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Golf Ireland celebrates Rory McIlroy’s Masters win
Golf Ireland has extended its congratulations to Rory McIlroy following a sensational back-to-back victory at the Masters in Augusta.
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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.
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Loch Lomond wins eco award
Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland has won the ‘Overall Achievement Award’ at the STRI’s Golf Environment Awards 2011.
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St Andrews awarded eco-label
St Andrews Links has been awarded the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) Certified™ eco-label in recognition of its sustainability commitment and achievements.
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Steven Brown: Gaining control of your F&B operation
Someone once referred to me as a ‘control freak’. Now whilst I readily admit to being the latter I dearly would like to claim to being in the former state!
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The best turf education web sites
Many reach positions of head greenkeeper / course manager through hard work, reliability and the ability to organise a team to carry out the required turf maintenance.
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Club manager “joking” over disabled email
A golf club manager who has found himself at the centre of a storm over an email he sent to an army colonel over disabled access at his golf club has said he was joking.
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Reciprocal deal golf club shortlisted for award
A new Middle Eastern golf club that markets itself via reciprocal deals with other courses around the world has been shortlisted for an award.