London’s newest golf course has opened 4
London’s newest golf course has opened, as the first golfers took to the fairways of a modern links in the city.
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Posts From Alistair Dunsmuir
BGL reports “exceptional revenue figures” for revamped pro shop 0
The retail space at Burhill Golf Club in Surrey’s professional shop has become one of its operator’s most profitable retail venues.
Golf club closes for a few days after travellers appear and cause damage 18
A golf club in Shrewsbury has been forced to close for a few days after several caravans appeared on the course and images of damage to the venue were shared online.
St Andrews Links Trust had record-breaking year for profit 2
The charity that runs the Old Course in St Andrews has reported a record-breaking year for revenue and golf participation, ensuring it earnt more in profit in 2023 than it lost during Covid in 2020 and 2021 combined.
Welsh club teams up with school to introduce golf to local schoolgirls 0
A golf club in Cardiff which joined forces with a local school has successfully attracted schoolgirls into golf.
The Club Company acquires its 17th golf club 1
The UK’s largest golf club operator, The Club Company, has acquired Greetham Valley in Rutland, which features three golf courses, making the venue its 17th golf club.
Here’s three UK golf industry trends from the last month 0
From golf clubs offering help to vulnerable people in their communities to venues building padel courts, May has been a month of trends and developments in the UK golf industry.
World’s first female-only disabled golf event to take place 1
A charity that operates several UK golf clubs has announced the world’s first female-only disabled golf event will take place in Hertfordshire this summer.
Basingstoke Golf Club to reopen after £15 million redevelopment 4
Basingstoke Golf Club has outlined plans for a phased opening period at its new location, as the Hampshire venue tees off on its journey to a full reopening following a £15 million redevelopment project.
Man who lost his business during Covid lands dream greenkeeping job 0
A man who worked in finance until the pandemic has launched a new dream career as a greenkeeper after a large corporation gifted apprenticeship funding to a local golf club.
Another golf club to install padel courts 1
An Essex golf club has become the latest to say it will install padel courts at its venue.
London Golf Club plans for major expansion 1
London Golf Club is planning on a major expansion that will include a new hotel and spa, to make it a ‘health and wellbeing-focused leisure destination’ in Kent.
“If we didn’t have the American golfers, we probably wouldn’t be here” 6
A senior director at one of Scotland’s top golf clubs has said that Americans account for more than half of business at top-end golf courses and hotels in Scotland during the summer season.
Club introduces dementia-friendly golf lessons 5
Bromley Golf Centre in London is teaching dementia-friendly golf sessions to support local people living with dementia, and their carers.
Golf course may close to accommodate housing 3
A golf course in Leicestershire may be closed down amid plans to build hundreds of new homes in the area.
Scottish Golf plans to create women’s and girls’ posts 2
Scottish Golf has said it is aiming for 30,000 women to be members of its affiliated golf clubs by 2027 – a rise of 15 percent in just four years.
Q1 sees participation fall 3
Golf participation in England, Scotland and Wales for the first quarter of 2024 was slightly down compared with the previous two years.
Golf club agrees to make changes following tragic accident 0
A leading Scottish golf club has agreed to make a number of changes, including the removal of a hedge, after an 11-year-old boy was tragically killed on a nearby road.
“We have already closed 29 days this year” 7
Golf clubs in the UK and Ireland have had a difficult start to the golfing season due to constant wet weather, as the last month was the sixth wettest April since records began.
Club membership increased in England in 2023 0
The chief executive of England Golf has revealed club membership in 2023 increased slightly from the previous year.
GolfSixes returns for 2024 0
The GolfSixes League has resumed for 2024.
Here’s three important trends in the UK golf industry from the last month 0
From the growth of modern driving ranges to clubs marketing themselves as healthcare locations, we look at developments as the golf season is now in full swing.
Club membership concern over Ireland’s Independent Golfer scheme 15
The manager of one of Ireland’s greatest golf venues has called for an “informed discussion” with clubs on Golf Ireland’s proposed ‘Independent Golfer’ scheme, adding that it could threaten club memberships.
Meldrum House sold to Apex Hotels 0
Meldrum House Country Hotel and Golf Course in Aberdeenshire has been bought by Edinburgh-based Apex Hotels for an undisclosed sum.
Members of Gloucestershire club take legal action over holes reduction 0
Several members of a golf club in Gloucestershire have taken legal action against their own venue over a reduction in the number of holes from 18 to nine.
Scottish Golf proposing new affiliation fee rise 6
Scottish Golf is proposing to raise the affiliation fees every member of an affiliated Scottish golf club pays from £14.50 per year to £17.50 per year.
The Club Company converts driving ranges into entertainment centres 2
The Club Company, which runs 16 golf clubs in the UK, has converted the driving ranges of eight of them into entertainment centres.
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