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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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If you don’t like our dress code, go somewhere else
W Allan Osborne is the former secretary of Bathgate Golf Club.
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The Rules of Golf surrounding bunkers
Here we will review three frequently asked questions pertaining to bunkers.
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Wetland management on golf courses
Wetland features are found on many golf courses in Britain, and can be natural or man-made.
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Tim Aggett: Enough is enough for inactive handicaps
Once upon a time there was a handicap system. It was brutal, but effective.
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How De Vere brought in 2,500 new members
This membership allows juniors to have unlimited golf at every De Vere venue throughout the UK.
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The boom in online tee times
For years now, the notion of golf clubs providing their members and visitors with the prospect of booking their tee times online has been a topic bubbling away under managers’ and members’ surfaces.
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Do we need buggies to comply with disability legislation?
A joint undertaking has been entered into by the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association and the English Golf Union to consider the impact of disability legislation on golf clubs and with specific reference to the use of motorised ride on buggies.
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Why go to a bank when you have members?
Nearly all businesses have the need to borrow funds from time to time. In the case of golf clubs, the amount of finance required can be very significant (particularly if the club is considering a capital project such as redeveloping a clubhouse).
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Turfgrass science student wins college award
Jonathan Wall, an assistant greenkeeper at the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, has won Myerscough College’s best student award.
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Course profile: Loch Lomond Golf Club
Loch Lomond Golf Club course superintendent David Cole and his greens’ staff use a range of green machinery on the course, which also boasts some enviable green credentials.
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Michael Shaw: An introduction to the Equality Act
The Equality Act applies to all golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales.
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Judge reinstates expelled member
An expelled member of Dullatur Golf Club in Scotland has been reinstated by one of the most senior judges in the country.
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Business rates Q&A with Nick Sercombe
All the questions are taken from the 2009 GCMA Conference. The answers are still relevant today Question: The wording accompanying the draft Rateable Value for 2010 appears to indicate that the Valuation Office (VO) will be sympathetic to appeals, is that correct? Nick Sercombe: In my view this is a public relations exercise by the…
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Ardglass wins golf award due to 20% growth
Ardglass Golf Club has been named as Ireland’s ‘Links Golf Course of the Year 2011’ following a 20 per cent increase in business.
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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.