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Tom Phillips begins work as the new CEO of the Ladies European Tour (LET)
Tom Phillips has officially begun his new role as CEO of the Ladies European Tour (LET), marking the beginning of an exciting new era for the tour and for women’s professional golf globally.
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Open Solutions and Intuitive Edge form a partnership
Open Solutions, the business solutions provider to golf clubs, and Intuitive Edge Marketing, the UK’s fastest growing golf club marketing agency, have formed a partnership.
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Club profile: La Moye Golf Club
The Jersey venue has completed a £3.5 million clubhouse refurbishment, turning the building into one of the most spectacular locations in UK golf.
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Golf club offers free golf for women and children
A prestigious Scottish golf club has said all ladies and juniors can play its course for free for the whole of this month.
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Club wants to build driving range – to keep golfers playing the game
A Lancashire golf club has submitted a planning application to build a driving range – and has stated that golfers will abandon the sport if it doesn’t.
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Derbyshire golf club announces it will close down next year
A golf club in Derbyshire that has seen its membership drop from 350 in 2006 to 210 today has announced it will permanently close down next spring.
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Tacit and Eagle have formed a powerful partnership
Two of the biggest suppliers to the UK golf industry have announced that they have formed a major partnership that both believe will benefit golf clubs throughout the world.
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In their own words: Robert Maxfield
The chief executive of the Professional Golfers’ Association looks forward to this month’s Ryder Cup and details how the organisation is engaging better with golfers.
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Appointment: New greenkeeping director for St Andrews Links
St Andrews Links – the ‘Home of Golf’ – has appointed Sandy Reid as its new director of greenkeeping, one of the most prestigious roles in golf course management in the world.
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What the 21st century clubhouse is looking like
Some of the biggest golf clubs in Europe have carried out extensive refurbishments of their clubhouses in the last 12 months. Here, we explore why design trends are changing the way clubhouses will look for many years to come.
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How to salvage your golf course after the hot and dry summer
This summer UK golf clubs faced an unprecedented two-plus months of extremely hot and dry weather. Here is advice from some major suppliers to the industry on ways to ensure your course is less susceptible to autumn diseases.
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Here’s the top 3 things I learnt about the golf industry in August
From the rise in female greenkeepers to the news that some golf clubs still ban mobile phones on their courses, here’s the top three things The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir learnt about the industry in August.
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Luke Donald golf club ‘will not become housing estate’
The general manager of a major golf club in Buckinghamshire has quashed rumours that the venue is set to close down and be converted into a housing estate.
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Historic Edinburgh golf club to be ‘modernised’ following drop in usage
A golf club in Edinburgh is to embrace a raft of changes including bringing in footgolf and disc golf, and having fewer holes for golf, following a fall in members.
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Appointments: New general manager for Surrey golf club that’s undertaking £25m upgrade
Foxhills Club & Resort has appointed a new general manager to drive its ambitious £25 million development project.
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How to combat slow play on the golf course
A number of golf clubs have brought in measures to speed up the pace of play on the golf course. The Golf Business explores how they work.