Features

  • Meet the CEO: Ben Cowan-Dewar

    The co-founder and chief executive officer of The Cabot Collection, a luxury golf course developer, discusses the company and its recent expansion into Europe, some challenges faced while building a global brand, and what lies ahead.

  • One of the most noticeable differences between American and European golf courses is their design philosophy.

  • It’s a brand new golf learning experience for children with disabilities – this is ‘Project 250’, designed by EDGA and supported by The Kate and Justin Rose Foundation.

  • Steve Bird, Business Development Consultant and Education Lead at Foremost Golf, discusses the best way to elevate your custom fitting offering.

  • LETAS to host the Allegria Golf Resort Stegersbach

    From May 19 to 23, 2025, the Allegria Golf Resort Stegersbach, nestled in the picturesque South Burgenland region, will host Austria’s only professional women’s golf tournament.

  • The Belfry completes restaurant extension

    A substantial glazed extension for the Ryder Grill restaurant at The Belfry Hotel & Resort has been completed.

  • HEX Living is part of The HEX Group, a world-class manufacturing and engineering business based in Hixon, Staffordshire.

  • Dustin Johnson, Talor Gooch, Harold Varner III and Jason Kokrak have showcased their skills on the green and a commitment to developing golf in Saudi Arabia.

  • Yelling at them is not a disciplinary!

    Carolyne Wahlen from Golf HR provides a straightforward guide to help you handle disciplinary situations without getting into hot water.

  • How to improve the bottom line

    CardsSafe virtually eliminates chargebacks and is an active deterrent to dine and dash because customer bank cards are securely retained on arrival.

  • Review of TGI Golf Business Conference 2025

    PGA professionals from across the UK and Ireland descended upon The Belfry for the TGI Golf Business Conference, with many partners describing it as ‘the best yet’.

  • Industry celebrates at TGI Golf Awards

    The golf retail industry has come together at The Belfry for the prestigious TGI Golf Awards to honour those partners and suppliers who had excelled in 2024.

  • Golf clubs offered cyber security assessment

    With golf clubs facing a unique threat from hackers, three leading industry brands have joined forces to offer them a no-obligation cyber security assessment.

  • Toptracer celebrated the successes of its partners at the 2024 “Tracie Range Awards” event hosted by Don Rea, president of the PGA of America, at Topgolf Orlando last month.

  • Here’s three golf industry trends from January 2025

    From new data that shows participation is still growing to large golf groups investing in more facilities, the year has got off to a promising start.

  • Meet the young golf club managers in the Middle East

    James Harris and Cory Desilva have both emigrated to the UAE, and are both rising stars in the local golf industry.

  • Golf retail in 2024 through three sets of eyes

    A view of the golf retail landscape from three viewpoints – TGI Golf’s managing director, retail team leader and PGA professional partner.

  • “It pays to invest in the long term”

    Bentham Golf Course was saved in 2009 when a family bought it and invested in its facilities. It then built holiday homes, which opened shortly before the pandemic struck. Here, John Marshall, operations director, discusses how the club has grown almost beyond recognition from five years ago.

  • LET unveils award winners at 2025 season launch

    The 2025 Ladies European Tour (LET) season launch in London has seen numerous award winners recognised.

  • Mar Hall Golf and Spa Resort in Glasgow, which is reopening in spring 2025 following a complete redesign and renovation, has issued images of the new-look venue.

  • A disused stable block on the grounds of Royal Ascot Golf Club is helping locals to smash their New Year’s resolutions, thanks to the vision of a local personal trainer.

  • Ian Melham, Head of Membership Services at Foremost Golf, kicks off 2025 by ensuring your business can match the expanding hardware market, by expertly marketing your fitting facilities.

  • Reesink East Anglia celebrates two years

    The East Anglia and Midlands branch of Reesink UK is celebrating two years of successful operation and attributing a significant proportion of its achievements to its machinery servicing and parts departments.

  • Meet the CEO: Richard Calvert

    The CEO of The Club Company explains why his company bought two new golf clubs last year, if there are plans for more acquisitions and the success the company has had in converting nine of its driving ranges into ‘entertainment centres’.

  • Young at heart

    Royal Dornoch Golf Club, which has just been named ‘junior club of the year’, has installed an insulated unit in its halfway house to ensure defibrillators will still work in very hot or cold temperatures.

  • At next week’s PGA Show in Orlando, Florida, Toptracer will showcase its entire suite of products in one space for the very first time.

  • Paul Cunningham joins Foremost Golf

    Foremost Golf has appointed Paul Cunningham from Hartford Golf Club as its new business development consultant (BDC) for the north of England.