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Conwy Golf Club in Wales, founded in 1890 and a Curtis Cup venue, has closed its course and facilities after a fire badly damaged its clubhouse. No one was hurt, and the cause is not yet known.

Water levels have begun to fall at Dumbarton Golf Club following the worst flooding in its 138-year history, but the club faces an uncertain recovery, with extensive course repairs expected and the collapsed River Leven embankment continuing to cause problems.

GolfPod has opened its third UK site, a 10-bay Toptracer range at Rickmansworth Golf Course in partnership with Everyone Active, and says construction of a fourth will begin before the end of 2026.

Bury Golf Club has agreed to join Link Golf UK, with the operator taking over day-to-day running and committing £500,000 of initial investment, after 97 percent of members voted in favour.

Frilford Heath Golf Club has appointed PGA professional and CCM Simon Fowler as its new head of operations, bringing more than 30 years’ experience in golf and hospitality to the Oxfordshire club.

Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire has opened The Penn, a 48-cover restaurant created by two-Michelin-starred chef Tom Sellers, the first of several new dining venues across the golfing estate.

Golf Ireland’s second National Club Survey, based on responses from 261 clubs, found that 72 percent increased their membership over the previous year, 63 percent grew women’s membership and 81 percent are financially stable or profitable.

Newquay Golf Club’s eighth hole usually plays 518 yards, but after Storm Austen it looks like a sandy beach and is playing as a 147-yard par-three.

Elmwood Golf Course in Fife, which was built to train greenkeepers, could close permanently on March 31 after its owner failed to find another operator and gave members until November 6 to express interest in taking over.

From 1 January, David Tuscarny, founder of ChippedIn, will attempt to play 1,000 different courses across mainland Great Britain in 1,000 days, aiming to raise £500,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK and the Golf Foundation in memory of his mother.

Link Golf UK has appointed co-founder and PGA professional Andrew Terry as its first chief executive, as the mostly municipal club operator recently launched its new Link Club arm for private members’ clubs.

St Enodoc, Trevose and Perranporth have joined forces with The Headland Hotel and Spa in Newquay to launch the Cornwall Links Experience, a single booking for golf, itinerary and accommodation that aims to bring international golfers to Cornwall’s links courses.