3 in 4 golfers pick their course based on online reviews 0
A survey of 4,000 golfers has found that a huge three in four of them will read online reviews before deciding which new course to play.
England Golf asks for ideas to grow participation 2
England Golf is embarking on a listening exercise to get as many ideas as possible to grow golf, its new chief executive has announced.
A third of a Scottish island’s population work on a golf course 0
A third of the entire population of the Scottish island of Jura work on a golf course that hasn’t even been built yet.
Another golf club is victim of huge fraud scam 0
Waterlooville Golf Club in Hampshire has also been swindled out of scores of thousands of pounds, it has been revealed.
What will Justin Rose’s gold medal mean for golf 0
England Golf believes Justin Rose’s spectacular gold medal at the Rio Olympics will inspire people in the UK to try golf for the first time – and participation could even rise rapidly.
Riddlesden lost half its membership in just three years 0
An 89-year-old Yorkshire golf club that closed down earlier this year lost half of its membership between 2012 and 2015.
Golf and golf club praised for helping people with Parkinson’s 0
Rudding Park Hotel, Spa and Golf in Yorkshire has been praised for helping people with Parkinson’s – the latest of several clubs in the last few weeks that has helped people with physical ailments.
7 jailed for planned heist on Old Course Hotel 0
Seven men have been jailed for a total of 47 years for planning a unique raid on the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews which would have had ‘huge implications’ for golf if they had been successful.
Golf club gets an undertaker to sponsor hole called ‘The Coffin’ 0
West Lothian Golf Club has been praised for getting a local funeral director to sponsor a hole that is called ‘The Coffin’.
Nike’s decision to partially leave golf came on same day Adidas reported huge recovery 0
The decision by Nike Golf, one of the biggest sponsors of the game in the world, to partially exit the industry, came on the same day that Adidas reported a recovery in its golf business.
Two golf clubs receive £150k grant from Sport England 0
Two Hertfordshire golf clubs are receiving nearly £150,000 between them to spend on refurbishments and improvements thanks to grants from Sport England.
Toro distributor Lely sold to Royal Reesink 0
The turfcare activities of one of the biggest companies in the UK golf club industry, Lely, have been sold to major Dutch company Royal Reesink.
Another golf club to build housing by its course 0
Huntercombe GC in Oxfordshire is the latest golf club to hope to build houses on its land to fund improvements to its facilities.
Here’s the top three things I learnt while editing Golf Club Management in July 0
From the biggest fraud in golf club management history to the astonishing work that some top pros are doing to get more kids playing golf, July was not a quiet month in the industry, reports GCM editor Alistair Dunsmuir
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.
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.
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