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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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Leasing course machinery is a cost effective way to improve your fleet
Ian Henderson from Golf Finance explains how golf clubs can improve their courses by leasing their course machinery
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Huge funding boost for Irish golf clubs
The Irish government has said it will invest £1.7 million into more than 60 golf clubs under a sports club funding programme for 2017.
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Meet the PGA pro: Roe Park Resort’s Michael McCrudden
The resident PGA professional explains how the club has got more women and children playing the game, and he outlines the technology he uses that improves golfers’ games
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Golf Foundation CEO to write for The Golf Business
The chief executive of the charity the Golf Foundation is to write a semi-regular column for The Golf Business.
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European Tour CEO joins disabled golf board
The CEO of the European Tour, Keith Pelley, has joined the European Disabled Golf Association (EDGA) as a non-executive director.
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Partitioning glass doors can benefit your clubhouse
One Kent golf club has found that installing stylish glass doors in the clubhouse helps raise money from events without impacting members – while creating the ‘wow’ factor
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England Golf partners with adventure golf provider
England Golf has formed a partnership with a company that provides adventure golf courses throughout the UK.
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Meet the golf group CEO: Colin Mayes
The CEO of BGL and president of the UKGCOA talks exclusively about how venues can attract new customers, dealing with difficult committee members and tackling the VAT disparity in the golf industry
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There has been a spate of buggy battery thefts from golf clubs
Police across the UK are warning golf clubs to be vigilant after several have reported thefts of batteries from their buggies in just the last few weeks.
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In their own words: BIGGA CEO Jim Croxton
The head of the greenkeepers’ association previews next month’s mammoth BTME exhibition
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Torquay Golf Club ends ambitious growth plan
Torquay Golf Club has said it is not in a position to proceed with plans to effectively double in size.
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Vast majority of golf clubs are not prepared for data protection changes
A new survey has found that three quarters of all small to medium sized businesses are not prepared for data protection changes that come into effect in 2018.
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How to get a golf vacation of a lifetime … for a lifetime!
A Florida resort is offering British golfers a 99-year lease on luxury apartments for up to eight to 12 weeks a year. It is for every year, for a lifetime, for about £63,000
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Golf’s first cyber protection policy
Linkscover, the golf club insurance specialist, has now become the first insurer to include comprehensive cyber cover for golf clubs
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New business rates appeal system ‘is failing golf clubs’
The new ‘check, challenge, appeal’ (CCA) system that businesses can use to appeal their rates is confusing and ‘clearly not working’ according to a commercial real estate consultancy




