Today is the day to thank your course manager and the greenskeepers at your golf club for all the hard work they do to maintain the golf course. The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association, in conjunction with other greenkeeper and course superintendent groups around the world, is recognising those who help keep golf courses enjoyable and sustainable with international ‘Thank a Greenkeeper Day’ on September 13. Golfers are being encouraged to join in the conversation on social media using […]
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Surrey golfers Florence Smith and Kari James emerged slightly soggy but proud following their victory at the finals of 2022 Women’s England Golf Trust Stableford Championship held at King’s Norton Golf Club near Birmingham. After the recent heatwave and drought, the weather broke just in time for the 2022 finals to take place. With heavy rain affecting the later starters and causing a delay in play, it was tough going for the 28 teams that made it through to the […]
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St Mellion Estate in Cornwall is to host the British Challenge presented by Modest! Golf Management when the event returns to the European Challenge Tour from October 6-9. The British Challenge will take place on the Nicklaus Signature Course at the English venue, designed by 18-time Major winner Jack Nicklaus and host of the B&H International Open six times from 1990-95. Modest! Golf Management continue their association with the Challenge Tour and will be the presenting partner for the British […]
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Southern Valley Golf Club in Kent is to close at the end of August after the venue’s owners agreed to sell the club to make way for a proposed new road crossing to link Kent and Essex. The Gravesend-based club, which first opened in 1999, currently has 300 members, all of whom have been notified of the imminent closure. The golf course occupies a site which is planned to be built on by the Lower Thames Crossing, a new £8 […]
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Centurion Club in Hertfordshire has appointed Peter Holland as its new Director of Golf. Opened in 2013 and located just outside St Albans, Centurion Club has quickly gained a reputation as an innovative and progressive club with a stunning course designed by Simon Gidman. The club is regularly included in Top 100 rankings of England, which as a relatively new course, is quite an achievement. Holland, who is originally from Hertfordshire, has worked at a number of clubs overseas, including […]
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