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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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in their own words: Andrew McKinlay
Writing exclusively for The Golf Business, the CEO of Scottish Golf previews the inaugural Golf and Health Week, which takes place as soon as The Masters ends.
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How Westmanstown Golf Club delivered lessons to women over winter
Its PGA professional, Bernard Fitzgerald, details how, over one five-week period this winter, he delivered lessons to a huge number of women, which has improved their golf.
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Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year awards is launched
BIGGA, Toro and Reesink Turfcare have launched their annual competition that seeks to uncover the brightest emerging talent in the greenkeeping industry.
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Another former Tour player saves a struggling golf club
A Cheshire golf club that closed down when its owner went into liquidation is reopening thanks to a company set up by former Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam.
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North Wales GC named golf club of the year
North Wales Golf Club has been named Wales Golf Club of the Year in a ceremony at 2010 Ryder Cup venue Celtic Manor.
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In their own words: Keith Pelley
The chief executive of the European Tour explores the rapidly growing popularity of the Staysure Tour.
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The non-golf revenue streams golf clubs are exploiting
One way several golf clubs are earning increased income is from marketing themselves as health centres that provide gyms, yoga and pilates in addition to golf.
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Should our golf club go for adventure golf?
Adventure golf is becoming big business. Here we speak to the operations director of Adventure Leisure, Andrew Scholey, to find out what’s causing this growth and how it can benefit existing facilities.
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The manager’s office: Alan Oliver
The secretary at Silloth on Solway GC in Cumbria says clubs will be better suited to recruiting new customers if they market their unique selling points instead of trying to attract all golfers.
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Driffield Golf Club reaches settlement over patent infringement
An out of court settlement has been agreed between Driffield Golf Club in Yorkshire and EcoBunker over a patent for synthetic grass revetting. What follows is a statement the two have jointly agreed.
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Golf club bans older members to achieve equal age parity
In an article published on Monday morning, a club in Belgium says it now has a waiting list after it imposed a limit on older golfers in order to ensure at least half of its membership is made up of young golfers.
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Former LET player Fame Tate buys Stanedge Golf Club
The former Ladies European Tour golfer Fame Tate has acquired Stanedge Golf Club in Derbyshire and opened it to the public.
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Hazlemere Golf Club converts from private members’ to proprietary club
A private members’ golf club in Buckinghamshire has been sold off of a guide price of £1.75 million and converted back to being a proprietary club, which it was in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Meet the overseas director of operations: Chris White
Chris is the director of operations at Ayla Oasis, the host venue for the Jordan Mixed Open. He talks about this and his career to date.
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3 Hammers owner Ian Bonser wins lifetime service award
Ian Bonser, who has helped countless people to follow their golfing dreams, has been honoured with England Golf’s Lifetime Service Award.