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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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Here’s three important developments in the golf industry from July
The last month has seen trends from golf clubs forming partnerships with luxury hotel brands to environmental activists vandalising golf courses across Europe.
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Tadcaster becomes Get Golfing’s 11th club
A charity that runs golf clubs has taken over its 11th venue – the third in just over a year and the first of what could be many in northern England.
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Closed Wirral golf course is saved
A golf course that was closed down 16 months ago has been saved and will reopen following what has been described as an emotional council meeting.
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“My career highlight was getting this job”
The head PGA pro at Coventry GC since 2014, Martin Sutliff, discusses the benefits he’s seen from a new indoor swing studio, managing stock in the pro shop and why TGI Golf is such a benefit to him.
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Long time, no tee
Dumbarnie Links, located on the east coast of Scotland, near St Andrews, only opened for play this decade. However, reports of golf meetings at the venue dating back almost 200 years have recently been unearthed.
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KK&W opens London office
The club industry benchmark and award-winning executive search and consulting firm, KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE (KK&W), has opened an office in the United Kingdom.
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Sick greenkeeper lands golf club in unnecessary bunker
The greenkeeper went off sick a year ago. The club never got any sick notes from him and have not heard from him since. And now they want to just send him his P45.
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RHS Garden Wisley opts for Otterbine
RHS Garden Wisley has chosen Otterbine to provide its flagship garden with sustainable irrigation.
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Toro helped prepare Royal Liverpool for the Open
The Open returned to Royal Liverpool Golf Club for the 13th time this July and helping prepare the course for the world’s golfing greats was Toro turfcare machinery.
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What are North Wales’ top golf courses?
This week, Wales is hosting the Senior Open, which means the golfing world will focus on the country.
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Golf lifestyle – How golf differs in the UK v the USA
For US golfers, the game is often an all-day luxury getaway. For UK players, golf is more an activity that fits somewhere in the daily schedule.
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Three seniors hit four holes-in-one in the same competition
In one of the most extraordinary stories to have ever happened in golf, three senior golfers hit four holes-in-one in the same competition.
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Hampshire club to build self-sufficient irrigation system
Hockley Golf Club in Hampshire has submitted a planning application to develop a sustainable irrigation system.
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Burglar who threatened greenkeeper is jailed
A prolific criminal who broke into a golf club and threatened at least one greenkeeper with a knife has been jailed.
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Mauritius golf club to build clubhouse with green roof
Heritage Golf Club in Mauritius, which features two DP World Tour hosting courses, has said its new clubhouse at La Réserve Golf Links, the Indian Ocean’s only links, will have a green roof.