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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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Yorkshire course to halve holes to save costs
A golf course in Yorkshire is set to downsize from 18 to nine holes so that holiday homes can be built at the venue.
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Tributes pour in for Barry Lane
Barry Lane, a Ryder Cup player, five-time European Tour winner and eight-time Legends Tour winner, has passed away at the age of 62.
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Here’s three golf industry trends that were exemplified by stories in the final month of 2022
From European golf resorts seeing record demand for 2023 to coastal erosion becoming an ever bigger threat to links golf in the UK, we look at the last few trends of the year.
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Club profile: Blairgowrie Golf Club
The Perthshire club has been shaped by some of the most famous names in golf course architecture – and they are now recognised via commemorative plaques and tee box photographs across its three golf courses.
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A look at how European venues are evolving
As in the UK, golf has seen a boom in participation in Europe in the last three years, but venues are also not immune to both environmental and cost of living challenges.
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Lancashire course to close as it requires ‘significant subsidy’
A Donald Steel-designed municipal golf course in Lancashire is to close due to costs.
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North London golf course hopes to host Ryder Cup in 2030s
If the course gets built it will mean that there are at least four golf clubs in the running to host the 2031 Ryder Cup, just months after it appeared to be a one-horse-race.
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Meet the golf club managing director: Michael Longshaw
The MD of Brocket Hall, and CEO of International Golf & Resort Management, details how the famous golf venue has been restructured in the last two years and hosting the Rose Ladies Open at short notice in 2022.
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Virtual golf very popular in the Nordic countries
Especially in Finland, virtual golf has been very popular over the past few years.
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Liverpool club has plans for hotel rejected
Allerton Manor Golf Club’s application for a 66-bed glass hotel to be built on top of its Manor House has been rejected by its local council, although it has been given the green light to build a marquee.
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Royal Mid-Surrey recognised for environmental work
Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club has been recognised for its environmental work, which has included improvements in irrigation efficiency and energy conservation, as well as attracting wildlife.
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Can ‘Momentum Man’ McIlroy break Major duck in 2023?
Since the 2022 Masters in April, McIlroy, who hasn’t won a Major since 2014, recorded 12 top-ten finishes from 15 tournaments, and ten of those were top-five finishes.
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Gemma Dryburgh becomes international ambassador for Scotscraig Golf Club
Scotscraig Golf Club in Fife has become the latest venue to sign up a big name golfer as a club ambassador.
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Defending against disease
Adopting an integrated management plan can enhance plant health and defend against diseases, explains Geoff Fenn and Kelly Clack from Origin Amenity Research & Development Centre.
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Golf course built on ‘America’s Stonehenge’ must surrender lease
A golf club in Ohio that was built on land that’s been compared to Stonehenge and Machu Picchu must surrender its lease, a court has ruled.