What we learnt about golf club management in September 2
What we learnt about golf club management this month.
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More golf clubs for sale 2
Golf clubs continue to be placed up for sale as the market shows signs of recovery.
Walton Heath to deregister common land 2
Walton Heath Golf Club has applied to the secretary of state for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to deregister ‘common land’ so that it can be converted into a practice facility.
Football, fishing & climbing targeted by SGU 1
The Scottish Golf Union and Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association have launched a three-phased marketing campaign to encourage golfers to join their local golf club.
Clubs spending heavily on non-golf facilities 7
Several golf clubs are spending heavily on improving their facilities in a sign that the worst may be over for the industry. However, most of the money is being spent on non-golf offerings.
Outcry after geese shot by golf club 6
A Worcestershire golf club has faced an angry backlash from its local community after it shot several geese because their faeces may have dirtied golf balls.
Golfer raises £250K for Child Flight 2
The PGA pro at Styal Golf Club in Cheshire has raised nearly £250,000 for children’s charity Child Flight, following the death of his daughter.
Golfers live five years longer 26
Heart Research UK is urging everyone in the UK to take up golf – as regular golfers live, on average, five years longer than non-golfers, according to Swedish research.
Germany has more female golfers than UK 8
The UK now has fewer female golfers as members of clubs than Germany, despite having four times as many golf courses and being known as the ‘home of golf’.
Bernard Gallacher regains consciousness 3
The 1995 Ryder Cup-winning captain, Bernard Gallacher, has regained consciousness after suffering a suspected heart attack last week, Wentworth has revealed.
£250K simulators delayed by bats 2
A golf club in Leicestershire could be waiting for months until customers can use two £250,000 simulators it has bought – because bats were found in the building housing them.
Alex Salmond: ClubGolf is a success 4
Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, has said he is ‘extremely encouraged’ by new data that shows that the government-funded programme, ClubGolf, introduced more than half of clubs’ new junior members to the game in 2011 and 2012.
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