Cornwall golf club sold to husband and wife

Cornwall golf club sold to husband and wife 0

🕔11:54, 8.Dec 2023

A golf club with stunning views overlooking Falmouth Bay has been sold to a local husband and wife team.

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BurgGolf and UGolf form partnership

BurgGolf and UGolf form partnership 5

🕔12:56, 4.Dec 2023

The biggest golf operator in the Netherlands, BurgGolf, which operates six courses, has formed a partnership with Europe’s largest golf course management company, UGolf International, which runs 100+ venues.

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Historic Yorkshire golf club closes down

Historic Yorkshire golf club closes down 2

🕔12:09, 2.Dec 2023

A Yorkshire golf club that opened in 1911 has closed down.

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Old Tom Morris and James Braid course to be enhanced

Old Tom Morris and James Braid course to be enhanced 2

🕔12:20, 1.Dec 2023

Lundin Golf Club in Fife has announced extensive plans to enhance its course, originally designed by Old Tom Morris in the 1860s and later extended by James Braid.

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Club reports 50% young adult growth since Covid

Club reports 50% young adult growth since Covid 2

🕔05:58, 1.Dec 2023

A Berkshire golf club has said its young adult section has grown exponentially in the last three years.

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Golf rules expert and referee David Rickman to retire

Golf rules expert and referee David Rickman to retire 1

🕔14:09, 28.Nov 2023

After what will be 37 years of employment with The R&A as a rules official and referee, David Rickman has announced he will be retiring in 2024.

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Club reports 77% surge in memberships since the Ryder Cup

Club reports 77% surge in memberships since the Ryder Cup 3

🕔11:30, 27.Nov 2023

A golf club in Lancashire has seen a surge in memberships in just the last few weeks and it believes it is down to having a link with one of the stars of the Ryder Cup.

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Another Scottish golf course used to dump torched car

Another Scottish golf course used to dump torched car 0

🕔13:30, 24.Nov 2023

A car has been found burnt out on a Scottish golf course after the vehicle was ignited in the middle of the night.

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Get Golfing’s CEO Ed Richardson passes away

Get Golfing’s CEO Ed Richardson passes away 2

🕔12:30, 21.Nov 2023

The CEO of golfing charity Get Golfing, Edward Richardson, has passed away.

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Midweek afternoon golf is booming

Midweek afternoon golf is booming 7

🕔12:15, 21.Nov 2023

A new survey has found the surge in participation in the last few years has been disproportionally spread out across the times people play, as midweek afternoon golf has seen the biggest rise.

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Poll of UK golfers shows participation likely to remain high

Poll of UK golfers shows participation likely to remain high 0

🕔12:27, 20.Nov 2023

A new survey of UK golfers has found 18 percent of non-members of clubs are planning to join a club within the next year.

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Governing bodies praised for supporting shorter versions of golf

Governing bodies praised for supporting shorter versions of golf 4

🕔12:50, 17.Nov 2023

The first update to the World Handicap System (WHS) has received praise from golf course designers for helping ‘move away’ from the belief that golf has to be played over 18 holes.

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World record for fastest 9 hole round is broken

World record for fastest 9 hole round is broken 0

🕔02:25, 15.Nov 2023

A man known as ‘The Iron Golfer’, because he has carried out several extraordinary golfing feats, has broken the word record for the fastest nine-hole round of golf in history.

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Golf participation is still soaring – and even equalling records set in 2020

Golf participation is still soaring – and even equalling records set in 2020 1

🕔12:55, 13.Nov 2023

New golf participation data for the third quarter of 2023 in Great Britain has found more rounds were played for most of July to September than in any previous year bar 2020.

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BigShots set to open third and fourth venues in the UK

BigShots set to open third and fourth venues in the UK 1

🕔12:03, 10.Nov 2023

Having opened its second UK facility just a few weeks ago, the growing driving range entertainment centre BigShots Golf is now planning to open its third and fourth venues in the UK.

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Golf tournaments this summer saw strong increase in ticket sales

Golf tournaments this summer saw strong increase in ticket sales 0

🕔17:29, 9.Nov 2023

New data has shown that the biggest golf tournaments in Great Britain and Ireland experienced a strong surge in popularity in 2023 compared to pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels.

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Plan for £20m ‘Total Golf’ venue in Merseyside unveiled

Plan for £20m ‘Total Golf’ venue in Merseyside unveiled 0

🕔12:20, 7.Nov 2023

A £20 million proposal for major improvements to Kirkby Valley Golf Course in Merseyside, in order to make it a ‘Total Golf’ destination, has been revealed.

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Kent golf club could be converted into chalets

Kent golf club could be converted into chalets 2

🕔13:04, 6.Nov 2023

A links golf club in Kent could be closed down and converted into a lakeside holiday destination to help an adjacent hotel meet more demand for rooms.

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Golf club plans to build a solar farm

Golf club plans to build a solar farm 0

🕔11:56, 3.Nov 2023

A golf club in the West Midlands plans to apply for planning permission to build a solar farm which should help it achieve ‘Net Zero’ by 2030.

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Topgolf acquires BigShots for £24 million

Topgolf acquires BigShots for £24 million 0

🕔11:35, 3.Nov 2023

In one of the biggest golfing acquisitions in recent years, Topgolf has acquired BigShots Golf for nearly £24 million.

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Get Golfing acquires its 12th golf club

Get Golfing acquires its 12th golf club 2

🕔09:03, 1.Nov 2023

A charity that runs golf clubs has taken over its 12th venue in five years.

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Golf course proposed for former mine in Fife

Golf course proposed for former mine in Fife 0

🕔05:42, 1.Nov 2023

A former colliery in Fife could be turned into a golf resort featuring a hotel, holiday park and housing.

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Two prestigious Surrey clubs are victims of burglaries

Two prestigious Surrey clubs are victims of burglaries 3

🕔11:18, 23.Oct 2023

Two prestigious golf clubs, which both counted Winston Churchill as a member, have experienced burglaries recently, with one of them seeing £90,000-worth of its trophies stolen.

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Vandals destroy range technology at Essex golf club

Vandals destroy range technology at Essex golf club 4

🕔11:12, 20.Oct 2023

A golf club in Essex has suffered tens of thousands of pounds-worth of damage after vandals broke in and smashed up its driving range technology.

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Turnaround for Durham golf and country club

Turnaround for Durham golf and country club 0

🕔10:28, 17.Oct 2023

A golf and country club in Durham that was struggling this time last year is now investing significantly in itself.

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Welsh golf club plans major expansion

Welsh golf club plans major expansion 0

🕔11:04, 16.Oct 2023

A golf club in Wales hopes to almost triple the size of its driving range and build a new building to contain a pro shop and refreshment facilities.

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2023 is set for record golf participation year

2023 is set for record golf participation year 4

🕔11:17, 13.Oct 2023

This year is set to break last year’s record for the highest number of rounds of golf played by members of clubs in the UK and Ireland in history.

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