Fergie named as new golf club captain 4
Sir Alex Ferguson has been named as the new captain of De Vere Mottram Hall. The news comes just one week after he retired as the manager of Manchester United.
Fundraising golf club closes 3
A golf club that used to donate all its profits to a charity has been closed down after its membership dropped to just 50 people.
Four golf clubs saved from going under 2
Four British golf clubs have all been saved from being closed down in the last few days.
Survey your members about dress codes 4
There’s an informative article on dress codes in the June issue of Golf Monthly, which includes a poll of golfers that has some interesting results.
‘Narcissistic directors are bad for business’ 7
One of Britain’s leading golf club managers has said ‘whinging and negative’ committee members are threatening the futures of their own golf clubs.
Dawson defiant over single-sex golf clubs 15
The chief executive of The R&A has said that he will not bully Open venue golf clubs to accept women as members.
Sandy Jones: Clubs need to focus on golf 9
The chief executive of the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) has warned golf clubs against offering non-golf services that could raise income.
Planning sought for £60m ‘The Ayrshire’ 2
Developers have filed for planning permission to build a major new multi-million pound golf course in Scotland.
Surrey club offers month-long ‘membership’ 4
A Surrey golf club has come up with an innovative way to market itself – it is offering unlimited golf for one month.
Shock £320k damages ruling against club 7
Appeal court judges in Scotland have stunned the golf industry by announcing that a golf club must pay a substantially higher proportion of damages than had been previously ruled, after a golfer lost his eye when he was hit by a ball.
Inchmarlo Golf Club is partially saved 2
A liquidated Scottish resort has been partially saved after a deal was struck with a landowning family that has an association with the club’s villas.
£50k landfill grant for golf club 3
One of the world’s oldest golf clubs has received £50,000 of government funding to update its course and clubhouse in an environmentally friendly way.
Golf needs to get its ‘head out of the sand’ 10
The head of the world’s largest operator of golf clubs has said that golf needs to get its ‘head out of the sand’ and start offering much quicker rounds.
New green fee deal for the north-west 4
Fifteen golf clubs in north-west England and in Wales have joined a scheme that aims to increase the number of visiting golfers they all receive.
Profile: GCMA Manager of the Year finalist, Rob Pointon 3
Rob Pointon is the general manager of Mid Yorkshire Golf Club.
Profile: GCMA Manager of the Year finalist, Dave Carlisle 3
Dave Carlisle is the golf club manager of Garforth Golf Club in Yorkshire.
Profile: GCMA Manager of the Year finalist, Gordon Forster 2
Gordon Forster is the general manager of Abbey Hill Golf Centre in Milton Keynes.
Apps are ‘fastest trend in history’ 6
There has been a huge growth in the number of golf clubs that offer downloadable apps for smartphones in the last few months, according to new data.
50 clubs ‘could close this spring’ 16
The chairman of the Organisation of Golf and Range Operators has warned that as many as 50 private members’ British golf clubs could close down this spring.
The Wiltshire sold in seven figure deal 3
Eddy Shah has sold his last golf course in what is believed to be one of the industry’s most expensive transactions in recent years.
How to partner with sports’ teams 6
Golf pro and marketing expert Sean Mysel explains how his venue partnered with a major sporting team in the USA, and the benefits that this has brought both parties.
Meeting showed ‘golf at its worst’ 15
The manager of an English golf club has said that a recent county golf meeting that he attended showed golf “at its worst”.
Golf more popular in schools than football 23
Golf is now played at schools so much that it is on more English schools’ curriculums than football, according to new data.
Club to offer ‘golf and poker challenge’ 2
A Surrey club has come up with an innovative way to attract visitors – by offering an event that requires competitors to excel at both golf and poker.
Two more clubs placed into liquidation 3
Two golf clubs have gone into liquidation, with approximately 55 jobs lost.
Profile: Crowlands Golf Centre 6
One club that does now offer flexible memberships is Crowlands Golf Centre in Essex.
Golfers ‘should pass etiquette test’ 11
More than nine in ten greenkeepers believe that golfers should pass a test on course care before they are allowed to play the game.
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