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.
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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.
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.
Surge in sales of golf clubs since courses reopened 5
At least 12 golf clubs have either been sold or come onto the UK market in the last two months as the growth in demand for golf seems to have led to renewed confidence among buyers.
Every English golf club can now apply for a £10k grant 3
Every golf club affiliated to England Golf can now apply for a Covid-19 grant of up to £10,000.
The Club Company becomes the UK’s biggest golf club operator 17
Crown Golf is no longer the UK’s biggest golf club operator, as it has sold six of its 15 golf clubs.
Golf club ‘may have to close down’ due to vandals 0
A golf club in Bolton has said it may have to close down because it has been repeatedly targeted by vandals who have caused thousands of pounds-worth of damage and intimidated members.
Golf course reopens just six months after it closed down 2
A Scottish golf club has reemployed its head greenkeeper and partially reopened, just six months after it closed down.
A golf club in Bristol has signed up 140 new members in the last two months 2
One of Somerset’s leading golf clubs says it has brought in 140 new members since the lockdown ended – which it views partly as a reward for investing in the course in recent years.
Golf project finds mental and physical benefits for children 3
A project carried out between one of the world’s greatest golf clubs and one of Scotland’s leading universities has found that golf can have a positive impact on children’s behaviour and wellbeing.
Historic Yorkshire golf club sold – and its future is secured 1
A 19th century golf club in Yorkshire that had experienced financial struggles in recent years has been bought by a new company, securing its future.
Some Scottish golf clubs are reporting that their memberships have doubled in one month 0
Scottish Golf has confirmed that clubs across Scotland have experienced a boom in new members in the last month.
‘The weekends are for male golf’ 30
A female amateur golfer who has written in the past about how golf clubs can recruit more women to play the game has said she still experiences unwelcoming attitudes from men and women in golf.
What has the last few months been like for the golf industry in Europe? 0
It’s been an extraordinary few weeks for the golf industry in the UK – two months of lockdown when the season was about to start followed by unprecedented demand to use the course – but what’s it been like in mainland Europe?
Here’s three ideas from the golf industry from the last month 1
June was a month of extraordinary contradictions – many clubs reported their best ever membership growth figures but with tourism and clubhouses effectively still in lockdown, some are still struggling. Here’s three ideas for growth.
19th century Surrey golf club to be sold at an online auction 6
An historic golf club in Surrey is to be sold at an online auction with a price tag of £1.5 million.
Meet the golf course manager: Peter Bradburn 0
The course and grounds manager at Roehampton Club in London talks about maintaining a prestigious course during the Covid-19 lockdown, the environmental work the club has carried out in recent years and why he still loves being a greenkeeper after three decades in the job.
How have golf rules adapted to the recent health crisis? 1
There are few sports which have been unaffected by the current health crisis and the world of golf has likewise seen a handful of changes.
All Scottish golf clubs can apply for new funding 0
Every affiliated Scottish golf club that has been financially affected by Covid-19 can apply for one of two new grants totalling more than two-thirds of a million pounds, according to The R&A.
‘We had 330 golfers playing on the first day back’ 2
Like most golf clubs in the UK, Royal Mid-Surrey reopened in May following about two months of lockdown, and since then it has faced unprecedented demand, and now is in a stronger position than it was before the pandemic.
2018-19 was the best year for Scottish golf clubs in years 1
Scottish golf clubs saw a sharp drop in the pace of membership decline before the pandemic started, according to new data.
Yorkshire golf club will not close down after all 1
A 97-year-old Alister MacKenzie-designed golf club in Leeds will now not close down – less than a year after it was effectively told it only had a few months left to operate.
Golf clubs are introducing new membership categories 12
Some golf clubs are introducing new membership categories due to both the increased demand to play golf and to reflect the socio-economic profile of these golfers.
