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Meet the golf club owner: John Adamson
The owner and director of Ramside Estates & Ramside Hall in County Durham, John Adamson, talks about the venue’s growth from a hotel in the 1960s to one of England’s leading golf resorts today.
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How this golf course kept walkers safe when it reopened
With over 500 acres of natural heathland criss-crossed by public footpaths, Berkhamsted Common, which is home to Berkhamsted Golf Club, could have been a flashpoint when golf resumed last month.
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Scottish golf clubs are experiencing a membership surge
Several Scottish golf clubs are experiencing a surge in members after it became the last country in the UK to reopen its golf courses, with one saying 12 people joined just because they enjoyed walking around it during the lockdown.
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The first locker rooms can reopen in the UK this Monday
Golf club locker rooms, which have been closed in the UK since March, can reopen in Northern Ireland from this Monday.
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‘Our future is now secure’
The president of a Scottish golf club that feared it would close down in March has said the club’s future is now secure due to the increase in membership sales, while an English venue has said it is already taking staff off of furlough.
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What amounts did golf clubs that set up lockdown crowdfunders secure?
Two golf clubs, one in England and one in Scotland, that set up crowdfunders during the lockdown as they feared for their futures, detail what happened next.
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PGA professionals in England can now coach in groups of six people
As of today (June 1), golf coaches in England can teach in groups of up to six people – ie the PGA professional and a maximum of five others – England Golf has confirmed.
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Nearly a half of ‘nomadic’ golfers are considering joining a club
A survey of avid golfers who are not members of clubs in England in late May has found that more than two in five are considering joining a club at the moment.
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The legal issues for golf clubs surrounding the resumption of golf
As the playing of golf has now returned throughout the UK, legal body the NGCAA looks at issues clubs should take into account at the moment, such as returning staff from furlough and buggy policies.
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What state is the UK golf industry now in due to the pandemic?
March to May 2020 will probably go down as the most extraordinary period in golf’s history, but what state is the industry now in?
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Vandals tear up greens at Scottish golf club just before it reopened
Yobs have torn up several greens at a Scottish golf course just before it reopened after more than two months of lockdown, and an English venue says it is offering a reward as its course has also been vandalised.
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‘We’re thinking of keeping the two-ball format’
A Durham golf club has said it is considering permanently keeping the two-ball format as the pace of play is so fast, as it has also showcased the gratitude a young girl has to the greenkeepers for their work during the lockdown.
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How this golf club has been helping people in the pandemic
A Welsh golf club has been helping local community groups, and brought in a large amount of food for people who couldn’t afford it, in recent days.
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Members of two households can play golf together in Wales
Members of two different households can play golf together in Wales from Monday, June 1, for the first time since the lockdown restrictions eased, Wales Golf has confirmed.
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Scottish golf clubs report full booking sheets
Scottish golf clubs have reported that their booking sheets have been full on the first day of the resumption of golf, according to the chief operating officer of Scottish Golf, Karin Sharp.
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Golf needs more celebrity exhibition matches
No one was too sure what to expect when it was announced that Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning would take on Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady.