CEO Mike Round leaves the Golf Foundation for the LET 3
Mike Round, CEO of the Golf Foundation since 2000, is to leave the the junior golf charity and join the Ladies European Tour (LET) as a director.
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This is the novelty gift that has caused golf’s latest sexism storm 6
A government adviser on abused women has called for a tee accessory, developed by Mike Ashley’s company, that features a naked, decapitated female body, to be banned.
Golf courses ‘enhance ecosystems and some animals even owe their lives to them’ 3
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.
HMRC finally accepts VAT ruling – but says it will restrict payments to members’ golf clubs 20
HMRC has finally accepted a 2013 European Union ruling that green fees at private members’ golf clubs must be exempt from VAT – but the clubs in question will be far from happy.
‘Ayatollah’ golf case: All clubs told to implement anti-bullying measures following ‘saucy scandal’ 3
A golf club has been rebuked by a judge for displaying ‘amazing ignorance and a total misunderstanding of bullying’ after it rejected a claim because the lady in question had not been physically hurt.
Irish golf clubs have lost 26% of their members in the last 7 years 8
More than a quarter of all the adult members of golf clubs in the Republic of Ireland have abandoned their membership since the start of the economic downturn.
AGCO makes application to throw out EU VAT rebate ruling 26
The Association of Golf Course Owners has applied to provide data that the ruling that VAT must not be applied to green fees was based on flawed evidence.
Clubs unhappy with HMRC’s ‘delaying tactics’ re VAT rebate 6
Many clubs are angry that HMRC has not yet processed claims for a VAT rebate on green fees, as KPMG calls for members’ clubs to now treat green fees as exempt from VAT.
Almost all golfers under 35 now use social media 7
The vast majority of golfers now use at least one of the major social networking sites and, for the first time, the majority now own a smartphone.
Golf club makes largest charitable donation in history 3
A venue has made what is thought to be the largest donation a golf club has ever made while a cancer trust has said a separate donation it received from a golf club is the biggest it has ever received.
This teenager with learning difficulties has gained key life skills from being taught golf 4
A sports development professional has said teenagers with learning difficulties are gaining key life skills via a programme that teaches them golf.
Who is to blame for the municipal golf courses slump? 4
The National Association of Public Golf Courses has said it is clear who is to blame for the now astonishing deterioration in municipal golf courses.
55-year-old man ‘sacked for being too old’ 8
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.
This man has become the first ever deaf-before-he-could-speak person to be named captain of a British golf club 11
Ellesmere Port Golf Club in Cheshire’s has appointed a pre-lingual deaf person to be its captain – the first time this has happened in British history.
This golf club has done something amazing for local wildlife 4
Boston West Golf Club in Lincolnshire has won two conservation awards in the last year for creating a ‘mini nature reserve’.
Golf sees global boom in female participation… with one exception 7
The game of golf is seeing a boom in the number of women playing it around the world – with the one notable exception being the UK.
Golf’s ‘elitist’ image to be challenged 6
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’.
‘How to grow golf in the UK’ report is published 3
A new study that aims to help golf clubs and courses retain, attract and grow their customer base has been published.
Why would someone join a golf club? 8
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’?
Full extent of flooding damage revealed 2
The full extent of the damage and the recovery of the flooding that devastated several golf courses throughout the British Isles this winter is now beginning to emerge.
Golf ‘desperately needs to change its image’ 6
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.
American course goes ‘ball-less’ 5
A golf course in the USA has become the first club in the world to go ‘ball-less’ – golfers play usual rounds on its course but hit a virtual ball rather than a physical one.
EGP loses £500,000 of public funding 9
The England Golf Partnership is to lose £500,000 of public funding because not enough people aged 26 and over have taken up golf in the last year.
Eco-warriors attack golf club 5
Eco-warriors have torn up four greens at Berkhamsted Golf Club in Hertfordshire because they are angry over the venue’s tree felling policy.
England Golf joins anti wind turbines campaign 10
England Golf has thrown its support behind Shrewsbury Golf Club’s opposition to two wind turbines being built nearby, saying they have a negative effect on golfers and golf clubs.
Golfers set to fail if they sue clubs over VAT 2
Golfers are unlikely to be successful if they take action against golf clubs for not paying them back the overpaid VAT they paid, one of the UK’s leading tax experts has said.
The golf courses that could fall into the sea 10
As both Montrose Golf Links and Caldy Golf Club bring in measures to deal with coastal erosion, we look at some of the UK golf courses that are in danger of falling into the sea.
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