Two more Ayrshire golf courses facing closure threat 2
Two golf courses operated by South Ayrshire Council are set to be closed down in a bid to save costs.
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Here’s the top three things I learnt about the industry in February 2018 0
From a new global handicap system to a very real threat to one in six Scottish golf courses, February 2018 was a game changer for the golf industry, reports The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir
Academic report shows huge potential for clubs via women golfers 7
A major new R&A commissioned study by the International Institute for Golf Education, based at the University Centre Myerscough, has confirmed the huge potential female golfers offer to golf clubs.
Sarah Forrest: My golfing trip to the Chinese island of Hainan 0
Golf in China is growing at a huge rate, especially on Hainan, which is home to Mission Hills Haikou, the world’s second largest golf complex with 10 golf courses, and the spectacular Sheraton Dunes.
The turnaround at Sapey Golf Club 3
Last summer the Worcestershire club announced it was to close. With just a few days left, it was rescued – and it has since seen half a million pounds of investment.
Leeds GC is England Golf’s ‘Club of the Year’ 1
Leeds Golf Centre has been named ‘Club of the Year’ by England Golf at a glittering awards ceremony.
The rise and rise of Topgolf 1
The facility where golfers play competitive games at driving range-like venues while being able to order high-quality food and beverage is now using technology to make analysis of golfers’ shots more fun and more precise.
New World Handicap System to come into play in 2020 2
The way golfers around the world will calculate their handicaps is to be transformed by a new system that The R&A and the USGA have unveiled.
World’s fifth oldest golf course is losing 1.5 metres of land per year to coastal erosion 0
As Scottish Natural Heritage warns that a proposed golf course could fall into the sea, a spokesman for Montrose Golf Links has said the venue may have to be moved inland as it is currently losing at least 1.5 metres a year.
How research will get more women playing golf at your club 0
Kari Haug details why research is of paramount importance when it comes to growing the women’s game, and explores the impact positive female role models and the equipment industry can play.
Review of TGI Golf Partners’ annual business conference 0
The ‘Home of Golf’, St Andrews, hosted TGI Golf Partners for the group’s annual business conference recently, where PGA Professionals where able to enhance their knowledge ahead of the new season.
Shock 11% drop in golf rounds played at end of 2017 9
The latest research on golf participation in the UK has found that the number of rounds played in the final quarter of 2017 was down by more than 11 per cent compared with the end of 2016.
Meet the course manager: St Ives (Hunts) GC’s Rob Duff 0
The venue replaced its entire golf course with a new one just seven years ago. Rob talks about the challenges this has presented, why the club is winning its war against thatch and bunker refurbishment.
In their own words: Wales Golf CEO Richard Dixon on winter ‘grow golf’ initiatives 0
The chief executive of Wales Golf, Richard Dixon, writes exclusively for The Golf Business about what his organisation does in winter to grow the game
Scottish Golf to significantly reduce affiliation fee proposal 4
The governing body of amateur golf in Scotland is set to significantly reduce the increase in the amount it wants members of all affiliated clubs to pa
Meet the director of golf: The Belfry’s Chris Reeve 0
He talks about delivering the ‘Ryder Cup Experience’ to every customer every day, the club’s £26 million refurbishment and how the venue is generating more and more revenue from its bars and restaurants
Tributes to 35-year-old Eaton Golf Club greenkeeper killed by a falling tree 0
Tributes have been paid to a greenkeeper at a Cheshire golf club where he was known as the ‘prodigal son’, who was killed in January in a tree felling tragedy.
Leading Spanish golf retailer comes up for sale 0
One of Spain’s leading golf retail centres – and the only major golf retailer and fitting centre on the North Costa Blanca for the last 14 years – has been placed on the market.
A golf club’s duty to ensure its staff are healthy at work 1
This guidance from the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association (NGCAA) looks at the duties employers have to ensure their staff are healthy at work.
Greenkeeping team profile: Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club 0
Gavin Kinsella and Doug Tate are the courses manager and course head greenkeeper. They talk about the contrasting work between summer and winter, dealing with a course next to a river and why they love their jobs so much.
Scottish FA CEO Andrew McKinlay named as new chief executive of Scottish Golf 0
Scottish Golf has appointed Andrew McKinlay, currently the chief operating officer and interim chief executive of the Scottish FA, as its new CEO.
One of the last major men-only UK golf clubs to admit women 0
One of the last remaining men-only golf clubs in the UK, Royal Aberdeen, the sixth oldest golf club in the world, has voted to allow women to join the club.
Meet the PGA professional: Bulbury Woods’ David Bartlett 0
The Dorset club’s pro came up with an idea to boost revenue in winter. And not only did it work – but it led to increased profits for the club’s bar and restaurant and a more engaged membership.
Hever Castle Golf Club boosts income via glass doors 0
The installation of contemporary sliding glass doors has brought a new level of flexibility and sophistication to one of Kent’s most prestigious golf clubs.
All of the UK’s links golf courses could disappear by 2100 6
An alarming report from the UK’s leading environmental organisation charity has found that every links golf course in the UK is in danger of disappearing in less than a century due to climate change.
Revamped golf club ‘will not include golf course’ 1
A Scottish golf club, which has been closed for two years and hopes to reopen soon, has submitted plans in which ‘it is unlikely the golf course itself will reopen’, according to reports.
Huge growth in Highlands visitor numbers proves benefits of golf clubs working together 0
Three Scottish golf clubs have said they have generated hundreds of thousands of pounds in extra revenue in the last few years by working together.
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