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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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Wigan Athletic close down golf club
Wigan Athletic Football Club suddenly closes down Charnock Richard Golf Club, despite assurances just days ago that it would remain open.
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R&A launch rules of golf course
An online course to help golfers and golf clubs improve their knowledge of the rules of golf has been set up by The R&A.
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Manager of the Year competition starts
The Golf Club Managers’ Association’s 2013/4 ‘Manager of the Year’ competition has started.
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Sandy Jones joins England Golf board
The long-running chief executive of the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), Sandy Jones, has joined the board of England Golf.
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USGA and Troon ‘educate’ slow play golfers
The United States Golf Association (USGA) and Troon Golf, the world’s largest owner of golf clubs, have both launched separate educational programmes to tackle slow play in golf.
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Richmond Park opens eco clubhouse
Richmond Park Golf Club, in London’s largest royal park, has opened a new £2.5 million clubhouse.
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£660K hole-in-one prize breaks record
A Scottish golf club is offering what is thought to be the biggest prize to amateur golfers – who score a hole-in-one – in British history.
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Three different golf clubs. Three approaches to customer service
In the last few weeks I’ve been in three different golf clubs – all within a few miles of each other – and wanted to access the internet on my phone or tablet at all three.
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Charity calls for sponsor boycott of the Open
A charity that aims to get more women involved in sport has called for sponsors of the Open to pull out as the host golf club does not allow women to be members.
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Troon Golf to build ‘courses within courses’
Troon Golf, the world’s largest operator of golf clubs, has announced that it will be building par three courses within some of its 18-hole courses to attract new types of golfers.
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David Cameron asked to review his club’s tax affairs
The founder of the Association of Golf Course Owners (AGCO) has called on the prime minister, David Cameron, to review the tax affairs of a golf club he is a member of.
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The decline of municipal golf clubs during the economic downturn
Council-owned golf courses were, for much of the 20th century, second only to private members’ golf clubs in terms of their use by the general populace.
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Royal St George’s sec appears on Newsnight
The secretary of Royal St George’s Golf Club in Kent has appeared live on BBC’s Newsnight, talking about ‘belly putting’ with Jeremy Paxman.
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CASC changes are ‘unworkable’ for clubs
A VAT expert has said that the government’s proposed amendments to CASC, which provides tax relief for golf clubs, are unworkable and the ‘politics of envy’.
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Royal Troon to block out caravan site
Royal Troon Golf Club has been granted planning permission to build a wall of sand to block out views of a nearby caravan site.