Golf clubs face first business water restrictions in 20 years as two suppliers move on non-essential use bans

Members of the 135-year-old West Middlesex Golf Club have launched a petition, now past 4,800 signatures, after Ealing Council approved a settlement stripping the club of its 75-year lease and replacing it with a deal that expires next year – a move the club says would force it into insolvency and cost 27 jobs.

Rounds of golf played in Great Britain in the first half of 2026 were up on every year this decade except record-breaking 2025, according to new data, which shows that appetite for the game remains strong.

TGI Golf has returned over £1 million in profit distribution to its PGA professional partners for 2025, the first time the group’s annual payout has passed seven figures, taking total partner returns beyond £11 million over 20 years.

After three years of in-house operation, The R&A has appointed Northwind Leisure Golf as operating partner for its Golf It! community facility in Glasgow.

Tewkesbury Park has appointed former footballer Emma ‘Lev’ Levett as its first Golf Commercial Manager, tasked with a new three-year plan for golf as the resort shifts towards a whole-resort subscription model.

Scottish Golf and the Camanachd Association have secured Scottish Government funding to offer free golf and shinty sessions to young people in rural Scotland this summer, tapping into the two sports’ shared Highland heritage and similar skills.

New England Golf figures show 12.6 million adults played some form of golf in the last year, with junior membership up 34% in 2025, as the sport launches Get into Golf Week to build on the momentum.

Golf group Mytime Active says participation at its golf courses has never been stronger, with almost 700,000 rounds played across its sites between March 2025 and March 2026.