Scottish Golf launches non-member handicap scheme 5
Scottish Golf has launched a scheme that will allow golfers who aren’t members of clubs to obtain a handicap for the first time ever.
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Posts From Alistair Dunsmuir
Saved! Golf course finally reopens after March 2020 lockdown 1
A golf course that users feared had permanently shut because it remained closed from March 2020 to May 2021, has finally reopened.
Get Golfing charity takes over the running of Arkley Golf Club 0
The property company, U+I, has agreed to hand over the lease of Arkley Golf Club in Hertfordshire to charity Get Golfing for the next 25 years.
Here’s the top three UK golf industry trends in May 2021 0
All the main trends in the industry at the moment are driven by the surge in participation, here is our pick of the main three from the last month.
Tiger Woods: My goal right now is walking on my own 1
In his first interview since his car accident, Tiger Woods has said his primary focus is regaining strength in his injured right leg.
Whitby Golf Club has gained 113 new members in the last year 3
Whitby Golf Club in Yorkshire has gained more than 100 members in the last year, thanks to the participation surge in golf due to the pandemic.
Participation has grown by more than two million golfers in the last year 5
New research from The R&A has found that the number of people in Great Britain who have played golf on a full-length course in the last year has surged to 5.2 million.
Non-members of golf clubs can obtain handicaps from early July 7
Golfers in England who are not members of English golf clubs will be able to obtain official handicaps for the first time ever from early July, England Golf has confirmed.
Golf club to host ‘Muslim golf day’ 5
A golf club in Manchester is to host a Muslim golf day, in which only halal food will be served, no alcohol or gambling will be involved and prayer arrangements will be made for golfers.
Golf venue to open in Berkshire this summer 2
A golf ‘entertainment complex’ is set to open in Berkshire this July, boosted by the current demand to play the game and the recent growth of modern driving ranges.
Another historic golf club reintroduces a waiting list 1
The oldest golf club in Oxfordshire has said it has been so busy since it reopened in late March that it is reintroducing a waiting list for memberships.
Another golf group announces investment plan 1
The QHotels Group has become the latest owner of golf venues to announce that it will invest heavily in them, against the backdrop of increased participation.
Hannah McAllister named as new CEO of Wales Golf 8
Congratulations to Hannah McAllister, who has been named as the new CEO of Wales Golf.
“There is strong demand” as another UK golf club is bought 0
A Yorkshire venue has become at least the sixth UK golf club in the last few days to be sold as one agent says: “[There is currently] strong ongoing demand for golf businesses.”
Consultation to begin on new multi-million pound Scottish golf resort 1
Plans to convert a former farm into a major new golfing destination next to St Andrews are to be consulted on this week.
Golf club plans to fund new clubhouse via housing 1
A golf club that saw its clubhouse destroyed by a fire recently has submitted a planning application for a new building.
Golf clubs that rely on overseas visitors still severely disrupted 2
UK golf clubs, particularly ones in Scotland, that rely on overseas visitors for business are facing an extremely challenging 2021, even despite the participation surge.
Spate of golf course vandalism ‘could put juniors off playing golf’ 0
A golf club captain has said he fears that youngsters could be deterred from playing golf due to the spate of cases of vandalism at venues in recent weeks.
Welsh golf club is latest to be bought 0
A golf club that hosted the Welsh PGA Championships twice during the 1990s is the latest golfing venue to be bought in the last few days.
Municipal course that was earmarked for closure is saved 1
A popular municipal golf club that Luton Borough Council was considering closing down has been saved – for the time being at least.
Survey finds women typically introduced to golf at an older age than men, and by a partner 0
A new survey of female golfers finds they’re much more likely to have been introduced to the game later in life than men were.
Pesticide ban has resulted in ‘golf courses churned up by crane fly larvae’ 3
Greenkeepers are struggling to cope with an infestation of crane fly larvae on golf courses, following a ban on pesticides, according to a report.
Another golf club suffers arson attack 0
At least four UK golf clubs have suffered fires in the last two weeks – and all are believed to have been the work of arsonists.
There were 60% more golf rounds in April 2021 than in April 2019 1
New data on the number of tee times booked at British golf clubs in March and April reveals significant growth compared with April before the pandemic started.
Two more golf clubs are sold 0
Two major UK golf clubs have been sold in the last few days, meaning that four leading venues have been purchased in a little over a week.
Historic golf club’s clubhouse destroyed by major fire 0
A 117-year-old golf club’s clubhouse and much of its memorabilia have been destroyed in a major fire – the fourth devastating inferno to hit a UK golf club so far this year.
Stoke Park’s owners ‘hoped to receive more than £100 million’ 2
Stoke Park Country Club, Spa & Resort, which Donald Trump was reportedly once interested in buying, has been sold to an Indian billionaire for £57 million.
