Here’s three top trends from the UK golf industry in July 1
From the continuation in the surge of demand to play golf to concerns about a second wave, The Golf Business editor Alistair Dunsmuir looks at the UK golf industry in July 2020.
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Scottish golf club closes ‘indefinitely’ following ‘deliberate fire’ 3
A fire that was ‘deliberately started’ at a golf club in Fife has caused so much damage to greenkeeping equipment that the club has been forced to close.
Golf club goes back into lockdown just three weeks after reopening 2
A golf club in Staffordshire has temporarily closed after a member tested positive for coronavirus – just 20 days after it had reopened due to the lockdown.
Golf club installs sanitiser station next to every green for flags to rest on 4
A Lancashire golf club has installed a sanitiser station next to every green on its course so that golfers can have the option of taking out the flag.
Third English golf club may close due to Covid-19 1
A historic Nottinghamshire golf club could become the third venue in England since the start of the pandemic to close down due to Covid-19.
Golf clubs set to rebound from lockdown’s financial hit 1
The chief executive of Golf Ireland has said golf clubs have much to be optimistic about – just four months after many feared for their future due to the coronavirus lockdown.
113-year-old golf club set to be converted into 1,000 homes 1
A private members’ golf club in Hampshire is set to be converted into a community including shops and 1,000 homes.
England Golf appears to shelve nomadic handicap idea 6
A proposal to create handicaps for golfers in England who are not members of golf clubs appears to have been dropped.
June 2020 saw 70% more rounds of golf played than in June 2019 2
Data from 125 golf courses in the UK has shown that the number of rounds of golf played last month was up by an unprecedented amount compared with June 2019.
Golf club owner rescued Yorkshire venue with £320k investment 1
The person who rescued a historic Yorkshire golf club, which was on the verge of closing down, already owned a UK golf club and paid £320,000 to save it, it has emerged.
Branded face masks launched for golf clubs 0
Golf clubs can now protect their members and guests in the professional shop and restaurant by stocking and supplying a suitable face covering.
Flagship golf store opens following £500,000 investment 1
A flagship American Golf store has opened in Surrey – creating 20 jobs.
Golf resorts are marketing for ‘staycation’ customers 1
A number of UK golf resorts, which traditionally market to foreign visitors, believe their customers for at least the next 12 months will predominantly be UK-based.
Toro launches two finance deals for golf clubs 0
Golf course machinery supplier Toro has launched two new ‘cashflow friendly’ finance schemes designed to support customers this year and beyond.
Legal advice for golf clubs on returning to work 1
As clubhouses, bars and restaurants open up again after the shutdown, the NGCAA looks at some of the legal obligations placed upon golf club managers at this particularly trying time.
Kingsbarns and St Andrews to reopen on the same day 1
Kingsbarns Golf Links and St Andrews Old Course Hotel, Resort and Spa have announced they will both reopen on the same day – August 1.
How to practice golf at home 0
To keep your game sharp, here, The Belfry’s Director of Golf, Chris Reeve, shares his top tips on golf training at home.
Golf club proposes to build 800 homes 2
A golf club near Watford is planning to build hundreds of homes on land it owns.
Golf club owner calls for courses to remain open if there’s a second wave 6
The owner of a golf club that nearly closed down for good because of the coronavirus lockdown has asked England Golf to help ensure golf courses remain open if there is a second wave of infections.
Golf club ‘booming’ 4 months after fearing it would close 3
Another Scottish golf club has said it is experiencing a boom – just a few months after fearing it would close down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Berkshire venue stops being a membership golf club due to Covid-19 7
A golf club in Berkshire has been so badly hit by Covid-19 that it cannot afford to have members anymore – and will become a pay-and-play venue instead.
Second UK golf club closes down amid Covid-19 0
One month after Magnolia Park Hotel and Golf Club in Buckinghamshire closed down, a second UK golf club since golf courses reopened – this time in the Midlands – has gone into liquidation.
Golf clubs can now collect membership fees via direct debit AND be FCA compliant 0
A new and automated online system has been launched that allows golf clubs to collect annual membership fees using direct debit while ensuring the club is FCA compliant.
‘We’ve cut plastic bottles by 120,000 per year’ 2
Lumine Golf Club has an ambition to be the most sustainable golf course in Spain. Here we detail what the venue is doing to bring that about.
Scottish club expected to post large financial loss 4
A major Scottish golf club is set to post a six-figure financial loss due to Covid-19.
Meet the golf club manager: Anders Mankert 0
Last year PGA Advanced Fellow Mankert opened The Leicester Golf Centre – a nine-hole venue located where an 18-hole course had permanently closed eight years earlier. Here he talks about what happened next – both in 2019 and amid this year’s pandemic.
Golfers and golf club employees urged to wear sun protection 0
A campaign has been launched to get 500 golf clubs in the UK and Ireland ‘Sun Protection Accredited’ in 2020.
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