GCMA Insights
How bad was the rain battering our golf courses?
10 Jan 2024
It felt like barely a day was passing without the…
‘We had to move our driving range’ – a golf club owner reveals the real impact of long-hitting
10 Jan 2024
This article is part of GCMA Insights – topical content…
What does the golf ball roll back mean for club golfers?
10 Jan 2024
The R&A and USGA’s decision to announce a universal golf…
GCMA Insights Podcast: Alistair Beggs, Head of Agronomy at The R&A
10 Jan 2024
In the latest GCMA Insights podcast, Leighton Walker is joined…
GCMA introduces new benefit to support its members
6 Dec 2023
The launch of a free financial helpline in partnership with…
‘It’s good governance’: Why The R&A carried out a huge handicap review
4 Dec 2023
With the Rules of Handicapping about to change, we sat…
Forget the critics – if WHS changes embrace more players they will have succeeded
4 Dec 2023
Alterations to the World Handicap System have resulted in familiar…
5 things you need to know about the World Handicap System changes in 2024
4 Dec 2023
If you’re running competitions, or are part of a handicap…
2023 GCMA Member Awards: Meet the winners
4 Dec 2023
With winners in six categories, it was a bumper awards…
3 key sustainability questions golf clubs must consider
3 Nov 2023
Golf course architect Giulia Ferroni explains why becoming more aware…
Are green fees at our best courses getting out of hand?
3 Nov 2023
The cost of playing the best courses in Great Britain…
A sport for the retired? New research shows golfers aren’t as old as you might think
3 Nov 2023
Data from the PGA’s ‘Golf for All’ report belies the…
Are your club members now playing too much golf?
3 Nov 2023
As new figures reveal the demand for tee times is…
“It’s great to see women’s sport taking strides in both participation and representation”
3 Oct 2023
Natalie McColl, the GCMA’s Membership Services Manager, reflects on an…
Does every men’s competition really need to be off the back tees?
3 Oct 2023
Multi-tee events are easy to set up in WHS, and…
Why team culture is so vital for the future prosperity of golf clubs
3 Oct 2023
This article is part of GCMA Insights – topical content…
Why aren’t women making the leap from off-course to on-course golf?
3 Oct 2023
The Golf for All report, commissioned by the PGA, reveals…
A Blueprint for Good Governance
4 Sep 2023
GCMA CEO Tom Brooke, governance expert Jerry Kilby and England…
Could Golf It! be the future of the sport?
4 Sep 2023
It has been labelled a ’new vision for golf’. But…
Shock discrimination figures revealed as England Golf launch Respect in Golf
4 Sep 2023
The governing body have vowed to make golf accessible to…
New affordable GCMA recruitment service launched
2 Aug 2023
Discover top talent in the golf industry with our new…
Is a little knowledge really a dangerous thing?
2 Aug 2023
All too often in the golf world, explain GCMA partners…
iGolf: Six thousand subscribers join golf clubs AFTER signing up to independent golfer scheme
2 Aug 2023
As the iGolf scheme enters its third year, England Golf…
New statistics show the golf boom is still going strong
2 Aug 2023
We’ve been wondering when golf’s post Covid participation boom might…
How to deal with rules issues: Resolving questions of fact
27 Jul 2023
It’s one of the most difficult jobs a committee faces…
Protecting your team from the sun
5 Jul 2023
Golf clubs aren’t bound by the law to provide sun-related…
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…