Demand for early evening tee times is soaring 2
The demand for ‘twilight golf’ in April has soared according to a report in The Telegraph.
The demand for ‘twilight golf’ in April has soared according to a report in The Telegraph.
An English golf club has delayed the day it will reopen by at least a week to clear up the damage caused by members of the public who used it during the lockdown.
A golf club that experienced vandalism when a quad bike drove across it in March has now revealed that the vehicle probably had a spray unit attached to cause even more damage to the surface.
Several English golf clubs have reported that their first few days back has resulted in huge participation.
With golf courses reopening in England to unprecedented demand, we look at the top three trends in the golf industry in March.
The manager of a golf club in Kent said about 100 members played on March 29, as it reopened following nearly three months of closure.
A member of staff at a golf club in Oxford tested positive for Covid-19 just 24 hours before the course reopened following the coronavirus lockdown.
A golf club in Norwich has been unable to reopen because thugs vandalised five of its greens, making them unplayable, just hours before golf was due to resume there.
Police in Scotland have said teenage arsonists have been starting fires in the grounds of a golf club.
A golf club in Derbyshire has said the demand for its venue is so strong that it will open as soon as it is allowed to on March 29 – at one minute past midnight.
Greenkeepers at a Kent golf club that has seen a spate of vandalism activity in recent months have found buggies abandoned on the course again.
A Scottish golf club which has seen a surge in rounds played in the last year has taken ownership over the running of it from a Community Trust.
A number of English golf clubs have detailed how excited they are about the return of golf next week, following an absence that’s lasted nearly three months.
Work has begun on a quarter of a million pounds golf driving range at a municipal golf club, which should capitalise on the current demand to play the game.
A municipal golf club in North London has been told it will not reopen on March 29 due to losses over recent years – even though there is currently huge demand to play the game.
One of the last golf clubs in the British Isles in which only men can be members is set to change its policy.
A survey of golf course architects has found significant optimism for the next few years, with some even saying they’re concerned about how they will cope with a large increase in workload.
A golf club in Wales has posted a picture of its car park – just a few hours after the Welsh government announced golf can resume – and it was already packed.
The chief executive of Wales Golf, Richard Dixon, is to stand down this summer.
A campaign has been launched to save a Derbyshire golf course that closed last year but remains in a playable state.
A golf club in Great Yarmouth is moving its tees further inland after sand dunes supporting the course collapsed due to coastal erosion.
Plans to build 249 houses on part of a northern English golf course, in order to secure its future, have been rejected by its local council.
We now know when four-ball golf can resume across almost all of the UK.
Scottish Golf has revealed that it has seen its biggest ever rise in club membership in one year from October 2019 to September 2020.
A number of English golf clubs have said they are looking forward to welcoming golfers back from March 29 – and are anticipating another participation surge.
Two golf clubs have reported that arsonists tried to set fire to their buggies in the latest examples of vandalism to golf clubs during the pandemic.
New research showing the personal wellbeing benefits of golf during the pandemic has been published – and it highlights the need for playing the game on golf courses above driving ranges and home practice.