Surge in sales of golf clubs since courses reopened 5
At least 12 golf clubs have either been sold or come onto the UK market in the last two months as the growth in demand for golf seems to have led to renewed confidence among buyers.
At least 12 golf clubs have either been sold or come onto the UK market in the last two months as the growth in demand for golf seems to have led to renewed confidence among buyers.
Every golf club affiliated to England Golf can now apply for a Covid-19 grant of up to £10,000.
Crown Golf is no longer the UK’s biggest golf club operator, as it has sold six of its 15 golf clubs.
A golf club in Bolton has said it may have to close down because it has been repeatedly targeted by vandals who have caused thousands of pounds-worth of damage and intimidated members.
A Scottish golf club has reemployed its head greenkeeper and partially reopened, just six months after it closed down.
A golf club in Essex has, unprecedentedly, been bought by two organisations – one a company that will run its clubhouse, the other a charity that will operate the golf course.
One of Somerset’s leading golf clubs says it has brought in 140 new members since the lockdown ended – which it views partly as a reward for investing in the course in recent years.
A project carried out between one of the world’s greatest golf clubs and one of Scotland’s leading universities has found that golf can have a positive impact on children’s behaviour and wellbeing.
A 19th century golf club in Yorkshire that had experienced financial struggles in recent years has been bought by a new company, securing its future.
Scottish Golf has confirmed that clubs across Scotland have experienced a boom in new members in the last month.
A female amateur golfer who has written in the past about how golf clubs can recruit more women to play the game has said she still experiences unwelcoming attitudes from men and women in golf.
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