Georgia Hall to promote golf to women, girls and families 0
Women’s British Open champion Georgia Hall has been named as an ambassador for The R&A – and she aims to inspire more women, girls and families into playing golf.
Was your golf club’s captain inauguration like this? 0
Burhill Golf Club in Surrey’s incoming club captains for 2019 opted for a Lion King-themed event for their inaugurations – in front of over 200 attending members.
Dundonald Links sold to UK leisure operator for more than £4 million 0
One of the UK’s greatest golf courses has been sold for £4.5 million to a leisure operator that is investing in the golf industry.
Tributes for golf club owner who has died aged 59 1
A number of people have paid tribute to Alan Strange, the co-owner and professional at The Brow Golf Club in Shropshire, who has sadly died suddenly, aged 59.
Meet the manager: Adam Walsh 0
The general manager of Farleigh GC in Surrey talks about how he has become the youngest of just 51 club managers in Europe to achieve ‘Certified Club Manager’ status.
More than £20k awarded to small golf clubs 0
More than £20k has been awarded to ‘small golf clubs’, with another £40,000 set to be provided, to help them purchase player input score screens ahead of next year’s introduction of the World Handicap System.
Video of clubhouse fight goes viral 0
A video of a violent altercation in a golf club, which was posted on social media on Monday, has gone viral.
Meet the greenkeepers who are also their golf clubs’ managers 0
Looe Golf Club in Cornwall and Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumbria are both managed by their greenkeepers.
Guide launched to help clubs attract youngsters to golf 0
A new guide to help golf clubs attract young people into the sport has been produced by England Golf.
Royal Norwich GC set to complete relocation 0
How Toro machinery is ensuring the club’s two new courses will thrive.
Media slammed for criticising golf consultants 6
The mainstream media has come under fire from a golf industry group after it mocked a council for employing consultants with golf expertise.
The golf club that has five times as many visitors as there are local residents 3
Last year Brora Golf Club in the Highlands saw its membership grow across all categories and it now employs nearly two per cent of the local village’s population.
Meet the golf operations manager: Nigel Sweet 1
Nigel talks about how Leeds Golf Centre has a reputation for being inclusive, the facility’s major plans for growth and what it’s like being a golf club manager while competing to play on the European Senior Tour.
This man had already hit two holes-in-one by the seventh hole 0
An amateur golfer has defied odds of 67 million to one to hit two holes-in-one in the same round.
Work starts on redevelopment of HS2 golf course 1
A major redevelopment of a golf course that is set to have the HS2 rail line constructed through it has begun.
How liable is a golf club if there’s a data breach? 0
The National Golf Clubs Advisory Association (NGCAA) looks at what happened when an employer was found ‘vicariously liable’ – even though not at fault – for a data breach by a rogue employee.
Brian Evans: An obituary 0
The former secretary / manager of Lydd Golf Club in Kent, Brian Evans, has passed away aged 84.
Here’s the top three things I learnt about the golf industry in February 3
The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir discusses the two greatest things in the world – dogs and beer – and why they’ve both played a role in the industry in the last month.
Club applies to build 92 homes as part of survival bid 3
A Northumberland golf club that has financially struggled in recent years has applied to have nearly 100 new homes built on part of its current course to prevent it from closing down.
Closed-down golf course set to reopen 2
A Cheshire golf course that closed down when Mack Golf ceased trading last year is set to reopen next month.
Greater Manchester golf club is 4th to announce March / April closure 3
A golf club in Rochdale has become at least the fourth in the UK to say it will close down in late March or early April.
Meet the PGA professional: Alex Keighley 0
Alex is the head professional at Huddersfield Golf Club. She talks about managing the teaching and retail side of the golf facility’s business and introducing more women and children to the game.
Congratulations to ‘partner of the year’ – PGA pro Paul Vaughan 0
The director of golf at Ardglass Golf Club in Northern Ireland, Paul Vaughan, has been named as ‘Partner of the Year’ at the annual TGI Golf Awards.
Golf club profile: The Richmond 0
The Surrey venue has a magnificent and historic Grade I listed building for a clubhouse, which has meant providing modern facilities for members and visitors has been a considerable achievement.
Fairway Credit – changing how clubs collect their fees 0
Golf clubs have been turning to Fairway Credit in the past year to provide their members with new options about paying their annual subscriptions. Here, we find out what they are.
‘Our week at Le Golf National’ 0
During last year’s Ryder Cup, 180 of the world’s best greenkeepers worked on the Parisian golf course. Here, two of them – both British staff at The Belfry – detail their experiences of a week that will never be forgotten.
How golf is helping people living with dementia and Parkinson’s disease 10
Golf in Society has been running days out for the last four years. Not only is this having a remarkably positive effect on the people needing care – it’s led to similar results for the bottom lines of the golf clubs involved.
