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Meet the golf club manager: Anthony Tarchetti
The general manager of Chart Hills Golf Club in Kent, Anthony Tarchetti, talks about the major transformations the venue has seen in the last six years, which means, for example, it now offers year-round golf on firm, consistent fairways.
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Greenkeeping team profile: Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club
Gavin Kinsella and Doug Tate are the courses manager and course head greenkeeper. They talk about the contrasting work between summer and winter, dealing with a course next to a river and why they love their jobs so much.
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Scottish FA CEO Andrew McKinlay named as new chief executive of Scottish Golf
Scottish Golf has appointed Andrew McKinlay, currently the chief operating officer and interim chief executive of the Scottish FA, as its new CEO.
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One of the last major men-only UK golf clubs to admit women
One of the last remaining men-only golf clubs in the UK, Royal Aberdeen, the sixth oldest golf club in the world, has voted to allow women to join the club.
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Meet the PGA professional: Bulbury Woods’ David Bartlett
The Dorset club’s pro came up with an idea to boost revenue in winter. And not only did it work – but it led to increased profits for the club’s bar and restaurant and a more engaged membership.
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Hever Castle Golf Club boosts income via glass doors
The installation of contemporary sliding glass doors has brought a new level of flexibility and sophistication to one of Kent’s most prestigious golf clubs.
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All of the UK’s links golf courses could disappear by 2100
An alarming report from the UK’s leading environmental organisation charity has found that every links golf course in the UK is in danger of disappearing in less than a century due to climate change.
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Revamped golf club ‘will not include golf course’
A Scottish golf club, which has been closed for two years and hopes to reopen soon, has submitted plans in which ‘it is unlikely the golf course itself will reopen’, according to reports.
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Huge growth in Highlands visitor numbers proves benefits of golf clubs working together
Three Scottish golf clubs have said they have generated hundreds of thousands of pounds in extra revenue in the last few years by working together.
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Andrew Minty: How to turn a member’s complaint into a positive
The director of golf at Langland Bay GC, and both the youngest ever PGA director of golf and the youngest GCMA ‘Manager of the Year’, details how to turn a member’s complaint into a positive.
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New format for European Golf Business Conference
The European Golf Course Owners Association (EGCOA) and the Austrian Golf Federation (ÖGV) have partnered up to put together a new format of the European Golf Business Conference, which will be staged next month.
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What is the golf rule if my ball lands in a puddle in a bunker?
Shona McRae Assistant Director – Rules, The R&A, explains what a golfer should do if their ball lands in a pool of water in a bunker.
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‘World’s Best Eco-Friendly Golf Facility’ to go even greener
Ekerum Resort Öland recently won the award for ‘World’s Best Eco-Friendly Golf Facility’ at the World Golf Awards held at La Manga Club in Spain.
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YouGov survey on golf shows the need for GolfSixes-style events
A major survey on what the British public thinks about televised golf events suggests the industry desperately needs to support alternative versions to the traditional model.
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Here’s the top three things I learnt about the industry in January
From the role Germany could play in reviving your facility to a spike in burglaries at golf clubs, The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir reviews the last month in the industry.
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Mixed news if you own a house next to a Scottish golf course
The most expensive homes in the whole of Scotland are next to the Old Course in St Andrews, according to new research, but not all golf homeowners are celebrating.