Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Waldringfield Golf Course near Ipswich has guide price of £ 1.25m

Savills has been appointed to bring to the market Waldringfield Golf Course on the edge of the picturesque village of Waldringfield, Ipswich. The freehold interest is offered with vacant possession .....read the full story »

R&A Launches New Amateur Championships Microsite

The R&A has launched a new microsite for its amateur Championships, events and international matches

Royal St. Georges provides golf rules experts to BBC TV Newsnight

BBC TV’s Newsnight reports on the ruling over ‘anchored putters’ with Jeremy Paxman assisted by Royal St. Georges GC Head Professional, Justen Fiddler, and club secretary, Tim Checketts, writes Charles de Haan

Renowned Coach Lands PGA Accolade

David Ridley, a golf coach who has helped players such as Lee Westwood and Greg Owen reach the top, has earned PGA Advanced Fellow Professional status .....read the full story »

Abacus Sportswear sizes up prospective European Solheim Cup Team players

Abacus Sportswear, Official Clothing Supplier to The 2013 European Solheim Cup Team, has begun final preparations for the biennial match at Colorado Golf Club

Lynx Golf Boom Boom2 Launch Party Raises £2k for Charity

Lynx Golf raised £2,000 for The Mirela Fund charity at a celebrity-packed launch party for its new Boom Boom 2 drivers, fairway woods and rescue clubs

Monday, June 17th, 2013

Justin Rose, TaylorMade and Ashworth Staff Professional, wins US Open

Winning bag highlighted by R1 Driver, counterbalanced Spider Blade putter & Lethal ball. Justin Rose wore Ashworth Golf Apparel & Footwear

65 Years and Counting As #1 Ball at U.S. Open For Titleist

The longest standing success story in golf continued this week as the legendary Pro V1 franchise leads Titleist to its 65th consecutive year as the #1 ball at the U.S. Open

Revitalised fairways without spending a fortune!

A great result that has been achieved by Head Greenkeeper Dan Harden at Cardiff Golf Club, with the help of Headland Amenity’s Elevate FE .....read the full story »

PGA Pro’s to Chip-in for youngsters through creative golf challenge

The Golf Foundation is aiming to raise needed funds by setting PGA Professionals a creative ‘Chip-in’ Challenge this summer .....read the full story »

PGA Coaching Skills Hailed by England Golf Chief

England Golf performance director Nigel Edwards has hailed the skills of the 10 PGA Professionals appointed to spearhead the revamped U16’s regional coaching programme

Rookies Rule as Great Britain & Ireland PGA Cup Team Revealed

The 2013 Great Britain & Ireland PGA Cup team will be an entire squad of rookies after the line-up for the biennial battle with the United States was finalised following the conclusion of the Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship

Hoey on Course for Galgorm Challenge

Multiple European and Challenge Tour Winner Michael Hoey will headline the starting line-up for the tournament, held in Northern Ireland for the first time in over ten years .....read the full story »

Friday, June 14th, 2013

Trump’s Second Course at Menie to be ‘a different style’

Course Architect Martin Hawtree says that the second Trump course near Aberdeen will be ‘a different style of challenge, a little more open and relaxed’ while ‘some holes to the south as equally spectacular as anything in the first’

american golf Makes New Board Appointment

american golf, Europe’s largest multi-channel retailer of golfing equipment and accessories, has bolstered its board with the appointment of experienced retailer Trudy Hills as Trading Director .....read the full story »

EGCOA Announce launch of the Belgian Golf Course Operators Association

The inaugural launch of the new association took place on May 30th at Golf Club de Kluizen. The association has started strong securing 25 golf courses as founding members .....read the full story »

New Practice Facility Opens at Essendon Country Club this Summer

Work has started on building a new state-of-the-art driving range and short game area at the popular Essendon Country Club near Welwyn Garden City .....read the full story »

Entries Now Open For Golfbreaks.Com 2014 Pro-Am

Trio of Spanish courses for team and individual event from 6th to 9th February

Club Inc. announces Prince Hakeem JefriBolkiah as their Global Ambassador

Prince Hakeem Jefri Bolkiah joins Club Inc. as their Global Ambassador adding to their impressive network of individuals and brands. In recent months, Prince Hakeem successfully obtained exemption in Brunei through the Asian Tour School in January 2013 .....read the full story »

Sportsmaster WSF and Primo Maxx: a winning combination, come rain or shine

Steve Cram, Course Manager at De Vere Slaley Hall in Northumberland, is confident that visitors to his courses will enjoy playing golf on high-quality, well-presented turf this summer, whatever the weather

CMAE invites UK club managers to Midlands & North region launch

The Club Managers Association of Europe is setting up a Midlands & North of England region sub-section and invites all Club Managers in the Midlands and the North to attend the launch event at Branston Golf and Country Club, Burton on Trent on Tuesday 9th July