Huge growth in UK golfers looking to play abroad 0
A company that deals with golf holidays has said the number of British users searching for Spanish locations has risen by more than 800 percent in the last 12 months.
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Wild pigs injure golfers, forcing club to temporarily close 0
A golf course in Yorkshire has had to close early after two large wild pigs found their way onto the course and injured two people.
Golf course sold for £39 million to property developer 0
A golf course in Manchester is to be sold to a property developer for nearly £40 million, and is likely to be converted into nearly 700 homes.
Golf rounds in 2021 are up by 46% compared with 2019 1
New data shows the number of rounds of golf played in the UK in the third quarter of 2021 are significantly up compared with 2019 and only slightly down on 2020.
Another car abandoned and set fire to on golf course 0
For at least the third time this year, a car has been abandoned on a UK golf course and set on fire.
TV show proving to be a hit for Welsh golf club 1
The ITV programme I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here has led to a boost in visitor numbers at the golf course overlooking the castle where it is filmed.
Golf club launches ‘cardiac arrest response strategy’ 2
A Derbyshire club has erected signs around the course with CPR information and is using the What3Words app to inform emergency services of a patient’s precise location.
£100 million Darren Clarke golf resort due to open in 2024 2
A masterplan for a £100 million golf resort, hotel and spa in Scotland has been submitted to Angus Council for planning consent.
Golf club selling wine by the crate to members to cover Covid tabs 1
A Scottish golf club is offering crates of wine to its members to make up for unused bar tabs during Covid lockdowns.
Surrey golf course to have 190 homes built on it 3
A golf club in Surrey has revealed that a national housebuilder has secured detailed planning permission to build 190 homes by it.
Man died ‘trying to find golf balls in golf course lake’ 1
A Northern Irish golf club has said it is very saddened to learn that a man in his 50s died while trying to retrieve golf balls from one of its lakes.
Golf course was ‘only leisure facility to grow last year’ 0
An organisation that runs a wide range of cultural, countryside and sports services in East Ayrshire has revealed its golf course was the only non-online facility that performed well in the last financial year.
Former Blairgowrie manager named as new pest control boss 2
A man who became one of the youngest golf club managers of one of the world’s most prestigious venues in 2017 is now running Scotland’s biggest pest control company.
St Andrews’ Jubilee Course “at risk of erosion” 1
The 8th hole on the Jubilee Course at St Andrews is at risk of falling into the sea according to a report on the BBC’s The One Show.
Golf club moves to tees based on ability rather than sex 25
A Cheshire golf club has announced that it has ended its segregation of tees by sex and instead allows all golfers to choose where to tee off, based on their ability.
Motorbike tears up Welsh golf course 0
A Welsh golf club has appealed for information after a motorcycle rode over the course, causing damage to a green and other areas.
Leading Irish golf club is the latest to be bought 1
Seapoint Golf Links in Dublin, a top 50 golf course in Ireland, has become the latest venue to be purchased by investors.
R&A’s community golf facility to include ‘double-decker driving range’ 4
The R&A is to build a 52-bay floodlit double-decker driving range that makes use of the latest technology at its new community golf facility in Glasgow.
Golfer receives payout for lost finger because he wasn’t a member 0
A golfer who lost a finger while working with machinery in a voluntary capacity at a golf club has received an £85,000 payout because he didn’t pay his full membership subscription on time.
Tim Lobb named new president of EIGCA 0
Tim Lobb MEIGCA has become the 12th president of the European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA).
Paul Lawrie awarded honorary membership at Royal Dornoch 3
Former Open champion Paul Lawrie has been awarded an honorary membership at Royal Dornoch Golf Club as recognition for his outstanding contribution to the sport.
Greenkeeper wins large tribunal payout 2
A Scottish golf club has been ordered to pay nearly £14,000 to a former greenkeeper who told an employment tribunal that he had been bullied by its captain.
Golf scheme reduced antisocial behaviour in Birmingham 0
A city community initiative that allowed several children from Birmingham to take part in golf activities this summer led to a reduction in antisocial behaviour, according to feedback.
Scottish club agrees to a ban on outdoor music 0
A Scottish golf club has become the first venue in West Lothian to agree to a ban on outdoor music as it has won permission to develop its beer garden to provide more space for customers.
Police tell golf course vandals: ‘We will find you’ 0
Police in Yorkshire have issued a statement to vandals who tore up eight greens at a golf club, saying ‘we will find you’.
Golf club receives £91k grant to protect butterflies 0
A golf club that lies on the border between England and Wales has been given a grant to safeguard several rare species of butterfly that have been spotted on its land.
Hampshire venue is renamed and set to be remodelled 0
A Hampshire golf club that was acquired by another golf club, which is to be converted into a housing estate, has changed its name to that of its new owner.
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