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Golf Club Management (GCM) is both a monthly printed magazine and this website, serving as the official publication for the UK’s Golf Club Managers’ Association since 1935. It holds the title of the longest-running golf trade magazine in Europe and is recognized as the market leader in its field.

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Middle East golf club is offering women-only caddies

5 days ago | thegolfbusiness.co.uk | Alistair Dunsmuir

A golf club in UAE emirate Ajman has launched a pioneering all-female caddie initiative that it hopes will redefine personalised golf service in the region. Al Zorah Golf & Yacht Club is running a pilot programme featuring an initial group of eight caddies who will work across Al Zorah’s acclaimed Nicklaus Design championship course, newly opened clubhouse and practice facilities. All the caddies are female and have extensive experience at another top-tier golf club.
Ian Bonser sells 3 Hammers to growing golf group

5 days ago | thegolfbusiness.co.uk | Alistair Dunsmuir

3 Hammers Golf Complex in Wolverhampton, which has just been named ‘Golf Facility of the Year’ by England Golf, has been sold to Golf & Leisure Group. This is the group’s second purchase, following the acquisition of Bristol Golf Centre, in 2020. A spokesman said the company has since invested around £2 million into that facility. “3 Hammers has always impressed us,” comments James Rogers, who co-owns Golf & Leisure Group with his wife Candice.
April was record-breaking month for golf participation

1 week ago | thegolfbusiness.co.uk | Alistair Dunsmuir

More official golf scores were submitted in England in April than in any other April since the World Handicap System (WHS) was launched, it has been revealed. While the WHS was only launched in late 2020, the data is significant because golf participation has seen a huge boost since Covid, and this is more evidence that the growth in the game seen in the last five years is not reversing.
Club profile: Crail Golf Society

1 week ago | thegolfbusiness.co.uk | Seamus Rotherick

Founded in 1786, Crail Golfing Society might be the seventh oldest golf club in the world, but its new performance hub could not be more modern. Crail Golfing Society, a highly rated 36-hole club situated on the Fife coastline, is planning to add more chapters to its history with a series of carefully thought-out investments to enhance its impressive offering for future golfing generations.
Worldwide Golf Brands is back in business

1 week ago | thegolfbusiness.co.uk | Alistair Dunsmuir

Following the theft of over £2 million of stock last weekend, Worldwide Golf Brands has reported that business is back up and running, with minimal disruption to the vast majority of its customers. “As we’ve picked through the aftermath of the break-in it looks like MacGregor package sets and hardware are the only product lines that will be significantly impacted,” commented Graeme Stevens, managing director of Worldwide Golf Brands (WWGB).
Bovey Castle opens new pro shop and members’ area

1 week ago | thegolfbusiness.co.uk | Seamus Rotherick

Bovey Castle Golf and Leisure Club in Devon has opened its new golf shop and members’ area, following a six-figure investment. The club, which is part of the five-star Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor, invested £160,000 on the project, which comprises a new shop featuring premium golf brand partners. Thanks to the investment, the adjoining members’ area also now features additional seating, a trophy display, a digital leaderboard and outdoor seating area.
Meet the man who hopes to play 581 golf courses this year

1 week ago | thegolfbusiness.co.uk | Seamus Rotherick

Josh Simpson is in the process of trying to break the Guinness World Record of playing 581 golf courses in a single year. Having kicked off on Friday, January 24, to this date (Thursday, May 1), the 27-year-old from King’s Lynn has played 154 golf courses in 98 days – and is 27 percent of the way to his target. Simpson is a member of both Middleton Hall and Woodhall Spa golf clubs. He told England Golf what motivated him to take on this challenge.
intelligentgolf and EV Charge Point solution provider Chaarge form partnership

2 weeks ago | thegolfbusiness.co.uk | Seamus Rotherick

Golf club software provider intelligentgolf (IG) and electric vehicle (EV) charging company Chaarge have formed a partnership that will make it simple for golf clubs to install and manage EV charging units and bill for them via the IG app. The installation of EV chargers has been a significant trend at UK golf clubs in recent months.
World record for most putts holed in one minute is broken

2 weeks ago | thegolfbusiness.co.uk | Alistair Dunsmuir

The manager of a golf club in Sussex has unofficially broken the world record for the number of putts holed in one minute. Alex Wright, 29, golf club manager of West Sussex Golf Club, holed 37 putts in 60 seconds at American Golf New Malden. This was two more than the existing world record of 35, held by the YouTube star Dude Perfect. However, it was not an official attempt, and therefore will not be entered into the official record books.
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club’s house manager Sian Heatley becomes a CCM

2 weeks ago | thegolfbusiness.co.uk | Alistair Dunsmuir

The house manager at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Sian Heatley, has become the first female Certified Club Manager (CCM) in Wales. The certification, awarded by the Club Management Association of Europe (CMAE), represents the highest standard of professionalism in club management and is a testament to Sian’s unwavering dedication to excellence in her field. Sian’s achievement marks a historic milestone as she becomes only the fifth female CCM across Europe and the Middle East.