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Tom Phillips begins work as the new CEO of the Ladies European Tour (LET)
Tom Phillips has officially begun his new role as CEO of the Ladies European Tour (LET), marking the beginning of an exciting new era for the tour and for women’s professional golf globally.
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Entries now open for Toro Student Awards
Entries for the Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards 2024, the industry’s most recognisable and longest standing awards for student greenkeepers, are now open.
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Forthview Golf Range sees 600% increase in five years
Forthview Golf Range in Falkirk has said it has experienced a colossal 600 percent growth since the implementation of Toptracer technology five years ago.
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Online casinos offering golf betting options report 17% revenue increase following integration of more bonus codes
Golf betting is on the up partly thanks to bonus codes – but what are they?
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More clubs entering into reciprocal partnerships with each other
Four golf clubs in Ireland have renewed a reciprocal partnership to offer more advantages and value to their club members, while three clubs in Kent have created a joint marketing initiative.
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Clubs closed more for than twice as normal due to winter weather
Record rainfall and high winds over the last six months has seen ‘unprecedented’ course closures and one club even fearing for its future.
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Here’s three leading talking points from stories from the last month in the UK golf industry
From a club marketing itself to parents of babies to more clubs reporting strong results, the golf industry appears to be in a very healthy position as it heads into the start of the golfing season.
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Meet the PGA professional: Peter Hammond
The PGA professional at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club on the Isle of Wight for the last 34 years, and new TGI Golf Partner of the Year, Peter Hammond, explains how the club has continued to grow in recent years.
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“I’m so grateful for the life Lanhydrock has given us”
In the space of two years in the early 1990s, Clare and Graham Bond had two children and the family-owned golf club they run, opened. Here they reflect on the last 30 years.
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GolfNow and The Golf Foundation join forces to expand Unleash Your Drive programme
Golf technology provider GolfNow has joined forces with junior golf charity The Golf Foundation to sponsor the Unleash Your Drive programme.
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The office of the future
Two historic venues have embarked on multi-million pound clubhouse renovation projects, which will provide additional revenue and even ensure their members can work while at the golf club.
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Toro unveils first range of passenger vehicles
Toro is entering a new market with its first ever range of passenger vehicles. Titled the Vista, golf clubs’ customers will get to experience first-hand the quality and smooth ride of Toro.
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SubAir Systems: Augusta’s underground technology
Augusta National is renowned for having lightning-fast greens.
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“Scotland will see more golf tourists this year than ever before”
An event to celebrate Scottish golf tourism has predicted that golf tourists will visit the ‘home of golf’ from more countries than ever before in 2024.
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Cardigan GC and Andrew Minty win top Welsh awards
Cardigan Golf Club has been named Wales Golf Club of the Year and Andrew Minty Welsh Golf Club Manager of the Year at the Wales Golf Awards.
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Historic London course to close in June
Another London council is to close down a municipal golf course.