Alistair Dunsmuir

The oldest nine-hole links course in England says it has lost half of its fifth tee to coastal erosion as it prepares to bolster sea defences.

A drive at Chestfield Golf Club in Kent for its members to get tested for prostate cancer led to five men receiving treatment.

Carnoustie Golf Links is launching a £100 million investment plan that it hopes will result in the Open Championship returning to, and new investors running, the iconic venue.

Holywell Golf Club in Flintshire has suffered “criminal” damage to its course.

Golf participation in Great Britain remained high in April, May and June 2024, but was down five percent on 2023’s numbers, meaning it was about the same as it was in 2022.

Rio Real Golf & Hotel, a premier golf destination in southern Spain, has reported an impressive increase in footfall and turnover following the installation of Toptracer technology in 30 of its driving range bays.

The wife of a man whose husband is serving a 16-year jail sentence for embezzlement and fraud in Azerbaijan has agreed to give up ownership of a golf club in Berkshire.

The meteoric rise of Link Golf UK has continued with the operator announcing it has taken on its sixth venue – and its fourth this year.

An 84-year-old greenkeeper who has barely missed a day’s work since he joined his club 28 years ago, and has no intention of retiring, has received a special recognition award.

A Welsh golf club is to site 44 containers at its venue as part of the diversification of its business to secure its future.

A £165,000 scheme to strengthen the coastal erosion defences protecting part of the famous Dunluce links at Royal Portrush Golf Club has been completed.

A whitepaper written by some leading names in the UK golf industry has concluded that one in six British golf clubs face potential closure due to rising costs in recent years.

Vandals have caused thousands of pounds-worth of damage to a golf club in Cumbria after riding off-road bikes onto the course.

A golf club that closed in 2022, was saved in 2023, but was told in 2024 that it would not actually ever reopen, now believes it could be back open in 2025.

Research for a group of more than 30 Highlands golf clubs has found that visitor income to them has soared from £5.8 million per year to £9 million in the last six years.

A 123-year-old golf club in Nottinghamshire has been purchased by an inheritance tax and estate planning specialist, ensuring it avoids insolvency and that its members each receive a significant dividend.

Vandals have damaged a golf course located just five miles away from Royal Troon one week before it hosts the Open Championship.

Golf club operator Burhill Group Limited (BGL) has reported record six-month financial results.

Trump Turnberry has issued a desire to return as a host venue for the Open Championship, and says it would be fitting if it was the location for the 2027 championship.

Housebuilder Acorn Property Group has acquired land situated at Cricket St Thomas Golf Club in Somerset and intends to build 30 flats overlooking the course.

Irish golf club operator Carr Golf has taken on its 24th golf club.

The current chief executive of Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints, Mark Darbon, 45, has been named as the new CEO of The R&A, one of the most powerful positions in golf.

Four of Britain’s biggest golf clubs have all revealed plans for major developments in recent weeks.

A Derbyshire-based entrepreneur has bought a 19th century venue with a golf course attached to it and said he will invest heavily in it.