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October 2016: From Greece to Minnesota

9 Oct 2016

As I start to prepare my monthly report it seems…

American Golf expand plans to grow the game

29 Sep 2016

On Friday 9 September American Golf hosted its Finals Weekend…

The Carbon Trust Green Business Fund

29 Sep 2016

Over the next two years the Carbon Trust are offering…

Recruiting now: GCMA Sales Executive

26 Sep 2016

The Golf Club Managers’ Association (GCMA) is seeking a driven,…

Fairway Credit Regional Cup returns to original victors

22 Sep 2016

On Monday 19 September the 2016 Fairway Credit Regional GCMA…

Simplifying the Rules of Golf

22 Sep 2016

In 2012 the R&A and USGA established a special project…

Business Rates Revaluation

16 Sep 2016

The next business rates revaluation will come into effect on…

HMRC to increase security checks for online services

9 Sep 2016

Two step verification is being introduced for online Government Gateway…

Captain’s Report: September 2016

8 Sep 2016

What next for handicaps?

September 2016: A Windy Welcome

8 Sep 2016

In a month when Justin Rose achieved an Olympic Gold…

GCMA “like” the Hospitality Social Media Awards

7 Sep 2016

The Hospitality Social Media Awards (HSMCA), the first pan-industry awards…

National Minimum Wage Increases from 1st October 2016

1 Sep 2016

Following on from the introduction of the National Living Wage…

Water deregulation from 2017

19 Aug 2016

The opportunity to switch water supplier in the UK is…

Franchising out bar operations

12 Aug 2016

Franchising out catering is a common policy in many golf…

GCMA, PGA & BIGGA collaborate to launch new flexible Golf Club Management qualification

12 Aug 2016

Representing a fundamental shift to the approach to professional education…

No clubs? No probs, says Crown Golf

8 Aug 2016

Life just got a lot simpler – and cheaper –…

Captain’s Report: August 2016

8 Aug 2016

During the first week in December the first tier Tribunal…

August 2016: A Month of Meetings

8 Aug 2016

I have to start this month’s report with my reflections…

Golf remembers The Somme 1916-2016

5 Aug 2016

The Royal British Legion has joined with leading golfing organisations…

Banking Fraud

5 Aug 2016

Press reports about a club having a significant sum, reportedly…

Credit & Debit Card Interchange Fee Update

22 Jul 2016

The European Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR) was introduced at the…

Electricity Metering Changes and Charges

15 Jul 2016

Not many golfers will have heard of BSC Modification P272…

July 2016: All Change Please

7 Jul 2016

It is amazing how the world can change in just…

July 2016: Is it time to crack the dress code?

7 Jul 2016

Ask yourself a couple of questions: does your local pub…

Annual Return replaced with Confirmation Statement for Limited Companies

6 Jul 2016

Companies House has replaced the Annual Return with the Confirmation…

Michael Gilyeat: 1957 – 2016

6 Jul 2016

Michael Gilyeat, Royal Birkdale Managing Secretary and longstanding member of…

GCMA statement on the EU Referendum result

29 Jun 2016

As the UK continues to digest the news of the…

GCMA National Golf Day 2016 Report

24 Jun 2016

The 2016 edition of the National Golf Meeting was held…

HMRC de-register CASC clubs that “do not comply”

23 Jun 2016

It appears that HMRC are scrutinising the websites of CASC…

Welwyn Garden City Golf Club awarded £70,000 of funding from Sport England

17 Jun 2016

Welwyn Garden City Golf Club, managed by GCMA member David…

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