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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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Three new clubhouses open
Three major English golf clubs have opened their new-look clubhouses this week.
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‘August was third best performing month EVER’
Data on 200 golf clubs in the UK and Ireland has shown they averaged over £25,000 of green fee income in August 2024, the third best-performing month ever, after June and July 2020.
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Cabot invests in world’s most northern links-style golf course
The Cabot Collection has strategically invested in a second European golf resort in the space of two weeks.
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Get your turf back in the game this autumn with the Toro ProCore 648s
Autumn is the season for renovation, to rejuvenate the turf and get the green back in play as quickly as possible.
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Lahinch to invest £5 million on new clubhouse
Lahinch Golf Club in Ireland is set to spend more than £5 million on a clubhouse redevelopment project.
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Club profile: Saunton Golf Club
Saunton in Devon has two courses that have been designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Area of Conservation and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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Achieving maximum attendance at fitting events
Foremost Golf explains how the popularity of fitting events provides an incentive to maximise attendance, using its innovative ‘Fitting Event Management System’ to optimise potentially lucrative fitting days.
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Blairgowrie’s ladies’ section celebrates 100 years
The Blairgowrie Golf Club’s ladies’ section has celebrated 100 years since female golfers gained equal status to male golfers at the club.
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A look at forthcoming changes to UK employment law
Major changes to UK employment law are set to be announced by the new government. Here, Carolyne Wahlen from Golf HR outlines what to expect.
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Newmachar Golf Club invests in Toro
A premier destination for golf in north east Scotland, Newmachar Golf Club has turned to Toro to level up its two historic – but very different – courses.
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BGL clubs see participation surge in Q2
The 22 golf courses at six golf centres and four golf clubs that Burhill Group Limited (BGL) Golf operate saw a sharp year-on-year increase in rounds played in April, May and June, bucking the national trend.
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SkyCaddie scores magnificent 7 Tour wins in a row
SkyCaddie users have won the first seven consecutive eligible events on the Legends Tour, so far this season.
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£5m in funding for Royal Dornoch’s new energy efficient clubhouse
One of the world’s greatest golf venues has received £5 million in funding to build an energy efficient clubhouse that will open in 2025.
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Excitement mounting as Women’s PGA Cup contenders reveal their teams
The Women’s PGA Cup will take place at the Sunriver Resort in Oregon from October 3-5 and is expected to elevate the global profile of women’s golf even further.
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Here’s three trends from the last month that should be of interest to anyone working in the UK golf industry
From venues investing in revenue streams in addition to golf to clubs battling coastal erosion, it’s been a month in which challenges have been highlighted.