Here’s three trends from the last month that show how the golf industry is changing 0
From major golf transactions in October to signs that the principles underlying golf course design are changing, here’s three top trends from the last month.
From major golf transactions in October to signs that the principles underlying golf course design are changing, here’s three top trends from the last month.
The R&A was just waiting for someone like Bryson Dechambeau to come along so it could drive up support for making sure professional golfers went back to hitting the ball as far as their predecessors of the 1980s.
As it enters its second grant cycle, The FairWays Foundation has now awarded over £200,000-worth of funds since launch.
Tim Lobb MEIGCA has become the 12th president of the European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA).
In August The Belfry’s greenkeepers modified the Derby course with new tee boxes and new greens cut for larger holes in order to welcome the FootGolf UK Open.
Former Open champion Paul Lawrie has been awarded an honorary membership at Royal Dornoch Golf Club as recognition for his outstanding contribution to the sport.
When it comes to offering students both locally and internationally the best MBA programmes, the UK is one of the countries that comes to many people’s minds.
A Scottish golf club has been ordered to pay nearly £14,000 to a former greenkeeper who told an employment tribunal that he had been bullied by its captain.
A city community initiative that allowed several children from Birmingham to take part in golf activities this summer led to a reduction in antisocial behaviour, according to feedback.
A Scottish golf club has become the first venue in West Lothian to agree to a ban on outdoor music as it has won permission to develop its beer garden to provide more space for customers.
Police in Yorkshire have issued a statement to vandals who tore up eight greens at a golf club, saying ‘we will find you’.
A golf club that lies on the border between England and Wales has been given a grant to safeguard several rare species of butterfly that have been spotted on its land.
Jimmy Bolger from Kilkenny Golf Club explains how he helped members during lockdowns, how he runs the pro shop and how the club supports its 250-strong junior membership.
Luis Correira da Silva is the CEO of Dom Pedro Golf, the club that’s hosting the Portugal Masters from November 4 to 7. Here he talks about the state of the Portuguese golf industry and preparing for the event.
Hit by both Storm Frank in the winter of 2015/16 and Covid last year, four Aberdeenshire golf clubs this year joined forces to run a rebranded event, and it proved to be a hit.
A Hampshire golf club that was acquired by another golf club, which is to be converted into a housing estate, has changed its name to that of its new owner.
A new survey of golf course designers’ attitudes finds that four of the 13 principles of golf architecture are no longer relevant and a further three are only partially relevant.
New data finds that there were more rounds of golf played by club members by the year to the end of this summer than there were at that stage in 2020, although there has been a recent slowdown.
Fairway Credit partners with hundreds of golf clubs to attract and retain members, improve cash flow, reduce the administration burden and allow managers to manage great courses.
There is no law that says people must have the vaccine, even if an employer would prefer their staff to have it.
More golf clubs have reported criminal activity at their venues in the last few days.
The head of Whittlebury Park golf resort talks about the uplift in participation at the facility and how a venue with both a golf course and hotel has had to adapt in the last 18 months.
Two golf courses that both closed down recently are set to be converted into ‘eco parks’ by their local councils, although some are saying this will pave the way for them to be turned into housing estates.
A 19th century golf club that only had its future secured this summer after it nearly had a floodplain built on it, has discovered that a proposed nearby wind farm could see it close for at least six years.
A golf club in Hartlepool is to host a Christmas market this year, which will see stalls selling a range of gifts and food for local shoppers.
Dundonald Links, one of Great Britain’s top 100 golf courses, has opened 18 lodges as part of a £25 million project.
The Ryder Cup is a huge global sporting event and the latest edition of the team competition between Europe and the USA was no different.