New World Handicap System to come into play in 2020 2
The way golfers around the world will calculate their handicaps is to be transformed by a new system that The R&A and the USGA have unveiled.
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World’s fifth oldest golf course is losing 1.5 metres of land per year to coastal erosion 0
As Scottish Natural Heritage warns that a proposed golf course could fall into the sea, a spokesman for Montrose Golf Links has said the venue may have to be moved inland as it is currently losing at least 1.5 metres a year.
Shock 11% drop in golf rounds played at end of 2017 9
The latest research on golf participation in the UK has found that the number of rounds played in the final quarter of 2017 was down by more than 11 per cent compared with the end of 2016.
Scottish Golf to significantly reduce affiliation fee proposal 4
The governing body of amateur golf in Scotland is set to significantly reduce the increase in the amount it wants members of all affiliated clubs to pa
Tributes to 35-year-old Eaton Golf Club greenkeeper killed by a falling tree 0
Tributes have been paid to a greenkeeper at a Cheshire golf club where he was known as the ‘prodigal son’, who was killed in January in a tree felling tragedy.
Leading Spanish golf retailer comes up for sale 0
One of Spain’s leading golf retail centres – and the only major golf retailer and fitting centre on the North Costa Blanca for the last 14 years – has been placed on the market.
Scottish FA CEO Andrew McKinlay named as new chief executive of Scottish Golf 0
Scottish Golf has appointed Andrew McKinlay, currently the chief operating officer and interim chief executive of the Scottish FA, as its new CEO.
One of the last major men-only UK golf clubs to admit women 0
One of the last remaining men-only golf clubs in the UK, Royal Aberdeen, the sixth oldest golf club in the world, has voted to allow women to join the club.
All of the UK’s links golf courses could disappear by 2100 6
An alarming report from the UK’s leading environmental organisation charity has found that every links golf course in the UK is in danger of disappearing in less than a century due to climate change.
Revamped golf club ‘will not include golf course’ 1
A Scottish golf club, which has been closed for two years and hopes to reopen soon, has submitted plans in which ‘it is unlikely the golf course itself will reopen’, according to reports.
Huge growth in Highlands visitor numbers proves benefits of golf clubs working together 0
Three Scottish golf clubs have said they have generated hundreds of thousands of pounds in extra revenue in the last few years by working together.
New format for European Golf Business Conference 0
The European Golf Course Owners Association (EGCOA) and the Austrian Golf Federation (ÖGV) have partnered up to put together a new format of the European Golf Business Conference, which will be staged next month.
‘World’s Best Eco-Friendly Golf Facility’ to go even greener 0
Ekerum Resort Öland recently won the award for ‘World’s Best Eco-Friendly Golf Facility’ at the World Golf Awards held at La Manga Club in Spain.
YouGov survey on golf shows the need for GolfSixes-style events 3
A major survey on what the British public thinks about televised golf events suggests the industry desperately needs to support alternative versions to the traditional model.
Mixed news if you own a house next to a Scottish golf course 1
The most expensive homes in the whole of Scotland are next to the Old Course in St Andrews, according to new research, but not all golf homeowners are celebrating.
Cheshire golf resort sold for £8 million 0
One of the premier golf resorts in northern England, Wychwood Park Hotel and Golf Course in Crewe, has been sold, reportedly for more than £8 million.
Another wave of burglaries at UK golf clubs reported 0
There have been a number of burglaries at UK golf clubs in just the last month, according to police reports.
Deeside, Wentworth and Durness golf clubs – the big greenkeeping winners at BTME 2018 1
The greenkeeping teams at Deeside Golf Club and The Wentworth Club, and the head greenkeeper at Durness Golf Club, are the big winners at the ‘BIGGA Awards’ at BTME 2018.
PGA links up with app aimed at golf clubs 0
The PGA Midlands has formed a partnership with the inventor of CourseMate, an app designed for the golf industry.
New survey provides more evidence that golf is good for you 0
A new survey on physical activity has found that playing golf can improve life satisfaction, happiness and feelings of being worthwhile, while reducing levels of anxiety.
Is it time to market to German golfers? 1
A new survey has found that German golfers spend almost double the amount on foreign golf holidays than British people do.
Staffordshire golf course will not be sold off 0
A nine-hole golf course and a pitch and putt course that are part of the Himley Hall country estate in Staffordshire will not be sold off, council bosses seem to have confirmed.
Kent Golf Union appoints first ever female county secretary 0
A county golf union that England Golf describes as a ‘very traditional men’s county golf union’ has appointed a woman as its county secretary for the first time.
Scottish Golf begins recruitment for FOUR new directors 0
The body that runs amateur golf in Scotland, Scottish Golf, has said it is recruiting for four new directors for its board.
James Braid course invests in new course machinery 0
Golspie Golf Club has invested in two machines to maintain the varying surfaces on the James Braid design 18-hole golf course.
Golf club PGA pro and manager challenge this April 0
All golf clubs are being invited to enter a pair comprising their club manager / secretary and PGA professional for the 2018 ‘Teamwork Trophy’.
Yorkshire golf club votes to sell its clubhouse 0
Members of a Yorkshire golf club have voted to sell their clubhouse to a developer, which will be knocked down and replaced by five homes.
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