From holiday huts proving to be more lucrative than hotels to new data showing significant increases to green fee income in the winter months, we look at some trends from the last month.
Environmental activists have vandalised another golf course in France, stating that they are engaged in a ‘class struggle’.
Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa has become the latest golf resort to become a Fairmont Hotels & Resorts branded property.
Loughrea Golf Club was struggling financially with too few members when, in the same month in 2017, three senior members of staff died unexpectedly. It pulled through and is now thriving, writes Daragh Small.
Now more than ever, any opportunity for businesses to reduce the cost of goods is welcome, so Reesink Turfcare is reminding customers about its Toro MVP kits.
A housing developer has applied to build 72 homes around Calcot Park Golf Club in Berkshire.
A golf course that has been repeatedly vandalised since it closed 15 months ago could now reopen.
A Northamptonshire golf club hopes to knock down its hotel and build a series of new buildings, including a new hub, a leisure building and 60 holiday huts.
New figures from Tourism NI show that the number of tee times booked by visitors to Northern Ireland in 2022 was 30 percent higher than pre-Covid levels.
Dr Deidre Charleston from Origin Amenity Solutions looks at the benefits of mycorrhizal fungi.
TGI Golf retail consultant Chris Taylor talks about the Visual Merchandising & Display Show, in which Harrods’ head of visual merchandising explained why collaborations are so beneficial to retailers.
Range Servant supplies golf range picking, washing and dispensing products to Topgolf in Glasgow and Big Shots in London, and is now working closely with the new R&A project, Golf It! in Glasgow.
Since its introduction into the UK golf sector in 2017, the Ventrac 4520 all-terrain compact tractor and its numerous attachments has quickly become an indispensable tool for the discerning golf course manager.
Weymouth Golf Club has become the latest golf club to remove its men’s and ladies’ tees to ensure its course is more accessible to more people.
A man has claimed the tattoo he has of a skull on the back of his head is the reason why he has been unsuccessful at joining a golf club.
The general manager of Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands, a spectacular course that opened five years ago, talks about the golf industry in her country and hosting the Solheim Cup in 2026.
The chief operating officer of Scottish Golf, and the woman who ran the organisation for more than two and a half years, Karin Sharp, has announced she is stepping down with almost immediate effect.
The golf club’s committee member was sexually abusive to a female employee and the club failed to follow advice when it carried out the internal investigation.
After a Covid-inflicted absence, Club Systems International’s popular Club Systems Roadshows returned this winter and spring, with staff travelling thousands of miles to cover the length and breadth of five countries.
When it comes to mowers, Reesink offers three relevant training courses: Turfcare Mechanics to include cutting technology, the Safe Use of Ride-On Mowers and Reesink’s brand new Electric Powered Training.
Lynne Allbutt is a writer, TV presenter, speaker, and an advocate for Euroflor Flower Seed.
Golf Ireland is launching a campaign showcasing three female celebrities as they prepare to take part in a pro-am, which is aimed at inspiring women and girls to consider golf as a social and fun activity.
The Elmwood College campus in Fife, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), which is well-known for its focus on golf education, is reportedly considering closing its 18-hole golf course.
The self-styled ‘golfing disruptor’ European Players Tour, which sees amateurs competing against pros, has signed up former Ryder Cup captain Mark James – the fifth Ryder Cup player to join its ranks.
For the last 50 years the head professional at Royal Dornoch Golf Club has been either Willie Skinner (1973 to 1998) or his son Andrew (1998 to today). Recently they got together to mark the milestone.
Worcestershire Golf Club, one of the oldest clubs in England, established in 1879, has recently put new robotic technology to the test – Husqvarna’s CEORA™ coupled with its new low-cut deck.
Royal Dornoch is thought to be the first golf club in the world to fit defibrillators to all its buggies. The buggies chosen to carry this potentially life-saving device are STAR EV’s Capellas from Reesink Scotland.
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