Rare fish ‘too big’ for golf course lake 2
In a story published on April 1, a rare fish that was found in a Scottish golf club’s lake is now too big to continue living there.
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Member loses case against club over lockdown refund 4
A man who took the golf club he was a member of to court because it didn’t refund part of his subscriptions when he couldn’t play golf, due to Covid lockdowns, has lost his case.
Inscapes acquires Evergreen Irrigation 0
Leading sports ground engineering company, Inscapes, has strengthened its award-winning offering with the purchase of Evergreen Irrigation.
Scottish golf course plan to include new GP surgery 2
A plan by a golf club in Scotland to build housing on land it owns will also include a new general practitioner (GP) surgery and 25 percent affordable housing.
Llanishen and Matt Parsley rewarded by Wales Golf 0
Llanishen Golf Club has been named ‘Club of the Year’ by Wales Golf while Conwy Golf Club’s general manager, Matt Parsley, is ‘Welsh Golf Club Manager of the Year’.
London Golf Club partners with UAE club 0
London Golf Club in Kent has announced a partnership with Al Zorah Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates, which will see its members compete for the chance of a luxury holiday including unlimited golf.
John Deere TPC Sawgrass Volunteer Programme open for applications 0
Applications are now open for the 2024 John Deere TPC Sawgrass Volunteer Programme, which will see seven British and Irish greenkeepers travel to Florida to help prepare the Stadium Course for the best golfers on the planet.
Rail company launches deal with 20 Scottish golf clubs 1
Twenty golf clubs in Scotland have agreed a deal with train operating company ScotRail to offer discounts to golfers.
Kent golf club closes as operator goes bust 5
A golf club in Kent has suddenly and unexpectedly closed after its operator ceased trading, although there are hopes that it will reopen.
Golf course designers broadly in favour of controversial MLR proposal 2
A group of golf course architects has said it welcomes an R&A and USGA proposal to allow an optional requirement to only use golf balls that have been tested under modified launch conditions.
‘Caddies boosted our local economy by £700,000 last year’ 0
A professor of economics at the University of Stirling has said caddies at golf clubs that market to foreign visitors can boost local economies by hundreds of thousands of pounds every year.
Golf clubs in Northern Ireland ‘could be more attractive to women’ 2
Golf clubs in Northern Ireland could do more to make the sport more attractive to women, the country’s governing body for amateur golf has suggested.
89% of golf club members have no intention of leaving 0
A new survey of golf club members has found that not only has membership risen sharply in the last four years, but satisfaction among members has also grown significantly.
Major Blackpool golf project is off after new buyer announced 0
A £35 million project to create a holiday park, hotel and golf course at Windy Harbour near Blackpool appears to be off as the site has been sold.
Council’s parking charges “will hurt elderly golfers” 2
A golf club in Essex has said its council’s plan to introduce car parking charges could have a negative effect on elderly residents.
Crypto golf community wins bid to buy historic Scottish club 2
An online community that raised more than $11 million in cryptocurrency in one day last year has had its bid for a 116-year-old Scottish golf club accepted.
John Lewis set to sell Berkshire golf club to nearby club 8
A golf club in Berkshire that’s owned by the John Lewis Partnership as a benefit for its employees has been put up for sale, with a nearby club set to buy it.
UK golf participation was second highest ever in 2022 1
Official figures from the four UK and Ireland golf unions has revealed that participation in 2022 was the second highest since recording began.
Scottish Golf postpones affiliation fee rise 0
Scottish Golf is postponing its plan to increase affiliation fees by six months in order for there to be more consultation on it.
Irish clubs awarded £100,000 for disability initiatives 0
Nearly 40 golf clubs in Ireland have been awarded, on average, just under £2,500 each, to invest in ‘disability inclusion’.
OnlyFans sponsors golfer in bid to diversify content 2
Digital media platform OnlyFans has announced it is collaborating with a professional golfer for the 2023 season.
UK golfers now spend more than £5 billion per year 1
The average adult UK golfer spent £964 on golf in 2019, according to new research, contributing billions to the UK economy.
More than 750 golf clubs set to take part in this year’s GolfSixes League 0
New data from 2022 finds that 542 golf clubs in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland took part in the junior GolfSixes League – a figure that is set to increase to more than 750 this year.
Youngest female captain in Welsh golf completes year 2
Emma Blackburn has come to the end of her term as the youngest ladies’ captain in Welsh golf, having taken up the role at the age of just 22.
A fifth golf course reports motorbike vandalism 10
At least five UK golf clubs in the space of one week have reported that motorcyclists have ridden onto their courses and carried out significant damage.
Another UK course hit by vandals 0
For the second time in just a few days, a UK golf course has been damaged by a vandal riding a vehicle onto the venue.
Nuisance bikers repeatedly targeting Kent golf club 6
A golf club in Kent has said bikers have caused possibly tens of thousands of pounds-worth of damage in at least four recent incidents.
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