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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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Golfer hits hole-in-one on course he had heart attack on
A golfer whose life was saved by his club’s golf development officer in 2014 has hit a hole-in-one on the course he nearly died on.
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UKGCOA changes it name and its core aims
The UK Golf Course Owners Association (UKGCOA) has become the UK Golf Federation and has changed its main aims.
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The divide between professional and amateur golfers is growing
Two major surveys have shown that there is a growing divide between the average driving distances made by professional and amateur golfers.
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Minimising water wastage this summer in 3 easy steps
Amid talks of hosepipe bans, Reesink Turfcare’s irrigation manager, Robert Jackson, presents three easy steps to more responsible irrigation management.
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42 club golfers to play Carnoustie on eve of Open
Forty-two club golfers will experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play Carnoustie on the eve of the 147th Open thanks to ‘The R&A’s 9 Hole Championship’ final on July 14.
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Open preview: A look at the golfing venues in Angus
Angus in the east of Scotland, where next week’s Open Championship is taking place, is known as a golfing mecca. Sarah Forrest visits the area to see how welcoming it is for golfing tourists.
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The Open launches memorabilia auction website
The Open Championship has launched an eBay-style website in which golf fans can bid for golfing memorabilia – and all proceeds will be invested in growing the game of golf.
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Environmental excellence at Abergele Golf Club
The Welsh facility has changed a disused former hole into a haven for birds, bugs, bees and other wildlife. And, in doing so, it has won a national award.
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Golf equipment company goes plastic free
A British golf equipment company is thought to become the first in the world to rid itself of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) – by the end of this month.
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Do greenkeepers just simply ‘cut grass’?
This assumption displays deep ignorance of the training, education and scientific know-how of the average greenkeeper, writes John Dempsey PhD.
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Police issue a warning to golf clubs about tee time booking scam
Merseyside Police has written to a number of golf club managers and secretaries warning that fraudsters are using compromised credit cards to book tee times.
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Several UK golf clubs temporarily ban smoking
Several British golf clubs have banned smoking on the course due to the risk that discarded cigarettes can cause fires on dry grassland.
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‘Women and Girls’ Golf Week’ to take place in the UK
A special awareness week for women’s and girls’ golf is to take place across Great Britain and Ireland between late July and early August.
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The secret secretary: Why do some golf clubs close because of extreme weather?
Sometimes golf managers like to discuss controversial issues with their peers under the cloak of anonymity. Here, a ‘secret secretary’ asks why some golf clubs close amid extreme weather conditions while neighbouring clubs remain open.
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In their own words: European Tour CEO Keith Pelley
I thought long and hard about what to write about in my first column for The Golf Business, but a recent trip to our European Tour Properties Annual Conference at the London Golf Club in Kent helped me make up my mind.