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Golf Ireland celebrates Rory McIlroy’s Masters win
Golf Ireland has extended its congratulations to Rory McIlroy following a sensational back-to-back victory at the Masters in Augusta.
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Preparing for the surge
With golf participation expected to be very high for the coming season, some venues have taken the opportunity of recent lockdowns to fast track major course renovation projects.
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‘We’re almost fully booked for the first two weeks’
A number of English golf clubs have detailed how excited they are about the return of golf next week, following an absence that’s lasted nearly three months.
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Work begins on new quarter of a million pound driving range
Work has begun on a quarter of a million pounds golf driving range at a municipal golf club, which should capitalise on the current demand to play the game.
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North London golf club ‘will not reopen’ despite likely surge
A municipal golf club in North London has been told it will not reopen on March 29 due to losses over recent years – even though there is currently huge demand to play the game.
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Comment: Handicaps for non-members of golf clubs
Chris Gray, general manager at Cottingham Parks Golf & Leisure, argues that the plan to create handicaps for ’nomads’ risks repeating trends from the 1990s, which led to a decline in golf club memberships.
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The Secret Secretary: Managing during the pandemic
An anonymous golf club manager talks about his perception of golf club management during the pandemic.
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Grow your club’s membership by providing flexible payment options
With a surge in golf participation expected shortly, Fairway Credit operates a solution that enables members to apply directly for finance which does not require the club to obtain credit broking authorisation.
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Irish golf club set to admit women for the first time
One of the last golf clubs in the British Isles in which only men can be members is set to change its policy.
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European golf course designers very optimistic for the future
A survey of golf course architects has found significant optimism for the next few years, with some even saying they’re concerned about how they will cope with a large increase in workload.
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This picture suggests all UK golf courses are going to be very busy, very soon
A golf club in Wales has posted a picture of its car park – just a few hours after the Welsh government announced golf can resume – and it was already packed.
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The CEO of Wales Golf, Richard Dixon, to stand down
The chief executive of Wales Golf, Richard Dixon, is to stand down this summer.
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Campaign launched to save Colt golf course
A campaign has been launched to save a Derbyshire golf course that closed last year but remains in a playable state.
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Club moves its tees inland due to collapse of surrounding sand dunes
A golf club in Great Yarmouth is moving its tees further inland after sand dunes supporting the course collapsed due to coastal erosion.
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Club faces ‘uncertain future’ as council rejects plan to build houses
Plans to build 249 houses on part of a northern English golf course, in order to secure its future, have been rejected by its local council.
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When can golf resume across the UK?
We now know when four-ball golf can resume across almost all of the UK.