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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.
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Mansfield club fears new competition
A golf club in Mansfield has written to its local council to oppose the building of a major new golf venue in the area.
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Rules of Golf: A ball lies in a rabbit scrape
A ball lies in a rabbit scrape and is under a tree. A free swing of the club is possible to send the ball at 90 degrees to the left of the tree, but there is no direct line to the target.
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How do golf courses in arid regions cope with the lack of rainfall?
Several golf courses in the UK suffered from the exceptionally dry spring that broke so many records for the lack of rainfall.
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Council to resurrect closed golf club
A municipal golf club that closed down in early 2011 is set to re-open in the next few weeks following interest in the site and anger from local residents that the venue is a magnet for crime.
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If you don’t like our dress code, go somewhere else
W Allan Osborne is the former secretary of Bathgate Golf Club.
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The Rules of Golf surrounding bunkers
Here we will review three frequently asked questions pertaining to bunkers.
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Wetland management on golf courses
Wetland features are found on many golf courses in Britain, and can be natural or man-made.
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Tim Aggett: Enough is enough for inactive handicaps
Once upon a time there was a handicap system. It was brutal, but effective.
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How De Vere brought in 2,500 new members
This membership allows juniors to have unlimited golf at every De Vere venue throughout the UK.
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The boom in online tee times
For years now, the notion of golf clubs providing their members and visitors with the prospect of booking their tee times online has been a topic bubbling away under managers’ and members’ surfaces.
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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.