Winter Hill becomes Get Golfing’s tenth golf club 1
The John Lewis Partnership has sold the golf club it owns – and it has not gone to the nearby club that had been set to purchase it.
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Second major UK golf course to open in next few weeks 0
A new golf course in Yorkshire is to open on June 1, following a £15 million investment.
New golf course to open in London 3
A new multi-million pound golf facility is to open in London in May.
Survey finds golf club membership resignations are rising 6
A new survey of UK golf club managers has found that membership resignations have risen amid annual April subscription renewals.
Royal Dornoch installs defibrillators on buggies 3
Royal Dornoch is believed to be the first golf club in the world to install defibrillators and first aid kits on its buggies.
Wales Golf launches five-year strategy 2
Wales Golf has launched a new strategy for growing the game over the next five years, which focuses on five key areas.
Get Golfing calls for review of England Golf 13
The CEO of a charity that runs nine UK golf clubs has called for an independent review to take place before England Golf invests in a new clubhouse at Woodhall Spa.
BHF Scotland calls for more people to play golf 1
The head of British Heart Foundation Scotland is encouraging people to take up golf as it will make them healthier and happier.
Council rejects golf club’s bid for hotel 0
A Leicestershire golf club’s plan to build a 98-bedroom hotel on a disused nine-hole golf course has been rejected by its local borough council.
Golf club acquired by Midlands hotel 0
Perton Park Golf Club in Wolverhampton has been bought by The Mount Hotel Wolverhampton and will be renamed and will provide more leisure offerings.
Hampshire golf club to carry out major improvements 0
Test Valley Golf Club in Hampshire has been given planning approval to carry out some major improvements to the venue.
Here’s three golf industry developments from March 2023 that got everyone talking 0
From debates over driving distances to a cryptocurrency community buying a golf club, the last month has seen significant interest in golf just as the new season is starting.
Member loses case against club over lockdown refund 4
A man who took the golf club he was a member of to court because it didn’t refund part of his subscriptions when he couldn’t play golf, due to Covid lockdowns, has lost his case.
Scottish golf course plan to include new GP surgery 2
A plan by a golf club in Scotland to build housing on land it owns will also include a new general practitioner (GP) surgery and 25 percent affordable housing.
Llanishen and Matt Parsley rewarded by Wales Golf 0
Llanishen Golf Club has been named ‘Club of the Year’ by Wales Golf while Conwy Golf Club’s general manager, Matt Parsley, is ‘Welsh Golf Club Manager of the Year’.
Rail company launches deal with 20 Scottish golf clubs 1
Twenty golf clubs in Scotland have agreed a deal with train operating company ScotRail to offer discounts to golfers.
Kent golf club closes as operator goes bust 5
A golf club in Kent has suddenly and unexpectedly closed after its operator ceased trading, although there are hopes that it will reopen.
Golf course designers broadly in favour of controversial MLR proposal 2
A group of golf course architects has said it welcomes an R&A and USGA proposal to allow an optional requirement to only use golf balls that have been tested under modified launch conditions.
‘Caddies boosted our local economy by £700,000 last year’ 0
A professor of economics at the University of Stirling has said caddies at golf clubs that market to foreign visitors can boost local economies by hundreds of thousands of pounds every year.
Golf clubs in Northern Ireland ‘could be more attractive to women’ 2
Golf clubs in Northern Ireland could do more to make the sport more attractive to women, the country’s governing body for amateur golf has suggested.
89% of golf club members have no intention of leaving 0
A new survey of golf club members has found that not only has membership risen sharply in the last four years, but satisfaction among members has also grown significantly.
Major Blackpool golf project is off after new buyer announced 0
A £35 million project to create a holiday park, hotel and golf course at Windy Harbour near Blackpool appears to be off as the site has been sold.
Council’s parking charges “will hurt elderly golfers” 2
A golf club in Essex has said its council’s plan to introduce car parking charges could have a negative effect on elderly residents.
Crypto golf community wins bid to buy historic Scottish club 2
An online community that raised more than $11 million in cryptocurrency in one day last year has had its bid for a 116-year-old Scottish golf club accepted.
John Lewis set to sell Berkshire golf club to nearby club 8
A golf club in Berkshire that’s owned by the John Lewis Partnership as a benefit for its employees has been put up for sale, with a nearby club set to buy it.
UK golf participation was second highest ever in 2022 1
Official figures from the four UK and Ireland golf unions has revealed that participation in 2022 was the second highest since recording began.
Scottish Golf postpones affiliation fee rise 0
Scottish Golf is postponing its plan to increase affiliation fees by six months in order for there to be more consultation on it.
