words: Wales Golf CEO Richard Dixon

In their own words: Wales Golf CEO Richard Dixon 0

🕔14:09, 28.May 2018

The chief executive of Wales Golf, Richard Dixon, writes exclusively for The Golf Business about the work his organisation is doing to encourage more women and girls into the game. 

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Meet the golf course manager: Kristian Summerfield

Meet the golf course manager: Kristian Summerfield 0

🕔21:24, 27.May 2018

Yelverton Golf Club in Devon’s course manager explains how his team maintains a moorland course designed by the legendary Herbert Fowler, which sometimes suffers from 2,400mm of rainfall per year.

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Here’s 3 things we learnt about the golf industry in May

Here’s 3 things we learnt about the golf industry in May 0

🕔16:50, 25.May 2018

The golf industry’s trend towards nine-hole golf, lodges and programmes to get more women playing golf became apparent in May, according to The Golf Business editor, Alistair Dunsmuir.

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Golf club profile: Ingrebourne Links Golf & Country Club

Golf club profile: Ingrebourne Links Golf & Country Club 0 Updated

🕔10:47, 19.May 2018

Using soil excavated for a major London rail project, this spectacular golf club opened last summer and already has 1,400 members.

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Meet the PGA pro: Oliver Hunt

Meet the PGA pro: Oliver Hunt 0

🕔10:19, 18.May 2018

Oliver is the head professional at Headingley GC in Leeds and has just been crowned Partner of the Year at the TGI Golf Awards. He talks about the award and how he has increased profits via the club’s golf shop.

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Video: The amazing way Aldeburgh showcases its signature hole

Video: The amazing way Aldeburgh showcases its signature hole 0 Updated

🕔08:36, 18.May 2018

Aldeburgh Golf Club in Suffolk has commissioned a company that provides aerial flyovers of golf holes to market its spectacular 4th hole.

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Should golf clubs look more to technology to grow their memberships?

Should golf clubs look more to technology to grow their memberships? 0 Updated

🕔22:16, 17.May 2018

Is added value and innovation needed at your club? How do you decide?

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Meet the golf club manager: Leighton Walker

Meet the golf club manager: Leighton Walker 0

🕔09:00, 13.May 2018

The general manager of Burford GC in Oxfordshire talks about improving a club that already has a full membership and a joining fee and what it’s like to be an Australian managing a British golf club.

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Legal advice: Service Occupancy and Tenancy Agreements

Legal advice: Service Occupancy and Tenancy Agreements 2 Updated

🕔07:39, 12.May 2018

This guidance from the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association (NGCAA) looks at the legal issues golf clubs need to consider if they own or lease land.

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In their own words: Steve Mona

In their own words: Steve Mona 0

🕔09:42, 7.May 2018

The chief executive of the World Golf Foundation talks about the political and financial inroads golf is making throughout the world.

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What are the benefits of having a PGA professional?

What are the benefits of having a PGA professional? 0

🕔12:53, 6.May 2018

The PGA professional is often one of the most prominent figures at a golf club, yet there are some who question the importance of the position.

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Review of the PGA Merchandise Show

Review of the PGA Merchandise Show 0

🕔08:48, 5.May 2018

The PGA Merchandise Show, featuring more than 40,000 golf retailers and thousands of products, this year took place in Florida again. Reporting for The Golf Business was Sarah Forrest.

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Why these two golf clubs saw huge growth in 2017

Why these two golf clubs saw huge growth in 2017 1

🕔21:41, 29.Apr 2018

They might be about 400 miles apart on opposing ends of England, but The Point at Polzeath and Carus Green GC share at least one thing in common: Both had an extraordinary 2017.

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Here’s 3 major issues we discussed in April 2018

Here’s 3 major issues we discussed in April 2018 0

🕔13:10, 27.Apr 2018

From changing driving distances to a participation rate slump, The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir explores three issues that have emerged from some of our stories this month.

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Meet the head greenkeeper: Burford’s Stuart Richens

Meet the head greenkeeper: Burford’s Stuart Richens 0

🕔06:43, 26.Apr 2018

Burford GC in Oxfordshire still has a waiting list and charges a joining fee. We speak to Stuart Richens, the head greenkeeper, to find out what his team has done to the course

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Reintroducing the joining fee at Canterbury Golf Club

Reintroducing the joining fee at Canterbury Golf Club 0 Updated

🕔08:01, 22.Apr 2018

About four years ago Canterbury Golf Club in Kent bought the land on which the course resides. It then began a programme of improvements that have been so successful that the club has closed its membership

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Sponsored feature: The golf vacation of a lifetime – for a lifetime!

Sponsored feature: The golf vacation of a lifetime – for a lifetime! 0

🕔11:31, 18.Apr 2018

Dreaming of the perfect golf holiday in sunny Florida? Now you can make that dream come true by owning your own holiday home at St. James’s Club Resort

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Meet the golf club manager: Andy Hogan

Meet the golf club manager: Andy Hogan 0 Updated

🕔07:11, 18.Apr 2018

Andy is the general manager of The Village at Machrihanish Dunes on the Scottish peninsular of Kintyre. He talks about marketing a remote venue and working with potentially rival golf clubs

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How greenkeeping has changed in the last 40 years

How greenkeeping has changed in the last 40 years 0 Updated

🕔07:15, 14.Apr 2018

As greenkeeping just involves mowing grass, the role of the greenkeeper, the machinery used and the courses themselves haven’t changed much in 40 years, right? ‘Absolutely wrong’ argues Paul Copsey

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Meet the PGA pro: Eddie Reid

Meet the PGA pro: Eddie Reid 0 Updated

🕔08:10, 12.Apr 2018

The managing director of the TGI Golf Partnership – which helps PGA professionals achieve more with their shops – talks about his career and offers his views on the ever-changing golf industry

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How to boost golf membership and visitor numbers via social media

How to boost golf membership and visitor numbers via social media 1

🕔13:46, 9.Apr 2018

Video massively boosts engagement on social media. Golf courses make perfect videos. Why aren’t more golf clubs using video in their social media marketing strategies?

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Why Littlewoods v HMRC ends a VAT case for the golf industry

Why Littlewoods v HMRC ends a VAT case for the golf industry 0 Updated

🕔07:56, 8.Apr 2018

At the end of last year a VAT case between Littlewoods and HMRC was settled. This brought to an end the dispute between many golf clubs and HMRC over the VAT they had overpaid on green fees

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