Features

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

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.

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Wood’s shared brainchild, TGL (Tomorrow’s Golf League) came to life on January 7th as the first indoor simulation event was held at the Sofi Center in Palm Beach. 

As demand grows, and implements get bigger and better, as does the fleet of Kubota tractors for sports turf maintenance company Southern Ground Care.

Golf Marketing Services (GMS) has announced a new partnership with Laguna Phuket, Asia’s premier integrated destination and home to a world-renowned golf destination.

When former greenkeeper Daniel Mackenzie was asked to help a bowling green deal with a severe outbreak of dollar spot disease, he was able to offer a feeding programme with minimal fungicide use to manage the problem, and the disease has now been successfully controlled.

There aren’t many quick wins in life, but Reesink and Toro certainly provide one when it comes to winter machinery maintenance.

The year ended with clubs relocating and others revealing they are experiencing mixed post-pandemic fortunes. 

This autumn, two golf clubs each received a Paragolfer, so that anyone in a wheelchair, or who has mobility impairments, can play the game, after the clubs sponsored a charitable project involving The Golf Trust.

Electric mowing has arrived at Hampden Park, Scotland’s national stadium, bringing everything Stephen Bache, head groundsman, could want from the next generation of turfcare technology.

Two of the UK’s most prestigious golf venues have both recently announced partnerships with companies behind popular alcoholic drinks, which should boost business for all the brands involved.

The surge in golf participation since 2020 has meant that two hotels in Devon, which both employed a new PGA manager last year, have both now opened a new practice range to signify the importance of their golf offerings.

The general manager of Saunton Golf Club in Devon, Jon Sutherland, talks about how much it has changed since he was appointed six years ago and the ecology work that has been carried out across the 36-hole venue.

Alasdair Rae, head of data at Custodian Golf, looks at more than 100 golf clubs that have closed down in recent years, and analyses some of the common themes among them.

Brian Cosgrove, head professional at Newlands GC in Dublin, discusses how much his swing studio has helped his business, the services he provides and the retail support he receives by being a TGI Golf Partner.

The world of online sports betting is constantly evolving, with new platforms emerging regularly, each offering unique features, odds and user experiences.

Brora Golf Club has installed a modern irrigation system, which has led to significant improvements. The funding for this was simple.

Ottavio Coppola, golf club manager at Argentario Golf & Wellness Resort in Tuscany, which will host the Italian Open on the DP World Tour in 2025, talks about the venue.