Golf Club Managers' Association

Golf Club Managers' Association

Infobox Professional Association
Prof_association_name = Golf Club Managers' Association
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founded_date = 1933
founder =
location = Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
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key_people =
area_served = United Kingdom
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revenue =
services = Professional Development, Education
num_volunteers =
num_members = 2,500
membership_cost =
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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 organization has been headquartered in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, since 1999.cite web|title=History|publisher=Golf Club Managers' Association|url=http://www.gcma.org.uk/history.htm|accessdate=2008-06-10]

The association was formed in 1933. Its core activities include networking and professional developmentcite web|title=About Us|publisher=Golf Club Managers' Association|url=http://www.gcma.org.uk/gcma.htm|accessdate=2008-06-10] . The association participates in joint educational ventures with other organizations, including an online training course in association with Buckinghamshire New University cite web|title=Sporting course goes online|author=Lucy Clapham|url=http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.1872519.0.sporting_course_goes_online.php|date=2007-12-01|accessdate=2008-06-10] and a joint Safety Management System in association with the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association, or BIGGA. The Safety Management System is designed to standardize health and safety programmes throughout the member golf courses of both organizations. [cite web|url=http://www.xactconsulting.co.uk/biggagcmasms.htm|title=GCMA/BIGGA Safety Management System - Features & Benefits|publisher=Xact Group Limited|accessdate=2008-06-10]

The association publishes a magazine for the benefit of its membership. Originally called Course and Club House, the magazine began quarterly publication in 1935. The first issue contained an article by then-AGCS President Bernard Darwin, grandson of naturalist Charles Darwin. [cite journal|title=Golf Club Management|date=August 2008|author=Alistair Dunsmuir, ed.|publisher=Golf Club Managers' Association|volume=Volume 16|issue=Number 2|pages=Page 1] 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

External Links

* [http://www.gcma.org.uk/index.htm Official Website of the GCMA]


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