Milnathort Relishing Chance to Host New 9-Hole Final Perthshire venue Milnathort Golf Club is looking forward to shining on the national stage when it hosts the final of the inaugural Scottish Golf R&A 9-Hole Championship this summer. An exciting new free-to-enter event on the domestic calendar, it offers club members a dream opportunity to play […]
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Ladies Golf Taster Days At Stockport Golf Club
Ladies Golf Taster Days At Stockport Golf Club Come and try golf at Stockport Golf Club Saturday 7th April 3.00pm – 5.00pm Saturday 26th May 3.00pm – 5.00pm Saturday 23rd June 3.00pm – 5.00pm Experience a group lesson with our PGA Professional followed by refreshments on the terrace. Equipment provided, just book and turn […]
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Belton Woods Completes Significant Refurbishment
Belton Woods Completes Significant Refurbishment Belton Woods will complete a six-figure refurbishment programme on its golf courses ahead of the 2018 season. It has refurbished and re-turfed 19 of its tee boxes, while the five-year bunker renovation programme on the Lakes course will also be completed in time for the start of the season. It […]
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FUNDING FOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TO ATTRACT WOMEN AND GIRLS INTO GOLF
FUNDING FOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TO ATTRACT WOMEN AND GIRLS INTO GOLF 13 March 2018, St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A is continuing its commitment to increase participation in golf among women and girls by providing funding to support the appointment of new development managers in Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Working with its affiliates around the […]
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England five will challenge for Scottish girls’ title
England five will challenge for Scottish girls’ title They are Charlotte Heath and Nicola Slater (pictured) of Yorkshire, Thalia Kirby of Buckinghamshire, Ebonie Lewis of Gloucestershire and Caitlin Whitehead of Cumbria. All five are members of the England Golf Girls’ Squad. Five players will represent England in the Scottish U18 girls’ open championship next month. […]
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Carnoustie Country Launches Legendary Campaign And Website
Carnoustie Country Launches Legendary Campaign And Website 9th March 2018 – As anticipation grows for The 147th Open at Carnoustie, a new website has been unveiled by Carnoustie Country as an online hub for the region’s 34 outstanding golf courses and accommodation providers. With preparations underway for the world’s oldest Major, Carnoustie Country has also unveiled a […]
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Challenges Ahead for Scottish Golf after AGM Setback
Challenges Ahead for Scottish Golf after AGM Setback Scottish Golf Chair Eleanor Cannon has today (Saturday 10 March) expressed her “deep disappointment” after the membership voted against a proposal to increase the annual affiliation fee paid by members for the first time in five years.At the governing body’s Annual General Meeting in Edinburgh, members voted […]
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The Vale Resort celebrates double win in World Travel Awards
For the first time in its history, the Vale Resort in Hensol has been crowned as both Wales’ best golf hotel and best resort spa by an international awards body that recognises excellence in tourism. The four star hotel and leisure venue, in the Vale of Glamorgan, was named Wales’ Best Golf Hotel 2017 at […]
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Rotherham Golf Club
Set in a majestic parkland setting, Rotherham Golf Club has been providing a true test to golfers of all abilities for more than 100 years. Two Open champions, Sandy Herd and James Braid, had a hand in designing our wonderful 18-hole layout. If the course is special, which it is, the clubhouse is truly spectacular. […]
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Leeds Golf Centre Wins England’s Club Of The Year Title
Leeds Golf Centre Wins England’s Club Of The Year Title Leeds Golf Centre, which offers golf for all, has won the England Golf Club of the Year Award, sponsored by HowDidiDo. Their success was announced at last night’s England Golf Awards, sponsored by Bridgestone, which highlighted all that’s great about golf in England. Guests at […]
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Craigielaw To Host The Scottish Senior Open 2018
Craigielaw To Host The Scottish Senior Open 2018 We are delighted to announce the Staysure Tour, the newly re-branded Scottish Senior Open, will be hosted at Craigielaw from 14-16 September 2018. The tournament will incorporate the popular Alliance format, with amateurs given the opportunity to play alongside the professional for the first two tournament rounds. […]
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Tain Golf Club
Tain Golf Club “This Classic Old Tom Morris Championship Links is a must for all Golfing Connoisseurs” Sir Bob Charles, 1963 British Open Champion Tain Golf Club in Ross-Shire is a classic Scottish Highland links course designed by Old Tom Morris in 1890 situated 9 miles south of Dornoch and 34 miles north of Inverness. Our […]
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Get into Golf with new Junior Golf Academy at Vale Royal Abbey GC
A CHESHIRE golf club is holding a special open day to encourage more young players into the sport. Ben Derbyshire, the new Head Professional at Vale Royal Abbey Golf Club, near Northwich, is launching a new Junior Golf Academy with a free Open Day on Saturday, March 4. The Open Day, which […]
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Munro Appointed as New Head of Events for Scottish Golf
Scottish Golf has recruited Fraser Munro, a former Ladies European Tour Tournament Director, to the position of Head of Events. The 38-year-old will oversee the amateur governing body’s new-look events calendar for 2017 as he returns to the world of golf after a spell in banking. Munro, a member at Kinross Golf Club, boasts 13 […]
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Sweetwoods Park Golf Club receives top reviews on Golfshake.
Sweetwoods Park Golf Club wishes to thank their visitor golfers for such great reviews on the popular Golfshake site, which has led to the club being listed as number 40 out of the top 100 UK courses. (Based on Golfshake reviews). A huge number of golfers have taken the time to leave a review on […]
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HARRIS KALINKA DISPLAYS FRIGHTENING POTENTIAL OF VIRTUAL REALITY IN GOLF
Seeing people running away from a booth at a major industry show is not normally seen as a recommendation of one’s work – but that’s exactly what it was for golf course animation specialist Harris Kalinka at the recent Golf Industry Show (GIS) in Orlando. The UK and Latvia-based company was showcasing its outstanding work […]
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PGA North launches exciting schedule
PGA North is on course for its busiest campaign for years with several new fixtures and the welcome return of some old ones. The Leeds Cup goes back to its spiritual home Cobble Hall, the PGA North Region Championship will be played at Bolton Old Links for the first time, and the long-running James Brearley […]
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BIG NAMES OUT IN FORCE FOR GOLF INDUSTRY ‘OSCARS’
Compered by BBC Breakfast News & Football Focus presenter Dan Walker, the 7th annual 59club Service Excellence Awards Ceremony, regarded by many as the Oscars of the Golf Industry, takes place at The Belfry, February 27, 2017. The awards ceremony is the culmination of a day of thought provoking training seminars which all golf clubs […]
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DISRUPTIVE’ G/FORE GOES TO TOP OF THE CLASS
G/FORE has shown once again it can be relied upon to influence others with its 2017 autumn/winter collection. While other school reports from the 2017 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando might have read “must do better”, G/FORE was in the good books with its Disruptive Luxury theme, which encapsulated the brand’s trademark innovative design with […]
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SARDINIA ADDED TO 2017 ITALY GOLF & MORE MENU
Golfers booking a break to Italy will be spoilt for choice from 2017, with the island of Sardinia having joined the growing number of regions supporting Italy Golf & More – the first pan-Italian international promotional golf project. The addition of Sardinia means that the forward-thinking initiative now includes 12 private sector partner regions, with […]