Golf Information News, Vol 10, No 4 June 2013
Welcome to the latest issue of Golf Information News - your guide to what's worth reading in golf course architecture. More
Golf Architecture, No 14
The fourteenth issue of Golf Architecture is now available. Published by the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA) it was the first journal to cover the subject exclusively. It has its origins back in 1997 when the Society published its inaugural Journal of the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects, edited by Neil Crafter and Paul Mogford who continued to edit it for the first decade.
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STERF Annual Yearbook 2012
STERF (Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation) has just published its Yearbook. Read all about important events, new and finished research projects and get updated on ongoing project through extensive summaries and status reports. More
The Value of Golf to Scotland’s Economy
Golf in Scotland is now a £1 billion industry, according to new research conducted by KPMG in association with Oxford Economics. The ‘Value of Golf to Scotland’s Economy’ report, commissioned by the Scottish Golf Union in conjunction with VisitScotland and Scottish Enterprise, and published at the KPMG Golf Business Forum in St Andrews, found that the industry generates £1.171 billion in revenues, including direct, indirect and induced effects. More
Czechoslovakian Golf History till the Year 2011
This presentation is based on a publication “History of Golf in the Czech Counties and Slovakia” by Mr Prokop Sedlák, the former Vice President of the Czech Golf Federation, an important personality from Líšnice Golf Club and the entire Czech Golf scene. It has been prepared by EIGCA student, Jakub Cervenka. More
The State of Nature in the UK and its Overseas Territories
Working side-by-side, 25 wildlife organisations have compiled stock take of all our native wildlife. The report reveals that 60 per cent of the species studied have declined over recent decades. More than one in ten of all the species assessed are under threat of disappearing from our shores altogether. However, the report illustrates that targeted conservation has produced inspiring success stories and, with sufficient determination, resources and public support, we can turn the fortunes of our wildlife around.
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EU Publications
We have received these reports from the R&A. They are available here for you to download.
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R&A EU Monitoring Reports
We have received a new batch of Burson-Marsteller reports from the R&A. The reports are available here for you to download.
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What's in the news? June 2013
A round up of recently published articles from a range of magazines and online newsletters. All the usual titles have been covered, including the latest issues of Golf Architecture, Golf Course Architecture, Golf Management Europe, Greenkeeper International, and Greenkeeping. More
Journals - Contact Details
Our thanks to the publishers, who have allowed us to include their journals in the newsletter.
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