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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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Golf club managers vent fury over loss of Open coverage
Several golf clubs and their managers have expressed their anger that the Open Championship will not be shown live on terrestrial television from 2017.
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Middle-aged men are swapping golf for cycling
A new report has found that middle-aged men are increasingly swapping golf for cycling, because cycling is seen as a more welcoming and fun activity.
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HMRC set to argue that VAT payments to golf clubs must be substantially reduced
EXCLUSIVE: HMRC is set to argue that the amount it is due to pay private members’ golf clubs back in overpaid VAT should be reduced by at least half.
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Two more golf clubs close down
Two golf clubs close down for good and a third has said it will permanently shut down if a buyer is not found as problems continue for the industry.
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‘VAT distortion’ blamed on golf club losing 9 holes
An 18 hole proprietary golf club has downsized to nine holes and blamed its loss on a ‘VAT distortion’ in the golf industry that has caused it economic problems.
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This Surrey golf club has given up golf to become a FootGolf centre
A Surrey golf club has closed down its golf course and is instead focussing entirely on FootGolf, the hybrid version of football and golf.
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Mainstream media reveals golf’s shortcomings
Two of the UK’s biggest media outlets, the BBC & The Telegraph, have both published articles identifying the problems golf is facing and offering solutions.
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The golf industry is now in a ‘precarious position’
England Golf has warned that the industry is now in a ‘precarious position’ after its major survey revealed that club membership is still in sharp decline.
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See the 21 golf clubs put up for sale in the UK
At least an astonishing 16 golf clubs, most worth millions, have been put up for sale in the UK in the last 13 weeks. We take a look at all of them.
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Vivien Saunders to stand as an MP
AGCO chair, former British Open champion and campaigner for tax reform in golf, Vivien Saunders, is set to stand as an MP at the 2015 General Election.
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Average age of golfers up a massive 15 years since 2009
The average age of people who play golf regularly in the UK is up an incredible 15 years from 48 to 63 in less than five years, according to data.
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Golf clubs’ fury over new VAT repayment delay
Hundreds of private members’ golf clubs are now almost certainly not going to receive any VAT repayments this year following a new tax chamber ruling.
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Two major golf clubs to close down ‘next month’
Taunton Vale GC and Lostwithiel Golf & Country Club are both set to permanently close down this November, in a sign the industry is still in severe trouble.
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Royal Dornoch sets up green fee community fund
One of the greatest golf clubs in the world, Royal Dornoch, will donate up to one percent of all the green fee income it receives to local good causes.
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This is Britain’s youngest golf club manager
Britain’s youngest golf club manager is a 23-year-old woman called Ellie Green, research by Golf Club Management can reveal.