News Archive for 2005
Thursday, December 8th, 2005
An ideal Christmas gift?
A British company has launched a flashlight designed exclusively to locate missing golf balls in low light conditions. The product features UV light that reacts with golf ball pigmentation
Review of Scottish Golf Union governance
The governing body for amateur golf in Scotland has agreed to undergo a governance review as part of its on-going modernisation
Community golf project is ‘outstanding’
The Golf Foundation-backed community golf project in Halifax has been described as an ‘outstanding model’
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
Congress number 16 for PGAE
Glenmuir is supporting the PGAs of Europe Congress & Team Championship, taking place this week on the Costa Del Sol at the Atalaya Park Hotel and the Marbella Club
People in the news
Twin appointments at Sandford Springs; Howell’s coach commits to ProShot; New sales and marketing manager at Burhill; Bradshaw at Blainroe; PING Collection supports the breast cancer campaign; BLEC appoints dealership for the Midlands; ECCO delight at Montgomerie victory; STRI Receives a Royal Visitor; Finishing touches for lucky Trevor; ASGCA brochure explains role of golf course architect
Tuesday, December 6th, 2005
IMG lends full support to GolfEx Dubai
IMG vice president Greg Sproule believes the event can only be good for the game and for Dubai’s position as a global golf player
New Aercore aerator for 2006
John Deere is introducing an improved version of the Aercore 800 pedestrian aerator for the 2006 season, featuring a more powerful engine, smoother and more efficient operation and easier maintenance
Scotland’s official guide released
Now in its sixth year, it contains details for every golf course in Scotland and is available free of charge. The average green fee is still less than £40 and over 400 courses are within one hour of an airport
Monday, December 5th, 2005
Hill Barn reaps investment rewards
A three-quarters-of-a-million pound investment is starting to reap rewards for a progressive West Sussex golf club
Sunday, December 4th, 2005
Abu Dhabi joins The European Tour
The Abu Dhabi Golf Championship is one of 49 tournaments on the 2006 European Tour Schedule that includes 24 countries
Friday, December 2nd, 2005
ProLink Solutions says ‘Business as usual’
The company intends to vigorously defend a patent infringement lawsuit
Ruling on golf club tax avoidance
HM Revenue & Customs have restated their position on a tax avoidance scheme that has been taken up by many golf and other sporting clubs. HMRC has engaged a team of insolvency practitioners whose brief is to recover unpaid VAT from anyone involved in this type of scheme
Turnberry to host The 2009 Open
This will be the fourth time that Turnberry has hosted The Open since it was added in 1977 to the list of Open venues. A traffic management scheme to ease congestion has been agreed and construction of a new road link has already commenced
Thursday, December 1st, 2005
Golfbreaks.com continues rapid expansion
Golfbreaks.com, the fast-growing golf travel operator, has reported record results for 2005 with the number of golfers taking a Golfbreaks.com break in a year nearing the 100,000 mark
Education to the fore at Orlando
The PGA Merchandise Show & Convention Education Conference in January has added best practice workshops & round table discussions to more than 100 seminars, as industry experts collaborate to help visitors to grow their businesses, advance their careers & drive new participation in the game
Clampdown on counterfeiters
Acushnet is supporting the Chinese government in fresh initiatives to crackdown on counterfeit golf products. Recent seizures are worth in excess of US$5 million
Richest-ever schedule for LET
The 2006 Robe di Kappa Ladies European Tour features 19 events on three continents and with a prize fund of over €9 million
Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
‘Biggest‘ Irish Golf Show next March
Publishers join forces to stage a public golf show to signal the start of the build-up to the Ryder Cup in the K Club in September 2006
Masters Golf gets personal
The Masters Golf Company has announced a buy-out of personalised golf product experts RDA Smith
Record 11 for Direct Golf
Direct Golf UK opened its 11th store in the UK over the weekend of 26/27th November at the Moreton Hills Golf Centre. Further store openings are scheduled in 2006
Tuesday, November 29th, 2005
Monte Rei on schedule to open in 2006
The 7,200 yard course, set in over 1,000 acres and surrounded by an exclusive residential development, has been designed by Jack Nicklaus
TV launch for ‘Perfect’ golf club
Having sold 200,000 units in America, the maker of the Perfect Club is using Golf TV Pro Shop to promote the revolutionary new club
Golf hotels change hands
The Le Meridien Dona Filipa and Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort properties in the Algarve are under new ownership following the acquisition of Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts Portfolio by Starwood Capital Group
Monday, November 28th, 2005
Pay-off at Chichester
A five year programme of investment at Chichester Golf Club, which now totals £1.5m, is reaping rewards for club owner Sally Haygarth
Members buy-out at Orchardleigh
The popular Somerset golf course has been bought by its members. In May it was offered to the market by Savills with a guide price of £1.35m
