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Meet the golf club manager: Anthony Tarchetti
The general manager of Chart Hills Golf Club in Kent, Anthony Tarchetti, talks about the major transformations the venue has seen in the last six years, which means, for example, it now offers year-round golf on firm, consistent fairways.
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GB&I golf worth more than £5bn
Golf is worth £5.25 billion to the British and Irish economies, according to a new survey.
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US to tackle slow play
The authority that runs golf in the USA is to dramatically address the pace of play issue that it says is hurting the health of golf venues.
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Liverpool’s courses face closure threat
Liverpool’s two municipal golf venues, which represent four golf clubs, could be closed down by the local council in a bid to cut costs.
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Scottish government funds junior discounts
The Scottish government is funding a £20 discount off most first-time golf club memberships for children between now and the end of April.
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Human QR code made by golf club staff
The world’s largest golf club has utilised 2,000 of its employees to form the world’s largest human and workable QR code – to promote eco-tourism.
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Greenkeepers find 2,000-year-old skull
Greenkeepers renovating a bunker on a Scottish golf course have found a human skull that is believed to be 2,000 years old.
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Ryder Cup helps BTME attract 6,000
The annual exhibition for golf course management professionals attracted 6,000 visitors despite economic concerns in the industry and atrocious weather conditions during the event.
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‘Cut smaller clubs’ affiliation fees’
An English golf venue is calling for members of smaller golf clubs to be charged reduced annual subscriptions via a deduction in their affiliation fees to England Golf and their local county golf union.
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Two golf clubs receive lottery funding
Two golf clubs in Northumberland have been awarded more than £80k of lottery funding to improve their facilities.
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Archaeological concern over adventure golf
A golf club in Northampton has become the latest to attempt to build an adventure golf area to appeal to juniors.
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Golf clubs employ 2m people in the US
The United States golf industry, which is about six times bigger than the UK’s, is worth £43.8 billion per year and employs nearly two million people.
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How to speed up slow play
Golf pro and marketing expert Sean Mysel discusses what can be learnt from a club in California that managed to reduce the average length of a round of golf by nearly an hour by its members and visitors.
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Bedale GC introduces flexible membership
Bedale Golf Club in Yorkshire has become the latest venue to offer a flexible ‘pay as you play’ membership category to retain and recruit customers.
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18 holes ‘deters people from playing’
The chief executive of The R&A has urged golf clubs to offer something shorter than 18 holes of golf in order to attract new players.
