The Best-read Stories from GBN.com

The listing below contains the Top Fifty out of the more than 2,000 news items that we have published in 2014 and as such provides an invaluable reference to the topics which have been the talking points of the last twelve months.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. Our first Newsletter of 2015 will appear on Friday 2^nd January.

Geoff Russell, Publisher

publisher@golfbusinessnews.com

@GBNPublisher

1        Golf travel company tees up growth with £2m Bond issue

Published 11^th June

2        Golfbuddy GPS Unveils Two World Exclusive Products at 2014 PGA Show

Published 31^st January

3        JCB Unveil Plans For Golf Project

Published 10^th January

4        American Golf in New TV Advertising Campaign

Published 27^th February

5        The first links style golf course in the Baltics nears completion

Published 11^th November

6.      Velaa Private Island Opens World’s Most Exclusive Golf Academy

Published 7^th February

7.      Grassing of the Olympic Golf Course in Rio is well underway

Published 19^th August

8.     Reversing the Trend Towards Nomadic Golfers

Published 5^th December

 9        Lewis Steps Down At Crown Golf

Published 1^st April

 10      St Andrews Major Golf Club Near Cardiff – For Sale

Published 28^th March

11      Powakaddy Launches Campaign With All-New Electric Trolley Range

Published 7^th March

12      Hounslow Heath Golf Course, West London – For Sale / To Let

Published 7^th February

13      Dellanzo Group of Switzerland Expands Into UK

Published 25^th July

14      The Renaissance Club announces “One Time Experience”

Published 15^th April

15      Direct Golf Establishes Major New Partnership with Tesco

Published 1^st July

16      2013 Golf Participation Figures Announced

Published 11^th April

17      SkyCaddie Responds To R&A Decision

Published 11^th February

18      Iain Macpherson 1965 – 2014

Published 20^th June

19,     Direct Golf and Sports Direct Create Specialist Golf Collaboration Superpower

Published 25^th July

20      Nairn Looks to Cromarty to Drive Future Success

Published 11^th January

21      Interview with Andrew Stanley CEO, Golfbreaks.com

Published 4^th April

22      Should UK Golf Course Rental Values Plummet?

Published 5^th August

23      The Astbury’s latest ambassador set to cause a Stir-k

Published 1^st December

24      Team Changes at The Wisley

Published 4^th September

25      Global Golf Advisors Launches Institute for Best Practice 

Published 10^th October

26      Young Lady Design Prodigy Drives Dellanzo Design

Published 8^th August

27      Four Scottish Clubs Win Ryder Cup ‘Ultimate Venue’ Status

Published 23^rd September

28      Wentworth Sale Confirmed

Published 16^th September

29      QHotels Acquires six former De Vere Hotels and De Vere Luxury Lodges

Published 21^st November

30      Opening in April: Maverston Golf Club in Scottish Highlands

Published 25^th February

31      Top international courses register on All Square, the global platform for golfers

Published 29^th April

32      Golf Course Development Ltd – a new company with an impeccable pedigree

Published 20^th June

33      Keith Pickard Appointed De Vere Group Director of Golf

Published 22^nd April

34      ‘Growing Golf in the UK’ – free summary report published

Published 4^th April

35      ‘Women & Golf’ magazine publish groundbreaking research on female participation

Published 28^th February

36      Sunningdale Appoints Courses & Estates Manager

Published 22^nd September

37      Clitheroe’s McEvoy named new TGI Golf chairman

Published 14^th October

38      Direct Golf strengthen Senior Management Team

Published 4^th November

39      New Golf Resort planned near Edinburgh

Published 9^th September

40      Foresight Technology Dominates Again At PGA Show

Published 5^th September

41      GBN.com interviews Sandy Jones, Chief Executive of The Professional Golfers’ Association

Published 15^th August

42      Club Inc. assist The Wisley Club in appointing new Director of Greenkeeping

Published 2^nd February

43      Harleyford Golf Club Rescued from Administration

Published 17^th July

44      New Director of Golf Set To Enhance Experience at Thracian Cliffs

Published 7^th August

45      PGA Pros “Vital To Clubs” Says Welsh Chief

Published 9^th December

46      Foremost Members Queue Up to Join Elite Marketing Programme

Published 5^th May

47      West London’s new golf course opens in June 2014

Published 25^th March

48      Syngenta’s New Report Shows How To Grow Women’s Golf

Published 19^th December

49      Successful golf clubs reveal their strategies

Published 9^th January

50      The Case for 9-Hole Golf Courses

Published 28^th February