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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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Two golfers hit consecutive holes-in-one
Two golfers in Surrey have hit consecutive holes-in-one on the same hole, beating estimated odds of more than one million to one.
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This driving range has built a replica of the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass
The UK’s busiest driving range – where 14 million balls are hit per year – has so far this year invested £50,000 on improvements and, at its heart, is a replica of the iconic 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass.
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How to turn a membership enquiry into a sale
Chris Duffy, the manager of Huddersfield Golf Club, believes this is a four-pronged process– and underpinning it is a need to listen to the potential member and not simply hand them a price list.
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In their own words: Jim Croxton
The chief executive of Europe’s largest greenkeeping association looks at measures that are making this career more attractive to women.
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Meet the golf course manager: Tom Jennings
The course manager of Calcot Park GC talks about adapting to an unpredictable climate, the work the club put in to ensure the course bounced back following the 2018 drought and the plans his team have for irrigation.
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Several Scottish golf clubs applying to build houses by their courses
A number of golf clubs in Scotland are hoping to build properties on land they own in a bid to secure their futures.
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UK golf group grows membership by 25% in four years
A company that owns and runs 10 golf venues has said it has seen an average increase in golf club membership by a huge 25 per cent in the last four years.
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Third Scottish golf club in three weeks closes down
A municipal golf club in Glasgow has become the third golfing facility in Scotland to close down in the last three weeks.
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The secret secretary: How we dealt with a slow golfer
Every club has at least one regular slow golfer who causes distress for others. Here, an anonymous proprietor of a UK club details what he did when he decided he had to take action.
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14-year-old receives England Golf’s ‘Hero Handshake Award’ for disability activism
A 14-year-old girl has become the latest recipient of England Golf’s Hero Handshake Award for encouraging children with disabilities to play golf.
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Making your golf course more attractive to bees
Some golf course attempts to make their facilities more attractive to bees have been so successful that they’re being studied at a college.
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‘One of the finest examples of an all-inclusive resort that I have seen’
The Golf Business reporter Sarah Forrest has visited one of the world’s most famous golf resorts to find two outstanding courses, a ‘driving range on steroids’ and non-golfing entertainment for the whole family.Â
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Club profile: Grim’s Dyke Golf Club
The 110-year-old London golf club is famous for its welcoming atmosphere – and to maintain this, the club has invested in its clubhouse.
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‘One of Scotland’s best public golf courses’ to close next year
A public golf course in Dundee, where membership has dropped to less than 100 people, will close down next year as its local council wants to save thousands of pounds of public money.
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Francisco de Lancastre David promoted to Troon Golf ‘cluster general manager’
Troon has announced the promotion of Francisco de Lancastre David to the role of ‘cluster general manager’ across all three of its championship golf courses in Abu Dhabi.