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Scottish Golf has recruited two more highly qualified individuals to its board of directors.
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The Point at Polzeath in Cornwall has been named England Golf’s ‘GolfMark Club of the Year’ at an award ceremony that also honoured Olympic champion Justin Rose, Masters champion Danny Willett and Solheim Cup player Charley Hull. GolfMark is an England Golf initiative which supports clubs to achieve high standards, especially regarding engaging with the…
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The R&A has said it will market the Open Championship more to golf clubs and general sports fans in an attempt to broaden the game’s appeal.
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A Lancashire golf club that closed down last year has now become a dumping ground in which waste is higher than the roof of the former clubhouse.
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A growing golf group, which bought Chart Hills Golf Club in Kent just five months ago, has now purchased The Buckinghamshire, the home of the Ladies European Tour for the last nine years.
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The large fall in membership numbers of golf clubs in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has come to a halt, but the Golfing Union of Ireland’s (GUI) treasurer warns that there is “more pain to come”.
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A Lancashire golf club that was in serious risk of closing down has had its future secured at the 11th hour, according to reports.
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A new golf club has opened in Stoke on the site where a long-standing golf club closed down last year.
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Mytime Active, which runs 16 UK golf venues, has announced it is testing a ‘customer service tracker’ to help it meet consumers’ demands.
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A nine-hole par three golf course aimed at elderly golfers and beginners could open in Liss, Hampshire, now a planning application has been submitted.
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England Golf has released a statement explaining why it has introduced a clause to CONGU’s handicapping system that requires players to return their scores to their home golf club.
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It is hoped that a new and radically different European Tour event could have a positive impact on participation in the game.
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A partnership featuring England Golf and the Professional Golfers’ Association is to receive £6.23 million over the next four years specifically to boost participation in golf.
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Another survey on membership levels in golf clubs has found that 2016 was the best year for many in several years, but problems still remain.
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Musselburgh Links, The Old Course, which is regarded by some as the world’s oldest golf course for continuous play, is the subject of a bid that could result in £10 million being invested in it, according to reports.
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A new survey of golf clubs has found a huge turnaround in their financial fortunes between 2013 and 2016.
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One of the oldest golf clubs in the world, Ladybank GC in Fife, is undergoing a series of major changes to make it attractive to modern consumers.
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A Norfolk golf club that was struggling to pay its rent just five years ago has turned around so much that its members are buying the venue from the Crown Estate.
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A golf club that spent more than £2 million on itself in 2016 has said it has already seen a significant return on the investment.
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New research has found that more than 90 percent of senior golfers believe that they should get some sort of incentive or discount on golf club membership fees, while more than 80 percent of golf clubs do not offer this.
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Lancashire’s golf clubs collectively saw an increase of more than 1,500 members in 2016, while Durham saw a surprise loss after a successful 2015.
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Marlborough Golf Club in Wiltshire has received £200,000 from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HRMC) as recovery of VAT paid on visitors’ green fees.
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A major English campaign to get more women playing golf is to tee off this May.
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The Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club has become the latest golf facility to invest heavily in itself.
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A landmark legal case, in which a judge in the Court of Session has dismissed a golfer’s claim against his club’s committee, means that members of Scottish golf clubs cannot sue fellow members for personal injury, states a law firm.
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New research into the world’s best-paid sports stars has shown that golfers dominate the top rankings.
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The television network ITV Anglia has run a profile on a 90-year-old female golfer who is enjoying the game she has played for more than 60 years.
