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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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How much do you know about the company that supports nearly 1,000 golf clubs?
Established in 1984, Foremost Golf is the UK’s largest golf retail and marketing group.
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Golf memberships are still rising but visitor numbers are falling
More data is showing that while golf membership figures were strong in 2022, visitor numbers have fallen following the pandemic boom in 2020 and 2021.
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Study finds playing golf is healthier than just walking
Scientists from the University of Eastern Finland have concluded that playing a round of golf is better for the heart for the over 65s than walking the same distance.
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Hospitality firm takes over golf club’s bar and restaurant
The company behind the successful Aberdeen-based craft beer specialist OGV Taproom, and its events venue OGV Podium, has agreed to take the reins at Newburgh-on-Ythan golf club’s bar and restaurant.
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‘Golf bags with double straps have a more positive impact on swing speed’
A group of scientists in the USA have concluded that how golfers carry their bags during their rounds impacts their swing speed.
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Here’s all the winners from the Scottish Golf Tourism Awards
Nearly 500 people attended the tenth Scottish Golf Tourism Awards which celebrated the best the industry has to offer from clubs to tour operators and accommodation providers. Â
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‘We give golf clubs and lessons to local children’
Last summer the manager of Leicester Golf Centre provided six weeks of free golf tuition – and even a free seven iron golf club to take away – to dozens of local children who’d never played before.
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Galgorm Castle installs new driving range technology
Galgorm Castle Golf Club in Northern Ireland has installed Toptracer Range at its academy. The award-winning technology is now available to use by all golfers at the venue.
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The most successful players in the history of the PGA Championship
The PGA Championship has seen some of the greatest golfers battle it out, with some memorable victories that have gone down in history.
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Harold Varner III and Georgia Hall praise equal prize funds
The equal prize funds available for the forthcoming men’s and women’s golf tournaments in Saudi Arabia is a welcome move, says reigning champions Harold Varner III and Georgia Hall.
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Visitor numbers fell by 30% in 2022
A new survey of UK golf clubs has found that they’re still performing strongly but the pandemic growth is slowing down.
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Global equipment and apparel market surpassed $20 billion
A new report has found that the worldwide golf equipment and apparel market was worth just over $20 billion in 2021 for the first time ever, and then fell just below it last year.
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Petition launched to save golf club
A petition has been launched to save a golf club in Lancashire that is set to close down at the end of March.
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Here’s three developments from the last month that should be of interest to the golf industry
From building a coffee franchise by the range to teaming up with the NHS, golf clubs are finding innovative ways to get more people active this winter.
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Club Systems celebrates 40 years in the golf industry
Club Systems International has celebrated its 40th anniversary in style with the market leader in golf club management software enjoying a year full of innovation, success and milestone moments.