Data protection legislation is changing: This is how it will affect you

Data protection legislation is changing: This is how it will affect you 0 Updated

🕔10:39, 10.Sep 2017

This guidance from the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association looks at the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which will take effect on May 25, 2018. What do they mean for golf clubs?

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Sponsored feature: Acumen Highspeed leading the way with legislative compliance

Sponsored feature: Acumen Highspeed leading the way with legislative compliance 0

🕔21:09, 9.Sep 2017

A look at how Acumen Waste Services can help golf clubs now it has acquired Highspeed Group

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Scottish golf clubs could be hit by major business rates changes

Scottish golf clubs could be hit by major business rates changes 0

🕔14:50, 8.Sep 2017

A proposal to change the way organisations in Scotland pay business rates could have a major impact on the golf industry.

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Meet the PGA pro and qualified referee: Charles Dernie

Meet the PGA pro and qualified referee: Charles Dernie 1 Updated

🕔12:31, 7.Sep 2017

He was the first British PGA member to referee a major championship in the USA, has been the head professional at Blairgowrie Golf Club for 20 years. He explains how a club make the game more appealing

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Is Germany about to replace England as Europe’s top golfing country?

Is Germany about to replace England as Europe’s top golfing country? 1

🕔12:14, 6.Sep 2017

England’s total domination of the number of people per country in Europe who play golf is under threat for the first time since records began.

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£3.5m Roxburghe back on the market after sale falls through

£3.5m Roxburghe back on the market after sale falls through 1

🕔12:46, 5.Sep 2017

Roxburghe Hotel and Golf Course in the Scottish Borders is back on the market after its sale to a leisure group fell through.

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More than 10% of Woking is golf courses

More than 10% of Woking is golf courses 3 Updated

🕔07:57, 5.Sep 2017

New research on how much of the UK’s land is taken up by golf courses has found that more than a tenth of the Surrey town of Woking is devoted to the sport.

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How to offer your members shopping discounts

How to offer your members shopping discounts 0 Updated

🕔21:02, 4.Sep 2017

A shopping benefits provider has tailored a package to golf clubs to offer their members and staff huge discounts on services like eye tests and gym membership

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How fast could you complete a 500-yard golf hole?

How fast could you complete a 500-yard golf hole? 0

🕔12:22, 4.Sep 2017

Five teams of golfers have failed in their bid to become the world record holder for the fastest golf hole ever played.

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Blind golf charity calls for more guides and sponsors

Blind golf charity calls for more guides and sponsors 6

🕔12:49, 1.Sep 2017

A registered charity is calling on more people to help blind golfers – especially by volunteering to be their guides – and for sponsors of major events.

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The Secret Secretary: We make juniors feel unwelcome

The Secret Secretary: We make juniors feel unwelcome 3

🕔08:13, 1.Sep 2017

An anonymous member of the golf industry explains that adult golf club members who advise juniors on how to behave and what to wear can turn those children off the game

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Will these four counties experience a rise in junior golfers?

Will these four counties experience a rise in junior golfers? 0

🕔11:48, 31.Aug 2017

Four English counties have been selected to work on a project over the next two years to get more juniors involved in golf.

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Here’s the top 3 things I learnt about the industry in August

Here’s the top 3 things I learnt about the industry in August 2

🕔15:02, 30.Aug 2017

From the growing trend of sprinting around the golf course to the best marketing news the game could have hoped for, The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir reveals his top three industry stories this month

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World’s fifth oldest golf course renamed for marketing drive

World’s fifth oldest golf course renamed for marketing drive 8

🕔11:22, 29.Aug 2017

One of the oldest golf courses in the world will be renamed as part of a clever marketing drive.

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Bernard Gallacher’s daughter marries Russell Brand

Bernard Gallacher’s daughter marries Russell Brand 0

🕔10:34, 29.Aug 2017

The daughter of the former European Ryder Cup captain, Bernard Gallacher, Laura, has married the comedian and activist Russell Brand.

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Meet the course manager: Simon Bell-Tye

Meet the course manager: Simon Bell-Tye 1 Updated

🕔07:28, 28.Aug 2017

Simon is the course manager of Skylark Golf & Country Club in Hampshire. He talks about the major bunker refurbishment his team carried out, plus his attitude to tree management

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BGIA calls for UK-wide adoption of strategy to tackle slow play

BGIA calls for UK-wide adoption of strategy to tackle slow play 5

🕔08:08, 25.Aug 2017

The powerful British Golf Industry Association (BGIA) has called on every golf association in the UK to adopt The R&A’s programme ‘Ready Golf’, in a bid to tackle slow play.

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Sponsored feature: cloud-based software golf clubs

Sponsored feature: cloud-based software golf clubs 0 Updated

🕔22:53, 24.Aug 2017

As the pace of software innovation is changing more rapidly than ever, the need to guide and support golf club customers through all the changes is reinforced.

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BGIA chair to contribute for The Golf Business

BGIA chair to contribute for The Golf Business 0

🕔12:22, 23.Aug 2017

The executive chair of the British Golf Industry Association (BGIA), Philip Morley, has agreed to write a semi-regular column for The Golf Business.

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Removing WW2 wall could have major impact on Guernsey golf course

Removing WW2 wall could have major impact on Guernsey golf course 0

🕔16:32, 22.Aug 2017

A multi-million project to remove a UK wall that was built to stop British forces invading could have a devastating effect on a nearby golf club.

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Another golf club opens up a vineyard

Another golf club opens up a vineyard 0

🕔12:27, 22.Aug 2017

A Spanish golf club has become the latest in Europe to open up an on-site vineyard.

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Golf reduces risk of heart disease by 30%

Golf reduces risk of heart disease by 30% 1

🕔13:17, 21.Aug 2017

It’s official, golf is good for you: A major study has found that people who play the game regularly are 30 per cent less likely to experience coronary heart disease than those who don’t.

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Meet the PGA pro: Nike Golf brand ambassador Matt Antell

Meet the PGA pro: Nike Golf brand ambassador Matt Antell 0 Updated

🕔06:09, 21.Aug 2017

Matt is a PGA Performance Coach who works with England Golf and Surrey Golf, and delivers the Hugh Marr Performance Systems for the Surrey Golf Lab, which he launched, at Reigate Hill GC

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Club profile: Wellingborough Golf Club

Club profile: Wellingborough Golf Club 0 Updated

🕔07:01, 18.Aug 2017

The Northamptonshire club discovered that old statues it acquired were made for the tomb of Cardinal Wolsey – and has since sold them for millions

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100-year-old tells ITV: ‘Golf has prolonged my life’

100-year-old tells ITV: ‘Golf has prolonged my life’ 1

🕔17:22, 17.Aug 2017

A 100-year-old man who plays golf twice a week has been profiled on ITV News – and he says the game has prolonged his life.

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Could you play 18 full-length holes in less than 40 minutes?

Could you play 18 full-length holes in less than 40 minutes? 2

🕔11:22, 16.Aug 2017

A number of golf clubs have been trialing ‘SpeedGolf’ – where golfers run between holes as scores are calculated by the number of shots and the time taken to complete the round.

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This golf club is officially junior friendly

This golf club is officially junior friendly 0

🕔14:18, 15.Aug 2017

A golf club in Staffordshire has become the 100th in England to achieve ‘GolfMark’ status – which means it has passed criteria for how welcoming it is to beginners and juniors.

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