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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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Golf club markets itself on local train line
A Scottish golf club that is situated close to a train station has taken the innovative and unusual step of marketing itself on the local trains.
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Council wants to sell golf course
A local authority wants to sell a pitch and putt golf course that has seen rounds at it nearly half in just five years. The sale could effectively close the course.
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Another club deals with picnickers on its course
Long Ashton Golf Club in Bristol has become the latest venue to bring in measures to deal with people picnicking on its course.
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Report: Golf clubs are ignoring university students
A new survey on golf clubs in university towns and cities has found the majority do not offer incentives for students.
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29% of non-golfing women want to play golf
A major global survey has found that nearly one in three women who don’t play golf are interested in taking up the game.
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Here’s the top three things I learnt while editing Golf Club Management in November
From an upturn in golf club sales to some huge plans for venues in the coming years, GCM editor Alistair Dunsmuir looks back on November
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Carnoustie and St Andrews bring in millions
The accounts for two Open venues have revealed a healthy state of finances for two major golf course operators.
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Golf club praised for turning flooded bog into a wildlife haven
A golf club in Leicestershire has received local praise for transforming a flooded bog on its course into a pond and wildlife haven.
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This golf coach is nominated for a national disabled coaching award
A man who has been championing blind golfers for more than two decades is in line for a prestigious national coaching award.
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Two golf clubs have administrators appointed
A leading golf club in Northumberland and a top venue in Hertfordshire have both had administrators appointed to them.
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Golf club to grow by the building of 56 homes
A Scottish golf club is to fund improvements by selling its practice ground to a developer, which will build 56 homes.
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Merseyside set for new £190 million golf club
A major new international golf development in Merseyside is a step nearer after Wirral Council agreed to spend more than half a million pounds on surveys and geotechnical reports to see it through.
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Nigel Mansell course one of several sold in recent weeks
The golf club created by former Formula 1 world champion Nigel Mansell has been sold for a reported figure of £11 million.
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91-year-old scores a hole-in-one
A 91-year-old golfer has hit a hole-in-one at Stoke Park Country Club, Spa & Hotel in Buckinhamgshire – the latest story in what’s been an incredible year for elderly golfers.
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This man has become golf’s first accredited coach for deaf people
A PGA professional in Lincolnshire has become the first person who works in golf in England to achieve the DEAFinitely Inclusive Mark, the accreditation scheme that was launched last year