Here’s three important trends in the UK golf industry from the last month 0
From the growth of modern driving ranges to clubs marketing themselves as healthcare locations, we look at developments as the golf season is now in full swing.
From the growth of modern driving ranges to clubs marketing themselves as healthcare locations, we look at developments as the golf season is now in full swing.
The manager of one of Ireland’s greatest golf venues has called for an “informed discussion” with clubs on Golf Ireland’s proposed ‘Independent Golfer’ scheme, adding that it could threaten club memberships.
Meldrum House Country Hotel and Golf Course in Aberdeenshire has been bought by Edinburgh-based Apex Hotels for an undisclosed sum.
Jonathan Menteath, the general manager of Heritage Golf Club, Mauritius, and Blair Harvey, the venue’s director of sales – golf, discuss the incredible facility they work at.
While women’s golf participation has surged – in the UK and the US – in the last four years, Kiran Kanwar believes that clubs can still attract and retain many more female golfers.
There’s good news for owners of the popular Toro ProCore 648 or 648s aerators, there’s now an easy transport option for this essential bit of kit.
Amidst the rolling greens of Macclesfield Golf Club, an equipment-driven revolution has taken place. With a recent upgrade to its golf club facilities, Macclesfield unveils a new era in golfing excellence.
Yamaha Motor Europe and Leading Courses have announced a new partnership with the golf car manufacturer sponsoring the ‘Best Facilities’ category of Leading Courses’ golfers’ choice rankings.
Entertainment venues blending sport and leisure are popping up across urban landscapes, reshaping the golfing experience to appeal to both enthusiasts and newcomers.
Several members of a golf club in Gloucestershire have taken legal action against their own venue over a reduction in the number of holes from 18 to nine.
Scottish Golf is proposing to raise the affiliation fees every member of an affiliated Scottish golf club pays from £14.50 per year to £17.50 per year.
The Club Company, which runs 16 golf clubs in the UK, has converted the driving ranges of eight of them into entertainment centres.
A retired landscape architect used lockdowns in 2020 as an opportunity to map Canterbury Golf Club, which led to government funding to action a biodiversity management plan.
The club has carried out a number of development projects in recent years and at the end of 2023, it was the turn of the locker rooms to undergo a comprehensive upgrade, funded by Golf Finance.
If every golf course across the globe used the exact and right amount of water through precision irrigation, an eye-watering amount could be saved.
Stuart Kerr, Business Development Consultant at Foremost Golf, discusses the importance of the professional shop and golf club working together to optimise membership retention.
Kubota is broadening its FC mower range by introducing the FC3-221E, a smaller, agile and adaptable centre-collect machine ideal for various applications.
The first Englishwoman to ever win the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, Lottie Woad, has said her family installed a putting green in her garden during a Covid lockdown.
St Andrews Links Trust has acquired land from a nearby farm as part of coastal management activity to protect and maintain the future of the links.
Golf club operator Mytime Active has launched ‘wellbeing hubs’ at two of its golf clubs to benefit their local communities.
One of the most exclusive golf clubs in the world, Queenwood in Surrey, is experiencing a rebellion featuring extremely wealthy members, reports the Sunday Times.
In a case unique to the golf industry, a golf club has been fined £10,000 for not instigating legal proceedings against a telecommunications company that had a phone mast housed on its land.
Gavin Abson, the head golf professional at The West Lancashire Golf Club, discusses the benefits of having assistants, reaching out to the local community and why TGI Golf has helped his business flourish.
Carolyne Wahlen from Golf HR explains to employers what they are legally meant to do if a team member is experiencing mental ill health.
A former serviceman who started a new career as a technician working on machinery for groundscare professionals says the sector offers huge opportunities for those resettling after life in the armed forces.
New for this year, the industry’s first and only fairway mower with a true hybrid drive system, the Toro Reelmaster 5010-H, has been given a comprehensive upgrade.
Golf Pride was in the hands of at least 80 percent of the players in Augusta at this year’s Masters.