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Meet the director of golf: Dean Montgomery
Having worked at great golf clubs around the world, including Royal Liverpool, Bearwood Lakes and Yas Links, Dean Montgomery has taken on a new role as director of golf at Golf at The Hawthorn, just as it is about to open a luxury hotel.
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How to partner with sports’ teams
Golf pro and marketing expert Sean Mysel explains how his venue partnered with a major sporting team in the USA, and the benefits that this has brought both parties.
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Meeting showed ‘golf at its worst’
The manager of an English golf club has said that a recent county golf meeting that he attended showed golf “at its worst”.
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Golf more popular in schools than football
Golf is now played at schools so much that it is on more English schools’ curriculums than football, according to new data.
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Club to offer ‘golf and poker challenge’
A Surrey club has come up with an innovative way to attract visitors – by offering an event that requires competitors to excel at both golf and poker.
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Two more clubs placed into liquidation
Two golf clubs have gone into liquidation, with approximately 55 jobs lost.
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Profile: Crowlands Golf Centre
One club that does now offer flexible memberships is Crowlands Golf Centre in Essex.
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Golfers ‘should pass etiquette test’
More than nine in ten greenkeepers believe that golfers should pass a test on course care before they are allowed to play the game.
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Golf equipment sent to returning soldiers
The PGA is to provide British soldiers returning from duty in Afghanistan with a selection of new golf equipment.
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GB&I golf worth more than £5bn
Golf is worth £5.25 billion to the British and Irish economies, according to a new survey.
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US to tackle slow play
The authority that runs golf in the USA is to dramatically address the pace of play issue that it says is hurting the health of golf venues.
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Liverpool’s courses face closure threat
Liverpool’s two municipal golf venues, which represent four golf clubs, could be closed down by the local council in a bid to cut costs.
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Scottish government funds junior discounts
The Scottish government is funding a £20 discount off most first-time golf club memberships for children between now and the end of April.
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Human QR code made by golf club staff
The world’s largest golf club has utilised 2,000 of its employees to form the world’s largest human and workable QR code – to promote eco-tourism.
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Greenkeepers find 2,000-year-old skull
Greenkeepers renovating a bunker on a Scottish golf course have found a human skull that is believed to be 2,000 years old.
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Ryder Cup helps BTME attract 6,000
The annual exhibition for golf course management professionals attracted 6,000 visitors despite economic concerns in the industry and atrocious weather conditions during the event.