Alistair Dunsmuir
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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.
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Manchester-based travel group Sports Tours International has completed the acquisition of European golf travel operator, Golfbreaks.
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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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Cowdray Golf Club in West Sussex has completed another venue improvement project.
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A successful taster clinic at Garon Park Golf has showcased the power of dementia-friendly sport. Hosted by the Norman Garon Trust and Fore Get Me Not Golf, the session focused on building confidence and social connection through inclusive coaching.
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Proposals have been revealed for a major new golf resort in the southeast of Scotland.
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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.
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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.
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From record-breaking memberships in Wales and England to a rapidly successful mission to save historic Scottish links, golf is thriving. And new ‘health hubs’ are transforming clubs into vital community assets, proving the sport is a powerhouse for modern wellbeing.
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A Sussex golf club that was to be concreted over and converted into a major housing development has had its future secured.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Former DP World Tour player Stuart Manley has joined the staff of Wales Golf, helping to organise amateur events around Wales.
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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.
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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.
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Trusted by over 2,000 clubs, Eagle specialises in bespoke golf branding and logo design. From historic research to comprehensive brand guidelines, see how Eagle recently transformed Chippenham Golf Club’s identity with a professional, consistent rollout.
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Golf club membership in England grew again in 2025 to 750,071 people.
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A National Survey of Wales report, along with Wales Golf figures, show that golf is the biggest adult participation sport in Wales, with almost two percent of the nation’s population playing some form of it over a surveyed four-week period.
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David Murch, Business Development Consultant at Foremost Golf, shares his expert advice on how professional shops can strengthen one of their most reliable retail categories.
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The Club at Mill Green has secured two victories at two separate award ceremonies. Operated by Get Golfing CIO, the Hertfordshire venue was celebrated for its radical approach to accessibility – including free junior memberships and the removal of joining fees – and its role as a vital community hub providing school meals and charity…
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Garon Park Golf Complex is set to become a regional hub for inclusive sport this month. In a unique partnership between Southend In Sight, England & Wales Blind Golf, and The Norman Garon Trust, a new clinic is using Toptracer technology to help blind and partially sighted players return to the fairway.
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The 19th century Royal Eastbourne Golf Club in East Sussex has posted shocking images online after 12 of its greens were damaged by suspected vandals.
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From a landmark retail acquisition by a Dragons’ Den star to the unconventional move of a maintenance contractor turning club operator, we round up the three biggest stories shaping the golf industry in February — including a looming tax hike that could hit golfers’ pockets.
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Burhill Golf and Leisure Limited, which owns several golf clubs in the UK, has acquired GolfPlex, a modern, entertainment-led golf venue based in Berkshire.
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A Scottish golf course has posted images of shocking damage to its greens after vandals rode on them with dirt bikes for the second time in two weeks.
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The 116-year-old golf club, Dinsdale Spa Golf Club in Darlington, is set to close down at the beginning of April.
