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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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New survey highlights golf’s struggles
Membership subscriptions are the lifeblood for most golf clubs, but the number of members at an average golf club has been dropping for several years.
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Tax barrister will represent golf clubs
One of the UK’s leading tax barristers has been employed to represent golf clubs in a tribunal hearing that could have major ramifications for golf in the UK.
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Two new diseases that have been found on British courses
Two newly emerging turf diseases have recently been confirmed in samples received from golf courses in the UK and Ireland and it is suspected that they are more prevalent in areas of fine turf than are currently recorded.
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Older players’ courtesy rounds ‘killing golf’
The owner and manager of a British golf club has warned that free rounds offered during club competitions, particularly to senior golfers, are killing golf venues.
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Over 4,000 ladies took up golf last year
A 2011 England Golf grant led to more than 4,000 women and girls in England taking up golf last year. Nearly 550 of them are now members of golf clubs.
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‘Performance institute’ planned for London
London Golf Club has announced plans to build the UK’s first European Tour ‘performance institute’.
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Who needs ‘internet’ when we have fax? An ‘expert’s’ view from 1996
This article, written by a computer consultant to golf clubs, was published in Golf Club Management in March 1996.
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England Golf defends eBay criticism
The body that runs amateur golf in England this year created an eBay account – ewgaewga – which has been selling unused ladies’ Daily Sports’ golf clothing ordered for 2011 European teams.
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Clubs hope for six figure windfalls
If Chipping Sodbury wins then private members’ clubs could recover some of the VAT paid on membership subscriptions between 1973 and 1990.
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New manager criticises ‘inactive handicaps’
Another golf club manager has criticised England Golf’s ‘inactive handicap’ system, stating that confusion about it is preventing golfers from spending money at golf clubs.
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Thames Water exempts golf clubs from ban
Britain’s largest water authority has made golf clubs under its jurisdiction exempt from two major aspects of its hosepipe ban, although several clubs are still unclear as to what is permissible.
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Cost of golf to be challenged in court
A golf venue is taking the UK government to court over the definition of membership of a golf club.
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Trump: Royal Aberdeen has been destroyed
The American billionaire, Donald Trump, has said that the world’s sixth oldest golf club has been “destroyed” due to a nearby wind turbine.
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Donald Trump taunts Scotland in golf row
The American billionaire, Donald Trump, has said that Germany and China are laughing at Scotland as he has been “forced” to stop building his golf course there.
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Monty criticises golf’s image
Former Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie has warned that golf venues are suffering from negative stereotypes about the game.