Golfer raises £250K for Child Flight 2
The PGA pro at Styal Golf Club in Cheshire has raised nearly £250,000 for children’s charity Child Flight, following the death of his daughter.
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Posts From Alistair Dunsmuir
Golfers live five years longer 26
Heart Research UK is urging everyone in the UK to take up golf – as regular golfers live, on average, five years longer than non-golfers, according to Swedish research.
Cambridge Golf Club closes down 4
Cambridge Golf Club has closed down and will be converted into a new town’s housing estate.
Hoebridge awarded environmental label 2
Hoebridge Golf Centre in Surrey has received the GEO global environmental award – the first pay-and-play facility in the UK to have ever won the accolade.
‘Golf courses for housing’ trend continues 5
At least five UK golf clubs have tried to sell off part of their land to housing developers in order to fund other aspects of the golf club in the last 18 months, Golf Club Management can reveal.
CASC consultation sparks disagreement 4
Several golf clubs, England Golf and the UKGCOA have responded to the CASC consultation exercise, which shows little agreement in the golf industry over the best way forward.
Historic golf clubs found under factory 2
A set of historic golf clubs made by the world’s oldest golf manufacturer has been found during the building of a Scottish restaurant.
Record rise in greenkeepers’ debt problems 2
A national charity has said a record number of golf greenkeepers are coming to it needing help with debt problems.
The Nairn to sponsor tour rookie 3
A golf club has taken an unusual marketing step to attract more people to its venue – it is sponsoring a professional golfer.
£50k landfill grant for golf club 3
One of the world’s oldest golf clubs has received £50,000 of government funding to update its course and clubhouse in an environmentally friendly way.
The Wiltshire sold in seven figure deal 3
Eddy Shah has sold his last golf course in what is believed to be one of the industry’s most expensive transactions in recent years.
Two more clubs placed into liquidation 3
Two golf clubs have gone into liquidation, with approximately 55 jobs lost.
Golfers ‘should pass etiquette test’ 11
More than nine in ten greenkeepers believe that golfers should pass a test on course care before they are allowed to play the game.
GB&I golf worth more than £5bn 6
Golf is worth £5.25 billion to the British and Irish economies, according to a new survey.
Greenkeepers find 2,000-year-old skull 7
Greenkeepers renovating a bunker on a Scottish golf course have found a human skull that is believed to be 2,000 years old.
Nearly 500 clubs have seen sales slump 11
An economic survey of the golf industry has found that more than 440 clubs are struggling because they have lost their market share to just 117 other venues.
John Petrie leaves England Golf 7
The chief executive of England Golf, John Petrie, has left his position with immediate effect.
RBS agrees debt deal with American Golf 3
The largest retailer of golf equipment in Europe has agreed a £20m deal to refinance debt that it owes to its bank.
Hotel offers golf in an hour membership 0
One of the country’s premier hotels is offering non-residents membership of its golf club for the first time in its history.
Broke Hill sold to mystery buyer 6
Broke Hill Golf Club in Kent has been bought by a company with practically no public profile for an undisclosed sum. The company’s directors now run two firms that collectively own two golf venues.
Shocking report kick-starts radical change 9
Golf in Scotland is to receive a radical facelift following a new survey that highlights the dire state of the country’s golf clubs.
The top golfing April Fools’ hoaxes 2012 5
Aldwickbury Park Golf Club in Hertfordshire put the flag on its 11th hole in a bunker next to the green, and golfers aimed for the newly-placed pin.
Hard hat warning for golf club employees 5
Greenkeepers at a golf club have been told by their local council that they should wear hard hats in what could become a new health and safety issue for clubs.
Interview: Adam McColl; course AND club manager at Crews Hill GC 3
Crews Hill Golf Club, which celebrates its centenary in four years, is situated in the northern tip of Greater London in an area surrounded by rolling countryside, garden nurseries and farmland.
Cape Cornwall Golf enters administration 1
One of the world’s most spectacular golf clubs has been placed into administration.
Water restrictions to hit golf clubs 4
The technical manager of an agri-business has warned that golf courses will be first in the firing line if water restrictions are imposed on consumers this year.
Man drowns in freezing golf course pond 2
A man has died after trying to save his dog from a freezing pond at Wildwood Golf & Country Club in Surrey.
