Centrica has announced that it is to transfer Golf England to the English Golf Union (EGU).
Golf England was conceived two years ago as a joint venture between Centrica, the EGU and a technology company to provide a range of golf-related benefits – including a buying group for clubs and a fully integrated smart card for all golfers. The card was designed to: carry a golfer’s handicap as part of a national handicap system; act as an optional credit card; and serve as an affinity card for almost 1 million members.
Whilst nearly 600 clubs joined Golf England, the concept of a voluntary, computerised handicapping scheme proved too complex for club administration, in addition to which many clubs were concerned about an entity other than the EGU gaining commercial advantage from a mandated card. In the interest of English golf, therefore, Centrica plc is transferring the business to the Governing Body for men’s amateur golf in England, the EGU.
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