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Meet the golf club owner: John Adamson
The owner and director of Ramside Estates & Ramside Hall in County Durham, John Adamson, talks about the venue’s growth from a hotel in the 1960s to one of England’s leading golf resorts today.
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Number of golfers with a smartphone doubles in 4 years
A survey of how people use the internet has found that 90 per cent of golfers now have a smartphone, meaning the number has doubled in just four years.
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Endangered butterfly species now growing thanks to golf greenkeepers
A species of butterfly that had been in decline for a number of years is now growing in Ayrshire thanks to greenkeepers working at golf clubs.
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Golf event raises staggering amount for charity
A golf day at Stoke Park Country Club has raised more than £140,000 for charity – thought to be the highest amount ever raised in one day at a UK golf club.
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What does Brexit mean for the golf industry?
Adrian Houstoun, a partner and VAT specialist at top 20 accountancy firm Kingston Smith LLP, analyses what Britain’s decision to leave the European Union will mean for golf clubs – especially in relation to VAT on green fees
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Golf club has bizarre issue of tourists building sandcastles in its bunkers
A leading Scottish golf club has revealed that it has had to tackle the bizarre problem of tourists in the area walking onto its course and building sandcastles in its bunkers.
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Golf operator goes extra mile to get beginners golfing
Britain’s UK’s largest golf club operator, Crown Golf, which runs 22 venues, has taken a never-seen-before approach to get people who haven’t tried golf to take up the game.
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Here’s the top three things I learnt while editing Golf Club Management in September
From TripAdvisor reviews to new evidence of the health benefits of the game, September was a month the industry can benefit from for years to come
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Four Cumbrian brothers achieve amazing golfing feat
Four brothers from Cumbria have all hit a hole-in-one in the last three years. It is thought this is the first time this has ever happened in the UK.
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Scottish club crowdfunds £8,000 for irrigation system
A junior-friendly Aberdeenshire golf club has raised nearly £8,000 for a new irrigation system after it crowdfunded the money.
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Our two biggest complaints with golf clubs are not what you might think
Research by a golf equipment superstore into what people talk about most when leaving a negative TripAdvisor review for a golf club has found that two areas stand out – and they’re not what you might think.
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Members go to local newspaper to complain about state of their golf club
Disgruntled members of Beacon Park Golf Centre in Lancashire have taken the extraordinary step of complaining about its state to their local newspaper in a bid to see improvements carried out.
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Golf is so good for you that doctors should prescribe it says public health agency
The health benefits of playing golf are so considerable that doctors should effectively start prescribing it, says a government organisation.
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G-Mac: Golf needs to be a quicker and more fun game to play
Former US Open champion Graeme McDowell has said golf needs to be quicker, sexier and less elitist as new data shows participation is still falling.
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Business leaders criticise Liam Fox over golf comments
A number of business leaders have criticised UK trade secretary Liam Fox for saying the country’s prosperity is at risk because people prefer to play golf than do deals.
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CSI launch autumn roadshows
Club Systems International (CSI) has announced it will run a roadshow throughout the UK and Ireland between October and December.