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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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How Royal Troon has invested in junior golf
Royal Troon might have hosted the Open nine times, but the club is also looking to its future. Here, secretary Stephen Anthony details the extraordinary success the club has had in this area in the last two years.
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The mental health benefits from playing golf
One of golf’s greatest selling points is that regularly playing the game has a number of physical health benefits. What’s sometimes overlooked, however, is the mental health gains that can also be made.
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How adventure golf turned this three-year-old into a golf fanatic
Trafford GC offers a dinosaur adventure golf facility that Louie Ockerby-Morris played at. And while walking to it he was so enthralled by the driving range with laser targets that he now regularly has lessons there.
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Northumberland golf club planning major rebrand
Wallsend Golf Club in Northumberland is hoping to embark on a major £12.5m project that will see its driving range transformed into a centre aimed at attracting new people to golf.
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Greenfee365 enters the UK golf tourist market
Greenfee365, the marketing company that allows golf clubs to sell their tee times directly to golfers all over the world, which has been huge in Spain, Portugal, Italy and France, is launching in the UK.
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Scottish Water gives a tower to a golf club to help with its finances
Scottish Water, the body that provides water services across Scotland, has transferred the ownership of a disused tower it had been renting to Keith Golf Club, in order to help it with its finances.
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Reesink Turfcare offering irrigation finance solutions
Finance on turfcare machinery is not new but it is a concept that has passed by the irrigation of golf clubs and sports venues. Until now that is, thanks to Reesink Turfcare.
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Royal Portrush’s manager to retire this autumn
The secretary-manager of Royal Portrush, host of the 2019 Open Championship, will retire this autumn after managing the club for an incredible 35 years.
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Fame Tate wins women’s ‘Oustanding Achievement’ for golf club turnaround
PGA professional Fame Tate has won the ‘Oustanding Achievement’ Award at The English Women’s Awards – North for bringing a golf club back from the edge of closure.
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Analysing the swing of a ‘disruptor’
Following 20-year-old Matthew Wolff’s triumph at the 3M Open earlier this month, professional golf could be about to enter a watershed moment.
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How top golfers use psychology to keep calm
Whilst golf is already considered by many to be one of the most difficult sports on the planet, there’s much more to the game than simply managing to hit the ball where you want it to land.
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Shahin Bani-Sadr, 28, appointed as general manager of Rowlands Castle Golf Club
Rowlands Castle Golf Club in Hampshire has appointed Shahin Bani-Sadr as its new general manager.
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Meet the golf club secretary: Andrew Tanner
The manager of the Harry Colt-designed Tandridge Golf Club in Surrey talks about how the golf industry has changed in recent years – and how Tandridge is responding to this transformation.
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Scottish Golf awarded £15k to grow the game to women and girls
The governing body for amateur golf in Scotland has received £15,360 from the Scottish government to invest in women’s and girls’ golf.
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Meet the PGA professional: David McKidd
The head professional at Lightcliffe Golf Club in Yorkshire talks about surveying members to find out what products he should stock in the shop and why he offers free coaching to juniors.