The resort director at The Belfry talks about the effect the pandemic has had on the resort in 2020, from the health and safety measures that have been introduced to the venue hosting a major golf event this August.
Several golf club managers, directors and professionals, and an MP, have expressed strong disagreement over the closure of courses in England from November 5 to December 2.
A petition for golf courses to be allowed to stay open during the November lockdown in England hit 100,000 signatures within just a few hours of launching, as England Golf says it will challenge the government over the decision to close them.
The new month-long coronavirus restrictions in England starting from November 5 specifically state that golf courses and driving ranges must close, immediately leading to widespread anger and disbelief.
The secretary of a golf club that has experienced vandalism on the course, including people using hole cups as toilets, has said he is baffled about why it has taken place.
Several figures in the golfing industry have said they are furious that golf clubs in the Republic of Ireland and Wales are having to close due to new coronavirus restrictions.
Congratulations to 2004 Amateur Championship winner, Stuart Wilson, who has been named the new managing secretary of The Blairgowrie Golf Club.
All golf clubs in the Republic of Ireland must close for the next six weeks, according to a new Covid-19 ruling.
A Welsh golf club that will close for two weeks because of new coronavirus restrictions will remain partially shut for a further four due to the filming of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! nearby.
Was my golf club successful? England Golf has published a list of the 328 golf clubs that have received more than £2.5 million between them of coronavirus support.
Golf courses have not been spared: All Welsh golf clubs and seemingly not just their clubhouses must close down for nearly two and a half weeks as the country enters a ‘circuit-breaker lockdown’ in a bid to combat a rise in coronavirus infections.
A poll of golfers across the United States, Canada and the UK has found that the surge in new members this summer has been driven by a desire for wellbeing.
New data on the surge of golf participation in the UK and Ireland in 2020 has found that the number of rounds booked online in September doubled from 2019’s figures.
Three golf clubs in Wales have formed an innovative partnership with each other to ensure golf club members have a course to play at if they otherwise cannot play due to local lockdown travel restrictions.
The chair of Scottish Golf, Eleanor Cannon, is to step down next March, after what will be six years in the post.
New analysis of a recent survey of more than 2,500 golfers during the pandemic has found that about half of golfers are prepared to travel for more than an hour to play the game.
The Golf Business looks at three UK golf industry trends – beyond simply a general rise in participation and membership – that have materialised as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a sign of the impact that Covid-19 has had on the industry, a golf club in Lancashire is set to close down its hotel in order to continue as a viable business.
Clare and Graham are the two directors at Lanhydrock Hotel & Golf Club in Cornwall. Here, Graham talks about running a family-owned golf venue and what 2020 has been like so far.
A golf club that became the second in the UK to close down because of Covid-19 has been bought and could potentially reopen.
Roger Brown, Premium Credit’s Chief Commercial Officer for Fairway Credit, outlines the increasing range of payment options available and the important role they play in maintaining good cash flow for golf clubs.
A report in The Times newspaper about the state of golf in Ireland amid Covid-19 has shown the extraordinary growth and decline that have been happening at the same time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New data analysing golf activity around the world has found growth everywhere in recent weeks – with the UK leading the way.
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