Here’s three developments from June 2023 that could be three new trends in the UK golf industry

Here’s three developments from June 2023 that could be three new trends in the UK golf industry 1

🕔12:04, 30.Jun 2023

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.

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Eco activists vandalise another French golf course

Eco activists vandalise another French golf course 2

🕔10:50, 30.Jun 2023

Environmental activists have vandalised another golf course in France, stating that they are engaged in a ‘class struggle’.

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Ryder Cup hopeful becomes latest Fairmont brand

Ryder Cup hopeful becomes latest Fairmont brand 0

🕔10:28, 29.Jun 2023

Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa has become the latest golf resort to become a Fairmont Hotels & Resorts branded property.

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How solar panels helped Loughrea Golf Club

How solar panels helped Loughrea Golf Club 0

🕔10:26, 29.Jun 2023

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.

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Multi Value Packs save 20% on cost of individual parts

Multi Value Packs save 20% on cost of individual parts 0

🕔08:52, 29.Jun 2023

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.

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Berkshire club’s plan to secure long term future

Berkshire club’s plan to secure long term future 0

🕔10:57, 28.Jun 2023

A housing developer has applied to build 72 homes around Calcot Park Golf Club in Berkshire.

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Closed Wirral course could now reopen

Closed Wirral course could now reopen 0

🕔10:30, 27.Jun 2023

A golf course that has been repeatedly vandalised since it closed 15 months ago could now reopen.

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Golf club hopes to make major changes to onsite buildings

Golf club hopes to make major changes to onsite buildings 0

🕔10:44, 26.Jun 2023

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.

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Golf tourism in Northern Ireland is still surging

Golf tourism in Northern Ireland is still surging 1

🕔09:25, 23.Jun 2023

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.

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How magic mushrooms can benefit a golf course

How magic mushrooms can benefit a golf course 0

🕔13:08, 22.Jun 2023

Dr Deidre Charleston from Origin Amenity Solutions looks at the benefits of mycorrhizal fungi.

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Why collaborations work

Why collaborations work 0

🕔11:47, 22.Jun 2023

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.

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Range Servant UK is working with Golf It!

Range Servant UK is working with Golf It! 0

🕔09:47, 22.Jun 2023

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.

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Product profile: The Ventrac 4520 all-terrain compact tractor

Product profile: The Ventrac 4520 all-terrain compact tractor 0

🕔09:44, 22.Jun 2023

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.

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Weymouth becomes latest golf club to use ‘gender free’ tees

Weymouth becomes latest golf club to use ‘gender free’ tees 16

🕔10:59, 19.Jun 2023

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.

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“I was refused membership due to my head tattoo”

“I was refused membership due to my head tattoo” 10

🕔09:35, 16.Jun 2023

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.

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Meet the general manager: Sabine Riezebos

Meet the general manager: Sabine Riezebos 0

🕔08:38, 16.Jun 2023

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.

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Karin Sharp steps down as Scottish Golf’s chief operating officer

Karin Sharp steps down as Scottish Golf’s chief operating officer 0

🕔11:10, 15.Jun 2023

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.

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A handy guide on how to lose a sexual harassment case

A handy guide on how to lose a sexual harassment case 0

🕔10:31, 15.Jun 2023

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.

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The Club Systems Roadshows returned this winter and spring

The Club Systems Roadshows returned this winter and spring 0

🕔10:00, 15.Jun 2023

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.

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Reesink offers three mower training courses

Reesink offers three mower training courses 0

🕔09:43, 15.Jun 2023

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.

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TV presenter Lynne Allbutt advocates for Euroflor Flower Seed

TV presenter Lynne Allbutt advocates for Euroflor Flower Seed 0

🕔09:13, 15.Jun 2023

Lynne Allbutt is a writer, TV presenter, speaker, and an advocate for Euroflor Flower Seed.

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Golf Ireland launches campaign to promote golf to women

Golf Ireland launches campaign to promote golf to women 1

🕔10:38, 14.Jun 2023

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.

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SRUC ‘considering closing golf course’

SRUC ‘considering closing golf course’ 0

🕔10:59, 13.Jun 2023

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.

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Mark James signs for EPT

Mark James signs for EPT 0

🕔16:49, 8.Jun 2023

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.

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Meet the PGA pro: Andrew Skinner

Meet the PGA pro: Andrew Skinner 1

🕔13:41, 8.Jun 2023

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.

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Worcestershire Golf Club celebrates market-leading results with Husqvarna CEORA™

Worcestershire Golf Club celebrates market-leading results with Husqvarna CEORA™ 1

🕔12:56, 8.Jun 2023

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.

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Royal Dornoch picks STAR EV for its buggies

Royal Dornoch picks STAR EV for its buggies 0

🕔12:05, 8.Jun 2023

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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