Alistair Dunsmuir

A Russian oilman’s attempt to acquire a Lake District golf club sitting beside the only rail link to Britain’s nuclear submarine shipyard and Sellafield waste site has fallen apart following government intervention and questions from the Financial Times.

Ormskirk golfer Andrew Haswell won the Welsh Men’s Open Stroke Play Championship at Pyle & Kenfig — after a car smashed into his car, with him behind the wheel, outside the clubhouse.

Royal Lytham & St Annes has been named as the host of the 156th Open, to be played from July 30 to August 6, 2028. It will be the 12th time the Lancashire club has hosted the competition.

London Golf Club has appointed the former general manager of Walton Heath Golf Club, Josh Moses, as its new director of operations.

Helping schoolgirls across Cardiff into golf, along with developing their leadership potential, has brought Whitchurch (Cardiff) Golf Club the Wales Golf Women and Girls Project of the Year Award.

Vandals on motorbikes have devastated the greens at Dartmouth Golf Club, leaving the historic 120-year-old course in West Bromwich unusable. The club is now calling on Sandwell Council for urgent security measures to save the playing season.

Toptracer, the official range technology of The Home of Golf, has announced that the exclusive Old Course Reversed competition will return to its partner ranges around the globe from April 16 – May 17.

Cabot Highlands has confirmed that Old Petty, its acclaimed new Tom Doak-designed course, will officially open to the public on May 15, following a successful preview play period in late summer 2025.

Kinross Golf Courses has launched a major investment programme featuring £600k in new machinery, a GPS-enabled buggy fleet and a sensitive bunker restoration. The project honours designer Sir David Montgomery while elevating the player experience.

Alan Holcroft has been appointed the new general manager of Canterbury Golf Club in Kent, home to a Harry Colt classic course located just outside the cathedral city.

Lahinch Golf Club in Ireland saw its green fee income alone soar to £3.65 million in the last year, while it now has more than £10 million in cash reserves.

Manchester-based travel group Sports Tours International has completed the acquisition of European golf travel operator, Golfbreaks.

Golf Ireland has extended its congratulations to Rory McIlroy following a sensational back-to-back victory at the Masters in Augusta.

Cowdray Golf Club in West Sussex has completed another venue improvement project.

Proposals have been revealed for a major new golf resort in the southeast of Scotland.

Sixty golf clubs in England and Wales closed down from March 2020 to March 2025, according to new data, despite this period coinciding with a boom in golf participation.

Tom Phillips has officially begun his new role as CEO of the Ladies European Tour (LET), marking the beginning of an exciting new era for the tour and for women’s professional golf globally. 

A Sussex golf club that was to be concreted over and converted into a major housing development has had its future secured.

The future of The Leicestershire Golf Club is at risk after a bid to build a 72-bed care home on its land was rejected. Despite warnings that the club could “go under,” councillors voted to protect “green wedge” land from urban sprawl and development.

Machynys Resort has marked its 20th anniversary by becoming the Wales Golf Club of the Year, supported by Howden, after demonstrating ambition, innovation, and dedication, across every aspect of its operations.

Willie MacKay has been handed a Lifetime Honour Award for 2026 by Scottish Golf for his outstanding contribution to golf in the Highlands and Islands stretching back over five decades and continuing to this day.

Former DP World Tour player Stuart Manley has joined the staff of Wales Golf, helping to organise amateur events around Wales.

Forfar Golf Club has formalised a partnership with The Ancient Links Golf Company (TALGC) to secure the 155-year-old course’s future. The deal brings vital investment to the Old Tom Morris layout, protecting its heritage while upgrading club facilities.

A new survey from the Golf Highland co-operative, which represents 34 Scottish clubs, finds that 2025 green fees totalled more than £12 million – double the figure recorded in the first research project commissioned in 2018.