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Meet the golf club manager: Anthony Tarchetti
The general manager of Chart Hills Golf Club in Kent, Anthony Tarchetti, talks about the major transformations the venue has seen in the last six years, which means, for example, it now offers year-round golf on firm, consistent fairways.
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‘Washout’ bunkers – is there a cheaper alternative?
Repairing a damaged bunker after heavy rainfall is expensive and time-consuming. But if there is a cost effective way to solve it, it begins by understanding why bunkers suffer ‘washout’
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Golf club’s course will be worth at least £500 million
The contract to redevelop a Berkshire golf course into housing and a school is set to be worth more than £500 million.
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Kent golf course set to become housing development
A popular Kent golf club that was praised just a few months ago for running a competition that boosted its profile is to close down at the end of the year.
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Golf clubs lose multi-million pound VAT ‘compound interest’ case
Hundreds of private members’ golf clubs will not be receiving a VAT rebate worth hundreds of millions of pounds following a Supreme Court ruling.
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Company profile: Clubhouse furniture supplier Protocol
The Golf Business takes a look at Protocol – the leading supplier of contract furniture in the UK
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Is it time you invested in a pace of play clock?
The company that manufactures a world-famous swimming pool clock is offering attractive ‘pace of play’ timers to deal with one of golf’s biggest current issues
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Leeds Golf Centre announces major £9m expansion
Leeds Golf Centre hopes to extend its existing facility into a multi-million-pound golf complex featuring lodges, a spa, an adventure golf course and fitness facilities.
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US billionaire submits plans to build new Highlands golf course
The US billionaire Michael Keiser has proposed building a new golf course in Scotland.
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Could removing a joining fee lead to more members?
Last year Cowglen GC removed its joining fee. In less than one year the club has seen its membership numbers increase by 150; the key 18-29 age group category had gone up by nearly 5 times
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‘Mindless’ attack renders golf green ‘unplayable’
Police are asking for information after vandals attacked a popular Scottish golf venue by gouging out divots with a golf club on one of its greens.
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Justin Rose’s trophy flown in by hoverboard
The 2017 Turkish Airlines Open trophy that Justin Rose has won was flown in by hoverboard.
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Nets can stop stray balls hitting your neighbours (company profile)
Pro-Fit Net Installations has over 25 years of experience in building fences on golf courses to catch stray shots so that they never cause a problem with a neighbour.
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In their own words: Richard Dixon
The chief executive of Wales Golf, Richard Dixon, writes exclusively for The Golf Business about why the organisation has changed its nameÂ
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The golf courses put up for sale this year
This year a number of golf courses have been put on the market. Here is an overview of 17 of the biggest of them.
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Taxation in golf – your questions answered
VAT expert Adrian Houstoun talks about taxation in the golf industry; what information do collectors require and, stemming from that, are there ways clubs can cut the amounts they pay?