Izaak Walton Golf Club has entered liquidation 0
Izaak Walton Golf Club in Stoke, a popular 18-hole venue, has entered liquidation. The club has shut its clubhouse and boarded up its doors and windows.
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The golf industry is seeing some positives from Brexit 0
A major golf course construction firm and a golf tourism company have both said that Britain’s decision to leave the EU can have positive ramifications for the industry.
Golf is a superb way to help stroke victims recover 0
The Stroke Association is increasingly finding that playing golf, which provides a number of key social, mental and physical benefits, is an excellent way for survivors to boost their recovery.
Unions report ‘surge’ in female participation in golf 1
Both England Golf and the Golf Union of Wales have issued a statement saying their countries are now witnessing a surge in female participation of the game.
Golf Development Wales is getting people from ethnic minority backgrounds into golf 0
A new project aimed at addressing the tiny number of people from a black and minority ethnic background who are members of golf clubs in Wales is already having a positive effect.
Every golf club in UK invited to support Fields in Trust 0
A charity that safeguards parks and playing fields is asking, via Bernard Gallacher, every golf club in the UK to show its support for it, after one venue in Northern Ireland was protected.
Is there anything Nottingham isn’t doing to get people into golf? 0
Local authorities in Nottingham are so keen to get golfers trying the game that they are setting up events in local parks as well as golf clubs this summer.
The Beef praised for working with juniors at the Open 0
Andrew ‘The Beef’ Johnston has been praised for playing Tri-Golf with local children during the Open Championship.
Warning as Yorkshire golf club becomes victim of huge bank fraud 0
Hull Golf Club in Yorkshire has become the victim of what is thought to be, financially, the biggest bank fraud to have hit the golf industry ever.
Major new locker brand for the industry launches 0
One of the biggest suppliers to golf clubs, Craftsman Lockers, has formed a new partnership with Garran Lockers: the Ice Locker Group.
Rose, Willett, Hull and Matthew to represent Team GB at the Olympics 0
Justin Rose, Danny Willett, Catriona Matthew and Charley Hull will represent Team GB for golf at the Olympics in Brazil next month.
This historic mansion has been bought by a golf club 0
The historic and spectacular Sudbrook Mansion, along with Sudbrook Park, have been bought by The Richmond Golf Club in London.
Golf boss: Footgolf is having a tremendous impact for us 1
The chief executive of BGL Golf, which owns 22 golf courses in the UK at 10 venues, has said introducing footgolf at four of them has led to significant improvements.
Golfers are less bothered about competition than you’d think 0
A new survey of amateur golfers has found that less than eight percent view competition as the best thing about the game.
Treasurer of golf club: Women-only venues can be good for females 0
The treasurer of a women-only golf club has said her club’s policy is good for women as long as they are under-represented in golf participation.
51 children join golf club thanks to this amazing Pepperell gesture 0
A goodwill gesture from European Tour professional Eddie Pepperell has resulted in 51 children joining Frilford Heath Golf Club in Oxfordshire.
Samaritans links with Rotherham Golf Club 0
The Samaritans charity has announced it is running a special fundraising event next month at Rotherham Golf Club, which is home to 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett.
Royal Troon widely praised for admitting women 0
Royal Troon Golf Club has received widespread praise for its decision to admit women – just two weeks before it hosts the Open Championship.
Durham clubs unite for ‘Get into golf’ drive 0
A quarter of all the golf clubs in Durham are working together to specifically get more women playing golf.
Former tennis star Blane Dodds named as new CEO of Scottish Golf 0
The former tennis player, and current chair of Tennis Scotland, Blane Dodds, has been named as the new chief executive of Scottish Golf.
BIGGA: ‘Brexit will hit greenkeeping budgets’ 2
Two organisations heavily involved in the golf industry have said Britain’s decision to vote for ‘Brexit’ will have a negative impact on trade.
Two more golf clubs embark on housing projects 0
At least two more UK golf clubs are embarking on major housing projects in a bid to provide investment in the venues themselves.
This PGA pro coaches hundreds of kids at top golf events 0
A PGA professional at Dudley Golf Club has been selected to coach for free at the Open this year – after spending three days coaching children for a charity at the BMW Championship at Wentworth.
Fund managers told to stop playing golf 0
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told fund managers that they are spending too much time on golf courses.
Permission granted for Royal Norwich to sell course and relocate 0
Royal Norwich Golf Club’s extraordinary sale of its home so that 1,000 properties can be built on the course is set to go ahead as planning permission has now been granted.
This golf club has doubled its membership in just two years 1
Gaudet Luce Golf Club in Worcestershire has doubled its membership from 400 to 800 in just the last two years, thanks to a flexible membership scheme.
£120,000 course redesign was egg-stremely unnecessary 0
A golf course owner has said he nearly had to spend thousands of pounds redesigning his course to make it safer – but discovered that nearby ‘wayward balls’ had actually been dropped by birds.
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