From the contentious issue of concessions for elderly golfers to that Muirfield vote, here’s the top three things Alistair Dunsmuir learnt about the industry while editing Golf Club Management in May.
The #GetintoGolf campaign, which England Golf believes led to 3,900 people joining golf clubs last year, is being extended to Scotland for this summer.
One of the most picturesque golf clubs in the UK, Isle of Barra GC in Scotland, could close as it is down to just 15 members, even though membership costs just £75 per year.
A golf club administrator who says that some golf clubs are failing to comply with the Equality Act has called for an awareness campaign to be started and even for legal action to be taken against some venues.
At least two golf clubs in Scotland have said their memberships have grown because they have been offering 9-hole competitions.
Two golf clubs in Dundee have made a plea to local dog owners to do more to stop their animals causing damage to their greens.
Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) sustainability associate Tony Hanson explains how Prince’s Golf Club in Kent achieved GEO certification following his audit – which shows the world the club is environmentally friendly
Surprising new data has found that although UK golf clubs are still losing members, the remaining members are playing much more competitive rounds of golf, and especially Stableford competitions.
The first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has said that Muirfield’s decision to continue refusing women on becoming members is “indefensible”.
At the heart of HMRC’s VAT rebate to private members’ golf clubs on green fee income is the issue of ‘unjust enrichment’. Adrian Houstoun details what it is, why it has played such a prominent role in the case and what the bearing of it on the final amount clubs can claim will be.
Stockwood Park Golf Club in Luton has ended its practice of offering concessions to elderly members – a move that has angered some but others do not approve of these policies in the first place.
A report on golf’s value to the UK’s economy has found that despite recent falls in participation there are almost as many regular golfers in the UK than tennis and badminton players combined.
An innovative Essex golf club has introduced free golf to every child aged 10 or under who are the child or grandchild of any member of the club.
Another community golf project, this time in Wales, has led to a massive decrease in antisocial behaviour among teenagers.
A golfer has failed in his attempt to sue a golf club after the hole-in-one car he won was less than half the value the thought it was going to be.
A golfer who sued his own golf club after suffering brain damage when being hit on the head by a stray ball has lost his case in a landmark ruling that could have huge ramifications for golf clubs.
Michael Hampton, Turfcare parts manager at Lely Turfcare, has advised greenkeepers that sharp, well-maintained rotary blades are the key to the most efficient cut, and the most superior after-cut appearance possible.
