5 easy ways to increase range revenue
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By Mike Orloff (12 Jan 10 6:00)
If you reviewed the practice area operation at your club in Return on Investment (ROI) terms, this expansive area being used would most likely be the biggest waste of money. - Read Article
Penrith Golf Club needs to Develop
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By Editor (11 Jan 10 11:00)
Penrith Golf Club is pursuing the construction of four multi-storey apartment buildings on its site on The Northern Rd in a desperate bid to solve its long-standing financial woes. - Read Article
Fire at Bannockburn Golf Club
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By Editor (10 Jan 10 17:30)
A fire on Friday the 18th of December destroyed much of Bannockburn Golf Clubs course maintenance equipment and valuable resources. Any assistance for the ailing club would be greatly appreciated. - Read Article
Spring Valley Golf Club at the VIC Open
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By Rob Jenkins (10 Jan 10 16:20)
Although next door to its famous big brothers Kingston Heath and Metropolitan, Spring Valley can often be over looked, but with the Victorian Open on around the corner, it was an ideal time for me to head down, have a browse around the sandbelt course while it’s at its best. - Read Article
Dead Birds at Hopetoun G.C
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By Editor (10 Jan 10 7:00)
More dead birds have been found on the South Coast after extreme temperatures in the region. - Read Article
Woods Excites Vic Government
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By Editor (06 Jan 10 13:35)
The Victorian Government says new economic modelling has vindicated its decision to pay for golfer Tiger Woods to play at last year's Australian Masters. - Read Article
Temora Golf Club Vandalised
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By Editor (06 Jan 10 6:30)
Vandals have caused significant damage to parts of Temora's golf course after driving their car over two of the greens. - Read Article
High rise development at the Mandurah Country Club
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By Editor (05 Jan 10 13:00)
The community will have the chance to comment on a high rise development at the Mandurah Country Club (MCC) golf course in Halls Head. - Read Article
Perfectly True!
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By Henry Bechelet (04 Jan 10 9:00)
The game of golf is a test. Our job, when preparing the course, is to provide a good examination of the players' game. We need to present the course in a way that assesses all the various aspects of the game, with the golfer ultimately being rewarded for skilful play. We want the course to challenge the players in an interesting and enjoyable way that leaves them wanting more. We achieve this, in part, by setting up the playing surfaces in a way that rewards good play. - Read Article
$30,000 damage bill for G.C
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By Editor (02 Jan 10 21:35)
A golf club in Ipswich region is facing a hefty $30,000 repair bill after vandals destroyed three greens some time on New Year’s Eve. - Read Article
AGM Annual Awards Are Out - Programme Expands To Cover Australia And NZ
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By Press Release (28 Dec 09 6:00)
As Peter Thomson stepped onto the stage, prolonged applause reverberated around the grand ballroom at the Palace of the Golden Horses. It was a poignant moment, not only for the five-time British Open champion, but also for the historic Royal Melbourne Golf Club – and the Asian Golf Monthly Awards. - Read Article
Setting Standards
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By David Ormsby & David Howard (21 Dec 09 6:00)
We should be celebrating and marketing the individual uniqueness and differences of each golf course Significant advances in turf management, machinery and resources have, in the last thirty-odd years resulted in golf courses making substantial leaps in both playability and presentation. Along with these advances members expectations have also increased, which is typical of human nature, often at a similar pace. - Read Article
New ‘Magazine’ Connects Golf Industry
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By Mike Orloff (18 Dec 09 12:00)
What does an Australian, an American, a South African, a New Zealander, an Asian and an Englishman all have in common? They all contributed to Australia’s new online golf industry network magazine, Golf Industry Central
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Be Wise, Economise
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By Mary Purcell (17 Dec 09 20:40)
The golf industry has to deal with the economic recession just like any other business and, in order to come out the right side of this unfortunate slump, it may be wise to economise. - Read Article
Geelong Golf Club is a Bloody Disgrace
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By Editor (17 Dec 09 6:00)
It's been sitting dormant for years and is now widely viewed as not only Geelong's worst eyesore, but a potentially hazardous firetrap. - Read Article
Bay of Plenty Wins Toro Cup.
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By Parkland Press (11 Dec 09 6:00)
Bay of Plenty made it a hattrick of wins in the Toro Interprovincials at the Manawatu Golf Club today. - Read Article
Malaysia Scores Big with 7-year PGA Tour Agreement.
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By Editor (10 Dec 09 12:00)
Malaysia golf scores big with new 7-year agreement to host a PGA Tour event starting in 2010 - Read Article
Bundaberg G.C hit by Hoons
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By Editor (09 Dec 09 12:30)
Bundaberg Golf course staff are angry after a double-dose of weekend hooning tore up several greens and tee-off areas. - Read Article
Council G.C's call in the Australian PGA for Guidance
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By Editor (09 Dec 09 6:00)
Ku-ring-gai Council has reached for the nine-iron and called in the Professional Golfers Association of Australia to help pitch its public golf courses out of the rough. - Read Article
No Butts about it, Open in Farce Class
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By Editor (05 Dec 09 19:55)
Gale-force winds led to balls motoring across greens at the NSW Golf Club without having the decency to wait to be struck by putters, forcing the abandonment of play for five-and-a-half hours. - Read Article