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Golf Ireland celebrates Rory McIlroy’s Masters win
Golf Ireland has extended its congratulations to Rory McIlroy following a sensational back-to-back victory at the Masters in Augusta.
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BBC show mocks single sex golf clubs
A BBC programme has mocked single sex golf clubs – especially ones that refuse to allow women to be their members.
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Jodie Kidd to develop ladies’ golf
Brocket Hall Golf Club has appointed model Jodie Kidd to develop its ladies’ and girls’ golf sections.
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Average club has less than 3 girls as members
The average golf club in England has less than 3 girls as members, according to new research. However, there is potentially huge demand to increase this.
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HS2 is already ‘killing’ golf club
Ruislip Golf Club says it’s lost half its members and 85 percent of its junior section because the high speed rail line, HS2, is due to be built next to it.
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How to market a business on social media in 2014: An introduction
The world’s top 25 social media and social network websites and apps
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Historic club to be saved by giant net
Exeter Golf and Country Club is set to be saved by a giant net. It feared closure because balls might hit nearby houses – that haven’t actually been built yet.
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Disc golf taking off in the UK
Another popular American sport that that can be played at golf clubs is growing rapidly in the UK – in this case ‘disc golf’.
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David Joy: Clubs need to be professional
The chief executive of England Golf, David Joy, has said some golf clubs are putting people off from being members by displaying an unprofessional attitude.
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‘Golf club traditions threaten gender equality’
One of the UK’s most eminent university professors, and a president of a golf club, has said that some of the traditions golf clubs have are “out of touch, a complete nonsense and a turn off to diversity and gender equality”.
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Banker quits City to be a greenkeeper
An investment banker has given up a highly lucrative career in the City of London in order to become a greenkeeper.
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Golf Trends 2013
It’s been a tough few years for golf clubs, and it’s been even worse for suppliers to golf clubs, as the venues have been reluctant to spend.
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Australia merger is biggest in golf history
Two of the greatest golf clubs in Australia are to merge with each other.
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Golf club forms deal with Tottenham Hotspur
Hertfordshire golf club Brocket Hall has agreed a corporate partnership with Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur.
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Crown Golf to tackle slow golfers
Crown Golf is trialing pace of play software to root out slow golfers and a flexible membership programme to attract golfers who do not want to pay for unlimited access to a course.
