News Archive for August, 2012

Friday, August 31st, 2012

talkSPORT to sponsor London Golf Show

The London Golf Show, the longest running golf show in the UK, announce that talkSPORT will be its ‘first ever’ title sponsor for the event

Viable Alternative to Third Party Tee-Time Marketing

Paul Gibbons, owner and Chairman of Leaderboard Golf, has announced that his new tee-time marketing platform, Leaderboard Last Minute Golf, can be used by any golf club in return for a nominal flat-rate fee

New sixteenth hole for historic Woking

Woking Golf Club in Surrey, one of the world’s most architecturally significant golf courses, has begun work on a complete rebuild of its par three sixteenth hole .....read the full story »

World’s leading manufacturers continue to support The Golf Show

Visitors to this year’s Golf Show will be able to conduct business with every one of the world’s top golf manufacturers as they continue to supportEurope’s leading golf trade show and education event .....read the full story »

Golfbidder partners with EGCOA

The European Golf Course Owners Association has today announced their partnership with Golfbidder, Europe’s largest buyer and seller of used golf clubs

LGU announces appointment of Chairman 2013-16

Mrs Trish Wilson will succeed Mrs Gillian Kirkwood as Chairman at the Annual General Meeting of The Ladies’ Golf Union in February 2013

Portsmouth Golf Centre upgrades to the very latest Power Tees

Terry Healy owner of the centre and member of Euro-Pro group made the decision to upgrade to the latest version 5 machine after six years of operating with Power Tee .....read the full story »

ECCO Introduces 2012 Women’s Casual Cool

Casual Cool Mixes Contemporary Fashion with Serious Performance

Barenbrug-STRI Golf Greens Trials Results Published

Specialist grass seed breeder shares findings of groundbreaking trials on best grass seed solution for golf greens in new booklet .....read the full story »

GolfBuddy Appoints New Sales Agent

GolfBuddy, the award-winning golf GPS, has appointed Ian Singleton as its new sales agent for the North West of England and North Wales .....read the full story »

‘GolfPunk’ Founder re-launches title as Digital Magazine

Tim Southwell, the founder of ‘GolfPunk’ and co-founder of ‘Loaded’ magazine, has announced the re-launch of ‘GolfPunk’ as a digital magazine

Neumann names Sorenstam and Koch Solheim Cup Vice-Captains

The 2013 Solheim Cup match against the United States will be played at Colorado Golf Club, Parker, Colorado, 13-18 August

Floating golf course to be previewed at Asia Pacific Golf Summit

A golf course design company is about to be appointed. Troon Golf is a consultant to this project which will be built in the Maldives

Thursday, August 30th, 2012

Golf Tees Up Beach Bonanza

Life was a beach for 5,000 newcomers who grasped the chance to give golf a go at a PGA-backed initiative at the Olympic Live Site inWeymouth .....read the full story »

Fast-growing DSG TAG recruiting again

The company, which specialises in GPS systems for golf cart and golf machinery fleets, is recruiting again, for a £23k position at its Oxford HQ

Amazing machinery longevity at Peel Golf Club

Peel Golf Club, on the west coast of the Isle of Man, is renowned for the longevity of its course maintenance equipment

Ernst & Young in Ryder Cup partnership

Ernst & Young announces partnership with The 2012 European Ryder Cup Team and The 2014 Ryder Cup

Bernhard & Company become GTC Quality Assured Training Providers

Bernhard Manufacturing are looking to provide first class training both at their Facility and Training Centre and also through “on the road” workshops, bringing their experience and technical team to the workplace

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

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BRSGolf / Club Systems Integration – a manager’s perspective

BRSGolf and Club Systems International recently committed to a long term partnership including a commitment to fully integrate their products, writes Charles de Haan

Cleveland Golf and Srixon sponsor new Performance Centre

The Performance Centre at Buchanan Castle will be run by PGA Professional Keith Baxter, who recently became the first Scottish winner of the Cleveland Golf and Srixon Invitational Pro-Am

ProQuip kits out course maintenance staff at two top UK golf venues

Following the UK’s wettest three-month period on record, the greenkeeping teams at two of the country’s leading golf clubs have upgraded their uniforms with the latest ProQuip weatherwear