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GCMA introduces new benefit to support its members

The launch of a free financial helpline in partnership with Tee to Green Accountancy will provide vital support to all GCMA members This article is part of GCMA Insights – topical content for golf industry professionals, discussing the things that matter to those who work in golf clubs. We are thrilled to announce that, starting in 2024, the GCMA will be launching a free financial helpline for all members in collaboration with Tee to Green Accountancy. As we venture into the new year, our commitment to supporting the professional and personal wellbeing of GCMA members remains steadfast. With great pride, we…

‘It’s good governance’: Why The R&A carried out a huge handicap review

With the Rules of Handicapping about to change, we sat down with R&A chiefs to discuss the big alterations to WHS coming in 2024… This article is part of GCMA Insights – topical content for golf industry professionals, discussing the things that matter to those who work in golf clubs. You can’t fail to have noticed that the World Handicap System is about to change. New Rules of Handicapping have been announced by The R&A and USGA – coming into effect across the world on January 1, 2024, and in Great Britain & Ireland on April 1. Among the big…

Forget the critics – if WHS changes embrace more players they will have succeeded

Alterations to the World Handicap System have resulted in familiar protest. But, argues Steve Carroll, there is much to welcome This article is part of GCMA Insights – topical content for golf industry professionals, discussing the things that matter to those who work in golf clubs. It feels like the blink of an eye since the World Handicap System arrived in our clubs. Now some of the measures we’ve just started getting used to are being revised. These changes, which come into effect in Great Britain & Ireland from April 2024, affect all of us. You can’t mention ‘World Handicap…

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