All Republic of Ireland golf clubs must close for six weeks 5
All golf clubs in the Republic of Ireland must close for the next six weeks, according to a new Covid-19 ruling.
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Posts From Alistair Dunsmuir
This Welsh golf club will close to visitors for SIX weeks 0
A Welsh golf club that will close for two weeks because of new coronavirus restrictions will remain partially shut for a further four due to the filming of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! nearby.
Here’s the 328 English golf clubs that have received Covid funding 7
Was my golf club successful? England Golf has published a list of the 328 golf clubs that have received more than £2.5 million between them of coronavirus support.
Donald Trump to build 4th 18-hole golf course in Scotland 4
Aberdeenshire Council has approved planning permission for the construction of a golf course that will be owned by US president, Donald Trump.
All Welsh golf clubs told to close 5
Golf courses have not been spared: All Welsh golf clubs and seemingly not just their clubhouses must close down for nearly two and a half weeks as the country enters a ‘circuit-breaker lockdown’ in a bid to combat a rise in coronavirus infections.
An MP suggests golf should be available on the NHS 3
The MP for North Warwickshire has said that the latest research on the health benefits of golf ‘furthers the argument for golf to be available through the UK’s National Health Service’.
Herefordshire Golf Club becomes latest venue to be sold 2
The Herefordshire Golf Club, which was put up for sale during the lockdown with a guide price of between £1 million and £1.25 million, has been sold to three local businessmen.
Meet the managing director: Alistair Robertson 2
The head of Sport Aberdeen explains how the agency that manages the city council’s golf facilities is building a vibrant future for municipal golf on the foundations of an illustrious past.
‘Golf’s traditions will make it the post-pandemic go-to sport’ 6
A psychologist and neuroscientist has said that golf’s traditions mean the game has the potential to ‘cement its place as the go-to leisure activity in a post-pandemic world’.
Club’s dress code update intensifies debate 17
An English golf club that issued a statement on its website that ‘hoodies are not acceptable’, in response to Tyrrell Hatton wearing one during his recent victory at the BMW Championship, has intensified a debate about dress codes.
New poll highlights how attractive golf is during a pandemic 4
A poll of golfers across the United States, Canada and the UK has found that the surge in new members this summer has been driven by a desire for wellbeing.
Golf participation has more than doubled in the last year 9
New data on the surge of golf participation in the UK and Ireland in 2020 has found that the number of rounds booked online in September doubled from 2019’s figures.
Crown Golf sells its seventh golf club in 2020 9
Crown Golf has sold its seventh golf club this year – with the new owner stating it is discontinuing the membership at the latest venue and will run it as a pay-and-play facility instead.
Clubs form reciprocal deal to help each other with Covid restrictions 2
Three golf clubs in Wales have formed an innovative partnership with each other to ensure golf club members have a course to play at if they otherwise cannot play due to local lockdown travel restrictions.
Golf club manager hits out at new Covid restrictions 4
The managing secretary of a Scottish golf club has criticised a new coronavirus ruling that has meant the club has had to close its two clubhouses.
Report finds Londoners are moving to Surrey and joining golf clubs there 1
People are moving out of London and particularly into Surrey, according to a report in the Financial Times, and this is having a positive effect on many local golf clubs’ memberships.
Essex golf club to build a £700,000 adventure golf course 2
An Essex golf venue that already features a pitch and putt, a footgolf, a crazy golf and a discgolf course, is now building a £700,000 adventure golf course.
Daniel Rornes becomes 2020 disability golf champion 0
Congratulations to Daniel Rornes, who has won this year’s Paragolfing Championships in Denmark.
Eleanor Cannon to step down as chair of Scottish Golf 0
The chair of Scottish Golf, Eleanor Cannon, is to step down next March, after what will be six years in the post.
Manchester golf club closes down amid competing bids to buy the land 1
A 94-year-old golf club with 290 members in Salford has closed down amid reports that a housing company and a campaign group were both bidding to buy it, but only one had backing from the local council.
Golf rounds were up by 10 MILLION in July in the USA 6
The number of rounds of golf on US courses this July was up a staggering 10 million compared with July 2019.
Venue closes for two weeks due to coronavirus 1
A golf club’s hotel in Darlington has closed for two weeks after a number of staff were contacted by NHS Test and Trace and asked to self-isolate, although the golf course will remain open.
This Scottish golf club has a marketing tagline that no other club can beat 2
A remote Scottish golf club that is accessible via the shortest scheduled passenger flight in the world has revealed it also now has the longest hole in the UK.
Half of UK golfers ‘prepared to travel for more than an hour’ to play 1
New analysis of a recent survey of more than 2,500 golfers during the pandemic has found that about half of golfers are prepared to travel for more than an hour to play the game.
Here’s three golf industry trends that have resulted from coronavirus 2
The Golf Business looks at three UK golf industry trends – beyond simply a general rise in participation and membership – that have materialised as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Surrey golf club opened by Tony Jacklin closes 4
A Surrey golf club that was opened in 1992 by winning Ryder Cup captain Tony Jacklin has closed.
Vandals use ‘substance’ to attack Musselburgh’s greens 1
East Lothian Police are appealing for information after Musselburgh Golf Club became the latest golf course to be deliberately vandalised.
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