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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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Vivien Saunders: Why I’m standing against David Cameron
Golf club owner and tax campaigner Vivien Saunders has announced that she is standing for parliament at the forthcoming election – against prime minister David Cameron in his Oxfordshire seat of Witney.
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Shock as Brocket Hall enters administration
One of England’s premier golf clubs, Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire, has entered administration.
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Why Peter Alliss is wrong about gender equality
Peter Alliss has said that gender equality has led to thousands of women giving up golf. We look at the evidence – and find a very different conclusion.
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Only 25% of men want to play golf with women
A new survey has found that men play a huge role in tapping into the massive potential of women golfers – but they need to change their attitudes first.
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Should a golf club remove a picture of a former captain if he is a paedophile?
It might not be a question every golf club committee has to debate, but it is one that is vexing a club in Lancashire after it emerged a former captain is a paedophile.
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Golf’s biggest sponsor: The game has to change
The head of sponsorship for HSBC, probably the biggest sponsor of golf in the world, has said that the game is at a crossroads and must now change.
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Greenkeeper sues club after slicing foot with chainsaw
A greenkeeper is suing Downfield Golf Club for a five-figure sum of money after slicing his foot with a chainsaw while working there.
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History made as HMRC agrees to pay VAT back to private golf clubs
After several years of legal wrangling, HMRC has agreed to make substantial payments to hundreds of private members’ golf clubs for overpaid VAT by April.
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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.




