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Tom Phillips begins work as the new CEO of the Ladies European Tour (LET)
Tom Phillips has officially begun his new role as CEO of the Ladies European Tour (LET), marking the beginning of an exciting new era for the tour and for women’s professional golf globally.
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102-year old golfer is UK’s longest serving club member
A 102-year-old man who has been a continuous member of his golf club for 90 years is thought to be the longest serving golf club member in history.
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Opposition to new golf course due to rare fly
A championship golf course that is being proposed to be built in the Highlands is at risk due to concerns for a rare species of fly.
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Accounting ‘should be a higher priority’ in Scottish golf clubs
Proper accounting guidance and practice is essential for golf clubs in Scotland to thrive – but could be lacking in many of them, according to a study by a University of Strathclyde student.
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Aberdeenshire golf clubs ‘may go under’ due to rates relief change
More than 50 golf clubs in Aberdeenshire have been hit by a new levy on business rates.
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Here’s the top 3 things I learnt while editing Golf Club Management in August
From fraud scams to clubs showing creativity can lead to financial success, August was far more than simply Justin Rose winning a gold medal at the Olympics, as Golf Club Management editor Alistair Dunsmuir details
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Will your course be hosting Rugby Golf events?
Organisers of a new sport to the UK are hoping golf clubs will be hosting Rugby Golf events in the way they have embraced footgolf in the last few years.
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Golf club launches a devilish 666 yard hole
A Wiltshire golf club has launched a hole that measures 666 yards and is calling it ‘The Beast’.
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More than 1 in 2 non-golfers are put off the game by dress codes
More than 50 per cent of people who do not play golf would consider playing the game if they were subjected to a relaxed dress code.
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Golf clubs are using mystery shoppers to boost standards
Golf Development Wales has been sending ‘mystery shoppers’ to golf clubs all over the country in a bid to raise standards at the venues.
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3 in 4 golfers pick their course based on online reviews
A survey of 4,000 golfers has found that a huge three in four of them will read online reviews before deciding which new course to play.
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England Golf asks for ideas to grow participation
England Golf is embarking on a listening exercise to get as many ideas as possible to grow golf, its new chief executive has announced.
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A third of a Scottish island’s population work on a golf course
A third of the entire population of the Scottish island of Jura work on a golf course that hasn’t even been built yet.
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Another golf club is victim of huge fraud scam
Waterlooville Golf Club in Hampshire has also been swindled out of scores of thousands of pounds, it has been revealed.
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What will Justin Rose’s gold medal mean for golf
England Golf believes Justin Rose’s spectacular gold medal at the Rio Olympics will inspire people in the UK to try golf for the first time – and participation could even rise rapidly.
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Riddlesden lost half its membership in just three years
An 89-year-old Yorkshire golf club that closed down earlier this year lost half of its membership between 2012 and 2015.