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Meet the director of golf: 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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Golf strategy: How to make smart decisions on the course for lower scores
Golf, well known as a game of precision and patience, can simultaneously be a source of immense joy and utter, devastating frustration.
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Thieves stole 10,000 golf balls from club
Thieves stole more than 10,000 golf balls from a golf club in Kent that had just reopened after years of closure in an overnight raid shortly before Christmas.
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The history of golf attire in the UK
From Mary, Queen of Scots to the present day, a dress code, for reasons ranging from performance to decorum, has been used and can make sense, writes Kiran Kanwar, but, ideally, a balance should be struck.
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Dorset venue to entirely close down
A golf club, hotel and spa in Dorset that said it would close its golf operation down this year has now announced that the entire venue will permanently close.
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BTME preview
A number of companies and products will be exhibiting at BTME this month, from January 23 to 25, at Harrogate Convention Centre. Here we look at some of the main exhibitions.
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CardsSafe helps golf clubs securely retain customers’ bank and ID cards
“With CardsSafe, we can safely store customers’ cards whilst they enjoy their round of golf.”
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CEO of The R&A, Martin Slumbers, to step down
Martin Slumbers, CEO of The R&A and secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, is to step down by the end of 2024 after what will be nine years in the role.
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The average UK golf club generated £164k in green fee income in 2023
New research of nearly 200 golf clubs has found that the average club in the UK and Ireland generated £163,952 in casual green fee income in 2023 – eight percent higher than the previous record year of 2022.
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Rolls of Monmouth to build driving range
An historic Welsh site, which became a golf club in 1982, with a Grade II-listed manor house for a clubhouse, is to build a driving range.
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Nine-hole golf booming in England
England Golf has reported that golf participation in 2023 was up compared with 2022’s high numbers, and nine-hole golf has seen a sharp rise.
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Love Golf UK takes over third venue
A golf course operator that was established in 2019 has taken over its third golf club.
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Another club reveals at least 100 members joined in 2023
A Scottish golf club has become the third UK venue in a few days to reveal that more than 100 people joined it in the last 12 months, while a Portuguese venue has stated 2023 was its best year ever.
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The business plan at Bidston Golf Club
Following 25 years of a decline in membership numbers, Bidston Golf Club in The Wirral formulated a business plan in 2022 featuring changes to the way the club is run. The results already speak for themselves.
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Right on Q
Rhys Thompson, The QHotels Collection’s golf ambassador, has secured the Tartan Pro Tour Order of Merit and, with it, a coveted Challenge Tour card.
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What are the nine protected characteristics?
Carolyne Wahlen from Golf HR asks: Are your employees protected from instant dismissal? Read on to find out…