The Golf Business looks at three UK golf industry trends – beyond simply a general rise in participation and membership – that have materialised as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A Surrey golf club that was opened in 1992 by winning Ryder Cup captain Tony Jacklin has closed.
East Lothian Police are appealing for information after Musselburgh Golf Club became the latest golf course to be deliberately vandalised.
Charity The Golf Foundation, which creates opportunities for young people through golf, has been donated a list of extraordinary golfing products, which people can bid for in a week-long online auction that ends on October 4.
A new international research and potentially far-reaching study has found evidence to suggest that golf provided improved muscle strength and balance in elderly participants.
In a sign of the impact that Covid-19 has had on the industry, a golf club in Lancashire is set to close down its hotel in order to continue as a viable business.
Clare and Graham are the two directors at Lanhydrock Hotel & Golf Club in Cornwall. Here, Graham talks about running a family-owned golf venue and what 2020 has been like so far.
A golf club that became the second in the UK to close down because of Covid-19 has been bought and could potentially reopen.
An 18-hole golf venue in Buckinghamshire, which was set to be sold to a developer that would have reduced the number of holes in order to build housing, has had its future secured following the local council’s intervention.
A 19th century Welsh golf club could be forced to close down because its location lies within a sea defence plan.
With so many different colours, styles and sizes, and brands, such as Nike, FootJoy and Under Armour to choose from, you’re bound to find yourself spoilt for choice.
UK and Ireland golf events are being cancelled or postponed because of coronavirus for the first time in months.
Up to 20 members of an Irish golf group have tested positive for coronavirus following a domestic golf trip, according to reports.
There is new evidence that golf participation actually increased in the second half of the summer from the first, even though the surge in the first half was unprecedented.
A new report has found that American golf clubs have seen a surge in participation in recent months, in particular among women and young adults.
A surprising new poll of people who play sport at an amateur level has found that 66 percent of golfers say they have injured themselves playing the game.
A new poll of golfers has found that just two percent of those who joined a club during the surge this summer have said they will not renew next year.
Holiday bookings at UK golf resorts more than doubled from early June to early September 2020, compared with 2019, according to new data.
A report in The Times newspaper about the state of golf in Ireland amid Covid-19 has shown the extraordinary growth and decline that have been happening at the same time.
Despite a wide-ranging career background, it was Anna Nilsson’s love of golf that meant she moved 1,000 miles to take up a greenkeeping role at The Belfry – a job she hopes will inspire other women to take up. Here, she details her story.
The growth in demand for golf is showing no signs of slowing as Europe’s largest online golf community, HowDidiDo, has reported unprecedented usage in just the last two months.
A survey of golf course designers across the world has found almost unanimous support for measures to reduce hitting distances in golf.
Another golf club in Scotland has reported an unprecedented membership boost, particularly among younger people, since clubs reopened at the end of spring.
A Gloucestershire golf course that has been in existence since 1927 is to close down next year – and will likely be at least the sixth UK venue to close amid Covid-19.
New data from Ireland suggests that shorter and quicker versions of golf than what can be played on 18-hole full-length courses is soaring at the moment.
A Cheshire golf club has been praised by its local community because a team of its members have been helping people who have been shielding due to Covid-19, including even working with a local supermarket to help them.
Golfers will have to have an email address if they want to have an official handicap from this November, according to England Golf.
