Join the EGCOA group on LinkedIn
To improve communication between golf course owners in Europe, the EGCOA has launched the EGCOA Group on LinkedIn. Via this online platform you can ask questions about managing your golf course, maintenance, suppliers, etc. Your colleagues in the EGCOA will help you out! Read more...

EGCOA Bookstore online
One of the main goals of the EGCOA is to be the industry-leading source for information and education on how to operate golf courses more effectively and profitably. Therefore, the EGCOA has launched a bookstore on the website. Read more...

Another EGCOA member benefit: GBD magazine
The European Golf Course Owners Association is delighted to offer its members another benefit: the Golf Business Development magazine (GBD). This brand new trade journal for the entire European golf industry has just enjoyed a positive launch to the market, with the slogan “Joined-up thinking for the European golf business”. Read more...

EGCOA launches new web-based recruitment service
The EGCOA is backing a new web-based recruitment solution from Colt Mackenzie McNair that enables golf course owners to fill lower to middle management vacancies. The portal, called CMM Select, allows golf course owners to advertise vacancies free of charge, with a placement fee applied only if an appointment is made via the service. Read more...

Golf in focus at Olympic conference
Golf’s green credentials, and more specifically those of the 2010 Ryder Cup will be a focal point for discussion at the 8th World Conference on Sport and the Environment (WCSE), organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Golf’s leading international environmental partner, the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO), has been working with UNEP for over a decade. Read more...

Club Car and SolarDrive Alliance
Club Car and SolarDrive officially announced their marketing alliance to develop and distribute solar panels for Club Car vehicles. This alliance was born out of a strategic decision to grow Club Cars position as an alternative energy vehicle supplier. In a time of “Green” awareness this alliance will appeal to progressive customers looking to reduce their carbon footprint. Read more...

TORO GDC's royal appointment
Northern Ireland’s Royal Portrush Golf Club has become the latest venue to install a Toro Golf Decoder Controller (GDC) irrigation system. Highly cost-effective to both install and operate, Toro's GDC irrigation system uses a two-wire path to communicate to buried decoders, thus eliminating the costs associated with traditional valve wire bundles. This simple and expandable system also enables optimum use of water so that golf clubs can make the most of this precious resource. Read more...

Jobs from EGCOA members on CMM Select:
Head Greenkeeper, Leidschendamse Golfvereniging Leeuwenbergh, Netherlands. Read more...