Archive for the ‘Management Topics’ Category
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Golf Industry Investigates How to ‘Grow the Game’ at EIGCA Conference
At their recent annual conference in Nice, the European Institute of Golf Course Architects backed a number of initiatives to improve the take-up of the sport
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Elmwood College to use GTC Training Manuals in Electronic Format
Elmwood College, Cupar, Scotland, through a licence agreement with The Greenkeepers Training Committee, is extending its greenkeeper training provision by embracing the latest eportfolio technology .....read the full story »
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Intellectual Property Piracy – A Lurking Scourge
The 2012 Asia Pacific Golf Summit will serve as a stage to launch a concerted effort to build awareness and to devise strategies to combat the problem of intellectual property piracy in Asia
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Ryder Cup Aid for Hungary’s Junior Golfers
Ryder Cup European Development Trust is funding 30 sets of SNAG equipment for members of the Hungarian Golf Federation’s junior programme .....read the full story »
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Golfalot.com Price Index Surges Ahead With Top New Gear
The Golfalot.com Price Index for May experienced spectacular growth of +1.3% to close at a record level as new equipment entering the Clubs Sector fuelled four of the six categories to twelve month highs .....read the full story »
Monday, May 7th, 2012
HSBC fly Golf Legend to Brazil as Olympic Countdown Continues
Women’s golf legend Annika Sorenstam is predicting a bright future for golf in Brazil after the LPGA Brasil Cup presented by HSBC was officially revealed as the most international field ever assembled in South America
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Braemar Golf Extends Sustainability Commitment
Selecting the programmes and guidance provided by the Golf Environment Organization as preferred solutions, Braemar has asked that all clients enrol in the GEO OnCourse™ programme .....read the full story »
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Steenberg saves 30% maintenance costs by switch to Club Car
Steenberg Golf Club in South Africa is set to save 30% in golf car maintenance costs by rolling out a new fleet of state-of-the-art vehicles from Club Car
Monday, April 30th, 2012
Experiencing Deaf Golf First-hand
According to the English Deaf Golf Association, golf is the perfect team sport where team mates can communicate to each other between shots with sign language .....read the full story »
Friday, April 27th, 2012
Operation Pollinator training workshop for Ireland
The free workshop, organised by Syngenta and Everris, will take place at Naas Golf Club, Co. Kildare on Thursday 24 May .....read the full story »
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
The Big Swing is a record-breaker for grass roots golf
Record-breaking ‘Big Swing’ in Dorset reaches more than 1,000 youngsters through golf
Friday, April 20th, 2012
ASGCA Members Share Viewpoints on State-of-the-Game
Roundtable in Las Vegas sparks discussion on growing the game, course rankings, planning and more
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Limelight Sports Secures England Golf Partnership Brief
The England Golf Partnership (EGP) has appointed Limelight Sports, the UK’s leading sports participation company, to help them develop a new ‘door-step’ version of the sport .....read the full story »
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Get into Golf Gets Down To Business
Get into Golf – the national campaign to grow the game – got down to business when it teed off a taster day in the heart of London’s Canary Wharf .....read the full story »
Monday, April 16th, 2012
April 2012: Golfalot.com Price Index Steady as Season Starts
The Golfalot.com Price Index continued the recent trend of steady growth in April with a small rise of + 0.4% .....read the full story »
Friday, April 13th, 2012
Counterfeiting Crackdown
Nearly 200 Websites are shut down as Golf Anti-Counterfeiting Group continues progress in efforts to protect consumers .....read the full story »
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Focus on smoothness for greens health and performance
Getting this right can elevate a golf course from simply being good, to being something really special
Big Thumbs Up for Foremost’s Spring Retail Workshops
Foremost Golf members all over the country have seen significant increases in their shop sales after implementing the new retailing techniques learned while attending the recent series of ProShopRevolution Workshops
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
GCSAA and BIGGA agree to collaborate
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association will share and develop resources that will benefit both organizations, their members and the golf course management profession
R&A and PGAs of Europe: ‘Freely Exporting Education World Wide’
During two months of widespread activity recently NINE emerging countries were visited as the Golf Development Programme gathered yet more pace
National Get into golf campaign tees off
Get into golf, a national campaign to inspire new golfers and support the plan to make England the world’s leading golf nation, has just been launched .....read the full story »
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
Golf – Sport4Life starting in April
The Golf Development Wales scheme is part of National Golf Awareness Month, aimed at attracting nomadic and lapsed member golfers
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
UKGCOA Releases First In-Depth Golf Industry Analysis
Members report 20% increase in rounds played during 2011 compared to 2010
Player Survey results focus greenkeepers actions on what players want
Greenkeepers and club managers now have access to the results of the Syngenta Golf Player Survey, which could now help them focus their efforts and investment on providing what golf club members and visitors want to enhance their playing experience .....read the full story »
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
Green Future for Golf Development
GEO publishes guidance for sustainable golf development in English and Chinese, with Portuguese and Spanish editions also underway .....read the full story »
