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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.Â
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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.
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Historic golf clubs found under factory
A set of historic golf clubs made by the world’s oldest golf manufacturer has been found during the building of a Scottish restaurant.
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Club ‘shocked’ to find 91 trees stolen
A golf club has said it is in a state of shock after 91 trees were stolen from its course.
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Record rise in greenkeepers’ debt problems
A national charity has said a record number of golf greenkeepers are coming to it needing help with debt problems.
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Scottish golf pros receive FSA funding
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has agreed to provide £20,000 of funding to golf professionals to teach food hygiene as part of their lessons to children.
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Politically incorrect golf: Top 10
As recent comments have proven, leading figures can still cause offence.
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Low UK rank for female participation
A new PGA survey has found that there are 4.2 million golfers in Great Britain and Ireland, but female participation remains very low.
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The Nairn to sponsor tour rookie
A golf club has taken an unusual marketing step to attract more people to its venue – it is sponsoring a professional golfer.
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‘Most golfers don’t know what the pro does’
A major survey of golfers who work in golf clubs has found that they feel they get little recognition from club golfers about what work they actually do.
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Fergie named as new golf club captain
Sir Alex Ferguson has been named as the new captain of De Vere Mottram Hall. The news comes just one week after he retired as the manager of Manchester United.
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Fundraising golf club closes
A golf club that used to donate all its profits to a charity has been closed down after its membership dropped to just 50 people.
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Four golf clubs saved from going under
Four British golf clubs have all been saved from being closed down in the last few days.
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Survey your members about dress codes
There’s an informative article on dress codes in the June issue of Golf Monthly, which includes a poll of golfers that has some interesting results.
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‘Narcissistic directors are bad for business’
One of Britain’s leading golf club managers has said ‘whinging and negative’ committee members are threatening the futures of their own golf clubs.
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Dawson defiant over single-sex golf clubs
The chief executive of The R&A has said that he will not bully Open venue golf clubs to accept women as members.