Profile: Crowlands Golf Centre 6
One club that does now offer flexible memberships is Crowlands Golf Centre in Essex.
One club that does now offer flexible memberships is Crowlands Golf Centre in Essex.
An English golf venue is calling for members of smaller golf clubs to be charged reduced annual subscriptions via a deduction in their affiliation fees to England Golf and their local county golf union.
The chief executive of England Golf, John Petrie, has left his position with immediate effect.
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.
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.
The body that runs amateur golf in England this year created an eBay account – ewgaewga – which has been selling unused ladies’ Daily Sports’ golf clothing ordered for 2011 European teams.
Another golf club manager has criticised England Golf’s ‘inactive handicap’ system, stating that confusion about it is preventing golfers from spending money at golf clubs.
England Golf has made the unprecedented step of appointing two presidents – one male and one female – to lead the organisation.
The manager of a prestigious golf club has criticised England Golf’s inactive handicap system as being potentially damaging to the business of golf clubs.
The GCMA’s captain, John Dinsdale, and chief executive, Keith Lloyd, opened the event by talking about the importance of sharing ideas.