Foxhills’ director of golf Sean Graham on managing 6,000 members and £2m course upgrades

The future of The Leicestershire Golf Club is at risk after a bid to build a 72-bed care home on its land was rejected. Despite warnings that the club could “go under,” councillors voted to protect “green wedge” land from urban sprawl and development.

Machynys Resort has marked its 20th anniversary by becoming the Wales Golf Club of the Year, supported by Howden, after demonstrating ambition, innovation, and dedication, across every aspect of its operations.

Willie MacKay has been handed a Lifetime Honour Award for 2026 by Scottish Golf for his outstanding contribution to golf in the Highlands and Islands stretching back over five decades and continuing to this day.

Former DP World Tour player Stuart Manley has joined the staff of Wales Golf, helping to organise amateur events around Wales.

Forfar Golf Club has formalised a partnership with The Ancient Links Golf Company (TALGC) to secure the 155-year-old course’s future. The deal brings vital investment to the Old Tom Morris layout, protecting its heritage while upgrading club facilities.

A new survey from the Golf Highland co-operative, which represents 34 Scottish clubs, finds that 2025 green fees totalled more than £12 million – double the figure recorded in the first research project commissioned in 2018. 

Golf club membership in England grew again in 2025 to 750,071 people.

Ten golf clubs in Scotland have been named ‘golf health hubs’ that provide physical activity, rehabilitation and respite opportunities for their local community as part of a new golf and health project. 

A National Survey of Wales report, along with Wales Golf figures, show that golf is the biggest adult participation sport in Wales, with almost two percent of the nation’s population playing some form of it over a surveyed four-week period.