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Meet the golf club owner: John Adamson
The owner and director of Ramside Estates & Ramside Hall in County Durham, John Adamson, talks about the venue’s growth from a hotel in the 1960s to one of England’s leading golf resorts today.
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Irish golf clubs can apply for €10,000 grant
Golf clubs in Ireland have until early September to apply for a one-off €10,000 payment to help boost their operating performance following the coronavirus disruption.
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Club gives honorary membership to member of 50 years
A Surrey golf club has given honorary membership to a 93-year-old woman who has been a continuous member since 1970 – and doesn’t even play golf!
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Review of Aloha! Cluster Pays Slot
Aloha! Welcome to Luau! This Hawaiian themed slot is sure to get you toe-tapping to the sounds of the Hawaiian tunes.
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Driving range sees 73,000 balls hit in one day
A driving range in Manchester has seen what is believed to be the most amount of golf balls ever to be hit in one day at a UK range – 73,000.
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Three more golf venues apply to build housing
The trend of golf clubs applying to build large numbers of houses on their land appears to be growing, as another two have submitted planning applications.
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2020 has probably already seen more golf rounds than 2019
A new survey of 75 golf clubs suggests that the UK has probably already seen more rounds of golf played this year than in the whole of 2019, even though most courses were closed for about two months.
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Meet the golf course manager: Richard Mullen
The course manager at Banchory Golf Club in Aberdeenshire explains why the venue is an ecological haven that is rightfully being recognised for environmental best practice.
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Local council offers all under-16s free golf
A Merseyside council, which earlier this year said it would invest heavily in golf, has said it is offering free golf for the next 12 months to anyone under the age of 16.
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Appointments: Conor Hull joins golf finance firm
Conor Hull has been appointed as a new finance consultant at TGI Golf Finance (TGI GF).
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How golfers prepare for top tournaments
Want to play golf like a pro? Staying in peak physical condition is crucial to the success of pro golfers, and this includes following a tip top diet and nutritional plan to ensure the food we eat helps our performance and recovery.
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English golf clubs have seen 20,000 new members since May
The CEO of England Golf has revealed that English golf clubs have collectively seen 20,000 new members join them in the three months since most venues reopened.
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Irish golf clubs predicting huge drop in green fee income this year
Two major Irish golf clubs are predicting that green fee losses caused by Covid-19 will run into millions of pounds between them just for 2020.
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‘Major disruption’ to golf course after chemical applied ‘in error’
An historic golf course in Aberdeen has said it will be on temporary greens for the rest of the year and into 2021 after a chemical was applied in error earlier this summer, causing significant damage.
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Meet the golf club manager: David Brodie
Panmure GC is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. Its manager only took over last year – here he talks us through what’s been going on, from introducing new technology to surviving the lockdown.
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Plan for major golf venue in Bolton given green light
A plan to create an international golf destination in Bolton has been given the go ahead by the government.