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How Chesterfield Golf Club built an indoor swing studio without touching capital
This is how the general manager of Chesterfield Golf Club, Sean Boyle, built a swing studio that deepened member engagement and opened a new revenue stream – without touching existing capital.
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Foremost Golf’s Championship Week draws 300 pros to The Oxfordshire
Tom Mead and Ben Hall claimed the Professionals’ and Assistant Professionals’ Championship titles respectively as Foremost Golf’s annual Championship Week delivered competition, networking and more than £4,000 raised for charity.
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Golf’s health dividend, foreign investment surge and the new venues rewriting the rulebook
The UK golf industry is attracting serious overseas capital, a new venue is reimagining what a golf course can be and a landmark report has handed clubs one of the most powerful marketing tools they’ve ever had.
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Golf beats walking alone for brain health, says neuroscientist
A neuroscientist says new research shows the abdominal muscle movements involved in swinging a golf club drive cerebrospinal fluid flow in the brain, which, mixed with walking, could potentially protect against dementia.
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Golf travellers want more than just great courses, research finds
A new survey has found that the modern golf traveller is increasingly choosing destinations on the strength of their wider lifestyle offering – with food, wellness and cultural experiences now rivalling course quality as key booking drivers.
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The TGI Golf app is launched
The TGI Golf partnership has launched the TGI Golf app, giving partners access to a wide range of business tools and insight while on the move.
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Dubai group acquires THREE UK golf resorts
A Dubai-based company, which recently acquired Old Thorns and Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere, has now taken on Breadsall Priory, St Pierre and Tudor Park in a major industry deal.
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Prince’s launches new 18-hole championship course
Prince’s Golf Club has unveiled The Laddie, a new championship composite course drawing the best holes from its three nines, named in honour of celebrated amateur golfer and RAF pilot P B “Laddie” Lucas.
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The ‘Pebble Beach of Japan’ is now available on Toptracer ranges
Kawana Hotel – Fuji Course is now available on the Toptracer platform at golf ranges around the world.
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Basingstoke Golf Club unveils SYNLawn UK developed eco academy
Basingstoke Golf Club has unveiled the 1907 Academy, a pioneering facility built with hempcrete, English oak and living walls that sequesters an estimated 2,705kg of CO₂e at completion – setting a new benchmark for sustainable golf construction.
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“It’s very fitting that Peter’s final piece of work was here”
Woodbrook Golf Club celebrates its centenary by hosting two major championships this year. General manager Marcus Doyle highlights the club’s recent investments and pays tribute to the enduring legacy of course architect Peter McEvoy.
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Orpington Golf Centre invests in new simulator experience
Orpington Golf Centre in Greater London, which is run by the Mytime Active charity, has invested in a state-of-the-art indoor golf simulator experience as part of a series of upgrades.
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Midlands’ golf club launches £500,000 padel facility
The Mount Golf & Country Club has unveiled a premium four-court padel facility as part of a £500,000 investment, alongside £150,000 in drainage and £200,000 in changing facilities, as the Wolverhampton club pushes to become a leading Midlands leisure destination.
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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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Portuguese golf club operator expands into Italy
The largest golf course operator in Portugal, Details – Hospitality, Sports, Leisure, has taken over the running of Donnafugata Golf Resort & Spa in Italy – the company’s first project outside of Portugal.
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How to maximise sales from higher footfall
Paul Cunningham, Business Development Consultant at Foremost Golf, shares insight on how to convert increased traffic into stronger, more profitable retail performance.