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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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Club aims to sell alcohol on the course
One of the leading golf clubs in the UK has applied to its local council for permission to sell alcohol to golfers – while they are playing on the course.
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Here’s the top 3 things I learnt while editing the magazine in March
The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir looks at how, from Wimbledon to fireworks, the game is working together to boost participation.
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Top Welsh golf club closes down
A club described in the Welsh press as ‘one of Monmouthshire’s premier golf clubs’ is closing down after 30 years of trading.
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This club appoints first female captain in 230 years
One of the world’s oldest golf clubs has appointed a woman to be its captain for the first time in its 230-year history.
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Another golf club to build holiday lodges
Rothbury Golf Club in Northumberland has become the latest golf club to hope to build holiday lodges in order to boost income streams.
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Golf supplier Highspeed Group bought by Acumen
One of the biggest suppliers to the golf industry, Highspeed Group, probably best known for its ClearWater recycling systems, has been acquired by major waste management firm Acumen.
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PGA withdraws from England Golf Partnership
The body that represents professional golfers in England, the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), has said it is amicably withdrawing from the England Golf Partnership (EGP), the lead funding body for golf in England.
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Four Norfolk clubs hit by buggy thefts in three weeks
Four golf clubs in Norfolk have reported that thieves have attempted to steal batteries from their golf cars in the last three weeks.
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Midlands golf club to be converted into a housing estate
A Warwickshire golf course is to be closed down and converted into 300 homes – just a few weeks after its council rejected an identical proposal.
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Scottish Golf makes more business-led appointments
Scottish Golf has recruited two more highly qualified individuals to its board of directors.
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The Point at Polzeath is England’s ‘Club of the Year’
The Point at Polzeath in Cornwall has been named England Golf’s ‘GolfMark Club of the Year’ at an award ceremony that also honoured Olympic champion Justin Rose, Masters champion Danny Willett and Solheim Cup player Charley Hull. GolfMark is an England Golf initiative which supports clubs to achieve high standards, especially regarding engaging with the…
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R&A to market the Open more to golf clubs
The R&A has said it will market the Open Championship more to golf clubs and general sports fans in an attempt to broaden the game’s appeal.
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Closed down golf course is now a ‘dumping ground’
A Lancashire golf club that closed down last year has now become a dumping ground in which waste is higher than the roof of the former clubhouse.
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Golf group buys The Buckinghamshire for undisclosed sum
A growing golf group, which bought Chart Hills Golf Club in Kent just five months ago, has now purchased The Buckinghamshire, the home of the Ladies European Tour for the last nine years.
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Irish membership decline slows but “more pain to come”
The large fall in membership numbers of golf clubs in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has come to a halt, but the Golfing Union of Ireland’s (GUI) treasurer warns that there is “more pain to come”.