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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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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.
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Menai Davis to build three more courses
The owner of one of the biggest new golf courses in London has announced he intends to build another three in the city within the next seven years.
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Bob Williams named as GCMA’s new CEO
Bob Williams has been appointed as the chief executive of the Golf Club Managers’ Association (GCMA).
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Troon Golf relaxes its dress code
The world’s largest operator of golf clubs has announced it is to relax its dress code policy.
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Golf pro warns of Groupon psychology
A golf professional has urged golf clubs not to sell green fees on discount websites as he believes they are damaging the industry.
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Extent of slow play problem revealed
A new survey has found that golfers are taking longer than they would like to complete a round of golf and that some are even put off playing the game because of it.
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Child abuse ‘took place at golf clubs’
A senior MP has alleged that famous and powerful people abused children in golf clubs’ car parks in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Top Gear golf club placed on the market
A Surrey golf club situated next to the Dunsfold Aerodrome – home to motoring television programme Top Gear – has been put up for sale.
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Golf’s reputation takes hammering
A story about a golf club wedding planner accidentally sending an email to the couple that were due to be married has gone viral.
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Nearly 500 clubs have seen sales slump
An economic survey of the golf industry has found that more than 440 clubs are struggling because they have lost their market share to just 117 other venues.
