Another golf club posts a record rise in members 1
Another golf club in Scotland has reported an unprecedented membership boost, particularly among younger people, since clubs reopened at the end of spring.
93-year-old golf venue to close down next year 1
A Gloucestershire golf course that has been in existence since 1927 is to close down next year – and will likely be at least the sixth UK venue to close amid Covid-19.
Shorter versions of golf are also surging at the moment 6
New data from Ireland suggests that shorter and quicker versions of golf than what can be played on 18-hole full-length courses is soaring at the moment.
Golf club forms partnership with supermarket to help vulnerable residents 3
A Cheshire golf club has been praised by its local community because a team of its members have been helping people who have been shielding due to Covid-19, including even working with a local supermarket to help them.
Golfers in England will have to have an email address if they want a handicap 4
Golfers will have to have an email address if they want to have an official handicap from this November, according to England Golf.
Historic golf facility on the Isle of Wight to close 1
An 88-year-old golf venue opened by Sir Henry Cotton and featuring four small courses is to become the fourth UK facility since the pandemic started to close down.
Two more golf clubs report extraordinary membership growth 1
Two UK golf clubs, nearly 600 miles apart, have become the latest to report an extraordinary rise in membership since May, with many of the new members being under the age of 40.
In defence of golf club committees 0
You might expect that manager Chris Duffy, who was made redundant due to Covid-19, would argue that club committees are bulwarks to the progress of the club. But, here he makes the case for his former board – stating they enhanced his role.
Using technology to help new members renew next year 1
BRS Golf is using its software to ensure its 100,000 new golfers in the UK this year retain their memberships next year, writes Karen Moss, marketing manager for GolfNow International.
Two Scottish clubs form partnership over junior golf 1
Two golf clubs in Lanarkshire have agreed to work together in order to grow the game at both venues.
Introducing a revolutionary towel that will leave your golf ball spotless 0
The Caddyboo Golf Towel is a water-retaining cleaning system meticulously fabricated with a magnetic seal that promises to leave your golf ball spotless.
Lightning warning system website launched 0
Meteorological equipment specialist Biral has launched a new website for its lightning warning system.
Younger people now dominate the pay-and-play golf market 7
There has been a seismic shift in golfing demographics in the UK this summer, new figures reveal, as younger golfers have become the dominant buyers of green fees for the first time.
Another golf course devastated by vandals 8
A Gloucestershire golf course has become the latest UK venue to be damaged in an appalling act of vandalism.
‘I’m an older immigrant woman of colour and golf clubs are bastions of decency’ 4
An Indian-born novelist who lives in Ireland has written about her love of golf to show that much of the current criticism of clubs amid ‘Golfgate’ is inaccurate.
The UK has seen the biggest golf spike in the world 5
New data analysing golf activity around the world has found growth everywhere in recent weeks – with the UK leading the way.
Third major UK golf development set to go ahead 0
Liverpool City Council’s planners are recommending approval for a £15 million golf course development – which could become the third major golf investment to go ahead in northern England at roughly the same time.
Lincolnshire sees the biggest jump in golf ‘staycation’ searches 1
New research on online searches for golf breaks broken down by the English counties people want to visit has found that Lincolnshire has seen the biggest jump in the last year.
Here’s three UK golf industry trends we learnt about in August 3
From the sharp rise in planning applications to build houses to the growth in demand to play golf continuing unabated, August has rounded off a far better summer for the golf industry than what was feared a few months ago.
‘Our members need to know they have the right person at the helm during these unprecedented times’ 1
It’s been an extraordinary few months for the industry. Andrew Minty, manager of the ‘Welsh Golf Club of the Decade’ during the lockdown, reviews what has happened and what he has learnt about managing a golf club during a pandemic.
Over 40 UK golf venues now use CardsSafe 0
The CardsSafe system is a cost-effective and simple piece of technology specifically designed to securely retain customer credit, debit and ID cards while the cardholder runs a tab or hires a product or service.
How these clubs remained open despite huge course renovation projects 0
Two huge course redevelopment projects in the UK have been at Whittington Heath and at Moor Hall. John Greasley Ltd details what was done and how the playing of golf continued during the works.
Quad bikers ‘tear up’ Lancashire golf course 1
A golf club has had to close down for ‘several days’ after quad bikers drove onto the course and tore up many of the greens and fairways.
At least 12 UK golf clubs that feared closing are now thriving 3
At least 12 golf clubs that feared their closure was imminent during the lockdown have stated their futures are now secure thanks to the recent membership surge.
Golf course to be redesigned as balls land in football boss’s garden 5
A Scottish golf club is to redesign two of its holes after several stray balls landed in a neighbour’s garden – and that property is the home of Rangers FC’s chairman.
At least three more clubhouses close for Covid-19 deep cleans 3
At least three UK golf clubs have closed their clubhouses for periods of up to 72 hours in the last few days, after members who had been in them either tested positive for Covid-19 or had failed to self-isolate when they were meant to.
Irish golf clubs can apply for €10,000 grant 0
Golf clubs in Ireland have until early September to apply for a one-off €10,000 payment to help boost their operating performance following the coronavirus disruption.
