The Golf Club Managers' Association, or GCMA (formerly the Association of Golf Club Secretaries) is a UK professional association for secretaries, managers, or owners of golf courses. The organisation was headquartered in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, from 1999 until 2014, when it moved to Bristol and Clifton Golf Club.[1]
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| Established | 1933 |
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| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Bristol and Clifton Golf Club, Bristol, England |
Region served | United Kingdom |
| Services | Professional Development, Education |
| Membership | 2,000 |
The association was formed in 1933.[1] Its core activities include networking and professional development.[2] The association participates in joint educational ventures with other organizations, including an online training course in association with Buckinghamshire New University[3] and a joint Safety Management System in association with the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association, or BIGGA.[4] The Safety Management System is designed to standardize health and safety programmes throughout the member golf courses of both organizations.[5]
Magazine
editThe association produces a magazine and website published by Union Press for the benefit of its membership. Originally called Course and Club House, the magazine - after Golf Monthly and PGA Magazine, the world's third oldest golf magazine still in circulation - began quarterly publication in 1935.[1] The first issue contained an article by then-AGCS President Bernard Darwin, grandson of naturalist Charles Darwin.[6] In 1967, the magazine's name was changed to Golf Management, which later became Golf Club Management in 1975. The magazine moved from a quarterly format to the current monthly publication schedule in January 1988. Golf Club Management supplements coverage of the industry with regular articles from experts in the field.
References
edit- ^ a b c "History". Golf Club Managers' Association. Retrieved 2008-06-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "About Us". Golf Club Managers' Association. Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ Lucy Clapham (2007-12-01). "Sporting course goes online". Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Innovative Features of Powakaddy Electric Golf Trolleys". Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "GCMA/BIGGA Safety Management System - Features & Benefits". Xact Group Limited. Archived from the original on July 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ Alistair Dunsmuir, ed. (August 2008). Golf Club Management. Vol. 16. Golf Club Managers' Association. p. 1.