Golfer hits hole-in-one on course he had heart attack on 0
A golfer whose life was saved by his club’s golf development officer in 2014 has hit a hole-in-one on the course he nearly died on.
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Posts From Alistair Dunsmuir
UKGCOA changes it name and its core aims 1
The UK Golf Course Owners Association (UKGCOA) has become the UK Golf Federation and has changed its main aims.
The Open launches memorabilia auction website 0
The Open Championship has launched an eBay-style website in which golf fans can bid for golfing memorabilia – and all proceeds will be invested in growing the game of golf.
Golf equipment company goes plastic free 0
A British golf equipment company is thought to become the first in the world to rid itself of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) – by the end of this month.
Several UK golf clubs temporarily ban smoking 0
Several British golf clubs have banned smoking on the course due to the risk that discarded cigarettes can cause fires on dry grassland.
‘Women and Girls’ Golf Week’ to take place in the UK 0
A special awareness week for women’s and girls’ golf is to take place across Great Britain and Ireland between late July and early August.
Golf club launches unique driving range lorry 5
A premier golf club in London has launched a new and exclusive ‘Tour Truck Experience’ – a lorry that opens on to a driving range and is described as ‘an open-to-all custom-fitting solution’.
Major Kent golf club put up for sale 0
Sweetwoods Park Golf Club in Kent has been put up for sale with a guide price of £2.95 million.
Plan to convert golf course into giant housing estate set to be approved 3
An investment company has submitted a planning application to Bolton Council to convert a golf course into a housing estate.
Club asks members for donations after running into difficulties 2
A Scottish golf club has asked its members to make donations to it, after it ran into financial difficulties following a fall in membership.
Scottish Golf CEO Andrew McKinlay to write for The Golf Business 0
The new chief executive of Scottish Golf, Andrew McKinlay, has agreed to provide regular editorial contributions to The Golf Business.
Judas Priest’s royalty rights put up for sale due to golf club issues 7
A portion of the royalty rights of 136 songs by one of Britain’s biggest ever heavy metal bands has been put up for sale due to a golf club being placed into administration.
European Tour CEO Keith Pelley to write for The Golf Business 1
The CEO of the European Tour – one of the world’s most powerful golf associations – Keith Pelley, has agreed to provide regular editorial contributions to The Golf Business.
Golf is being used to help people with autism 1
A charity set up by golfing legend Ernie Els to help people with autism is making it easier for people on the spectrum to play the game in Jersey.
Golf’s governing bodies to help clubs be more environmentally friendly 0
A number of organisations including The R&A and England Golf are to work closely with the GEO Foundation to help golf clubs be more environmentally friendly.
Surprising rise in female golfers in Ireland 0
Golf clubs in both Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland have reported significant growth in the number of women who have been playing the game in the last couple of years.
A ‘women’s charter’ to change the way golf is run has been launched 5
The R&A has unveiled a ‘Women in Golf Charter’ to increase the number of women and girls participating in golf and to encourage more opportunities for women to work within the golf industry.
Grandfather recounts amazing story of how his life was saved on the golf course 0
A 77-year-old man who suffered a heart attack on a Dorset golf course has detailed how his life was miraculously saved.
European Tour to offer GolfSixes to golf club members 0
The European Tour has agreed to work with England Golf and will engage members of more than 1,900 golf clubs through GolfSixes, the innovative short form of the game.
Golf club ‘could close down’ if it doesn’t build holiday homes 0
An Essex golf club has become the latest in the UK to warn that it could close unless it builds apartments to provide an additional revenue stream.
Northern Irish golf clubs see a 30% membership drop in 14 years 0
A BBC report has found that golf clubs in Northern Ireland have seen a drop in membership of nearly one-third since 2004.
Panmure GC becomes latest Scottish club to allow women members 0
Panmure Golf Club, one of Scotland’s – and the world’s – oldest golf clubs, has become the latest venue to end its men-only membership policy.
More than 50 golf clubs to take part in female recruitment drive 2
More than 50 golf clubs in eight English counties are to take part in an initiative involving alcohol and a new way of scoring, which, it is hoped, will attract more women to golf.
Frilford Heath Golf Club donates £23k to charity 0
Frilford Heath Golf Club in Oxfordshire has donated more than £23,000 to charity – the highest amount ever raised by the club.
‘Moaning members barred from golf club’ story goes viral 5
A story about five septuagenarian golfers who have been thrown out of their golf club for complaining about its modernisation has gone viral.
Half of all couples would marry at a golf course 0
A survey of wedding preferences conducted on 3,928 newlyweds has found that 49 per cent would have been happy to have the ceremony at a golf club in summer.
Yorkshire golf club rejects four-figure approach by fracking firm 0
A Yorkshire golf club has turned down a request by a fracking firm to carry out seismic testing on its land.
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