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The R&A to launch global philanthropy programme

The R&A to launch global philanthropy programme 1

🕔11:06, 18.Sep 2023

The R&A Foundation is launching a global philanthropy programme as it seeks to fulfil its mission to transform lives through golf.

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Balfron Golf Society to build new £300k clubhouse

Balfron Golf Society to build new £300k clubhouse 1

🕔10:11, 15.Sep 2023

Balfron Golf Society in Stirlingshire is to build a new clubhouse to replace its current wooden structure.

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Hospitality firm takes over the running of Scottish golf club

Hospitality firm takes over the running of Scottish golf club 1

🕔10:13, 13.Sep 2023

A hospitality firm that took over a golf club’s bar and restaurant earlier this year has revealed that it now operates the entire club and will invest in it.

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Police appeal for information: “Just take a look at this picture”

Police appeal for information: “Just take a look at this picture” 0

🕔09:36, 11.Sep 2023

A police force in Lancashire has appealed for information after vandals rode at least one off-road bike onto a golf course, causing damage.

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About 40% of UK adults play golf

About 40% of UK adults play golf 0

🕔11:14, 8.Sep 2023

A new study has found that more than a third of all adults in the UK and Ireland participate in golf in some way.

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Wales’ oldest golf club unveils major improvements

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🕔10:45, 8.Sep 2023

A £1.7 million project to redevelop the oldest golf club in Wales is to be completed by the end of this month.

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Golf ‘prescription’ trial was a success

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🕔10:35, 6.Sep 2023

People who were ‘prescribed’ a programme of playing golf by doctors as part of a trial in Scotland have fed back that the scheme was successful.

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Twin sisters both break Walton Heath’s course record

Twin sisters both break Walton Heath’s course record 1

🕔16:35, 4.Sep 2023

Surrey’s Walton Heath Golf Club were crowned the first-ever winners of the English Women’s Champion Club at St Ives (Hunts) Golf Club, in which the course record was broken three times – two times by twin sisters.

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Two golf clubs attacked by vandals

Two golf clubs attacked by vandals 0

🕔09:58, 1.Sep 2023

Two golf clubs have reported that vandals have attacked their courses, causing a shocking level of damage.

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Club to build glamping pods for golf stays and weddings

Club to build glamping pods for golf stays and weddings 0

🕔06:26, 1.Sep 2023

A Kent golf course could soon be home to 12 new glamping pods, which should help it offer extra accommodation for events such as weddings.

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Here’s three trends from the last month that give us an insight into the state of the UK golf industry

Here’s three trends from the last month that give us an insight into the state of the UK golf industry 1

🕔03:53, 1.Sep 2023

August was a month of mixed news – the demand to play golf remains very strong but some venues are continuing to struggle.

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Scottish golf resort enters administration

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🕔11:33, 28.Aug 2023

A golf resort in Renfrewshire has fallen into administration and will be put up for sale.

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Scotland sees double digit year-on-year participation growth

Scotland sees double digit year-on-year participation growth 2

🕔10:54, 25.Aug 2023

Scotland has seen a significant rise in golf participation in the second quarter of 2023 compared with the already high figure of a year ago.

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Richie Ramsay: I’d love to be a Walker Cup captain

Richie Ramsay: I’d love to be a Walker Cup captain 0

🕔10:13, 25.Aug 2023

DP World Tour professional Richie Ramsay is urging Blairgowrie’s Connor Graham to savour every minute of his Walker Cup experience and has said he’d love to captain the side one day.

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Golf club issues exceptional ultimatum to vandals

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🕔09:31, 23.Aug 2023

A Welsh golf club has issued an extraordinary ultimatum – including inviting them to repair the damage or risk being prosecuted – to joyriders who have caused thousands of pounds-worth of damage to its course.

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Golf clubs offer cancer screening service

Golf clubs offer cancer screening service 0

🕔10:38, 21.Aug 2023

Golf clubs in the UK are offering cancer screening services to members and visitors.

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Tributes for golf course architect Ron Kirby

Tributes for golf course architect Ron Kirby 2

🕔10:51, 18.Aug 2023

Tributes have poured in for the renowned golf course architect, Ron Kirby, who has passed away at the age of 90.

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Golf club given approval to build several houses

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🕔10:39, 18.Aug 2023

Plans to build about 50 houses on Sonning Golf Club in Berkshire’s driving range have been approved by Wokingham Borough Council.

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“We take great pride in making history”

“We take great pride in making history” 0

🕔14:04, 17.Aug 2023

Next month will see the 2023 Solheim Cup take place between Europe and the USA at Finca Cortesín. Here, we speak to the resort’s general manager, Francisco de Lancastre, about how preparations are going.

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Club ‘can afford just a few more days of operation’

Club ‘can afford just a few more days of operation’ 0

🕔10:38, 16.Aug 2023

An Aberdeenshire golf club that successfully crowdfunded last year has said it urgently needs more money again.

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Distance restrictions on golf balls proposal ‘should be stronger’

Distance restrictions on golf balls proposal ‘should be stronger’ 0

🕔10:26, 15.Aug 2023

The majority of two groups of golf course architects believe the controversial proposal to test golf balls to address the impacts of hitting distance in golf doesn’t go far enough.

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Work starts on building 14 homes at Deane Golf Club

Work starts on building 14 homes at Deane Golf Club 0

🕔11:22, 14.Aug 2023

Developers have started building 14 detached four and five-bedroom homes on land by Deane Golf Club in Bolton.

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R&A to provide £2 million of funding for junior golf

R&A to provide £2 million of funding for junior golf 0

🕔11:11, 11.Aug 2023

The R&A has agreed to renew its partnership with junior golf charity the Golf Foundation and will provide it with £2 million of funding over the next four years.

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“We’re seeing an industry that five years running has added golfers”

“We’re seeing an industry that five years running has added golfers” 1

🕔09:44, 8.Aug 2023

The chief executive of Acushnet Holdings, the company behind the golf brands Titleist and FootJoy, has said the Covid-fueled surge in participation is lasting longer than many had predicted.

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UK golf participation strong in first half of 2023

UK golf participation strong in first half of 2023 0

🕔11:04, 4.Aug 2023

New data shows that member and visitor golf participation in the UK and Ireland in the first half of 2023 was very strong and showed little sign of a post-pandemic fall.

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New2Golf girls gain their first handicaps

New2Golf girls gain their first handicaps 0

🕔10:33, 4.Aug 2023

A group of eight girls from Nefyn and North Wales golf clubs have just gained their first handicaps under the World Handicap System.

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Golf It! opens its doors in Glasgow

Golf It! opens its doors in Glasgow 1

🕔14:39, 3.Aug 2023

The community-based golf and entertainment facility, Golf It!, has opened its doors to the press ahead of officially opening on the south bank of Hogganfield Loch in Glasgow.

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