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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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Club to redevelop course due to coastal erosion fears
Hartlepool Golf Club in Durham has submitted plans to redevelop several holes on its course as they are ‘at high risk of being lost to coastal erosion’.
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Golf resorts see return to profits
Two leading European golf resorts have released data that suggests that golf tourism has bounced back and may even be stronger than ever following the major decline during the Covid lockdowns.
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Berkshire golf club plans major changes
Sonning Golf Club in Berkshire is the latest venue to plan major improvements that include the building of housing.
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Meet the PGA professional: Iain Darroch
The head PGA pro at West Kilbride GC discusses how he manages his shop and teaching, turning around what was a declining junior section and working with a rising star in women’s golf since she was a child.
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Intergenerational benefits of golf highlighted at Mold Golf Club
Mold Golf Club in Flintshire recently saw a 91-year-old woman win a tournament, and an 11-year-old boy hit a hole-in-one, in the same week.
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Highwoods Golf Club wins women’s golf award
Highwoods Golf Club in East Sussex and Wenvoe Castle Golf Club in the Vale of Glamorgan are two of the winners at the first Women in Golf Awards.
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Golf industry remains very strong in the US
A new report from analysts at Bank of America Global Research shows that rounds played, club sales and spending at golf courses in the USA remains very strong, nearly three years after the pandemic started.
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Portmarnock elects first female full members
One of the last men-only golf clubs in Europe has welcomed nine women as new full members and appointed Elaine McBride as its new general manager.
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Topgolf to open its Glasgow driving range before Christmas
Topgolf Entertainment Group has said a three-tiered driving range and entertainment venue will open in Glasgow next Friday.
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Woodlands Trust donates 420 trees to Yorkshire club
The UK’s largest conservation charity has agreed to donate more than 400 trees to a nine-hole golf club in Yorkshire.
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£16.5 million golf lodge is being built next to Royal Portrush
Work has begun on a £16.5 million hotel that will overlook Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland and be open well before the 2025 Open Championship tees off.
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BRS Golf acquires Albatros Datenservice and Digital Golf Solutions
BRS Golf has acquired two of the biggest golf technology providers in mainland Europe, Albatros Datenservice and Digital Golf Solutions, in a deal that will see its parent company expand into the continent.
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St Andrews Links sees range usage soar
In a little over two months, St Andrews Links has seen dramatic results at its range facility through the new installation of Toptracer Range – a move which has led to higher usage from golfers of all ages.
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NGCAA legal advice: Redundancy (part two)
In the second of two parts looking at how golf club employers should tackle this issue, the NGCAA offers guidance for the redundancy procedure.
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Three potential trends for 2023
Here’s three stories from the last month from the UK golf industry that could possibly become trends in the next year.