Here’s three top trending issues from the UK golf industry in May 2022 0
From the likes of Justin Rose and Ian Woosnam getting more involved in golf clubs to a new ‘edible’ course opening, it’s been quite a month for the industry.
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Journalist criticises golf club over dress code 12
A female journalist has sparked an online debate by criticising one of the world’s oldest golf clubs over its dress code policy.
Private club offering free golf in exchange for greenkeeping help 2
The owner of a nine-hole golf club in Greater Manchester has said people can play the course for free if they are able to help maintain the course and grounds.
This golf academy is teaching children as young as 18 months old 0
Children as young as 18 months old are getting into golf at the 3 Hammers golf academy as part of a new partnership with a specialist sports provider.
New Cornwall golf course markets itself as ‘edible’ 1
A golf course in Cornwall that will open in June is devoting every square metre of non-playing surface to be used to grow fruit and vegetables or encourage flora and fauna.
Another Irish billionaire set to launch Ryder Cup bid 0
The Irish billionaire Denis O’Brien is set to launch a bid for a Spanish resort to host the 2031 Ryder Cup, according to reports.
Another WW2 bomb is detonated on a golf course 0
For the second time in less than two months, a World War Two bomb has been detonated on a UK golf course.
Golf club hit by arsonists twice in the same day 0
A golf club in the West Midlands has been attacked by arsonists twice in the same day.
Berkshire golf venue put up for sale for £10m 0
Donnington Grove Hotel & Golf Club, a country manor house hotel in Berkshire, has been brought to market for £10 million.
Wirral golf course could reopen as Woosnam gets involved 1
A Wirral golf course that closed in April due to a budgeting crisis in its council could reopen after former world number one Ian Woosnam’s company agreed to help maintain it.
Troubled historic Surrey golf club is sold and saved 2
A 19th century golf club in Surrey that has come close to closing has been sold to a private individual who has in turn entered into a long-term lease agreement with Get Golfing.
Participation was strong as spring started 0
New figures for golf participation in the UK show that it was very strong as the golf season was starting.
Two more golf clubs report damage by vandals 1
Another two golf clubs have revealed they’ve been targeted by antisocial yobs in recent days.
Yorkshire venue to embark on £21 million expansion project 0
A golf club in Yorkshire has applied for planning permission to undertake a mammoth £21 million improvement project.
Norfolk golf club acquired by Formula One’s chef 1
Middleton Hall Golf Club has been acquired by a famous chef who worked with Formula One, and he will rename each hole on the course after an F1 champion.
Scottish venue closes for four weeks due to pressure on new greens 1
The world’s ‘best new golf course’, Dumbarnie Links, has closed for four weeks due to extreme pressure on the young fescue grasses on its greens.
New Justin Rose golf academy unveiled 0
A new UK golf academy, the result of a partnership between Justin Rose MBE and American Golf, has been unveiled and will operate from at least six golf venues.
Golf club rejects plan to erect 5G mast on its course 1
A golf club in Grimsby has opted to not go ahead with a proposal to build a 5G phone mast on its course.
Gareth Bale launches partnership with Wales Golf 0
Footballer Gareth Bale, his management company ICM Stellar Sports and Wales Golf have launched a three-year partnership to boost junior golf.
Here’s three top golf industry trends from April 2022 1
The 2022 golfing season properly took off in April, and with it came new signs of how much the industry has grown in the last two years.
Three Edinburgh courses vandalised by motorcyclists 4
Three golf courses in Edinburgh have experienced balaclava-wearing motorbike riding youths tearing up the courses and threatening golfers who try to challenge them in recent days.
Family golf club acquires nearby venue 1
A family golf venue in Cambridgeshire has taken over a nearby golf course.
St Andrews set for a new world-class golf course 3
The company behind the Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews has applied for permission to Fife Council to convert its two golf courses into one world-class facility.
Welsh golf club launches plan to fight coastal erosion 0
A 19th century links venue is to construct a ‘coastal defence project’ featuring ‘mattresses’ made of steel frames and filled with stone to protect the course from erosion.
Hazel Grove named ‘English golf club of the year’ 1
Hazel Grove Golf Club in Cheshire has been named ‘Club of the Year’ at the 2022 England Golf Awards.
Irish club rebounds following Covid losses 0
A major Irish golf club that was hit by large losses in the first year of the pandemic has seen a surge in income in the last 12 months.
Whittington Heath opens HS2 course 2
A golf club that had to be significantly redesigned because the HS2 railway line was planned to cut through it, has reopened.
