Derision follows call for golfers to wear hard hats 3
A number of golfers and people who work in the golf industry have derided a recent call for golfers to wear hard hats in a bid to reduce golfing-related injuries.
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Suffolk golf club wins VAT ruling against HMRC 0
A tribunal has ruled in favour of a golf club that it was exempt from paying VAT on its green fees and against Her Majesty’s Revenue and Custom (HMRC), which had said this was tax avoidance.
Are all the Mack Golf clubs still closed down? 0
Half of the eight UK Mack Golf clubs that closed down last month have reopened and only one will definitely remain closed, according to research by The Golf Business.
Scottish Golf to set up Young Person’s Golf Panel 0
Youngsters who are passionate about golf are being urged to apply to become a member of a pioneering new programme to help drive the future of the sport.
Registration has opened for largest-ever BTME 0
Registration has opened for the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association’s (BIGGA) largest-ever BTME and Continue to Learn event, which will take place in January 2019.
Greenkeepers are risking sunburn and cancer 2
A new survey of 154 greenkeepers has found that many do not use sufficient protection against sunburn and skin cancer.
All of these golfing words or phrases are real 1
A survey of 686 golf enthusiasts has found the words or phrases which most fans of the sport have no idea what they mean.
One golf club closes, another enters liquidation 0
As an example that some facilities are still struggling, one UK golf club has closed and another has entered liquidation in the last week.
Major changes for Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa 0
Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa in Merseyside is to undertake major improvements to its non-golf offerings.
There are 4.2 million registered golfers in Europe 3
KPMG’s annual survey of the state of the golf industry in Europe has found there are just under 4.2 million members of 6,900 golf clubs in the continent.
GolfSixes is now a proven way to encourage juniors to play golf 3
New figures from The R&A have revealed that the GolfSixes format of fast, team golf is encouraging more youngsters to play the game.
‘Significant improvements’ at golf club hit by local crime 0
A golf club that prevented its staff from turning up to work in early October due to local crime problems has said there have been significant improvements since.
Podcast for UK golf club managers launched 0
The UK’s first ever podcast for golf club managers has been launched.
New funding option is ‘proving popular’ 0
A new funding product introduced by Orchard Funding has attracted interest from a lot of golf clubs already, states the company.
Ewen Murray becomes honorary member at Montrose Golf Links 2
Ewen Murray, ‘the voice of Sky Sports golf’, has become the first TV personality to be granted honorary membership at Montrose Golf Links in its 450-year history.
Fourth oldest golf club in the world to allow women 1
The world’s fourth oldest golf club, Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society, has voted to end its men-only membership policy with immediate effect.
125-year-old golf club ‘could close’ 2
The directors of an historic golf club in Lincolnshire say it is ‘staring closure in the face’ as it is now running at a loss.
Stoke Park placed up for sale 2
The outstanding Buckinghamshire venue Stoke Park Country Club, Spa & Resort is back on the market as its owners have decided to focus on “other business interests”.
Award for accountant who switched to greenkeeping aged 42 0
A man who made a radical career change from accountancy and mortgage broking, aged 42, to greenkeeping, has won a course management award.
Huntercombe Golf Club replaces its irrigation system 0
Huntercombe Golf Club has replaced its irrigation system with Toro because, according to course manager Grant Stewart, “it’s the best on the market” for covering compact tees and vast greens.
Wimbledon Park’s members approve constitution amendment 0
The members of Wimbledon Park Golf Club have agreed to change their articles of association so that they can sell their land to the All England Club for about £65 million.
American Golf immediately rescued following collapse 8
The American Golf brand of retail stores has been saved after entering administration – but 20 of its facilities will still close down.
Reading Golf Club votes to relocate club 1
Members of Reading Golf Club have voted overwhelmingly in favour of relocating their golf club in order to safeguard its future.
Green-reading materials will be limited from January 1
The R&A and the USGA are limiting the use of electronic green-reading materials or detailed putting-green maps so that golfers use their own judgement when reading greens.
Golf charity event was ‘largest in Europe’ 0
A golf charity event that took place in Surrey and involved more than 400 golfers has been described as ‘the largest event of its type in Europe’.
Nine golf clubs close as Mack Golf ceases trading 5
One of the UK’s biggest golf operators, Mack Golf, has stopped trading with immediate effect, resulting in the closure of nine golf venues.
Grants offered to smaller golf clubs to prepare for new handicapping system 0
Smaller golf clubs in England can apply for grants to help them prepare for the new World Handicap System (WHS), it has been announced.
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