Council looks to golf club for cemetery space 0
A council that is running out of graveyard space for burials is considering using golf club land to alleviate the issue.
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Golf club will not allow people to play unless they’re vaccinated 0
The most prestigious golf club in Australia, Royal Melbourne GC, has said golfers will not be allowed to play at the venue unless they provide proof that they have been vaccinated.
‘Heartbreaking’ as vandals tear up green at Gloucestershire golf club 0
Vandals have driven onto the course of a golf club that recently avoided closure and torn up one of its greens, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.
Another archaeological discovery is made at an English golf course 0
Just a few days after it emerged that a 4,000 year old coffin containing a high status individual had been found at a golf club in Lincolnshire, two ancient kilns have been discovered in Norfolk.
Golf club turns dying tree into stunning art exhibit 4
A golf club has commissioned two ‘chainsaw artists’ to convert its iconic dying tree into an incredible sculpture.
Northumberland golf club to embark on £500k of improvements 0
Alnwick Castle Golf Club is to invest £500,000 in itself on a new clubhouse, changing facilities and a greenkeepers’ shed, as well as course improvements, partly in order to ‘create new income streams’.
Greenkeeper wins the Welsh Amateur 0
A greenkeeper who works at Aldersey Green Golf Club in Cheshire has won the men’s Welsh Amateur Championship.
Bolton golf course hopes to have 14 homes built on its land 1
A golf club has become the second just in Bolton in recent weeks to announce plans to build housing on its course.
Merseyside golf club to undergo £20 million of improvements 2
An English golf club is planning to embark on major changes including the construction of a modern driving range, football pitches and a new clubhouse in order to be one of the premier venues in the north west.
Another golf course set to be converted into housing 3
A golf club in Stockport has become at least the fifth in just a month to announce that its course could be concreted over.
Global interest as ancient coffin found at Lincolnshire golf course 1
A 4,000-year-old coffin containing the remains of a ‘high-status individual’ has been found buried at a Lincolnshire golf course in a story that is receiving global attention.
Two golf construction projects in Scotland restart after Covid break 0
Two major golf construction projects are underway in Scotland – one is the creation of a modern driving range facility and the other is the refurbishment of an existing golf club, after both were delayed by Covid.
Golf club to invest in luxury treehouses 3
A golf club near Durham is to build five ‘luxury treehouses’ after its initial three have proven to be a hit with attendees at weddings and other events.
Royal Portrush to host the Open in 2025 0
Royal Portrush, which hosted the Open in 2019, is to do so again in 2025, providing another outstanding showcase for golf in Northern Ireland.
Wales becomes the latest country to run a handicaps for non-members scheme 0
Wales Golf has said it will introduce an official handicap scheme for people who are not members of golf clubs for the first time ever.
Golf club receives £15.95 million offer to buy its lease 0
A private members’ golf club near London has received an offer from its local council of just under £16 million to relinquish the lease for its land.
Club sells two houses for over a million pounds each 2
A golf club that is building five coastal homes that will have an asking price of more than a million pounds each has sold two before work has even started.
Thieves targeted golf clubs during first lockdown 0
A crown court has heard that a gang targeted and ram raided three golf clubs in April last year as the whole of Britain was under a coronavirus lockdown, causing extensive losses.
Robert Bayliss retires after 43 years 0
Robert Bayliss has retired as the head greenkeeper of Weymouth Golf Club in Dorset after an incredible 43 years serving the James Braid-designed parkland course.
Golf club applies to stay open until 2.30am every night 2
A golf club in Nottinghamshire has said it wants to be more inclusive to its entire local community – and that’s why it is applying for a licence to stay open until 2.30am every night.
Ian Woosnam reportedly interested in another golf club 0
Former world number one golfer Ian Woosnam has announced his intention to save a second 18-hole golf club.
Calls for golf to be included in the Paralympics 8
There are growing calls for golf to be included as a sport in the 2024 Paralympic Games.
Golf club offers vaccinated youngsters membership opportunity 2
An Oxfordshire golf club has said it will give away one free membership to a golfer aged 18 to 29 if they have been double vaccinated.
Welsh golf clubs invited to apply for women’s golf fund 0
Welsh golf clubs have been invited to apply for grants of up to £5,000 to get more women and girls playing golf in the next four years.
New data reveals first participation slowdown since the pandemic started 2
New data taken from nearly 2,000 golf clubs in the UK and Ireland has found both a month-on-month and year-on-year drop in visitor rounds, when clubs were open, for the first time since the pandemic started.
Golf club awarded £320,000 to reduce carbon emissions 0
A municipal golf course in Nottinghamshire has been awarded just under £320,000 to ‘fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures’.
Fundraisers aim to save golf course in Bath 0
A municipal golf course in Bath that has not reopened following the first lockdown in 2020 could be saved after a fundraiser was launched.
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