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An event to support type 1 diabetes research has raised nearly £160,000 – thought to be the highest ever raised for charity from a golf event.
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One of the most powerful people in global golf has agreed to provide regular editorial contributions to The Golf Business.
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A company that owns seven golf courses in the UK has introduced golf holes unlike anything we’ve seen before at three of its venues.
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An industry financial analyser has said that there are 193 golf clubs in the UK that are currently ripe for acquisition.
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A Hampshire golf club has become the latest to appoint a woman as its boss for the first time in its history.
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This is what a golf green can look like in the summer if it hasn’t been irrigated properly for months.
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A Yorkshire golf club has seen its rateable value increase by £178,000 – even though it was only valued at £182,000.
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A couple have been accused of robbing two golf clubs in Northern Ireland in ‘opportunistic’ attacks.
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Former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen has been using a giant dartboard to teach youngsters how to play golf ahead of the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
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Nearly 17,000 people joined English golf clubs in the year up to the end of March 2017, making it one of the best years for the nation in recent times.
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Foxhills Club & Resort in Surrey has said it will run a major golf fundraiser for those affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster.
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One of the oldest golf clubs in the world is set to crowdfund for £5 million to stop the course falling into the sea.
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The director of a golf ball collection company has been jailed after an employee drowned on a Welsh golf course last year.
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Roxburghe Hotel and Golf Course in the Scottish Borders has become the latest golf club to be bought by a leisure group.
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Crown Golf’s changes to the roles of its top PGA professionals are having a positive improvement on the operator’s bottom line, a spokesman has confirmed.
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The UK’s newest golf course, set against the background of Hampshire Cricket’s home, is opening – and it already has a full membership.
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The chief executive of the European Tour, Keith Pelley, has issued a challenge to golf clubs to modernise in a bid to grow the game over the next few years.
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BBC Radio 4 has devoted a 30-minute programme to analysing the state of the UK’s golf industry after nearly 20 years of significant change.
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The chief executive of the golf group that owns South Essex Golf Centre has said the club is not going to close down – contrary to rumours that it would.
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Cardiff has been named the best UK city to golf in, according to research that examined average cost per round, number of courses available, how easy it is to play them and even the weather.
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Most golf clubs are unaware of data protection laws that come into effect in 2018 – even though the maximum fine for breaching them could put them out of business.
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A Manchester development company has submitted a planning application to build a £240 million golf club which it hopes will host the Ryder Cup.
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A £1.25 million Worcestershire golf club has been saved just days before it was due to close down.
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Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa in Durham has installed an innovative grass covered shelter for its range of buggies.
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World number 13 golfer, and Olympic champion, Justin Rose, has surprised the golf world by warning against a move to shorter versions of golf than 18 holes.
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The chief executive of Roehampton Club, Marc Newey, has become the first European to be awarded Certified Chief Executive (CCE) status – a global hallmark of professionalism.
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Kent-based European Tour Destination, London Golf Club, has been praised for innovative marketing by showcasing its services within London’s business district in Canary Wharf.
