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Meet the director of golf:Â Dean Montgomery
Having worked at great golf clubs around the world, including Royal Liverpool, Bearwood Lakes and Yas Links, Dean Montgomery has taken on a new role as director of golf at Golf at The Hawthorn, just as it is about to open a luxury hotel.
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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.
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Toptracer set to launch largest activation in PGA Show history
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.
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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.
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Stockport golf club to be converted into housing
A nine-hole golf club in Stockport is to be converted into 278 new homes even though local planners rejected the proposal.
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The Club Company acquires The NottinghamshireÂ
The UK’s biggest golf club operator, The Club Company, has acquired its 18th club, The Nottinghamshire Golf & Country Club, and its third in less than a year.
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TGL’s bold debut: innovation or illusion?
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.Â
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Uxbridge GC to close as new operator is sought
The municipal Uxbridge Golf Course in Middlesex is to close ‘temporarily’, and staff will move to a nearby venue, following a decline in player numbers.
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Green fee income hit record high in 2024
A review of more than 200 golf clubs in the UK and Ireland has found that visitor income hit a record high in 2024.
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Work begins on new clubhouse and villas at historic Suffolk course
Work to build a state-of-the-art new golf clubhouse and five luxury villas has begun at Felixstowe Ferry in Suffolk, the fifth oldest golf club in England.
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Southern Ground Care invests in Kubota tractors
As demand grows, and implements get bigger and better, as does the fleet of Kubota tractors for sports turf maintenance company Southern Ground Care.
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New senior management team at Wales Golf
Wales Golf has put a new management team in place, saying that changes to its development department will capitalise on modern demands.
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GMS partners with Laguna Phuket
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.
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England saw 10 million rounds played in one year for first time
More rounds of golf were played in England in 2024 than in any year since the World Handicap System (WHS) was launched at the end of 2020.
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How to manage dollar spot
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.
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Greenkeeper wins unfair dismissal case
The former deputy course manager at one of the UK’s greatest golf clubs has won an unfair dismissal case after he was sacked for failing to report that his digger fell into a hole.