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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 the top three things I learnt about the industry in February 2018
From a new global handicap system to a very real threat to one in six Scottish golf courses, February 2018 was a game changer for the golf industry, reports The Golf Business editor Alistair DunsmuirÂ
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Academic report shows huge potential for clubs via women golfers
A major new R&A commissioned study by the International Institute for Golf Education, based at the University Centre Myerscough, has confirmed the huge potential female golfers offer to golf clubs.
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Sarah Forrest: My golfing trip to the Chinese island of Hainan
Golf in China is growing at a huge rate, especially on Hainan, which is home to Mission Hills Haikou, the world’s second largest golf complex with 10 golf courses, and the spectacular Sheraton Dunes.
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The turnaround at Sapey Golf Club
Last summer the Worcestershire club announced it was to close. With just a few days left, it was rescued – and it has since seen half a million pounds of investment.
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Leeds GC is England Golf’s ‘Club of the Year’
Leeds Golf Centre has been named ‘Club of the Year’ by England Golf at a glittering awards ceremony.
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The rise and rise of Topgolf
The facility where golfers play competitive games at driving range-like venues while being able to order high-quality food and beverage is now using technology to make analysis of golfers’ shots more fun and more precise.
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New World Handicap System to come into play in 2020
The way golfers around the world will calculate their handicaps is to be transformed by a new system that The R&A and the USGA have unveiled.
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World’s fifth oldest golf course is losing 1.5 metres of land per year to coastal erosion
As Scottish Natural Heritage warns that a proposed golf course could fall into the sea, a spokesman for Montrose Golf Links has said the venue may have to be moved inland as it is currently losing at least 1.5 metres a year.
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How research will get more women playing golf at your club
Kari Haug details why research is of paramount importance when it comes to growing the women’s game, and explores the impact positive female role models and the equipment industry can play.
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Review of TGI Golf Partners’ annual business conference
The ‘Home of Golf’, St Andrews, hosted TGI Golf Partners for the group’s annual business conference recently, where PGA Professionals where able to enhance their knowledge ahead of the new season.
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Shock 11% drop in golf rounds played at end of 2017
The latest research on golf participation in the UK has found that the number of rounds played in the final quarter of 2017 was down by more than 11 per cent compared with the end of 2016.
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Meet the course manager: St Ives (Hunts) GC’s Rob Duff
The venue replaced its entire golf course with a new one just seven years ago. Rob talks about the challenges this has presented, why the club is winning its war against thatch and bunker refurbishment.
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In their own words: Wales Golf CEO Richard Dixon on winter ‘grow golf’ initiatives
The chief executive of Wales Golf, Richard Dixon, writes exclusively for The Golf Business about what his organisation does in winter to grow the gameÂ
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Scottish Golf to significantly reduce affiliation fee proposal
The governing body of amateur golf in Scotland is set to significantly reduce the increase in the amount it wants members of all affiliated clubs to pa
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Meet the director of golf: The Belfry’s Chris Reeve
He talks about delivering the ‘Ryder Cup Experience’ to every customer every day, the club’s £26 million refurbishment and how the venue is generating more and more revenue from its bars and restaurants