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.
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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.
Berkshire golf club plans major changes 0
Sonning Golf Club in Berkshire is the latest venue to plan major improvements that include the building of housing.
Highwoods Golf Club wins women’s golf award 3
Highwoods Golf Club in East Sussex and Wenvoe Castle Golf Club in the Vale of Glamorgan are two of the winners at the first Women in Golf Awards.
Golf industry remains very strong in the US 0
A new report from analysts at Bank of America Global Research shows that rounds played, club sales and spending at golf courses in the USA remains very strong, nearly three years after the pandemic started.
Portmarnock elects first female full members 6
One of the last men-only golf clubs in Europe has welcomed nine women as new full members and appointed Elaine McBride as its new general manager.
Topgolf to open its Glasgow driving range before Christmas 4
Topgolf Entertainment Group has said a three-tiered driving range and entertainment venue will open in Glasgow next Friday.
Woodlands Trust donates 420 trees to Yorkshire club 0
The UK’s largest conservation charity has agreed to donate more than 400 trees to a nine-hole golf club in Yorkshire.
£16.5 million golf lodge is being built next to Royal Portrush 4
Work has begun on a £16.5 million hotel that will overlook Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland and be open well before the 2025 Open Championship tees off.
BRS Golf acquires Albatros Datenservice and Digital Golf Solutions 0
BRS Golf has acquired two of the biggest golf technology providers in mainland Europe, Albatros Datenservice and Digital Golf Solutions, in a deal that will see its parent company expand into the continent.
Three potential trends for 2023 0
Here’s three stories from the last month from the UK golf industry that could possibly become trends in the next year.
Greenkeeper wins award for mental health article 0
A US greenkeeper who wrote about his mental health issues and the support he received has won a national award for the article.
Former PGA CEO Sandy Jones passes away 0
One of the giants of UK golf administration of the last 30 years, Sandy Jones, has sadly passed away.
Plans for £45 million golf development in Blackpool are axed 0
Plans to build a £45 million adventure park on a golf course in Blackpool have been dropped due to a large increase in costs in the last two years.
Club Systems is on the road again! 0
Club Systems International (CSi) has announced that its popular roadshows will return this winter after a three-year hiatus.
Two golf clubs receive funding in order to improve 0
Two golf clubs have revealed they have received funding, in both cases heavily influenced by the pandemic, so they can embark on significant improvements.
Golf used to help rehabilitate people injured in Ukraine 1
People in Ukraine who have been severely affected by the war are being introduced to golf as part of an R&A-funded project designed to rehabilitate them.
Two more clubs to embark on major improvements 0
Another two British golf clubs are set to undergo major improvements.
Golfer emulates Fred Couples and beats his age 0
Amateur golfer Graham Hoult has matched the extraordinary achievement of Fred Couples and done something less than one percent of golfers have achieved – beaten his age.
Carnoustie hit by fires AND flooding 0
Open Championship venue Carnoustie Golf Links has been hit by both fires and flooding in the space of less than a week.
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