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The importance of golf course photography

The importance of golf course photography 4

🕔15:50, 18.Mar 2012

The natural beauty of a golf course at sunrise makes golf one of the most photogenic sports.

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Tips on how golf clubs can secure loans from lenders

Tips on how golf clubs can secure loans from lenders 2

🕔15:43, 18.Mar 2012

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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Will members receive a windfall if they sell their club?

Will members receive a windfall if they sell their club? 3

🕔15:36, 18.Mar 2012

Many golf clubs are registered as Charitable Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) and have a favourable VAT and tax status.

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How I learnt to manage a golf club

How I learnt to manage a golf club 3

🕔16:08, 6.Mar 2012

Kevin Fretwell is the assistant secretary at Garforth Golf Club.

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Interview: Adam McColl; course AND club manager at Crews Hill GC

Interview: Adam McColl; course AND club manager at Crews Hill GC 3

🕔17:20, 26.Feb 2012

Crews Hill Golf Club, which celebrates its centenary in four years, is situated in the northern tip of Greater London in an area surrounded by rolling countryside, garden nurseries and farmland.

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Social media is marketing directly to the people your golf club needs

Social media is marketing directly to the people your golf club needs 8

🕔15:31, 24.Feb 2012

Would you rather bury your head in the sand or would you rather know what’s being said and look to address anything that’s valid?

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Your club has ‘customers’, not members

Your club has ‘customers’, not members 8

🕔14:43, 24.Feb 2012

Clubs that are stagnating struggle to comprehend the power of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or LinkedIn.

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Golf club manager warns of Groupon threat

Golf club manager warns of Groupon threat 27

🕔10:34, 16.Feb 2012

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.

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The incredible eco story that is Loch Lomond Golf Club

The incredible eco story that is Loch Lomond Golf Club 10

🕔19:11, 15.Jan 2012

Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland may be one of the most exclusive golf facilities in Britain, but it is also one of the most eco-friendly havens on this planet.

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Biomass boilers and the RHI: Get paid to heat your clubhouse

Biomass boilers and the RHI: Get paid to heat your clubhouse 2

🕔15:41, 15.Jan 2012

Amid all the recent economic doom and gloom, you may have missed a government announcement that could have a significantly positive effect on your golf club’s coffers.

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Could your club benefit from having an app?

Could your club benefit from having an app? 4

🕔15:21, 15.Jan 2012

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.

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How the GCMA helped me become a golf club manager

How the GCMA helped me become a golf club manager 1

🕔14:39, 15.Jan 2012

Over 1,000 delegates have completed the Introduction to Golf Club Management Course run by the GCMA since it started.

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How does the Equality Act affect buggy provision?

How does the Equality Act affect buggy provision? 9

🕔13:00, 15.Jan 2012

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.

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Full review of the 2011 GCMA conference

Full review of the 2011 GCMA conference 1

🕔15:42, 8.Jan 2012

The GCMA’s captain, John Dinsdale, and chief executive, Keith Lloyd, opened the event by talking about the importance of sharing ideas.

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Why is it legal for some golf clubs to still be single sex?

Why is it legal for some golf clubs to still be single sex? 3

🕔15:18, 4.Jan 2012

The Equality Act 2010 is the single largest piece of anti-discrimination legislation to be created in the UK.

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How can I make course machinery last longer?

How can I make course machinery last longer? 0

🕔15:56, 1.Jan 2012

How do you prolong the life of turf maintenance machinery?

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Rules of Golf: A ball lies in a rabbit scrape

Rules of Golf: A ball lies in a rabbit scrape 3

🕔16:33, 30.Dec 2011

A ball lies in a rabbit scrape and is under a tree. A free swing of the club is possible to send the ball at 90 degrees to the left of the tree, but there is no direct line to the target.

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How do golf courses in arid regions cope with the lack of rainfall?

How do golf courses in arid regions cope with the lack of rainfall? 0

🕔14:02, 30.Dec 2011

Several golf courses in the UK suffered from the exceptionally dry spring that broke so many records for the lack of rainfall.

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If you don’t like our dress code, go somewhere else

If you don’t like our dress code, go somewhere else 6

🕔17:04, 28.Dec 2011

W Allan Osborne is the former secretary of Bathgate Golf Club.

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The Rules of Golf surrounding bunkers

The Rules of Golf surrounding bunkers 8

🕔10:42, 28.Dec 2011

Here we will review three frequently asked questions pertaining to bunkers.

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Wetland management on golf courses

Wetland management on golf courses 4

🕔10:29, 25.Dec 2011

Wetland features are found on many golf courses in Britain, and can be natural or man-made.

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Tim Aggett: Enough is enough for inactive handicaps

Tim Aggett: Enough is enough for inactive handicaps 4

🕔14:51, 24.Dec 2011

Once upon a time there was a handicap system. It was brutal, but effective.

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How De Vere brought in 2,500 new members

How De Vere brought in 2,500 new members 1

🕔14:46, 24.Dec 2011

This membership allows juniors to have unlimited golf at every De Vere venue throughout the UK.

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The boom in online tee times

The boom in online tee times 17

🕔14:37, 24.Dec 2011

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.

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Do we need buggies to comply with disability legislation?

Do we need buggies to comply with disability legislation? 11

🕔14:19, 23.Dec 2011

A joint undertaking has been entered into by the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association and the English Golf Union to consider the impact of disability legislation on golf clubs and with specific reference to the use of motorised ride on buggies.

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Why go to a bank when you have members?

Why go to a bank when you have members? 1

🕔16:50, 4.Dec 2011

Nearly all businesses have the need to borrow funds from time to time. In the case of golf clubs, the amount of finance required can be very significant (particularly if the club is considering a capital project such as redeveloping a clubhouse).

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Course profile: Loch Lomond Golf Club

Course profile: Loch Lomond Golf Club 2

🕔16:02, 27.Nov 2011

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.

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