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Obbi Golf, a leading organisation that helps clubs streamline safety, compliance, and training, announces the release of the Club Safety and Compliance Report 2023. Conducted in partnership with esteemed organisations such as GCMA, CMAE, CMAI, SGCMA, Feildfisher, and Howden, this comprehensive survey reveals insightful findings that illuminate opportunities for enhancement within the UK club sector. […]

CMAE is delighted to announce a Premier Partnership with the leading recruiting and consulting firm, KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE (KK&W). Through this partnership, CMAE members will benefit from KK&W’s expertise in the areas of private club executive search and governance. Commercial Director at CMAE, Craig Cotterill, commented on the partnership, “staffing and governance present significant challenges […]

On the 15-18 September CMAE hosted the first ever MDP International in US capital Washington D.C, USA that is known in the club industry as maybe the best private club scene in the world. The event was the first of its kind to be hosted by CMAE, in collaboration with the CMAA delegates were able […]

More women’s golf on TV and lifestyle content on Instagram and TikTok could attract more female customers to clubs and courses, research from Syngenta and Ipsos has found. On the eve of the Solheim Cup, Syngenta is publishing Golf & Social Media: Engaging Women, part of a landmark study analyzing 16.1 million social media posts, shares, comments and […]

Last year, 59club announced its commitment to become carbon neutral across its global operations by 2030, and is unbelievably excited to have taken a huge step on that journey, with its UK & Ireland business now officially accredited with achieving neutrality in 2022. To help guide them through the transition to carbon neutral, 59club found […]

Highest scoring subject in renowned Management Development Programme (MDP) now available to both individuals and teams in the Club world The extraordinary success of Lumina’s personality development coaching within the MDP, is behind The Club Management Association of Europe (CMAE) decision to make it internationally available. The full suite of Lumina profiling is now to […]

MDP International is getting close and CMAE are excited to be hosting the inaugural event in historic and wonderful Washington D.C in cooperation with CMAA. The program will consist of 4 days of educational and experiential opportunities with some of the top U.S Clubs and their managers. We have an exciting line of speakers with […]

The game of golf has seen significant changes over the past few decades and so have the people who play it. Once stuck with the stigma of being stuffy and elitest, golf is now showing signs of getting younger, more inclusive and available to players of all abilities. As a result, what was expected of […]

We know how crucial it is for golf clubs to not only provide amazing experiences for golfers but also to create an environment that puts safety first, ensuring the well-being of everyone involved. Here are 6 top tips for golf club managers wanting to foster a safety and compliance culture, rather than just treating it […]

The CMAE hosted the Management Development Programme on Sport & Recreation in London on 7-11 August.   Delegates travelled from Oman, US, Sweden, Ireland, Wales, Spain, Italy, Portugal and England to participate on the course. The MDP Sport & Recreation was introduced to the pathway last year is one of the three speciality courses. It focuses […]