News Archive for January, 2010
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Jacobsen Hybrid Greens Mower is Show Stopping Success
Jacobsen’s new Eclipse 322 Hybrid Greens Mower won all-round praise for its many new features and then astounded potential customers by demonstrating that it also reduces operating costs .....read the full story »
Gloucester Golf Club & Ski Centre – For Sale
Offers in the region of £1.0 – £1.25 million are invited for the Golf Club; with offers in the region of £1.25 – £1.5 million sought for the Ski Centre .....read the full story »
Trump gains ‘special status’
Aberdeenshire councillors have given Donald Trump a unique opportunity to buy a small but important piece of land to complete his golf course at Menie .....read the full story »
John Deere and LET are ‘Perfect partners’
The company will be an official industry partner of The 2011 Solheim Cup match which will take place at Killeen Castle in Ireland .....read the full story »
New product from Agronomic Services
Oxy-Rush is a revolutionary soil stimulant that provides an abundance of oxygen, accelerating the activity of beneficial microbes in the soil .....read the full story »
Rudding Park Hotel voted ‘best in UK’
The Rudding Park Hotel in Yorkshire boasts an 18-hole golf course designed by Martin Hawtree, a golf academy and 6 hole short course .....read the full story »
Rush to purchase discounted Open Championship season tickets
Entry with a Season Ticket for all eight days of play works out at a cost of £25 per day, representing a saving of over 40% on full-price admission for the same period .....read the full story »
LGU in favour of change
A unanimous vote in favour of restructuring the Ladies’ Golf Union and adopting new operational rules has paved the way for a more modern and effective approach to managing the organisation .....read the full story »
Booming Asian Market gains two new Golf Expos
Southeast Asia and India collectively make up a geographic bloc with a total population in excess of 1.7 billion people .....read the full story »
Faldo Series to debut in Slovakia
The inaugural Faldo Series Slovakia Championship will take place at Black Stork Golf Resort on 24 – 26 August .....read the full story »
A round for £7 from Teeofftimes.co.uk
Golfers are being tempted back on to the golf course with some green fee discounted to as little as £7 a round .....read the full story »
Wilson Golf signs Paul Lawrie
The former Open Champion returns to the brand that helped him win at the daunting Carnoustie links .....read the full story »
Etihad launches Golf Club for Etihad Guest Members
The Etihad Golf Club is free for Etihad Guest members to join during the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, held between 21-24 January .....read the full story »
Scotland squad boosted by support from IMG Academies
Five of Scotland’s leading amateur golfers will spend a week at the world famous IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida .....read the full story »
ClubVIEW: 10 years at the top and still growing
ClubVIEW, the first developer to create a website system that golf clubs could manage and update by themselves, has reached a major milestone, writes Charles de Haan
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Ryder Cup Europe announces new economic impact studies
Ryder Cup Europe has selected IFM Sports Marketing Surveys to undertake Economic Impact Studies on The Ryder Cup contests for both 2010 and 2014 contests .....read the full story »
Monday, January 18th, 2010
St Andrews Golf Hotel for sale at £6m
The St Andrews Golf Hotel is being sold through Knight Frank on behalf of MWB Group, owner of the Hotel du Vin and Malmaison hotel chains .....read the full story »
eGolfScore Real-Time Scoring Launches in Ireland
eGolfScore is now available to all corporate and charity golf days as UK expands with newly established Irish representative .....read the full story »
Desert Spring homes from £24,000
A new David Lloyd Resort opening this month in south-east Spain is offering holiday homes for sale on a shared-ownership basis with a potential for investment benefit .....read the full story »
Practice Day tickets for 2010 Ryder Cup available now
Anyone applying through the official ticket Website will be able to purchase up to eight tickets per application for the three Practice Days at The Celtic Manor Resort on 28, 29 and 30 September .....read the full story »
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
The Club Company Create Snow Golf Courses
Instead of allowing the current weather conditions to stop play, most of The Club Company golf courses have created 6 hole courses in the snow for members to play on .....read the full story »
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Professionals of the World Unite
‘Now World PGA s can speak with one voice.’ writes Ian Randell, Chief Executive, PGAs of Europe. A World PGA Alliance Congress will take place in Orlando combined with the PGA Merchandise Show .....read the full story »
‘Saving St Andrews’
A new website calls for a radical new approach to the development Hamilton Hall, purchased recently by American tycoon Herb Kohler .....read the full story »
£2.1m tee times sold through BRS Golf in 2009
The average value of online tee time bookings per club through BRS in 2009 was £9,100. The company doesn’t take any commission on any of the bookings made directly through their system .....read the full story »
Top Pros to Face Oxfordshire Examination
The flagship event of this year’s PGA tournament programme – the Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship – will be staged at The Oxfordshire Golf Club in August .....read the full story »
