Free eco seminar to be held at the home of golf
St Andrews Links Trust is inviting representatives of all golf clubs to attend a sustainability seminar next month. The free more…
Sunday, March 18th, 2012 1 Comment »The R&A
Castle Stuart designer given Olympics job
The man who co-devised the golf course at Castle Stuart Golf Links in Scotland has been appointed to design the more…
Thursday, March 15th, 2012 1 Comment »Dundonald achieves zero waste to landfill
Dundonald Links in Ayrshire is believed to have become the first links golf club in the UK to send no more…
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 1 Comment »Golf events ‘help local economies’
An increasing trend for revealing the economic impact of golf events is demonstrating how much European Tour tournaments benefit local more…
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 No Comments »Full review of the 2011 GCMA conference
The 13th GCMA Conference at the Barceló Hinckley Island Hotel in Leicestershire last month proved to be an opportunity for more…
Sunday, January 8th, 2012 1 Comment »Rules of golf: Rakes in bunkers
Whilst watching the British Ladies’ Open Golf Championship from Royal Birkdale, I became somewhat irritated by Peter Alliss’s daily diatribe more…
Saturday, December 31st, 2011 No Comments »How some clubs have saved money and helped the environment at the same time
Golf clubs can make more of a difference to their local environment than just about any other organisation of a more…
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 No Comments »The Rules of Golf surrounding bunkers
Here we will review three frequently asked questions pertaining to bunkers. Greens’ staff often use the winter months to carry more…
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 1 Comment »Don’t substitute ‘traditional’ members for ‘flexible’ ones
I am an ardent advocate of ‘flexible’ subscriptions – indeed I was co-author of a paper on the subject at more…
Sunday, December 25th, 2011 1 Comment »Profile: CONGU secretary Melvyn Goddard
When I met him last summer, Melvyn Goddard had been in the secretarial seat at the Council of National Golf more…
Sunday, December 11th, 2011 No Comments »