Here’s three developments from the last month that should be of interest to the golf industry 1
From building a coffee franchise by the range to teaming up with the NHS, golf clubs are finding innovative ways to get more people active this winter.
Back to homepage
Posts From Alistair Dunsmuir
Brailsford, Letchworth, Lancaster and Seckford aim for England Golf’s ‘Club of the Year’ 0
The nominees have been announced for the England Golf Awards 2023 and they see Brailsford, Letchworth, Lancaster and Seckford golf clubs battling it out for the club of the year award.
PGA of Australia to feature ‘All Abilities’ field in four events this year 1
The PGA of Australia and Webex by Cisco have announced the addition of an ‘All Abilities’ field to all four Webex Players Series events in 2023, as part of a drive to advance inclusivity in golf.
Doctors in Fife are prescribing golf to patients 1
Doctors in Fife, Scotland have been prescribing golf to patients under a new health initiative in partnership with local golf clubs.
Golf course owner facing legal claims over stray balls 2
A council in Ireland is facing ‘a number’ of legal claims after stray balls from a highly-rated municipal golf course have allegedly hit nearby people and property.
Vandals damage Shanklin and Sandown’s golf course 2
Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club has posted three shocking videos on social media of damage to its course after what’s thought to have been motorbikes rode over it.
Study finds it’s almost entirely men who get the yips 2
The movement disorder known as the yips, which is characterised in golf by typically experienced golfers missing easy putts often due to wrist spasms, affects men far more than women, a new study has found.
2022 saw the most rounds of golf ever 0
New data from BRS Golf and GolfNow finds that more rounds of golf were played in the UK and Ireland in 2022 than any other year on record.
Nottinghamshire Golf Club owner linked with football club purchase 0
The owner of The Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club, Alan Hardy, has been linked to a consortium that’s interested in buying Scunthorpe United.
Sapey Golf and Country Club can keep holiday lodges 0
Sapey Golf and Country Club in Herefordshire has been told that the holiday lodges, which have been called caravans, by its course can stay.
Study finds golfers burn 36% more calories when using a trolley over a buggy 11
A study by the Colorado Center for Health & Sports Science has found that golfers burn 36% more calories over a nine-hole round if they’re using a push trolley rather than a motorised cart.
Royal Dornoch agrees new 99-year lease deal 4
Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Sutherland, which has a Championship Course widely considered to be one of the best in the world, has agreed a new 99-year lease with its local council.
Councillors reject council advice and refuse golf club plan 0
Councillors at Swindon Borough Council have ignored their own council’s advice and refused permission for a major golf club renovation project.
West Sussex golf club hoping to relocate 1
A golf club in West Sussex hopes to convert its land into 480 homes, and relocate nearby.
Costa Coffee shop opens at Plymouth Golf Centre 1
A 40-seater Costa Coffee shop has opened at Plymouth Golf Centre, in a move that could benefit both organisations.
Gough is first Englishman to win Australian Master of the Amateurs 2
England Men’s squad player John Gough has made history by becoming the first Englishman to win the prestigious Australian Master of the Amateurs title.
Toptracer launches partnership with the PGA of America 2
Golf ball-tracing technology Toptracer has been named ‘Official Range Technology’ of the PGA of America.
Isle of Seil Golf Club to receive £17k of National Lottery funding 0
Isle of Seil Golf Club in western Scotland is to benefit from £17,600 of investment from sportscotland’s Sport Facilities Fund.
Yorkshire course to halve holes to save costs 1
A golf course in Yorkshire is set to downsize from 18 to nine holes so that holiday homes can be built at the venue.
Here’s three golf industry trends that were exemplified by stories in the final month of 2022 0
From European golf resorts seeing record demand for 2023 to coastal erosion becoming an ever bigger threat to links golf in the UK, we look at the last few trends of the year.
Lancashire course to close as it requires ‘significant subsidy’ 1
A Donald Steel-designed municipal golf course in Lancashire is to close due to costs.
North London golf course hopes to host Ryder Cup in 2030s 5
If the course gets built it will mean that there are at least four golf clubs in the running to host the 2031 Ryder Cup, just months after it appeared to be a one-horse-race.
Liverpool club has plans for hotel rejected 1
Allerton Manor Golf Club’s application for a 66-bed glass hotel to be built on top of its Manor House has been rejected by its local council, although it has been given the green light to build a marquee.
Gemma Dryburgh becomes international ambassador for Scotscraig Golf Club 0
Scotscraig Golf Club in Fife has become the latest venue to sign up a big name golfer as a club ambassador.
Golf course built on ‘America’s Stonehenge’ must surrender lease 2
A golf club in Ohio that was built on land that’s been compared to Stonehenge and Machu Picchu must surrender its lease, a court has ruled.
Club to redevelop course due to coastal erosion fears 2
Hartlepool Golf Club in Durham has submitted plans to redevelop several holes on its course as they are ‘at high risk of being lost to coastal erosion’.
Golf resorts see return to profits 2
Two leading European golf resorts have released data that suggests that golf tourism has bounced back and may even be stronger than ever following the major decline during the Covid lockdowns.
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
