Two English golf clubs to merge 0
Maidenhead Golf Club in Berkshire and Flackwell Heath Golf Club in Buckinghamshire have announced they are set to merge.
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Club to sell course for housing and relocate 1
Balmoral Golf Club in Northern Ireland has agreed to sell its land for housing and relocate to a new 149-acre location, with a new golf course designed by Paul McGinley, about four miles away.
Another Scottish golf course to close 2
Caird Park Golf Course in Dundee has become the latest Scottish golf course to announce it will close down.
Vandals cause significant damage to Welsh golf club 0
A golf club in Wales has revealed that a car has been driven onto its course, causing significant damage to its 11th fairway.
Fife golf club to offer under-16s free membership 0
A golf club in Fife has said anyone under the age of 16 whose parent is a member will be offered free membership at the club.
What is the state of the Scottish golf industry in November 2024? 0
From high-end new courses opening to others looking to reduce their number of holes in order to survive, Scotland’s golf industry is a mixed picture at the moment.
Here’s some of the World Golf Awards winners 0
The annual World Golf Awards, which reward excellence in the golf tourism market, were hosted on the island of Madeira at Savoy Palace from Savoy Signature on November 22, and showcased numerous winners.
Trump Turnberry still not on Open rota 0
The R&A has said Trump Turnberry is still off the Open rota but there could be a “path forward”, as more big name golfers express support for the 47th US president.
Club to reconfigure course due to motorway widening scheme 0
Pike Fold Golf Club in Greater Manchester has been granted planning permission to alter seven of its holes due to a major motorway remodelling scheme.
Scottish club hopes to move to nine holes 0
Craigie Hill Golf Club in Scotland has submitted a planning application to reduce its holes from 18 to nine, build a new ‘Sports and Community Hub’ and create a residential development.
New 18-hole course to open next year 1
A major new 18-hole golf course will open for two months of preview play in Scotland in 2025, before opening officially in 2026.
Balmoral Golf Club explores options to avoid administration 1
Balmoral Golf Club in Northern Ireland is asking its members to lend it £1,000 each to stave off potential administration.
Scottish golf club receives £290k to rebuild clubhouse 0
A golf club in Scotland has received a grant of £290,000 – 60 percent of the cost of the project – to rebuild a new clubhouse featuring solar panels and energy-efficient lighting.
Beeston Fields sold after 101 years 9
A Nottinghamshire golf club that has been in the same family since it was founded 101 years ago has been sold to a developer that has said the golf venue will be maintained.
North Oxford Golf Club to close next year 2
A historic golf club in Oxfordshire has been earmarked to close down next year so that houses can be built on the land.
Budget ‘adds to existential pressure’ on many golf clubs 0
The autumn budget has added to pressures that ‘could tip the scales for many golf clubs’ in the UK, an industry expert has claimed.
Here’s three important developments from the last month in the UK golf industry 0
From some clubs struggling to survive to others investing in new clubhouses, the effects of a participation boost and inflation in the last few years has been felt very differently across the industry.
Royal Dornoch buys 50 acres of land 1
Royal Dornoch Golf Club has acquired 50 acres of adjacent rolling farmland for a six-figure sum and will use it to develop its Struie Course.
Guide for developing golf on small areas of land launched 1
The R&A has published a guide outlining the best ways to use restricted areas of land for golf course development.
Royal Ascot installs 124 solar panels and plants 2,500 trees 0
Royal Ascot Golf Club in Berkshire has installed 124 silicon panels and planted 2,500 trees across its 18-hole course, which sits on 150 acres of wooded crown land in Windsor Great Park.
Community meeting held after course loses part of hole to coastal erosion 1
People living near the oldest nine-hole links course in England have attended a meeting to see what they can do to prevent the course being lost to the elements.
6% of English golf courses ‘at high risk of flooding’ 0
A new report has found that 117 golf clubs in England, about six percent of the total number, are at high risk of serious flooding.
More major clubhouse projects set to go ahead 0
St Andrews Links Trust, Prestwick Golf Club and Kirkby Valley Golf Course have become the latest venues to announce major clubhouse projects in the last few days.
Hendon Golf Club victim of race attack 2
Hendon Golf Club, which is in an area of London that has a large Jewish population, has been the victim of shocking antisemitic vandalism.
Two Scottish clubs hold EGMs over their futures 0
Two historic and prestigious golf clubs in Scotland have agreed to significant financial changes in order to safeguard their futures.
Simon Thompson appointed new CEO of BGL 0
BGL, which runs 10 golf venues in the UK, has appointed the managing director of Warner Hotels, Simon Thompson, as its new chief executive officer, replacing Colin Mayes.
‘The Club Company is looking for a new owner’ 0
The biggest golf club operator in the UK could be up for sale before the end of this year.
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