96% of golfers want more sustainability 22
A new survey of golfers has found they are far more concerned about the environmental impact of golf venues than previously thought.
RBS agrees debt deal with American Golf 3
The largest retailer of golf equipment in Europe has agreed a £20m deal to refinance debt that it owes to its bank.
Golfing women rated most attractive 16
A study of more than 68,000 people has found that men are significantly more attracted to women who play or follow golf.
Keith Lloyd resigns as CEO of the GCMA 4
The chief executive of the Golf Club Managers’ Association (GCMA) has announced he is leaving his post.
Seve Day scores ‘were genuine’ 8
Organisers of a cancer charity golf tournament in honour of Seve Ballesteros have stated that the current top 72 winning scores are all genuine – but one competitor has been disqualified.
Controversial banker to build golf course 4
A controversial Australian hedge fund manager has ignored the advice of the Scottish Golf Union (SGU) and decided to build a new golf course in Scotland.
Golf ‘will make you live longer’ 4
Being an active member of a golf club could add three and a half years to an elderly person’s life, a new survey has found.
Hotel offers golf in an hour membership 0
One of the country’s premier hotels is offering non-residents membership of its golf club for the first time in its history.
Broke Hill sold to mystery buyer 6
Broke Hill Golf Club in Kent has been bought by a company with practically no public profile for an undisclosed sum. The company’s directors now run two firms that collectively own two golf venues.
Club members lost ‘due to handicap system’ 4
Approximately one in 10 golf club managers have said they have lost members solely as a result of the introduction of ‘inactive’ handicaps, according to a new survey.
AGCO ramps up its tax campaign 14
The Association of Golf Course Owners (AGCO) is dramatically stepping up its campaign to put pressure on politicians to reform tax legislation in golf.
AGCO meets with top treasury official 8
Three campaigners for a reformed tax regime in British golf have met with a senior treasury official to discuss the way forward.
Shocking report kick-starts radical change 9
Golf in Scotland is to receive a radical facelift following a new survey that highlights the dire state of the country’s golf clubs.
70% of British clubs were in profit last year 3
A major new survey of the golf industry has found that 70 per cent of British golf clubs reported a profit last year – up from 56 per cent in 2010.
Golf ‘is devalued by Groupon’ 38
The chairman of the Ogro has said that the sale of green fees by internet companies such as Groupon is so damaging to golf clubs that it could strip them of any power they have to control prices and tee time availability.
Club’s anger at operator’s charity status 11
The management of a London golf club has launched a scathing attack on the charity status of Britain’s largest operator of pay-and-play golf courses, stating that this is bad for the taxpayer and for other golf clubs.
‘No women at Augusta’ policy defended 21
A retired UK golf club manager has become the first to publicly defend Augusta National’s refusal to allow women to join since the issue exploded earlier this year.
‘Raise VAT’ call leads to angry backlash 34
Proprietary golf clubs have been derided as ‘soulless’ in reaction to a call for VAT to be increased on membership subscriptions at private members’ clubs and reduced at profit-making ones.
GUI refutes sectarian comments 4
The chairman of the Ulster branch of the Golfing Union of Ireland (GUI) has criticised two leading Northern Irish politicians for stating that sectarian prejudice is rife in the country’s golf clubs.
My depressing experience of applying to join golf clubs 6
Recently, Brian Inglis, a former golf club secretary, found himself on the other side of the manager’s table when he decided to join a local club for the first time in his life.
New survey highlights golf’s struggles 3
Membership subscriptions are the lifeblood for most golf clubs, but the number of members at an average golf club has been dropping for several years.
Tax barrister will represent golf clubs 3
One of the UK’s leading tax barristers has been employed to represent golf clubs in a tribunal hearing that could have major ramifications for golf in the UK.
Two new diseases that have been found on British courses 12
Two newly emerging turf diseases have recently been confirmed in samples received from golf courses in the UK and Ireland and it is suspected that they are more prevalent in areas of fine turf than are currently recorded.
Older players’ courtesy rounds ‘killing golf’ 6
The owner and manager of a British golf club has warned that free rounds offered during club competitions, particularly to senior golfers, are killing golf venues.
Over 4,000 ladies took up golf last year 4
A 2011 England Golf grant led to more than 4,000 women and girls in England taking up golf last year. Nearly 550 of them are now members of golf clubs.
‘Performance institute’ planned for London 3
London Golf Club has announced plans to build the UK’s first European Tour ‘performance institute’.
Who needs ‘internet’ when we have fax? An ‘expert’s’ view from 1996 3
This article, written by a computer consultant to golf clubs, was published in Golf Club Management in March 1996.
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