Council rejects proposal to convert entire golf course into housing estate 0
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has surprisingly rejected a proposal to convert Plough Hill Golf Centre in Warwickshire into a housing estate.
HS2 golf club has its future secured 0
A 130-year-old golf club that could have closed down because the HS2 railway line is set to go through the course has had its future secured.
Jack Nicklaus-designed golf resort to open in 2020 0
The group that runs a hotel that new world tennis number one Andy Murray owns has said it is also going to run a major golf resort in Scotland.
£60m golf club to be built in Northern Ireland 0
A £60 million golf club is to be built in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, and could open as soon as 2019.
Several private members’ golf clubs have now received overpaid VAT refunds 0
Approximately 25 per cent of the golf clubs that had claimed for VAT rebates on green fees via KPMG have now received the money back from HMRC.
Golf membership grows in Lancashire for first time since 2004 0
In one of the clearest signs that the golf industry is experiencing recovery, The Lancashire Union of Golf Clubs has said its members have this year collectively seen a rise in their members for the first time in 12 years.
Goodwood closes its flexible membership category because it is too popular 1
One of the first golf clubs in the UK to set up a flexible membership policy has announced it is going to close it at the end of this year because it is now too popular.
Here’s the top three things I learnt while editing the magazine in October 0
From how the weak pound is proving to be of worth to golf clubs to why a small blue butterfly spells a PR victory for the golf industry, October was a fascinating month for the UK golf industry, writes Alistair Dunsmuir.
Golf club members are getting older 1
England Golf’s biennial research into the state of the nation’s golf club industry has found a large rise in the age of members of golf clubs in just two years.
At least four UK golf clubs close down 0
At least four golf clubs have announced they are closing or have closed in the space of a few days as many venues are continuing to struggle in the current economic climate.
Modern golf club has its future secured for the next 9 years 0
With more golf clubs closing down this autumn, Edwalton Golf Centre in Nottingham has been told its future has been secured until at least 2025.
36 hole golf club to convert 9 holes into a vineyard 0
A Sussex golf club has come up with a unique way to increase its revenue streams – it is going to convert a quarter of its golf course land into a vineyard.
43% of leisure industry staff have been injured at work 0
A study of people who work in Britain’s leisure and hospitality industry has found that nearly half have suffered an injury at work and more than two thirds claim their working environment to be a health and safety hazard.
This visually impaired golfer has just hit his second hole in one 0
A legally blind golfer with five per cent central vision has hit his second hole in one in ten years.
Six Derbyshire golf clubs join forces 0
Six Derbyshire golf clubs have set up a group so they can work together to attract people to join and visit their clubs – and have already secured government funding for what they’re doing.
Surge in US golfers visiting top Scottish clubs due to weak pound 1
The fall in the strength of the pound as a result of Brexit appears to be having a positive effect on the UK’s most prestigious golf clubs, especially in Scotland.
Private members’ golf clubs are receiving VAT windfalls 0
Private members’ golf clubs in Scotland have been receiving huge windfalls from the treasury in recent days following a legal dispute that has been going on for decades.
This PGA pro has saved the life of a golfer who literally died on his course 2
The assistant PGA professional at Nuneaton Golf Club in Warwickshire has helped bring back to life a club member who collapsed and died on the course.
Playing golf remains the number one lie men use when they’re having an affair 0
‘Playing golf’ is by far the most popular lie men use when they are having an affair, according to new data.
Royal Dornoch asked to pay £2m for grazing rights 0
The historic Royal Dornoch Golf Club has been asked to pay £2 million to a crofter in exchange for him giving up his right to graze sheep and cattle on its land.
Ethical funding body gives golf club £27k to aerate course 1
The not-for-profit ethical funding organisation and environmental body, SUEZ Communities Trust, has granted Ravensworth Golf Club in Gateshead £27,000 to spend on aerating its course.
Number of golfers with a smartphone doubles in 4 years 1
A survey of how people use the internet has found that 90 per cent of golfers now have a smartphone, meaning the number has doubled in just four years.
Endangered butterfly species now growing thanks to golf greenkeepers 0
A species of butterfly that had been in decline for a number of years is now growing in Ayrshire thanks to greenkeepers working at golf clubs.
Golf event raises staggering amount for charity 0
A golf day at Stoke Park Country Club has raised more than £140,000 for charity – thought to be the highest amount ever raised in one day at a UK golf club.
What does Brexit mean for the golf industry? 0
Adrian Houstoun, a partner and VAT specialist at top 20 accountancy firm Kingston Smith LLP, analyses what Britain’s decision to leave the European Union will mean for golf clubs – especially in relation to VAT on green fees
Golf club has bizarre issue of tourists building sandcastles in its bunkers 0
A leading Scottish golf club has revealed that it has had to tackle the bizarre problem of tourists in the area walking onto its course and building sandcastles in its bunkers.
Golf operator goes extra mile to get beginners golfing 1
Britain’s UK’s largest golf club operator, Crown Golf, which runs 22 venues, has taken a never-seen-before approach to get people who haven’t tried golf to take up the game.
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