EGP loses £500,000 of public funding 9
The England Golf Partnership is to lose £500,000 of public funding because not enough people aged 26 and over have taken up golf in the last year.
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Eco-warriors attack golf club 5
Eco-warriors have torn up four greens at Berkhamsted Golf Club in Hertfordshire because they are angry over the venue’s tree felling policy.
England Golf joins anti wind turbines campaign 10
England Golf has thrown its support behind Shrewsbury Golf Club’s opposition to two wind turbines being built nearby, saying they have a negative effect on golfers and golf clubs.
Golfers set to fail if they sue clubs over VAT 2
Golfers are unlikely to be successful if they take action against golf clubs for not paying them back the overpaid VAT they paid, one of the UK’s leading tax experts has said.
The golf courses that could fall into the sea 10
As both Montrose Golf Links and Caldy Golf Club bring in measures to deal with coastal erosion, we look at some of the UK golf courses that are in danger of falling into the sea.
Manager of the Year finalist: James Washington 1
James lives at Bradford Golf Club – which means he has had knocks on his door at every hour from members – usually needing access to possessions.
£20m family centre to open in Derbyshire 4
A £20m new golf course aimed at families is set to open in Derbyshire in less than a year’s time.
Golf club burglars jailed after GCM appeal 4
Two burglars who stole more than £750,000-worth of equipment from the lockers of more than 60 golf clubs in 17 counties have been jailed for a total of eight years.
The R&A ‘likely to end men-only award’ 4
The R&A will decide shortly on whether it will continue awarding Open Championships to be hosted by men-only golf clubs, after criticism from a key sponsor.
One golf club closes every two days in USA 9
A golf club is closing down in the USA at a rate of approximately one every two days, according to new data.
UK’s most exclusive golf club wins legal row 12
A club that aims to be the most exclusive golf club in Britain has won a legal battle against St Andrews Links Trust to use the words ‘St Andrews’ as part of its name.
Local authorities relinquish more golf clubs 3
At least two more municipal golf clubs have been handed over or closed down by their local authorities since the start of this year.
Clubs urged to end bans on mobile phones 13
England Golf is calling on clubs to relax dress codes and restrictions on mobile phones, offer flexible membership options and make golf affordable to try in a bid to reverse economic problems.
Manager of the Year finalist: Trevor Atkinson 2
During one period of heavy snowfall at his home 40 miles away, the Filton Golf Club manager slept on a blow-up mattress in the office for three nights in a row.
Average golf club gave £7K to charity in 2013 3
UK golf clubs collectively gave more than £18 million to charities in 2013, with the average club donating more than £7,000 to good causes, according to a new survey.
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