Over 4,000 ladies took up golf last year 4
A 2011 England Golf grant led to more than 4,000 women and girls in England taking up golf last year. Nearly 550 of them are now members of golf clubs.
A 2011 England Golf grant led to more than 4,000 women and girls in England taking up golf last year. Nearly 550 of them are now members of golf clubs.
London Golf Club has announced plans to build the UK’s first European Tour ‘performance institute’.
The body that runs amateur golf in England this year created an eBay account – ewgaewga – which has been selling unused ladies’ Daily Sports’ golf clothing ordered for 2011 European teams.
If Chipping Sodbury wins then private members’ clubs could recover some of the VAT paid on membership subscriptions between 1973 and 1990.
Another golf club manager has criticised England Golf’s ‘inactive handicap’ system, stating that confusion about it is preventing golfers from spending money at golf clubs.
Britain’s largest water authority has made golf clubs under its jurisdiction exempt from two major aspects of its hosepipe ban, although several clubs are still unclear as to what is permissible.
A golf venue is taking the UK government to court over the definition of membership of a golf club.
The American billionaire, Donald Trump, has said that the world’s sixth oldest golf club has been “destroyed” due to a nearby wind turbine.
The American billionaire, Donald Trump, has said that Germany and China are laughing at Scotland as he has been “forced” to stop building his golf course there.
Former Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie has warned that golf venues are suffering from negative stereotypes about the game.
Augusta National Golf Club may grant membership to a woman for the first time in its history as it prepares to host the Masters this week.
The golfers’ call of ‘fore’ is to be replaced by a new system to comply with health and safety regulations, The R&A and USGA jointly announced today.
An urban golf course that a developer failed to convert into housing is to be sold as a golfing venue.
The manager of one Essex golf club has appealed to England Golf to urgently enter into negotiations with water companies ahead of forthcoming restrictions on water usage, amid fears that this could devastate golf courses throughout parts of the UK.
A British private members’ golf club has been paid £5,000 after it won a landmark VAT ruling that could result in non-profit making clubs restructuring their membership offerings.
A new survey of golfers has found that the condition of golf greens is the most important factor when it comes to judging how attractive a golf club is.
The host of the 2010 Ryder Cup has been named as Britain’s best hotel.
Nearly one in 12 adults in the UK played golf on a full-length course in 2011 and the number of UK rounds played last year was the highest since 2006, according to new research.
A local council that wants to build a championship golf course while it converts a nearby golf club into a housing development has been accused of a conflict of interests.
Greenkeepers at a golf club have been told by their local council that they should wear hard hats in what could become a new health and safety issue for clubs.
A proprietary golf club has joined forces with a former women’s Open champion and launched an attack on a number of UK private members’ golf clubs over their tax arrangements.
A new survey on the spending behaviour of members of British golf clubs has found that golfers are prepared to spend more on memberships and green fees in 2012 than in 2011, but less on equipment.
Forthcoming legislation that would have prevented golf clubs providing discounts for senior members has been shelved.
A golf club has been awarded £50,000 by Sport England‘s 2012 Olympics Legacy Fund to build a new academy course.
Marie Curie Cancer Care is targeting golf clubs in a bid to raise money.
One of the world’s most spectacular golf clubs has been placed into administration.