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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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Meet the director of golf: Chris Fitt
The director of golf at Foxhills in Surrey talks about an incredibly varied golfing career despite only being 30. Plus how the club has achieved a large membership and the measures it’s introduced to attract more people to the game.
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A round-up of additional revenue streams open to golf clubs
Today, most golf clubs need more than just the offer of 18-hole golf in order to break even or make a profit. Here, Jon Dawson summarises the most successful measures clubs have introduced to boost their cashflows.
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Dundonald Links seeks an investor
Dundonald Links in Scotland, which is owned by Loch Lomond Golf Club, has said it is seeking an investment partner to acquire a substantial interest in the venue to fund a development.
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Golf club at centre of storm over birds being shot
A golf club in Liverpool has faced a local backlash following claims that it has been shooting Canada geese as they fly over the course.
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How liable is a golf club when someone is hit in the face by a ball?
This article was published in 2012 after a golfer lost an eye after being struck by a ball. We have republished it due to a similar incident at the 2018 Ryder Cup – and included links of legal cases since then when stray balls have hit people.
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Father and son honoured for saving Olympic boxer’s life on golf course
A father and son who successfully saved the life of a former Olympic boxer during a round of golf have won a St John Ambulance’s Everyday Heroes award.
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In their own words: Scottish Golf CEO Andrew McKinlay
The chief executive of Scottish Golf details the state of funding of amateur golf in Scotland ahead of a key meeting about affiliation fees on October 4.
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SALTEX starts later this month
This year’s SALTEX event at The NEC will include, for the first time, an ‘Innovation Hub’, featuring the latest groundscare innovations from robotics to pesticide alternatives, plus an insight into research and trial work findings.
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John O’Gaunt Golf Club signs up to Reesink Turfcare for course maintenance needs
Celebrating the signing of its third five-year exclusivity agreement with Reesink Turfcare and Toro is John O’Gaunt Golf Club.
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Here are the top three things I learnt editing The Golf Business in the last month
In his monthly round-up of industry trends, The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir looks at England Golf’s latest survey into membership numbers and asks if your local golf club would benefit from having more women’s lavatories.
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Tiger Woods’ astonishing victory comes amid major report on golf participation
Tiger Woods’ 80th PGA Tour title – and his first in more than five years – came on the same day that a report in the British Journal of Sports Medicine that warns about the dangers of a decline in golf participation was published.
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Glasgow Golf Club will ‘bounce back’ following devastating fire
The general manager of Glasgow Golf Club has said the historic venue has “already started” bouncing back, after a huge fire damaged 80 per cent of its clubhouse.
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Meet the manager of the Ryder Cup venue
Englishman Paul Armitage is the general manager of Le Golf National, the venue of the 2018 Ryder Cup. He talks about what hosting the event means for him, the club and the country.
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Interest in Ryder Cup has surged to huge levels
The number of people interested in the Ryder Cup has surged by more than six million people over just the last four years.
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Nine in ten golf clubs near Carnoustie saw increased profits this summer
A survey of 34 golf clubs and accommodation providers in the same council area as Carnoustie Golf Links has found that 89 per cent saw an upsurge in demand during the week of the Open in July.