Emma Williams
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One of the premier courses in the East Midlands, Longcliffe Golf Club, has signed its first Toro package deal. Wanting to invest in new machinery, course manager Peter Sands called in three major turfcare suppliers to demo. “I reviewed our existing fleet and the money we spend on new machines every year and made a…
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The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh, arguably the world’s oldest gof club, has voted to exclude women.
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A BBC programme has mocked single sex golf clubs – especially ones that refuse to allow women to be their members.
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Brocket Hall Golf Club has appointed model Jodie Kidd to develop its ladies’ and girls’ golf sections.
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The average golf club in England has less than 3 girls as members, according to new research. However, there is potentially huge demand to increase this.
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Ruislip Golf Club says it’s lost half its members and 85 percent of its junior section because the high speed rail line, HS2, is due to be built next to it.
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Another popular American sport that that can be played at golf clubs is growing rapidly in the UK – in this case ‘disc golf’.
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Two of the greatest golf clubs in Australia are to merge with each other.
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Three more golf clubs have announced plans to build holiday lodges on their courses.
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Golf clubs that are installing ‘adventure golf’ courses aimed at children are seeing huge direct and indirect financial benefits.
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A golf partnership between three clubs has generated nearly half a million pounds in spending in just the last two years – even though it only operates in three off-season months every year.
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Wales is set to become the most accessible country in the world for hard of hearing and deaf golfers within the next two years.
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The PGA of America has launched an innovative programme that will teach golf specifically to employees of companies, in a bid to boost participation in the game and help American businesses.
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A unique golf course designed specifically for people with disabilities has opened in Middlesbrough.
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Several golf clubs are spending heavily on improving their facilities in a sign that the worst may be over for the industry. However, most of the money is being spent on non-golf offerings.
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A Worcestershire golf club has faced an angry backlash from its local community after it shot several geese because their faeces may have dirtied golf balls.
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The UK now has fewer female golfers as members of clubs than Germany, despite having four times as many golf courses and being known as the ‘home of golf’.
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A golf club in Leicestershire could be waiting for months until customers can use two £250,000 simulators it has bought – because bats were found in the building housing them.
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Several golf clubs have been hit by thieves this summer – with their trophies remaining the prize asset for burglars.
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The European Golf Course Owners’ Association (EGCOA) has issued guidelines to all European golf clubs for dealing with third party tee time resellers such as Groupon and AmazonLocal.
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The president elect of Sleaford Golf Club, who has ‘made enemies’ with some of the members during his 45 years at the club, has given up golf after receiving a three-year club ban for an alleged cheating incident.
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Wimbledon champion Andy Murray’s mother, Judy, and golfing legend Colin Montgomerie, jointly announce that a purpose-built tennis and golf centre is to be built in Scotland.
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The Golf Club Managers’ Association’s 2013/4 ‘Manager of the Year’ competition has started.
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A Scottish golf club is offering what is thought to be the biggest prize to amateur golfers – who score a hole-in-one – in British history.
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The founder of the Association of Golf Course Owners (AGCO) has called on the prime minister, David Cameron, to review the tax affairs of a golf club he is a member of.
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A golf club has said it is in a state of shock after 91 trees were stolen from its course.
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A major survey of golfers who work in golf clubs has found that they feel they get little recognition from club golfers about what work they actually do.
