Alistair Dunsmuir
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A ‘buddy scheme’ has been launched in Edinburgh to give people living with dementia a chance to get back on the fairways.
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The average golf club’s F&B operation has changed significantly in the last 10 years. Here, Steven Brown, describes that transformation and explores what else the industry still needs to do to maximise profitability.
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The Belfry Hotel & Resort has selected an environmentally-friendly heating solution from Viessmann to provide energy efficient hot water to its customers.
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The club manager at Berkhamsted GC talks about the growing number of golf club managers in their 30s and the challenges involved in maintaining a full membership and an entrance fee in today’s climate.
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The Cheshire facility is a quintessentially English rural golf club that’s looking forward to its centenary. And, thanks to a programme of investment in its course and clubhouse, its future is exciting as well.
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A charity set up by the ‘voice of golf’, Peter Alliss, has now raised £1.15 million and paid for more than 300 wheelchairs and walking aids.
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Leading the way with the latest technology in turfcare, Toro’s myTurf Pro fleet management software program is proving to be a popular addition at UK golf clubs across the country.
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A member of the Open Championship medical team who’s also an orthopaedic surgeon has said the initial results from a major survey into joint replacement operations suggests they don’t stop people playing golf.
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The chief executive of England Golf details that the resurrection of Tiger Woods as a golfing champion could inspire increased participation – at a time when it is already rising.
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The head PGA professional at Kemnay GC and the TGI’s ‘new partner of the year’ talks about the technology he uses to boost his pro shop and how the club encourages more beginners into the game.
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A micro manager – a boss who gives excessive supervision to employees – can be a problem for any business. Here, golf clubs’ staff trainer Frank Newberry explains how they come about.
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A recent employment tribunal case has underlined the importance of the investigation stage in disciplinary proceedings for golf club employers, writes the National Golf Clubs Advisory Association (NGCAA).
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A programme that sees stroke survivors use golf as part of their recovery is to be rolled out across Wales following a successful pilot project.
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Dunbar Golf Club in Scotland has revealed major new proposals, including a new clubhouse, hotel and about 70 new homes, at a public exhibition.
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The GolfSixes League 2019, featuring 250 golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales and involving more than 3,000 boys and girls and their families, has teed off.
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Walmer & Kingsdown GC is a spectacular course which has joined a marketing partnership featuring clubs and accommodation providers, in order to maximise the tourism potential from the Open returning to Kent.
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Bernhard and Company has upgraded its range of sharpening systems with equipment packed with the latest technologies.
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Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club course manager James Bledge is on a mission to make the club a ‘bucket list destination’, choosing to invest in the complete Toro Total Solutions package to help it get there.
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A recently built nine-hole golf course near Wolverhampton is to go under the hammer in an auction at Villa Park on May 9.
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The assistant professional at North Wales Golf Club is launching a mental health campaign for young adults, after the sport helped him turn his life around from depression.
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Widnes Golf Club has launched its first-ever ladies’ academy in order to tap into the lucrative potential of female golfers.
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A Devon councillor has been ordered to pay an estimated £120,000 in legal costs to Churston Golf Club, according to local media.
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Offering adventure golf, a health retreat and conferencing, the Nottinghamshire club caters to more than just traditional golfers. But with two courses and now a luxurious changing room, it’s got them covered as well.
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Eagle sees a spike in demand from golf clubs that discover that they need some digitally produced scorecards every year in April / May.
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Tiger Woods winning The Masters was the number one golf story in April 2019, but away from the headlines there were a number of developments and discussions that could benefit the UK golf industry.
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The 18-hole golf club Grange Park, in Lincolnshire, has been sold to a family that has said it will invest in the facility.
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South Moor Golf Club in Durham has won the backing of a community trust to help bring new players into the game.
