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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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Golf Holidays Direct and American Golf form partnership
Golf Holidays Direct has announced a new partnership with American Golf that will offer its customers and members access to incredible golfing deals, holiday prizes and incentives throughout 2024.
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How Tru-Turf’s innovative solutions are saving golf clubs
In the dynamic world of golf course maintenance, the challenge of staff shortages has brought a renewed focus on practical and helpful solutions.
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Scottish golf course to close ‘in three weeks’
A popular, municipal golf course in Scotland, which was built in the 1950s, has said it has been told it could close down in just three weeks.
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Here’s three developments from the first month of 2024
From a club selling out 2024’s tee times in a few hours to others reporting 2023 was their best year ever, the golf industry is in a far healthier place in 2024 than it was when Slumbers and Pelley joined it in 2015.
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Club plans to reduce course from 18 holes to 12
A Somerset golf club has reportedly lost members after it announced plans to reduce its course from 18 holes to 12, and build other forms of entertainment in the space created.
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Golf club that closed in 2018 to reopen
In a sign of the strength of the UK golf industry today, a Welsh golf club that permanently closed down before the pandemic is to reopen.
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Celebrities ‘interested’ in purchasing iconic venue
An MMA fighter and a former presidential candidate for the Republic of Ireland are both reportedly interested in purchasing the Slieve Russell golf resort in Northern Ireland.
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Club offers to support flooded club’s members
A golf club in Cumbria has said members of a neighbouring club that has been hit by flooding can use its facilities for free during the clean-up operation.
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The UK golf clubs that are planning for Net Zero
At least three golf clubs in the UK have announced plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions, particularly thanks to the installation of solar panels, which are also saving them thousands of pounds per year.
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Club profile: Oxford Golf Club
Last year was special for Oxford Golf Club, which launched the Colt Invitational to celebrate 100 years since Harry Colt redesigned its course, and a book about its history was placed in the Bodleian Library.
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Vicki Harrison named as new manager of Dundonald Links
Dundonald Links has appointed Vicki Harrison as its new general manager – making her the first woman to hold the position at the Ayrshire resort.
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Get Golfing to host the Women’s Golf Championship
A charity that last year took over the running of its 12th golf club since forming in 2018 has agreed a three-year deal to host the Women’s Golf Championship.
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Golf’s synergy with the tech world
Golf video games, simulations, gadgets, less time-consuming game formats and online communities have all made it easier for players of all ages to get into the sport.
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Volunteers are saving a golf course from 12 feet of flooding
Volunteers have been moving thousands of sandbags to help protect a golf club near Lincoln, which may have been hit by half a million pounds-worth of flood damage.
