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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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£50k landfill grant for golf club
One of the world’s oldest golf clubs has received £50,000 of government funding to update its course and clubhouse in an environmentally friendly way.
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Golf needs to get its ‘head out of the sand’
The head of the world’s largest operator of golf clubs has said that golf needs to get its ‘head out of the sand’ and start offering much quicker rounds.
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New green fee deal for the north-west
Fifteen golf clubs in north-west England and in Wales have joined a scheme that aims to increase the number of visiting golfers they all receive.
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Profile: GCMA Manager of the Year finalist, Rob Pointon
Rob Pointon is the general manager of Mid Yorkshire Golf Club.
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Profile: GCMA Manager of the Year finalist, Dave Carlisle
Dave Carlisle is the golf club manager of Garforth Golf Club in Yorkshire.
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Profile: GCMA Manager of the Year finalist, Gordon Forster
Gordon Forster is the general manager of Abbey Hill Golf Centre in Milton Keynes.
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Apps are ‘fastest trend in history’
There has been a huge growth in the number of golf clubs that offer downloadable apps for smartphones in the last few months, according to new data.
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50 clubs ‘could close this spring’
The chairman of the Organisation of Golf and Range Operators has warned that as many as 50 private members’ British golf clubs could close down this spring.
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The Wiltshire sold in seven figure deal
Eddy Shah has sold his last golf course in what is believed to be one of the industry’s most expensive transactions in recent years.
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How to partner with sports’ teams
Golf pro and marketing expert Sean Mysel explains how his venue partnered with a major sporting team in the USA, and the benefits that this has brought both parties.
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Meeting showed ‘golf at its worst’
The manager of an English golf club has said that a recent county golf meeting that he attended showed golf “at its worst”.
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Golf more popular in schools than football
Golf is now played at schools so much that it is on more English schools’ curriculums than football, according to new data.
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Club to offer ‘golf and poker challenge’
A Surrey club has come up with an innovative way to attract visitors – by offering an event that requires competitors to excel at both golf and poker.
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Two more clubs placed into liquidation
Two golf clubs have gone into liquidation, with approximately 55 jobs lost.
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Profile: Crowlands Golf Centre
One club that does now offer flexible memberships is Crowlands Golf Centre in Essex.