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The Kingdom comes to The Grove
TaylorMade’s legendary Kingdom custom-fitting facility – home to some of the world’s best players – has arrived in the UK for the first time. Joel Westwell, director of golf at The Grove, explains why the partnership is a natural fit for one of Europe’s most premium golf resorts.
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Dorset venue to entirely close down
A golf club, hotel and spa in Dorset that said it would close its golf operation down this year has now announced that the entire venue will permanently close.
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BTME preview
A number of companies and products will be exhibiting at BTME this month, from January 23 to 25, at Harrogate Convention Centre. Here we look at some of the main exhibitions.
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CardsSafe helps golf clubs securely retain customers’ bank and ID cards
“With CardsSafe, we can safely store customers’ cards whilst they enjoy their round of golf.”
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CEO of The R&A, Martin Slumbers, to step down
Martin Slumbers, CEO of The R&A and secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, is to step down by the end of 2024 after what will be nine years in the role.
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The average UK golf club generated £164k in green fee income in 2023
New research of nearly 200 golf clubs has found that the average club in the UK and Ireland generated £163,952 in casual green fee income in 2023 – eight percent higher than the previous record year of 2022.
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Rolls of Monmouth to build driving range
An historic Welsh site, which became a golf club in 1982, with a Grade II-listed manor house for a clubhouse, is to build a driving range.
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Nine-hole golf booming in England
England Golf has reported that golf participation in 2023 was up compared with 2022’s high numbers, and nine-hole golf has seen a sharp rise.
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Love Golf UK takes over third venue
A golf course operator that was established in 2019 has taken over its third golf club.
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Another club reveals at least 100 members joined in 2023
A Scottish golf club has become the third UK venue in a few days to reveal that more than 100 people joined it in the last 12 months, while a Portuguese venue has stated 2023 was its best year ever.
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The business plan at Bidston Golf Club
Following 25 years of a decline in membership numbers, Bidston Golf Club in The Wirral formulated a business plan in 2022 featuring changes to the way the club is run. The results already speak for themselves.
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Right on Q
Rhys Thompson, The QHotels Collection’s golf ambassador, has secured the Tartan Pro Tour Order of Merit and, with it, a coveted Challenge Tour card.
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What are the nine protected characteristics?
Carolyne Wahlen from Golf HR asks: Are your employees protected from instant dismissal? Read on to find out…
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UK golf clubs are reintroducing joining fees
The boom in golf participation in the last four years has resulted in some golf clubs reintroducing joining fees, a new survey has found.
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Meet the president of Toptracer: Ben Sharpe
Ben Sharpe talks to The Golf Business about evolving market dynamics and how Toptracer has maintained its position as golf’s most trusted range technology.
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Here’s three important stories from the last month of 2023
From a royal club wanting to be treated by its community as a flexible working location to some salient points made about saving a nine-hole course, 2023 ended with an idea of trends we might expect to see in 2024.