Vast majority of golf clubs are not prepared for data protection changes 0
A new survey has found that three quarters of all small to medium sized businesses are not prepared for data protection changes that come into effect in 2018.
How to get a golf vacation of a lifetime … for a lifetime! 0
A Florida resort is offering British golfers a 99-year lease on luxury apartments for up to eight to 12 weeks a year. It is for every year, for a lifetime, for about £63,000
Golf’s first cyber protection policy 0
Linkscover, the golf club insurance specialist, has now become the first insurer to include comprehensive cyber cover for golf clubs
New business rates appeal system ‘is failing golf clubs’ 0
The new ‘check, challenge, appeal’ (CCA) system that businesses can use to appeal their rates is confusing and ‘clearly not working’ according to a commercial real estate consultancy
Another golf club saved from closing down 0
A Gloucestershire golf club became the second UK golf club to be saved from closing down within the same week, last month.
Company profile: Acumen – ClearWater 1
Acumen Waste Services, with ClearWater and other Highspeed Group brands under its belt, and acquired following the purchase of Highspeed Group in April of this year, is focusing very much on the future
The transformation of Formby Hall Golf Resort and Spa 0
The £2.4 million refurbishment of Formby Hall Golf Resort and Spa
Golf clubs are helping people recover from a stroke 0
The golf industry in Lancashire and Portugal has been showing that the health and social benefits of the game can help the rehabilitation process of people who have had a stroke.
Annual golf subscriptions set to soar in Scotland 7
The cost of being a member of a Scottish golf club is set to soar over the next decade due to a funding crisis, delegates at the first Scottish Golf national conference have been told.
Company profile: Open Solutions – the new force in clubhouse technology 0
The golf software supplier has been revamped – but what does this mean for its end users?
HowDidiDo to sponsor ‘Club of the Year’ award 1
One of the largest networks of golfers In Europe, HowDidiDo, has agreed to sponsor the England Golf ‘Club of the Year Award 2018’.
New CEO for golf trade umbrella organisation 0
The body that represents a number of golf trade associations, the Federation of Sports and Play Associations (FSPA), has appointed Mark Kirkup as its new chief executive.
Meet the courses manager: Sam Rhodes 0
Sam, who looks after Woodhall Spa GC in Lincolnshire, talks about what his role entails and the major refurbishment of the world-famous Hotchkin Course
Andrew Minty to contribute for The Golf Business 0
The winner of the 2015 ‘Golf Club Manager of the Year’, Andrew Minty, director of golf at Langland Bay Golf Club, is to write a regular column for The Golf Business.
Here’s three issues I discovered while editing the magazine in the last month 0
From clubs cashing in on their land values to an academic study on 70 English golf clubs, November was a month of new trends for the industry, writes Alistair Dunsmuir
England Golf to reduce the number of people on its board 0
The body that runs amateur golf in England is to modernise how it is governed and will reduce its board members from 15 to 12.
Interior design tips for your clubhouse 0
A clubhouse has the potential to be a huge revenue generator from events, but interior design is key. Three interior clubhouse design experts detail what is proving attractive in 2017
Wales Golf to create gender neutral junior competitions 0
A number of junior Welsh golf competitions in 2018 will be gender neutral for the first time ever, Wales Golf has announced.
Welsh golf club saved days after entering administration 1
A Welsh golf club has been bought out of administration just a few days after entering it – saving 12 jobs.
Meet the manager: Oxford GC’s Stephen Nicholson 2
He talks about how he became one of the youngest golf club managers in the country – of one of the oldest clubs, plus the club’s plans to improve its finances
New drive to recruit more BAME golfers 1
A project to encourage more people from diverse ethnic communities to get involved golf is to result in support for English clubs.
Royal Dornoch forms reciprocal deal with American golf club 2
One of the UK’s leading golf clubs, Royal Dornoch in Scotland, has formed a reciprocal deal with The Country Club of North Carolina.
Can my employees be disciplined for committing a criminal offence? 0
This guidance from the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association (NGCAA) looks at the legal standing of employers if their employees have committed a criminal act
Pilot project to get women golfing has been huge success 2
A pilot project involving golfing challenges and a novel scoring system on short courses led to a large number of women joining golf clubs in 2017, its organiser has said.
UK golfers are ditching foreign holidays to golf in Britain 2
The chief operations officer at Redefine|BDL Hotels has said that many British people who previously travelled abroad to play golf are now choosing to visit UK clubs.
What does the British Golf Industry Association do? 0
The British Golf Industry Association (BGIA) is one of the most important organisations in the industry but do you know what it actually does?
Club pro saves rare owl after chasing it through people’s gardens 0
The head professional at Thorpeness Golf Club in Suffolk has saved a rare Ural owl following a bizarre and almost literal wild-goose chase through several people’s gardens.
