“We are anticipating tremendous growth over the next five years” 0
The directors of a golf hub – which was purchased as a driving range just a few weeks before the pandemic started – have hailed the success the venue has seen since.
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Study finds last year’s Women’s Open boosted the perception of golf 0
A public survey has found that a major women’s golf tournament significantly boosts the profile of golf, women’s golf and the host golf club.
Club receives £27k grant from HS2 to boost female participation 0
Chiltern Forest Golf Club near Aylesbury has received a grant of £27,326 from the HS2’s Community & Environment Fund.
Reopening of Scottish golf course delayed by at least a year 1
The saga of a Scottish golf course that closed during the first lockdown and has not yet reopened is set to go on for at least another year.
Two Wirral golf clubs set to have funding pulled in just a few days 0
Two golf clubs that have been caught up in the middle of a budgeting crisis within Wirral Council are to have their funding removed on April 1.
Nine-hole golf sees huge global growth 0
New data from five national golf federations reveals that nine-hole golf has seen a surge in popularity in the last two years.
Here’s three top trends in the UK golf industry from February 2022 0
From golf clubs being disappointed by local planners to a new player becoming a major golf club operator, we look at some of the top developments in the industry in February 2022.
Planners are rejecting attempts to build housing on golf clubs 0
At least three planning applications to build housing on golf clubs have been rejected in the last few days.
Golf club applies to build 77 homes 2
A golf club in Northamptonshire has applied to build 77 homes in order to ‘remain viable’ after nearly two decades of membership decline.
Golf club is safe thanks to membership surge 0
A golf club that was told its lease would be terminated in 12 months in 2020 has revealed its future is now secure thanks to a surge in memberships.
UK club partners with Ugandan golf academy 0
A golf venue in Wolverhampton that specialises in teaching the game has launched a partnership with a golf academy in Uganda.
48-year-old golf club to close in May 1
A 48-year-old golf club in Staffordshire has said it will close in May as the investment needed to secure its future had proved to be too great.
Golf course could relocate to make way for 5,000 homes 1
Members of a golf club in Dublin have been asked to vote on relocating to a new venue designed by Paul McGinley so that their course can be converted into a large estate featuring 5,000 homes.
Several Irish golf clubs receive funding 0
Several golf clubs in Ireland are to receive significant funding for improvements as part of a £5.9 million government support package for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities.
American Golf takes over another golf club 0
Retailer American Golf has taken over the operation of a golf club in London – its sixth leisure venue.
Alfie Best’s golf club undergoing significant improvements 0
A golf and country club owned by Alfie Best is undergoing major clubhouse enhancements.
‘We appointed the first female golf club captain in Ireland’ 0
An Irish golf club has revealed that, contrary to recent reports that an Irish club became the first to appoint a female captain this year, it did so last year.
Scotland’s first Topgolf venue to open this year 6
Topgolf Entertainment Group has said it is targeting a late 2022 opening for its new state-of-the-art venue in Glasgow.
More golf rounds were played in 2021 than in 2020 1
Figures for rounds of golf played in the UK in the whole of 2021 show a significant increase even on 2020, when the pandemic boom started and saw its biggest growth.
More golf clubs report vandalism to their properties 0
At least two more golf clubs have reported vandalism to their courses in recent days.
Staffordshire golf course could close due to lack of use 1
A municipal golf course in Staffordshire could be closed down because not enough people use it – despite the participation surge in the last two years.
Most UK golf clubs saw significant growth in 2021 2
A survey of UK golf clubs has found that four in five members’ clubs and nine in ten proprietary venues reported growth in 2021.
Suicide prevention charity reaches out to turf professionals 0
Suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) has announced that it will be attending turf management events throughout 2022.
Council plans to convert 27-hole golf club into housing 1
North Somerset Council has stated that a 27-hole golf and country club could be converted into a housing estate under its plans to build more homes.
Two more golf clubs report vandalism 0
The police have issued statements surrounding two English golf clubs after reports of vandalism in recent days.
Greenkeepers find 95-year-old buried message 1
Greenkeepers at Golf House Club, Elie in Scotland have found a 95-year-old packet of cigarettes in a bottle, which contained a message written by greenkeepers in the 1920s, hidden on the course.
Club ferries golfers from the airport in battery-powered vehicle 0
A Scottish golf club is chauffeuring guests both to and from the local airport and from its clubhouse to its lodges in a fully electric van.
