It’s been a crazy time for golf retail amid a backdrop of uncertainty throughout general retail. Like most retail businesses, golf shops saw a total drop-off in April, followed by some recovery in May and June. Happily, sales figures …
Women’s participation in golf has a chequered history. While the sport has enjoyed good periods of rising female engagement, these have often been counteracted by spells of declining interest. Positives can be taken from recent studies showing the number …
Quarantine has changed us and nowhere is this as clear as where and how we’ve been spending our money. First, it was a nationwide shortage of toilet roll, and then, locked in our homes, thousands of us tried …
With the turmoil and upheaval of the past few months, it can be hard to know where to focus as we return to a new way of working. Your priority list is here as we get back to basics …
It’s a few weeks since lock down measures were eased for English courses and golf across the rest of the UK is now opening up. The sun is beating down and it’s impossible to book a tee time on …
I started this article before the Covid19 outbreak and was then conflicted as to whether I should continue writing with the ensuing carnage. Inevitably, the pandemic would have a significant effect on our personal and professional lives, as well as …
Head PGA Pro, Matthew Davies, Vale of Llangollen Golf Club, Wales Matt Davies’s golf club sits on the Wales side of the Welsh/English border, and says the decision to stay closed this week by the Welsh government has both pro’s …
Responding to Boris Johnson’s Sunday Speech English golf is to reopen this week, with the rest of the UK to follow. These are unchartered waters for all of us and, thankfully, the PGA has is issued guidelines to help retailers …
Stuart Barrett, Head PGA Pro at Wrangaton Golf Club in Devon Before lock down, Head PGA Pro at Wrangaton Golf Club in Devon, Stuart Barrett, was having a good year. “I’d taken advice from the guys at XPOS, as …
Getting Ready to Reignite your Business Right now, the UK Government is making noises about coming out of lock down has promised more news of measures businesses might need to take to prevent a second wave of Coronavirus. There’s …