Alistair Dunsmuir
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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.
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A record number of rounds of golf were played in Great Britain in 2025. The year-end total is the highest since comparable records began in 2005 and up double-digits in percentage points against every post-pandemic year.
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County Durham’s Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa is developing a new multifunctional short-game area – a teaching and practice facility that will further establish its position as the ‘North East’s No.1 Golf Resort’.
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DJ Flanders marks two years as Executive Vice President of Troon International, leading the global expansion of the world’s largest golf club management company across more than 20 countries. We speak to DJ about leadership, growth and the future of modern golf operations.
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The TGI Golf Awards were held at the prestigious Fairmont St Andrews Resort, celebrating the achievements, professionalism and commitment of TGI Golf partners from across the UK and Ireland.
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Industry leaders, partners and suppliers came together at St Andrews for two days of insight, collaboration and expert discussion, reaffirming the TGI Golf Business Conference’s status as a key event in the golf trade calendar.
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Two of the three men who have owned Strathmore Golf Centre in Scotland for the last two decades are now set to retire, and they have placed the venue up for sale. They talk about their hopes for the future of the facility.
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Membership at Scottish golf clubs has grown by 5.4 percent in the last year, with the number of boys taking up golf soaring.
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Peter Jones and his investment group have acquired American Golf, the UK’s largest golf retailer, from private equity investor Endless LLP.
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A 30 foot shaft has incredibly appeared by a golf course in Cornwall, following a period of extremely heavy rainfall.
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A Durham golf club has secured £400,000 in funding to invest in the club, provide new services to its community and strengthen its financial position.
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Just under two years after facing potential closure, Hollandbush Golf Club in Lanarkshire has formally transitioned into member ownership, marking a significant milestone for community-led golf course management in the UK.
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A specialist turf and groundcare contractor has confirmed it will assume full operational control of Ardeer Golf Club, outlining a long-term development strategy designed to stabilise and significantly enhance the Ayrshire venue.
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Wrexham Golf Club has unveiled its new indoor putting and short game improvement area, and renovated women’s locker room, to the Welsh minister for sport, Jack Sargeant, and Wales Golf officials.
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A golf consultancy has warned that English golf clubs are set for a huge rise in business rates in April.
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Here’s three stories from the first month of 2026 that tell us a lot about the state of the golf industry in the UK at the moment.
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A new survey has found that the quality of the golf course is overwhelmingly the most important factor when people decide if they want to renew their membership.
