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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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‘Busiest six months ever’ for golf club legal advisor
A national legal advisor to golf clubs says it has worked with a record number of venues since the pandemic started.Â
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Golfer plays 3 18-hole championship courses in less than 3 hours
A golfer nicknamed ‘The Iron Golfer’ has, incredibly, played three different 18-hole golf courses, at three different golf clubs, in less than three hours – and the time includes him running to each venue.
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BRS GOLF launches ‘Flexible Memberships’ solution to golf clubs for free
BRS GOLF has launched a product for golf clubs that allows them to offer flexible memberships to golfers via its online software.
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The R&A is set to buy a Scottish golf course
The R&A is hoping to buy a struggling golf course in Glasgow and turn it around by developing it into a ‘blueprint for how golf can be offered’ in the future.
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More than a third of golf clubs have cash flow issues despite current boom
A new survey of UK private members’ golf clubs finds 37 percent have cash flow issues despite the recent boom in demand to play the game, and some may close down in 2021 as a result.
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New participation figures show record-breaking drop followed by extraordinary rise
New figures that compare the number of rounds of golf played in the UK in the second quarter of 2020 with 2019 suggest there has been record-breaking growth – even though, paradoxically, they actually show the biggest fall ever.
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World Handicap System: Your questions answered
A number of golf club managers have sent in questions to us about the new World Handicap System – and here to answer them is Gemma Hunter, head of Handicapping & Course Rating for England Golf.
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Catriona Matthew story ‘reinforces golf’s negative image’
The revelation that the daughter of Catriona Matthew had to leave a golf club bar because her shorts were unhemmed has led to The Telegraph publishing an editorial arguing that snooty attitudes in golf clubs is still a threat to the future of the game.
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Clubs are reintroducing waiting lists due to strong demand
Two more golf clubs, one of which nearly closed down recently, have reported that they have been ‘inundated’ with new members since the venues reopened.
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The Covid-friendly ‘menu app’ that Pine Ridge GC is using
Pine Ridge Golf Club has introduced a system where golfers can order food at the tap of a button while on the course or driving range – and it’s proving to be particularly popular because of social distancing.
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How to make waste management cost savings at your golf club
Gordon Campbell explains that waste management is a surprisingly simple way for clubs to make serious financial savings.
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‘Since reopening new attitudes and behaviours are evident’
Elaine McBride, General Manager of The North Berwick Golf Club, reveals how the pandemic affected the historic club and how post lockdown provides an opportunity to commence a very different journey.
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Another UK golf club closes down amid Covid-19
One UK golf club has officially closed down and another has not opened since March, as the Covid-19 golf venue toll has now hit three to five facilities.
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Golf club has more than doubled its membership in the last three months
A Scottish golf club that feared for its future earlier this year has said its membership has risen from 170 to 425 in just the last four months.
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Is Tiger’s comeback the greatest ever?
On April 14th, 2019, Tiger Woods claimed the 15th Major title of his career. For someone who has dominated the sport for so long, victory at the US Masters may have seemed routine but, as we know, his most recent Major was far from assured.