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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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St Mellion offers free memberships
St Mellion International Resort in Cornwall, one of the premier golf clubs in the UK, has announced it will give 25 youngsters free memberships and coaching for up to six years.
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JCB to invest £150m in Staffordshire
A golf course construction firm will invest more than £150 million in Staffordshire – and even build a spectacular £30 million golf course simply for its customers.
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Inactive handicap system is scrapped
The controversial England Golf system that meant some golfers had an ‘inactive handicap’ has been scrapped.
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Flooded course closed for seven weeks
A flooded Welsh golf course has been closed for nearly seven weeks because of the heavy rainfall that has hit much of the UK this winter.
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Slow play and dress code policies working
The head of Troon has said both its dress code relaxation and anti slow play policies, introduced in the last 18 months, have so far been successful.
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British successes have no effect on business
64% of all UK golf clubs say that golfing British successes in major championships have no bearing on their business performance, according to a new survey.
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Two more courses to sell land for housing
A mixture of the UK’s housing shortage and golf’s financial struggles has meant that two more golf clubs are trying to sell parts of their land for housing.
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The Musselburgh installs a biomass boiler
Musselburgh Links, the world’s oldest golf club, is installing both a biomass boiler to heat its clubhouse and solar panels for its roof.
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Dundonald Links wins eco award
Dundonald Links in Scotland has been named ‘Environmental Golf Course of the Year’ at the 2014 Golf Environment Awards.
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Chippenham’s course manager named new BIGGA chair
Chris Sealey, course manager at Chippenham Golf Club, has been officially named the new chairman of greenkeeping association BIGGA.
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Longcliffe invests in new course machinery fleet
One of the premier courses in the East Midlands, Longcliffe Golf Club, has signed its first Toro package deal. Wanting to invest in new machinery, course manager Peter Sands called in three major turfcare suppliers to demo. “I reviewed our existing fleet and the money we spend on new machines every year and made a…
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Golf can cut risk of stroke by two thirds
Older men who play golf every day can cut their risk of suffering a stroke by two thirds – provided they walk the course – according to new research.
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Golf clubs could get £500m in VAT rebate
The UK government could pay British private members’ golf clubs half a billion pounds in the controversial VAT rebate.
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Two percent of England is golf courses
Approximately two percent of all the land in England is devoted to its nearly 2,000 golf courses, according to new research.
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Tiger Woods urges clubs to offer free golf
World number one golfer Tiger Woods has urged golf clubs around the world to give children free rounds of golf.




