Here’s three golf industry trends from April 2021 0
April 2021 was dominated by the return of golf in most of the UK, and initial reports suggest the surge in demand to play the game has continued.
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American Golf buys first UK golf club 7
Europe’s largest golf retailer, American Golf, has purchased a golf club in Cheshire for £2.7 million.
Council set to invest in golf clubs it was set to close last year 1
A Scottish council that was earmarking five of its eight golf clubs for closure just 14 months ago is now set to invest in all of them following the surge in popularity of the game amid the pandemic.
TGI Golf recognition for PGA trainees 0
The TGI Golf Partnership has honoured and rewarded the latest crop of PGA trainees.
BRS Golf forms partnership with Golf Access 0
Golf club technology provider, BRS Golf, has linked up with Golf Access – a unique golf format designed to provide an exciting pathway for beginners to the game.
Two more golf clubs report antisocial behaviour 0
Two golf clubs, one in Scotland and one in England, have contacted the police in the last few days due to antisocial behaviour such as the lighting of fires and destruction of property.
Irish golfers couldn’t play for 209 days 2
Golf courses in the Republic of Ireland reopened this week – after being shut for 209 days out of the last just over 13 months.
Golf club owner says he’s prepared to go to jail over business rates 0
The owner of a golf course venue in Coventry has said he is prepared to go to jail over the issue of the business rates he has to pay.
‘The golf industry must adapt to the needs of these new members’ 2
Golf clubs must show flexibility and not assume the new participants will automatically keep playing at their venue, says an Irish golf club consultant.
US golfer leads fundraising drive for Uphall clubhouse 0
A teaching professional at a golf club in Texas is trying to raise thousands of dollars for a Scottish golf club which had its clubhouse destroyed by a fire earlier this year.
‘We have never witnessed such a demand for golf,’ says municipal venue boss 5
In a sign of just how popular golf currently is, a municipal golf course in Merseyside has reported that 2,500 people played at it in the first eight days after it reopened – an average of more than 310 golfers every day.
Arsonists attack golf club less than a month after it reopened 1
A Lancashire golf club’s clubhouse has been attacked by arsonists just a few days after it opened a refurbished balcony facility so that golfers could dine and drink outdoors.
Club forms ‘staycation’ partnership with local hotels for 2021 0
A Yorkshire golf club has formed partnerships with local hotels as the demand for ‘staycation’ golf holidays is set to be strong this year.
Municipal course caps membership numbers due to ‘unprecedented demand’ 3
A leisure group that runs a municipal golf course in Scotland has capped the number of members the club has due to unprecedented demand in recent weeks.
Golf club operator to invest in five venues 0
An operator of six golf clubs in England has said it will invest, on average six figure amounts, in five of them due to the increased popularity of the game at the moment.
Top golfers’ ‘mental health has deteriorated in the last decade’ 0
Research into the mental health of leading golfers has found it is deteriorating because they are spending more time on the road.
Golf controversially used in Civil Service diversity training manual 0
There are calls for the Civil Service to stop using an ‘anti-racism’ training programme for its staff, which states that golf clubs are an example of ‘privilege’.
Hideki Matsuyama’s Masters win predicted to lead to Far East golf surge 4
There are predictions that Hideki Matsuyama’s win at the 2021 Masters will lead to a surge in popularity of the sport in Asia, particularly Japan.
Formby Hall and The Grove make new senior management appointments 0
Two major English golf resorts, Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa in Liverpool and The Grove in Hertfordshire, have both made new senior managerial appointments.
Gleneagles posts £5m loss due to Covid 0
The host of the 2014 Ryder Cup, Gleneagles, has become the latest major golf resort to post a loss for the last financial year due to coronavirus.
More golf venues announce major investment projects 0
At least three more golf venues have announced forthcoming major projects in a sign of the strength of the UK golf industry in 2021.
Golf club reports £260k loss due to Covid 0
An Irish golf club that is usually popular with overseas visitors has said its operating loss for 2020 was more than a quarter of a million pounds.
Member calls for changes to cope with tee time demand surge 4
One of the longest-standing members of one of the oldest golf clubs in the world has called for it to create new staff roles due to a membership surge in recent months.
‘Teenagers have been camping in one of the bunkers’ 2
Greenkeepers at a prestigious Surrey golf club had to wake up teenagers who were camping in a tent in one of the bunkers over the Easter holidays – and were met with abuse.
Spending on golf jumped by nearly 400% last week 0
New data from Barclaycard shows that spending on golf soared in the week English golf courses were allowed to reopen following three months of lockdown.
‘We’ve had more than 300 rounds per day since reopening’ 0
Several golf clubs have reported huge participation rates in the last few days, as many golf clubs have reopened following lockdowns amid dry and sunny weather.
Roundup of golf industry appointments in the last week 0
There have been an unusually high number of new appointments in golf clubs and the golf industry in general in the last few days, here are some of the most high profile of them.
