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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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Comment: The Olympics, flexible memberships and female golfers
I’m afraid I can see no benefit for our clubs in golf becoming an Olympic sport.
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Loch Lomond wins eco award
Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland has won the ‘Overall Achievement Award’ at the STRI’s Golf Environment Awards 2011.
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St Andrews awarded eco-label
St Andrews Links has been awarded the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) Certified™ eco-label in recognition of its sustainability commitment and achievements.
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Steven Brown: Gaining control of your F&B operation
Someone once referred to me as a ‘control freak’. Now whilst I readily admit to being the latter I dearly would like to claim to being in the former state!
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The best turf education web sites
Many reach positions of head greenkeeper / course manager through hard work, reliability and the ability to organise a team to carry out the required turf maintenance.
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Club manager “joking” over disabled email
A golf club manager who has found himself at the centre of a storm over an email he sent to an army colonel over disabled access at his golf club has said he was joking.
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Reciprocal deal golf club shortlisted for award
A new Middle Eastern golf club that markets itself via reciprocal deals with other courses around the world has been shortlisted for an award.
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Grimsby course ‘to be converted into housing’
A Lincolnshire golf course could be converted into housing after the company that owns the location’s lease has decided it does not fit into its business plan.
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PGA captain calls for golf clubs to offer training to their managers
The captain of the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), Eddie Bullock, has said that golf clubs need to offer more educational offerings to their managers in order for the club to survive in current, difficult market conditions.
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Time to embrace nomadic golfers rather than view them as the enemy at the gate?
We cannot afford to pull up the drawbridge and hope the ‘enemy’ will withdraw.
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Steven Brown: Buy better and sell dearer to maximise on F&B profits
Typically I am finding a wide range of profitability levels, mainly in bar sales.
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Osborne Golf Club completes £150k refurb
Osborne Golf Club in the Isle of Wight has completed a £150,000 clubhouse refurbishment programme.
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Q&A with Ernie Els on his ‘The Els Club’
The whole project at Dubai Sports City [the world’s first purpose-built sports city] is incredibly exciting – I mean, I think it’s fair to say there is nothing else like it in the world.
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Howard Swan: My principles of golf course design
Designing a golf course, or redesigning an existing one in a renovation or improvement exercise, is a fascinating task.
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‘High achiever’ GolfMark status for Cannington Golf Centre
Cannington Golf Centre in Somerset, a nine-hole golf course located at a further education college, has been awarded ‘high achiever’ GolfMark accreditation.