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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.Â
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Sponsored feature: Linkscover exclusively committed to golf club insurance
Last year a golf insurance specialist launched Linkscover to the UK market, and golf clubs are benefiting from improved cover and reduced premiums.
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This golf club will give free membership to ‘the south’s unluckiest golfer’
A Kent golf club has launched a competition to find ‘the south’s unluckiest golfer’ and will give him or her three months of free membership.
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Arsonists hit golf club twice in three days
Arsonists have attacked a top Scottish golf club twice in the space of three days.
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Golf clubs asked to share biodiversity data
A major UK biodiversity partnership is calling on greenkeepers and golfers to share crucial biological data with it to help educate the world.
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Social media ‘causes slow play on the golf course’
A new survey of golfers has found that over half believe the use of social media on golf courses is contributing towards slow play in the game.
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Legal matters: Out of hours emails and incorporated clubs voting at AGMs
Do you expect employees to answer emails outside of working hours? And who can vote at an AGM if your golf club is incorporated?
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This man has just hit this course’s first ever hole-in-one – and he’s the manager
It’s not that unusual for a golfer to hit a hole-in-one on a golf course – but when the golfer is the club’s secretary and nobody had ever done this before, then it becomes a story.
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Darwin Escapes enters golf market
A company that owns 19 holiday parks in the UK has entered the golf market by purchasing a leading golf club in Yorkshire.
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In their own words: Scottish Golf CEO Blane Dodds
The chief executive for Scottish Golf writes exclusively for The Golf Business on the opportunities for the industry in Scotland.
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Lord Cobham buys prestigious golf club for £2.25m
The 12th Viscount Cobham, Christopher Charles Lyttelton, has bought Hagley Golf and Country Club in the West Midlands, for a reported asking price of £2.25 million.
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32 golf clubs will take on GolfSixes branding
The GolfSixes tournament, which saw fireworks, music, a shot clock and top golfers competing over six holes of golf, has already had a positive effect on golf participation, according to a charity.
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Nine-hole golf is growing rapidly across England
The organisation that runs amateur golf in England says that the growth of non 18-hole formats of golf has been a major trend in the last 12 months.
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Postcode lottery for golf clubs due to business rates rise
A survey on how changes to business rates will affect golf clubs has found that venues in south west and central England are seeing the largest rises.
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Sponsored feature: Could a spa benefit your golf club?
Being able to offer a massage post 18 holes will not only improve the health and wellbeing of your members but also extend their time in your club.
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Huge rise in golf rounds in first 3 months of 2017
The first three months of 2017 saw a nine per cent rise in the number of rounds of golf played compared with the previous year.