Who needs ‘internet’ when we have fax? An ‘expert’s’ view from 1996 3
This article, written by a computer consultant to golf clubs, was published in Golf Club Management in March 1996.
This article, written by a computer consultant to golf clubs, was published in Golf Club Management in March 1996.
As many will well know, Lindrick Golf Club, with its Ryder Cup legacy, has a fine history and is regarded by many as one of Yorkshire’s finest.
The natural beauty of a golf course at sunrise makes golf one of the most photogenic sports.
Bank managers reputedly spend a lot of time on golf courses, but not, it would seem, on trying to gain them as customers. Generally golf clubs, as a sector, ‘get the red flag’ when it comes to lending for our bankers.
Many golf clubs are registered as Charitable Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) and have a favourable VAT and tax status.
Kevin Fretwell is the assistant secretary at Garforth Golf Club.
Crews Hill Golf Club, which celebrates its centenary in four years, is situated in the northern tip of Greater London in an area surrounded by rolling countryside, garden nurseries and farmland.
The manager of Chalgrave Manor Golf Club has warned that the group-buying discount website Groupon is a threat to British golf clubs and has called on the industry to work together to defeat it.
Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland may be one of the most exclusive golf facilities in Britain, but it is also one of the most eco-friendly havens on this planet.
Amid all the recent economic doom and gloom, you may have missed a government announcement that could have a significantly positive effect on your golf club’s coffers.
Research from last year shows that 96 per cent of UK golfers own a mobile phone, and of that group, almost half own a smartphone, a number that is going to rise.
Over 1,000 delegates have completed the Introduction to Golf Club Management Course run by the GCMA since it started.
Since the passing into law of the Equality Act 2010, there have been several guidance documents published in relation to the provision of golf buggies for the disabled.
The GCMA’s captain, John Dinsdale, and chief executive, Keith Lloyd, opened the event by talking about the importance of sharing ideas.
The Equality Act 2010 is the single largest piece of anti-discrimination legislation to be created in the UK.
How do you prolong the life of turf maintenance machinery?
A ball lies in a rabbit scrape and is under a tree. A free swing of the club is possible to send the ball at 90 degrees to the left of the tree, but there is no direct line to the target.
Several golf courses in the UK suffered from the exceptionally dry spring that broke so many records for the lack of rainfall.
W Allan Osborne is the former secretary of Bathgate Golf Club.
Here we will review three frequently asked questions pertaining to bunkers.
Wetland features are found on many golf courses in Britain, and can be natural or man-made.
Once upon a time there was a handicap system. It was brutal, but effective.
This membership allows juniors to have unlimited golf at every De Vere venue throughout the UK.
For years now, the notion of golf clubs providing their members and visitors with the prospect of booking their tee times online has been a topic bubbling away under managers’ and members’ surfaces.
A joint undertaking has been entered into by the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association and the English Golf Union to consider the impact of disability legislation on golf clubs and with specific reference to the use of motorised ride on buggies.