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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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Readers’ Q&A with Steven Brown on F&B pricing
“My problem is that the committee is requiring a 60 per cent margin, which I believe to be excessive, as our chief source of income is the faithful bar snack.”
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Noel Mackenzie: The common problems and solutions with irrigation
Managing water is crucial to the successful management of a golf course. It seems we either have too much of it or not enough of it!
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Greg Norman reveals the principles of the design of his St Lucia golf resort
Greg Norman is the CEO of the course design company Great White Shark Enterprises and a recent project, at Westin’s Le Paradis Beach and Golf Resort in Praslin Bay, St. Lucia, opened in 2008.
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Noel Mackenzie: How to get value for money on seeds and fertilisers
Seed purchases need to be carefully thought through.
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EGU worried that Yorkshire will stop merger
The English Golf Union (EGU) is concerned that the Yorkshire Union of Golf Clubs will block its attempts to merge with the English Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) next month.
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Noel Mackenzie: How technology – and Ronan Rafferty – can help greenkeepers
Planning for summer is a means by which the goals for the course are reached.
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Club given £10k to teach golf to disabled kids
Wharton Park Golf and Country Club in Worcestershire has been awarded £10,000 from the National Lottery to promote golf to juniors – particularly disabled children.
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How to make your membership categories more attractive
The popularity of golf is on the increase and a whole new generation of golfers, including women and children, are queuing up to tee off.
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Tips for attracting women to join your golf club
Europe’s largest ever survey of sport and active recreation rates golf the seventh most popular sport in England.
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Noel Mackenzie: The growing season is lasting longer – costing your club more money
The current, longer, growing season has begun to have some very important implications in relation to machinery, budgeting and purchasing.
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Steven Brown: How the backfitting of your bar is your greatest drinks’ marketing asset
Merchandising is the art of silent selling, it is the ability to display your most profitable products to their best advantage and it is about making money.
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Steven Brown: How to make your food and beverage operation stand out
It really doesn’t matter that you know how to read a profit and loss account, a balance sheet and a break-even point if you haven’t generated any profitable income in the first place.
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Three golf clubs praised for their environmental work
Hankley Common, Beaconsfield and Royal St George’s golf clubs have been praised for their quality of ecological stewardship.
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Cowglen GC receives £11k following water audit
Cowglen Golf Club in Scotland has received £11,000 after it examined its water costs and usage in detail to ensure best value.
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Noel Mackenzie: Why club captains should not dictate changes to a golf course
The landscape of a golf course should be unique; every course has its own character and charm.




