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Meet the resort director: Richard Woolley
The resort director at St. Mellion Estate in Cornwall talks about leading the venue he grew up playing at after 15 years of senior roles at Crown Golf clubs, and tells us what the resort has been investing in this decade, as it prepares for its 50th anniversary this summer.
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Another golf club opens up a vineyard
A Spanish golf club has become the latest in Europe to open up an on-site vineyard.
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Golf reduces risk of heart disease by 30%
It’s official, golf is good for you: A major study has found that people who play the game regularly are 30 per cent less likely to experience coronary heart disease than those who don’t.
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Meet the PGA pro: Nike Golf brand ambassador Matt Antell
Matt is a PGA Performance Coach who works with England Golf and Surrey Golf, and delivers the Hugh Marr Performance Systems for the Surrey Golf Lab, which he launched, at Reigate Hill GC
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Club profile: Wellingborough Golf Club
The Northamptonshire club discovered that old statues it acquired were made for the tomb of Cardinal Wolsey – and has since sold them for millions
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100-year-old tells ITV: ‘Golf has prolonged my life’
A 100-year-old man who plays golf twice a week has been profiled on ITV News – and he says the game has prolonged his life.
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Could you play 18 full-length holes in less than 40 minutes?
A number of golf clubs have been trialing ‘SpeedGolf’ – where golfers run between holes as scores are calculated by the number of shots and the time taken to complete the round.
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This golf club is officially junior friendly
A golf club in Staffordshire has become the 100th in England to achieve ‘GolfMark’ status – which means it has passed criteria for how welcoming it is to beginners and juniors.
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Legal matters: Fracking on the golf course
This guidance from the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association looks at the financial and legal ramifications of allowing a fracking company to mine for energy on land the golf club owns.Â
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Why have Italian golf clubs seen a 25% rise in green fees since 2015?
A project that promotes golf tourism to Italy has said the country’s golf clubs have seen a stunning 25 per cent rise in green fee income from foreigners in just the last two years.
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App for golf club members to launch
The same company that launched the HowDidiDo app for golfers, which has already had over 100,000 downloads, is launching an app for members of golf clubs, which should dramatically reduce managers’ admin time
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Scottish Golf calls on members to support changes
Scottish Golf CEO Blane Dodds is urging members to support changes to the governing body’s financial structure that he believes will create significant investment to the grassroots game in Scotland
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Travellers demand £500 to leave after parking caravans at golf club
A group of travellers have issued a £500 ransom demand to a Yorkshire golf club after parking their caravans in its car park.
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Visitors can now register to visit SALTEX for free
Visitors can now register to attend the turf management event SALTEX 2017 for free.
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How to get more children playing golf at your facility
Clubs are working hard to attract more juniors. Steve Jackson, who works with organisations that boost junior participation, details what is particularly successful at getting youngsters on the course
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Golf participation in the UK slows – but still growing
The latest research on golf participation in the UK has found that more people played the game in April, May and June this year than in 2016.