Golf club praised for turning flooded bog into a wildlife haven 0
A golf club in Leicestershire has received local praise for transforming a flooded bog on its course into a pond and wildlife haven.
This golf coach is nominated for a national disabled coaching award 0
A man who has been championing blind golfers for more than two decades is in line for a prestigious national coaching award.
Two golf clubs have administrators appointed 0
A leading golf club in Northumberland and a top venue in Hertfordshire have both had administrators appointed to them.
Golf club to grow by the building of 56 homes 0
A Scottish golf club is to fund improvements by selling its practice ground to a developer, which will build 56 homes.
Merseyside set for new £190 million golf club 0
A major new international golf development in Merseyside is a step nearer after Wirral Council agreed to spend more than half a million pounds on surveys and geotechnical reports to see it through.
Nigel Mansell course one of several sold in recent weeks 0
The golf club created by former Formula 1 world champion Nigel Mansell has been sold for a reported figure of £11 million.
91-year-old scores a hole-in-one 1
A 91-year-old golfer has hit a hole-in-one at Stoke Park Country Club, Spa & Hotel in Buckinhamgshire – the latest story in what’s been an incredible year for elderly golfers.
This man has become golf’s first accredited coach for deaf people 0
A PGA professional in Lincolnshire has become the first person who works in golf in England to achieve the DEAFinitely Inclusive Mark, the accreditation scheme that was launched last year
Celtic Manor considering legal action against ‘Celtic Minor’ 0
A Welsh golf club that last year changed its name to Celtic Minor could face legal action from Celtic Manor, which believes the club is exploiting its reputation.
“Footgolf meant our turnover grew by 30%” 0
A Welsh golf club has told the BBC that the introduction of footgolf led to increasing its turnover by 30 per cent at a time when its membership was falling dramatically.
Council rejects proposal to convert entire golf course into housing estate 0
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has surprisingly rejected a proposal to convert Plough Hill Golf Centre in Warwickshire into a housing estate.
HS2 golf club has its future secured 0
A 130-year-old golf club that could have closed down because the HS2 railway line is set to go through the course has had its future secured.
Jack Nicklaus-designed golf resort to open in 2020 0
The group that runs a hotel that new world tennis number one Andy Murray owns has said it is also going to run a major golf resort in Scotland.
£60m golf club to be built in Northern Ireland 0
A £60 million golf club is to be built in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, and could open as soon as 2019.
Several private members’ golf clubs have now received overpaid VAT refunds 0
Approximately 25 per cent of the golf clubs that had claimed for VAT rebates on green fees via KPMG have now received the money back from HMRC.
Golf membership grows in Lancashire for first time since 2004 0
In one of the clearest signs that the golf industry is experiencing recovery, The Lancashire Union of Golf Clubs has said its members have this year collectively seen a rise in their members for the first time in 12 years.
Goodwood closes its flexible membership category because it is too popular 1
One of the first golf clubs in the UK to set up a flexible membership policy has announced it is going to close it at the end of this year because it is now too popular.
Here’s the top three things I learnt while editing the magazine in October 0
From how the weak pound is proving to be of worth to golf clubs to why a small blue butterfly spells a PR victory for the golf industry, October was a fascinating month for the UK golf industry, writes Alistair Dunsmuir.
Golf club members are getting older 1
England Golf’s biennial research into the state of the nation’s golf club industry has found a large rise in the age of members of golf clubs in just two years.
At least four UK golf clubs close down 0
At least four golf clubs have announced they are closing or have closed in the space of a few days as many venues are continuing to struggle in the current economic climate.
Modern golf club has its future secured for the next 9 years 0
With more golf clubs closing down this autumn, Edwalton Golf Centre in Nottingham has been told its future has been secured until at least 2025.
36 hole golf club to convert 9 holes into a vineyard 0
A Sussex golf club has come up with a unique way to increase its revenue streams – it is going to convert a quarter of its golf course land into a vineyard.
43% of leisure industry staff have been injured at work 0
A study of people who work in Britain’s leisure and hospitality industry has found that nearly half have suffered an injury at work and more than two thirds claim their working environment to be a health and safety hazard.
This visually impaired golfer has just hit his second hole in one 0
A legally blind golfer with five per cent central vision has hit his second hole in one in ten years.
Six Derbyshire golf clubs join forces 0
Six Derbyshire golf clubs have set up a group so they can work together to attract people to join and visit their clubs – and have already secured government funding for what they’re doing.
Surge in US golfers visiting top Scottish clubs due to weak pound 1
The fall in the strength of the pound as a result of Brexit appears to be having a positive effect on the UK’s most prestigious golf clubs, especially in Scotland.
Private members’ golf clubs are receiving VAT windfalls 0
Private members’ golf clubs in Scotland have been receiving huge windfalls from the treasury in recent days following a legal dispute that has been going on for decades.
