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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.Â
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Steven Brown: How to calculate profit and loss in the bar and restaurant
There are essentially two areas of finance that need to be reviewed regarding your F&B operation.
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Essex club keeps greens green due to composting
There are a number of reasons why compost, produced from garden waste such as grass cuttings, prunings and leaves, has such good water retention properties and can be of considerable benefit.
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Renovate tees, greens and fairways now, says top agronomist
One of Britain’s top agronomists has said that golf clubs should renovate their tees, greens and fairways as far ahead of winter as possible.
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The Open to return to St Andrews in 2015
The R&A has announced that the Old Course at St Andrews, officially the oldest golf course in the world, will host the 2015 Open Championship.
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Ramsdale Park GC wins £2k lottery grant
A National Lottery programme has given a grant of £2,000 to a Nottinghamshire golf club to help it work more with juniors.
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Golfer who lost an eye sues club for £750k
A golfer who lost an eye at Niddry Castle Golf Club in Scotland is suing the club over a lack of signage, and the golfer who hit the ball.
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Stephen Fry given lifetime membership at Connemara Golf Club
The actor, author and television presenter, Stephen Fry, has been granted honorary life membership at Connemara Golf Club in Ireland.
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Northumberland club uses its own woodchip to heat clubhouse
Matfen Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa has begun using its own woodchip to heat its clubhouse and hotel, ensuring the club is both carbon neutral and is saving thousands of pounds.
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Legal threat forces club to install £40k fence
City of Belfast Golf Club is being forced to erect a £40,000 fence following legal action from a neighbouring resident concerned about the risk of flying golf balls.
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Abbey Hill GC’s £775k ‘pirate island’ opens
A mini-golf ‘Pirate Island Adventure Golf’ activity centre has been opened at Abbey Hill Golf Centre in Milton Keynes.
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‘Europe’s first’ golf club to use no pesticides or fertilisers
A Cambridgeshire golf club, which sprays its course with natural sugars and carbohydrates instead of fertilisers and pesticides, has claimed it is the first in Europe in which the greenkeepers use no chemicals.
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Praise for The Wisley following course renovation
The Wisley has received significant praise after its nine-hole Church course was reconstructed under the project management of course manager Stephen Byrne.
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What is the role of a course manager?
A good course manager runs his / her business as if it’s their own, while ensuring that the golfers have an enjoyable experience.
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Are online tee times for your club?
It seems that every week another golf club revamps its website for one main purpose: to make it possible for members, and increasingly visitors, to book tee times on the facility.
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How to use clubhouse space more efficiently
Refurbishing the clubhouse is ambitious, expensive and can be risky – even for the wealthier clubs.