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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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England Golf is providing insurance to golf club members
Every member of a golf club affiliated to England Golf is now covered by a major new personal liability insurance policy.
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Adam Walsh named as new manager of Sunningdale Golf Club
The 32-year-old general manager of Farleigh Golf Club has been named as the new general manager of Sunningdale Golf club – one of the most prestigious job roles in golf club management.
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In their own words: Keith Pelley
The chief executive of the European Tour talks about the launch of the Golfers with Disability Programme, which will see the EDGA Scottish Open and EDGA Dubai Finale take place this year.
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£200m golf resort set to lose council funding
A project to build one of the world’s greatest golf resorts in Merseyside has been hit by the news that Wirral Council is set to pull its funding for the scheme.
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How much will the Open be worth to County Antrim?
Next week’s Open Championship promises to be more than a feast of great golf – as Angus Council can testify from last year, the economic benefits to the local area are huge.
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The clubs marketing themselves ahead of next year’s Open Championship
Next week’s Open has seen all additional championship day tickets sell out within 72 hours of going on sale. Unsurprisingly, clubs located near to the 2020 venue are already using the event to market themselves.
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Yeovil Golf Club reappoints Swan Golf Designs
The 112-year-old Yeovil Golf Club has retained the services of Swan Golf Designs to identify an improvement schedule to be rolled out across the next decade.
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Golf courses review: Sanremo in Italy
Although not a traditional golfing destination, Italy has more than 300 golf courses, many of which come with a high reputation. Here, Sarah Forrest visits two on the coast of Liguria, in the north-west of the country.
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Two golf clubs planning major upgrades
Two golf clubs, one in Hartlepool and one in Oxfordshire, are planning major expansions, including the building of hotels on site.
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Two golf venues set to close
A 24-hole golf club attached to a hotel in Lincolnshire and a local authority’s pitch and putt facilities in Exeter are both set to close down.
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Golf resort offers free coaching to women and girls
Five of Macdonald Hotels & Resorts’ golf venues will be offering free coaching to women and girls in the first half of July.
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Women welcomed to 275-year-old golf club for first time
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, which has its home at Muirfield, 16-time host of the Open, has invited women to become club members for the first time in its history.
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Naked women golf day slammed for taking ‘golf backwards’
A golf event in Essex featuring topless women in buggies and naked ladies serving drinks has been branded ‘an unacceptable step back in time’ by people who work in the industry.
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Wentworth Club and John Deere announce major new partnership
Wentworth Club and John Deere have entered into an exclusive partnership for the supply of an astonishing 140-plus golf course maintenance machines to its three world famous golf courses.
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HowDidiDo app gets new look as it tops 215,000 downloads
HowDidiDo, Europe’s largest online golf community, is set to become the country’s largest members’ golf app after topping 215,000 downloads.