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Fire badly damages Conwy Golf Club’s clubhouse, forcing course to close
Conwy Golf Club in Wales, founded in 1890 and a Curtis Cup venue, has closed its course and facilities after a fire badly damaged its clubhouse. No one was hurt, and the cause is not yet known.
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How can a golf club get noticed by AI assistants?
Does ChatGPT recommend your golf club? Simon Young of Question.Marketing sets out how to check what AI assistants say about you and how to give them clear, consistent and specific information.
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Dumbarton Golf Club sees water levels fall as it faces huge flood recovery challenge
Water levels have begun to fall at Dumbarton Golf Club following the worst flooding in its 138-year history, but the club faces an uncertain recovery, with extensive course repairs expected and the collapsed River Leven embankment continuing to cause problems.
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Golf clubs put SYNLawn surfaces to work across four new projects
From a specialist club-fitting facility at The Grove to a new academy in Cyprus and a par-three course at Turnberry, SYNLawn UK has completed a series of installations designed to meet different golfing needs.
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Compact driving range arrives at Rickmansworth Golf Course
GolfPod has opened its third UK site, a 10-bay Toptracer range at Rickmansworth Golf Course in partnership with Everyone Active, and says construction of a fourth will begin before the end of 2026.
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Bury Golf Club becomes first private members’ club to join Link Club
Bury Golf Club has agreed to join Link Golf UK, with the operator taking over day-to-day running and committing £500,000 of initial investment, after 97 percent of members voted in favour.
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Three ideas for clubs to borrow, from drone delivery to composting toilets
Lunch delivered by drone, a neuroscientist reviewing the customer experience and a waterless toilet on the course: three ideas for golf clubs to borrow.
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Frilford Heath appoints Simon Fowler as head of operations
Frilford Heath Golf Club has appointed PGA professional and CCM Simon Fowler as its new head of operations, bringing more than 30 years’ experience in golf and hospitality to the Oxfordshire club.
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Stoke Park opens Tom Sellers’ restaurant The Penn as first of new dining collection
Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire has opened The Penn, a 48-cover restaurant created by two-Michelin-starred chef Tom Sellers, the first of several new dining venues across the golfing estate.
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More than seven in 10 Irish golf clubs have grown their membership in the last year
Golf Ireland’s second National Club Survey, based on responses from 261 clubs, found that 72 percent increased their membership over the previous year, 63 percent grew women’s membership and 81 percent are financially stable or profitable.
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Storm Austen buries Newquay’s eighth fairway in sand
Newquay Golf Club’s eighth hole usually plays 518 yards, but after Storm Austen it looks like a sandy beach and is playing as a 147-yard par-three.
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Elmwood Golf Course faces closure as members given two weeks to find an operator
Elmwood Golf Course in Fife, which was built to train greenkeepers, could close permanently on March 31 after its owner failed to find another operator and gave members until November 6 to express interest in taking over.