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Meet the golf club owner: John Adamson
The owner and director of Ramside Estates & Ramside Hall in County Durham, John Adamson, talks about the venue’s growth from a hotel in the 1960s to one of England’s leading golf resorts today.
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The rules of golf: Relief from movable or immovable obstructions
Shona McRae, Assistant Director – Rules, The R&A, looks at the refereeing decisions that were made at the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie last month.
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Guide launched to help clubs improve clubhouse design
A new guide has been launched that details how simple changes to the design of the golf club – not just the course – can lead to significantly improved customer service.
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Preparing your golf club for the World Handicap System
Player Score input (PSi) from Club Systems has revolutionised how handicap committees process competition cards. And now, ahead of the introduction of the World Handicap System, it’s making life easier for club golfers as well.
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Golf club relaunches successful ‘nine holes and a drink’ promotion
Oxford Golf Club has relaunched its ‘nine holes and a drink’ package to encourage people to play the sport quickly.
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How golf can help beat prostate cancer
The PGA is joining forces with Prostate Cancer UK to reach golfers at risk of prostate cancer and raise money to fund vital research to save men’s lives.
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This woman has become the first female head greenkeeper in Wales
Lucy Sellick has been appointed head greenkeeper at Wenvoe Castle Golf Club – the first time ever that a Welsh golf club has employed a female head greenkeeper.
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Court orders golf club to pay £150,000 over greenkeeper death
Golf clubs are being encouraged to check health and safety claims of their staff with previous employers, after a Leicestershire club was ordered to pay £150k following the death of its course manager.
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Major new funding product for golf clubs launched
A financial services PLC has brought out a finance product specifically for golf clubs – the first of its kind in decades.
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In their own words: Nick Pink
The CEO of England Golf explains how golf clubs can benefit by tapping into the services the organisation offers.
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R&A to limit use of putting surfaces maps
The R&A and the USGA are proposing regulations regarding the use of green-reading materials, reaffirming the need for a player to read greens based on their own judgement, skill and ability.
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International reciprocal golf club soaring in popularity
A high-end golf club network that provides six UK golf clubs with potential access to thousands of golfers in Asia is thriving at the moment.
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How clubs are tapping into the corporate golf market
Alternative, especially flexible and reciprocal, membership categories have seen strong growth in the last few years and now golf clubs are applying the principles behind them to attract companies.
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Sponsored story: An app aimed at marketing to nomadic golfers
A new app has been launched that is designed specifically to help golf clubs market to nomadic golfers. We detail how it works.
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Meet the golf course manager: Tracy Park’s Kevin Boxall
Maintaining two spectacular – but constructed differently – golf courses on a site of an English Civil War battle, Kevin details how he tackles challenges including drainage, irrigation and woodland management.
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Here’s the top three things I learnt about the industry in July
In his monthly round-up of trends and developments in the industry, The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir looks at how driving distances are getting both longer and shorter, and warns about tee time booking scams.