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Search results for "Fraud"

Jul 14th, 2016 Article

Major bank fraud hits Golf Club

Hull Golf Club in Yorkshire has become the victim of what is thought to be, financially, the biggest bank fraud to have hit the golf industry ever.

Mar 19th, 2020 Article

Brad Faxon sued for fraud

In April 2019 Brad Faxon and a group of other investors acquired Metacomet Country Club, East Providence, Rhode Island. Metacomet Property Company, the vehicle of the investors, stated that it intended to 'preserve and maintain' the club but less than a year later the members learned of the sale of Metacomet Country Club to developer Marshall and Sons.

Dec 17th, 2015 Article

Fraud at Musselburgh

The former treasurer of the world’s fifth oldest golf club has escaped jail despite embezzling thousands of pounds from Royal Musselburgh GC.

Mar 16th, 2016 Article

US golf pro accused of membership fraud

An American golf pro has been sacked after admitting he knew of, and attempted to conceal, fraudulent activity relating to the sale of golf membership cards.

Aug 18th, 2016 Article

Waterlooville GC swindled out of thousands

Waterlooville Golf Club in Hampshire has been swindled out of scores of thousands of pounds, it has been revealed. Here's how much they got taken for.

Jul 29th, 2017 Article

Walker Cup star faces 10 years in jail

Back in 1981 Duncan Evans was getting a heroic half point in the Walker Cup against Corey Pavin. Yesterday he was arrested and faces 10 years jail time...

Jan 27th, 2017 Article

Bernhard Langer has to put Donald Trump straight

In Donald Trump's world, danger lurks around every corner, everyone is guilty and the apocalypse should not be dismissed entirely out of hand. And now he's dragging Bernard Langer, of all people, into his web of menace.

Jun 11th, 2016 Article

Accountant embezzles £268,000 from Stoke golf club

Gambling addict James Cassidy has been handed a three-and-a-half year prison sentence after he used his position as accountant at Greenway Hall Golf Club near Stoke, UK, to help himself to £268,000 to fund his losses.

Nov 17th, 2018 Article

The remarkable story of golf disruptor Jan Stephenson

It’s been quite a life. From turning down Donald Trump to almost single-handedly saving the LPGA Tour, to major wins and a stint in an insane asylum. Finally, she is being inducted to the World Golf Hall Of Fame, amid strong rumours that Margot Robbie has agreed to play Jan in the movie story of her life.