New funding for Scottish golf clubs

New funding for Scottish golf clubs 3

🕔10:05, 11.Oct 2013

A new funding scheme has been launched for Scottish golf clubs that don’t have qualified professionals but want to teach the game to local youngsters.

Read Full Article
Wales to be global capital for deaf golfers

Wales to be global capital for deaf golfers 5

🕔10:36, 9.Oct 2013

Wales is set to become the most accessible country in the world for hard of hearing and deaf golfers within the next two years.

Read Full Article
Affordable golf coaching launched

Affordable golf coaching launched 5

🕔10:15, 8.Oct 2013

A Yorkshire and Derbyshire club operator has introduced affordable golf coaching for women, for customers across the four venues it owns.

Read Full Article
PGA of America offers pro business scheme

PGA of America offers pro business scheme 1

🕔11:51, 4.Oct 2013

The PGA of America has launched an innovative programme that will teach golf specifically to employees of companies, in a bid to boost participation in the game and help American businesses.

Read Full Article
Historic Scottish golf club is closed down

Historic Scottish golf club is closed down 16

🕔10:38, 3.Oct 2013

An historic golf club is closed down and another fears for its future as golf clubs in Scotland continue to suffer amid the tough financial climate.

Read Full Article
Course for people with disabilities opens

Course for people with disabilities opens 1

🕔10:18, 2.Oct 2013

A unique golf course designed specifically for people with disabilities has opened in Middlesbrough.

Read Full Article
Just 6% of golf clubs detail dress code rules

Just 6% of golf clubs detail dress code rules 2

🕔10:44, 1.Oct 2013

A survey of nearly 500 UK golf clubs has found that just six percent reveal their dress code rules to golfers when they book their rounds.

Read Full Article
More golf clubs for sale

More golf clubs for sale 2

🕔10:31, 27.Sep 2013

Golf clubs continue to be placed up for sale as the market shows signs of recovery.

Read Full Article
Walton Heath to deregister common land

Walton Heath to deregister common land 2

🕔10:23, 26.Sep 2013

Walton Heath Golf Club has applied to the secretary of state for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to deregister ‘common land’ so that it can be converted into a practice facility.

Read Full Article
Football, fishing & climbing targeted by SGU

Football, fishing & climbing targeted by SGU 1

🕔09:49, 25.Sep 2013

The Scottish Golf Union and Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association have launched a three-phased marketing campaign to encourage golfers to join their local golf club.

Read Full Article
Clubs spending heavily on non-golf facilities

Clubs spending heavily on non-golf facilities 7

🕔10:09, 24.Sep 2013

Several golf clubs are spending heavily on improving their facilities in a sign that the worst may be over for the industry. However, most of the money is being spent on non-golf offerings.

Read Full Article
Outcry after geese shot by golf club

Outcry after geese shot by golf club 6

🕔10:10, 19.Sep 2013

A Worcestershire golf club has faced an angry backlash from its local community after it shot several geese because their faeces may have dirtied golf balls.

Read Full Article
Golfer raises £250K for Child Flight

Golfer raises £250K for Child Flight 2

🕔11:19, 18.Sep 2013

The PGA pro at Styal Golf Club in Cheshire has raised nearly £250,000 for children’s charity Child Flight, following the death of his daughter.

Read Full Article
Golfers live five years longer

Golfers live five years longer 26

🕔10:55, 6.Sep 2013

Heart Research UK is urging everyone in the UK to take up golf – as regular golfers live, on average, five years longer than non-golfers, according to Swedish research.

Read Full Article
Germany has more female golfers than UK

Germany has more female golfers than UK 8

🕔08:32, 5.Sep 2013

The UK now has fewer female golfers as members of clubs than Germany, despite having four times as many golf courses and being known as the ‘home of golf’.

Read Full Article
Bernard Gallacher regains consciousness

Bernard Gallacher regains consciousness 3

🕔10:09, 4.Sep 2013

The 1995 Ryder Cup-winning captain, Bernard Gallacher, has regained consciousness after suffering a suspected heart attack last week, Wentworth has revealed.

Read Full Article
£250K simulators delayed by bats

£250K simulators delayed by bats 2

🕔10:17, 3.Sep 2013

A golf club in Leicestershire could be waiting for months until customers can use two £250,000 simulators it has bought – because bats were found in the building housing them.

Read Full Article
Alex Salmond: ClubGolf is a success

Alex Salmond: ClubGolf is a success 4

🕔10:44, 2.Sep 2013

Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, has said he is ‘extremely encouraged’ by new data that shows that the government-funded programme, ClubGolf, introduced more than half of clubs’ new junior members to the game in 2011 and 2012.

Read Full Article
Judge rejects ‘too exclusive golf club’

Judge rejects ‘too exclusive golf club’ 3

🕔09:54, 29.Aug 2013

Owners of Cherkley Court have said they are “appalled” with a high court judge’s decision to stop turning it into a highly exclusive golf club that would be antithetical to public ‘need’.

Read Full Article
Cambridge Golf Club closes down

Cambridge Golf Club closes down 4

🕔09:50, 28.Aug 2013

Cambridge Golf Club has closed down and will be converted into a new town’s housing estate.

Read Full Article
Trophies still being stolen from clubs

Trophies still being stolen from clubs 2

🕔10:11, 27.Aug 2013

Several golf clubs have been hit by thieves this summer – with their trophies remaining the prize asset for burglars.

Read Full Article
Guidelines written for dealing with Groupon

Guidelines written for dealing with Groupon 8

🕔10:16, 23.Aug 2013

The European Golf Course Owners’ Association (EGCOA) has issued guidelines to all European golf clubs for dealing with third party tee time resellers such as Groupon and AmazonLocal.

Read Full Article
Golf club technology failings revealed

Golf club technology failings revealed 7

🕔10:32, 22.Aug 2013

A new survey finds that just 12 percent of golf clubs have mobile-friendly websites and most managers do not seem to even know how their website performs on a smartphone.

Read Full Article
Six Premier League clubs will promote golf

Six Premier League clubs will promote golf 5

🕔11:26, 20.Aug 2013

Everton, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Southampton, West Bromwich Albion and Hull agree to work with local golf clubs and schools to provide golfing opportunities to children.

Read Full Article
Hoebridge awarded environmental label

Hoebridge awarded environmental label 2

🕔10:08, 19.Aug 2013

Hoebridge Golf Centre in Surrey has received the GEO global environmental award – the first pay-and-play facility in the UK to have ever won the accolade.

Read Full Article
List of weirdest things found on a golf course compiled

List of weirdest things found on a golf course compiled 4

🕔11:01, 16.Aug 2013

From a suitcase full of lingerie to a live shark, a retailer of golf equipment has compiled the top 10 strangest things to be found on a golf course.

Read Full Article
President banned from Sleaford Golf Club

President banned from Sleaford Golf Club 6

🕔10:09, 15.Aug 2013

The president elect of Sleaford Golf Club, who has ‘made enemies’ with some of the members during his 45 years at the club, has given up golf after receiving a three-year club ban for an alleged cheating incident.

Read Full Article

Join Our Mailing List


Read the latest issues

Advertise With Us

For editorial enquiries in the magazine or online, contact:

Alistair.Dunsmuir@hdidmedia.com


For advertising enquiries in the magazine or online, contact:

georgina.hirst@hdidmedia.com