Seamus Rotherick
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Thinking of franchising your golf business? Learn the key steps – from proven models and IP protection to franchisee recruitment, training and ongoing support.
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Alan Martin, golf general manager at Another Place, The Machrie, talks about running a links destination on Islay – recruitment on a remote island, the logic behind a winter closure and why Another Place, The Machrie now rivals anything else in Scotland.
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Forget Spain and Portugal – Golfalot editor Dan Box heads to Austria’s Tyrol region, discovering championship courses, alpine scenery and the Austrian Alpine Open in a golf destination the UK market has, to its detriment, largely overlooked.
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TGI Golf partner facilities across the UK and Ireland are to be given exclusive commercial access to an automatic teeing system that’s been installed at more than 400 venues worldwide, including St Andrews, The Belfry and Celtic Manor.
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David Murch, Business Development Consultant at Foremost Golf, shares how planning earlier and making data-led buying decisions can strengthen retail performance.
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Duddingston Golf Club in Edinburgh is set to expand its ladies’ section, with club captain Pauline Davie and former Scotland international Katie Graham leading a drive to welcome new and experienced players and develop the region’s next elite female golfer.
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Jack Frances, director of golf at Hadley Wood Golf Club and TGI partner, talks course investment, junior and ladies’ programmes, and why staying close to the latest industry trends keeps his professional shop ahead of the game.
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TGI Golf has returned over £1 million in profit distribution to its PGA professional partners for 2025, the first time the group’s annual payout has passed seven figures, taking total partner returns beyond £11 million over 20 years.
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Female adult membership at Scottish golf clubs grew by 1.6 percent in 2025, while junior girl membership rose by 2.9 percent, according to new figures from Scottish Golf.
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Worcestershire’s Gaudet Luce is installing a 72-panel solar array, voltage optimisation and EV charging, covering 22.8 percent of site electricity use and delivering over £315,000 in lifetime savings with a payback period of just over four years.
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James Hare, Business Development Consultant at Foremost Golf, explains how a strong PGA professional can become a key driver of golf club success.
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An operator of several golf clubs in England has launched a six-week summer pass that can be used at five of its venues, which is aimed at families.
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Wentworth has rolled out 16 Kress Commercial RTKn autonomous mowers across its West Course and academy ranges, cutting emissions and ground compaction while improving rough and fairway consistency.
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Does leaving the flag in the hole increase the chance of the golf ball not dropping? By Tim Webb, Tacit, has carried out a hands-on test of eight pin styles, using a stimpmeter and Pro V1s, to see if pin diameter affects putts dropping – with results that challenge assumptions about pin-in versus pin-out putting.
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Royal Dornoch has promoted Ally McNaughton, a top-50 US Kids Golf Coach, to lead its award-winning junior programme, which now coaches 120 youngsters weekly and won UK Junior Club of the Year in 2024.
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As general manager of Bernardus in The Netherlands, the host venue of the 2026 Solheim Cup, Sabine Riezebos brings a distinctive leadership perspective to one of Europe’s most compelling modern golf and lifestyle destinations.
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James Moore, the head professional at Rowlands Castle Golf Club in Hampshire, has invested in a state-of-the-art fitting studio, joined TGI Golf Partnership and won TGI Titleist Partner of the Year. He tells us how technology, organisation and a member-first mindset are driving his business forward.
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County Durham’s Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa has officially opened its new multifunctional short-game area, marking another major milestone in the resort’s ongoing multi-million-pound investment programme to strengthen its position as the ‘North East’s No.1 Golf Resort’.
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The first article in a three-part sustainability series, Dr John Fry from University Centre Myerscough explains why golf clubs should stop chasing the same standards, and start defining success on their own terms.
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Foremost Golf has become the Melanoma Fund’s official partner for golf, launching a UK-wide initiative to promote sun safety through education, CPD-accredited training and the Slip! Slap! Swing! campaign, helping protect golfers and PGA professionals from UV exposure.
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Stephen Chick, general manager, Laguna Golf Phuket in Thailand, talks academy investment, sustainable course management and why the resort’s integrated hospitality model is a powerful differentiator in one of Asia’s most competitive golf markets.
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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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TGI Golf Partnership has strengthened its retail support offering with the appointment of experienced industry professional Iain Wright to its Retail Consultancy team.
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Toptracer has announced that Royal Birkdale, host venue of The 154th Open, is now available to play on virtual golf at Toptracer-powered facilities around the world.
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Last year, Emily Hyde took part in The Big Golf Race to raise awareness about prostate cancer just one day after her father died of the disease. Read her remarkable story here.
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Faced with a dwindling women’s section, one member at Tandragee Golf Club in Northern Ireland decided to act. The result is a community-driven success story that has brought nearly 200 women and girls into the game; more than 150 have become full members and one even went on to become the club’s secretary.
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Scott Sellars has swapped Indian Ocean sunshine for the Scottish Highlands after being appointed head of golf at Royal Dornoch – a role he pursued after a chance holiday visit left him captivated by the club and the town.
