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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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GTC launches new health and safety guidelines for turf professionals
The Greenkeepers Training Committee (GTC) has launched a set of health and safety guidelines for greenkeepers that ‘could save lives’ following a review.
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Meet the PGA professional: Whitecraigs’ David Orr
The Glasgow golf club’s pro explains why his firm was named ‘Most Improved Business of the Year’ at the TGI Golf Awards and how he helps attract more people to golf.
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Golf club interest in equipment recycling scheme ‘oversubscribed’
A pilot scheme that encourages people to drop off old and unused golf clubs at their local golf course, which are then recycled, is so popular that it is already oversubscribed by venues.Â
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‘Golf clubs could have PlayStation rooms’
The new chief executive of Scottish Golf has called on venues in the country to think creatively about how they can be more welcoming.
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You cannot manage a golf club from behind your desk
The director of golf at Langland Bay GC, and both the youngest PGA director of golf and the youngest GCMA ‘Manager of the Year’, Andrew Minty, explains why you cannot manage a successful golf club from behind your desk.
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Most people are unaware of the cancer benefits of golf
A new study has found that while most people are aware that the walking that comes from regularly playing golf is good for the heart, very few understand that this also helps protect against some cancers.
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Council rejects golf club’s plan to build 57 homes
A golf club’s plan to build 57 homes on part of its golf course, which would have seen it generate a significant amount of income, has been rejected by its local council.
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Meet the golf club CEO: Wentworth’s Stephen Gibson
The head of the host of the BMW PGA Championship talks about how he ended up in such a sought after position in golf, and how being both a chef and a professional golfer helps in the daily running of the club.
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Do golf clubs need a motion picture licence?
This guidance from the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association (NGCAA) explores the licences that golf clubs need if they broadcast anything other than sport, music or news from their clubhouse televisions.
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In their own words: Richard Dixon
The Wales Golf CEO looks at the growth of the game among women and girls in Wales.
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Female participation in golf is soaring in 2018
New data from a company that analyses millions of rounds of golf in the UK has found a surge in participation of the game by women and girls since the start of this year.
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Amenity Forum ‘very surprised’ by glyphosate ruling
An independent body that represents the amenity horticulture sector has said it is ‘very surprised’ by a decision by a US jury that found that chemical giant Monsanto knew its Roundup weedkillers were dangerous.
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Are millennials really the saviour of golf?
Women’s golf expert Sarah Forrest isn’t convinced – in fact here she argues that the mothers of millennials offer more potential for golf clubs looking to boost participation in the game.
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100 members of Scottish golf club raise funds for cancer charity
More than 100 members of Loudoun Gowf Club, near Kilmarnock, have taken part in a HowDoWeBEATIt competition to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK).
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Appointments: New director of golf for Fairmont St Andrews
The 520 acre Fairmont St Andrews resort in Scotland has appointed Dan Naudo as its new director of golf.