UK golfers now spend more than £5 billion per year 1
The average adult UK golfer spent £964 on golf in 2019, according to new research, contributing billions to the UK economy.
The average adult UK golfer spent £964 on golf in 2019, according to new research, contributing billions to the UK economy.
New data from 2022 finds that 542 golf clubs in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland took part in the junior GolfSixes League – a figure that is set to increase to more than 750 this year.
At least five UK golf clubs in the space of one week have reported that motorcyclists have ridden onto their courses and carried out significant damage.
From installing EV charging points to the rise of off-course golf, February 2023 has been a month of highlighting modern golfing trends.
For the second time in just a few days, a UK golf course has been damaged by a vandal riding a vehicle onto the venue.
A golf club in Kent has said bikers have caused possibly tens of thousands of pounds-worth of damage in at least four recent incidents.
Suzann Pettersen will captain the 2024 European Solheim Cup team for next year’s competition at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in the USA, as well as the 2023 event in Spain.
An historic golf club in Ayrshire has closed suddenly although the golf course will continue to function.
An Irish golf industry spokesman has said the pandemic participation boom of the last three years mixed with economic inflation has resulted in a state of “cautious optimism” for 2023.
The host venue for 10 Open Championships, Royal Birkdale in Merseyside, has installed 318 photovoltaic panels on the roofs of its clubhouse and greenkeeping hangars.
England and Wales Blind Golf (EWBG), the charity that provides visually impaired individuals the opportunity to train and compete in golf, is seeing a surge in membership.
The chief operating officer (COO) of Scottish Golf is still in that position even though the organisation has appointed a new interim chief executive (CEO).
The national governing body for golf in Scotland is proposing to raise the levy paid by every member of an affiliated Scottish golf club from £14.50 to £15.75.
A National Golf Federation (NGF) report has found that more people now play golf in the USA off-course – such as on driving ranges and at golf entertainment venues – than on the course.
Dumfries & County PGA professional James Erskine has been crowned ‘Partner of the Year’ at the annual TGI Golf Awards, staged in Harrogate.
More data is showing that while golf membership figures were strong in 2022, visitor numbers have fallen following the pandemic boom in 2020 and 2021.
Scientists from the University of Eastern Finland have concluded that playing a round of golf is better for the heart for the over 65s than walking the same distance.
The company behind the successful Aberdeen-based craft beer specialist OGV Taproom, and its events venue OGV Podium, has agreed to take the reins at Newburgh-on-Ythan golf club’s bar and restaurant.
A group of scientists in the USA have concluded that how golfers carry their bags during their rounds impacts their swing speed.
A new survey of UK golf clubs has found that they’re still performing strongly but the pandemic growth is slowing down.
A new report has found that the worldwide golf equipment and apparel market was worth just over $20 billion in 2021 for the first time ever, and then fell just below it last year.
A petition has been launched to save a golf club in Lancashire that is set to close down at the end of March.
From building a coffee franchise by the range to teaming up with the NHS, golf clubs are finding innovative ways to get more people active this winter.
The nominees have been announced for the England Golf Awards 2023 and they see Brailsford, Letchworth, Lancaster and Seckford golf clubs battling it out for the club of the year award.
The PGA of Australia and Webex by Cisco have announced the addition of an ‘All Abilities’ field to all four Webex Players Series events in 2023, as part of a drive to advance inclusivity in golf.
Doctors in Fife, Scotland have been prescribing golf to patients under a new health initiative in partnership with local golf clubs.
A council in Ireland is facing ‘a number’ of legal claims after stray balls from a highly-rated municipal golf course have allegedly hit nearby people and property.