GCMA Insights
Got a handicap cheat at your club? Here’s how to stop them
5 Jul 2023
If your club suspects they have a handicap manipulator on…
This updated guide will help your club get to grips with governance
5 Jul 2023
It’s one of the trickiest areas of a golf club…
‘If every club made it their duty to create golfers we wouldn’t have this problem’
5 Jul 2023
How can we get more women playing golf, and showcase…
Join the GCMA today and receive a free affiliate membership for a colleague
8 Jun 2023
If you take up full membership of the GCMA this…
Is this finally the silver bullet for golf courses destroyed by insects?
8 Jun 2023
Full approval has now been given to an insecticide which…
How to sort out Rules of Golf disputes at your club
8 Jun 2023
When issues arise on the course, they need to be…
Is your club making the most of its land?
8 Jun 2023
On the latest episode of GCMA Insights, on the Golf…
We treat juniors like second-class citizens at golf clubs – it’s time to stop
8 Jun 2023
No wonder clubs struggle to attract and retain the younger…
Seven book and podcast recommendations from our latest Accredited members
3 May 2023
As well as keeping on top of their personal development…
Are we starting to see a slowdown in golf club membership?
3 May 2023
How are the numbers faring in the face of the…
The eye in the sky that’s transforming golf course management
3 May 2023
Berkhamsted are using a new tool that’s revolutionising how they…
‘The impacts of climate change are now creeping into a club’s risk management’
3 May 2023
Arlette Anderson, The R&A’s Director of Sustainable Golf, talks to…
Could this club have the biggest junior section in Scotland?
3 May 2023
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh may be the…
‘Why not have the whole ecosystem of golf bookable through Scottish Golf?’
5 Apr 2023
A huge Topgolf, a new R&A entertainment facility, and a Golf.Golf pilot…
The 5 new rules you need to know this season
5 Apr 2023
Administrating or playing in the first competition of the year?…
‘It puts us in a position that stands out from the crowd’ – Why these four managers became GCMA Accredited
5 Apr 2023
A quartet of golf club management professionals joined Tom Brooke…
GCMA members enjoy recognition in industry awards
3 Apr 2023
Recent weeks have seen various ceremonies taking place – and there is a…
‘We’re the only nation that cares about their handicap – we have to change that culture’
3 Apr 2023
James Luke is England Golf’s new Head of Handicapping and…
How community plays a key role in GCMA membership
1 Mar 2023
Membership of the GCMA unlocks a network of like-minded professionals,…
Are we going to see an invasion of insects on our courses this spring?
28 Feb 2023
Leatherjackets and chafer grubs – and the predators who hunt…
‘It’s about helping me – and how I tackle problems’: How GCMA Mentor has helped equip golf’s next leaders with the tools to succeed
28 Feb 2023
As the GCMA prepare to welcome their second intake of…
Nick Dougherty: ‘I want to put golf into every school in the United Kingdom’
28 Feb 2023
The Golf Foundation played a pivotal role in Nick Dougherty’s…
‘It gives you credibility with the committee and your peers’: Why golf club managers are flocking to sign up for GCMA Accreditation
28 Feb 2023
We catch up with a member who has just gone…
Ground-breaking GCMA Mentor scheme returns for 2023
1 Feb 2023
Following an incredibly successful first intake in 2022, GCMA Mentor…
How can the GCMA help you learn and grow professionally?
1 Feb 2023
When you join the GCMA you receive access to tools…
10 ways your golf club can move with the times
1 Feb 2023
Headingley has been transformed in the past few years. Manager…
Have clubs found a winning strategy to keep young people playing golf?
1 Feb 2023
The latest participation figures from the team at BRS Golf…
Want more women at your golf clubs? Then set up a creche
1 Feb 2023
Nicole Wheatley, industry expert and women’s golf advocate, says providing…
Discover the professional benefits you receive when you join the GCMA
10 Jan 2023
Membership of the GCMA unlocks a network of like-minded professionals,…
Six things you must know about the new Rules of Golf
9 Jan 2023
The New Year has brought some Rules of Golf changes…