Alfie Best’s golf club undergoing significant improvements 0
A golf and country club owned by Alfie Best is undergoing major clubhouse enhancements.
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‘We appointed the first female golf club captain in Ireland’ 0
An Irish golf club has revealed that, contrary to recent reports that an Irish club became the first to appoint a female captain this year, it did so last year.
Scotland’s first Topgolf venue to open this year 6
Topgolf Entertainment Group has said it is targeting a late 2022 opening for its new state-of-the-art venue in Glasgow.
More golf rounds were played in 2021 than in 2020 1
Figures for rounds of golf played in the UK in the whole of 2021 show a significant increase even on 2020, when the pandemic boom started and saw its biggest growth.
More golf clubs report vandalism to their properties 0
At least two more golf clubs have reported vandalism to their courses in recent days.
Staffordshire golf course could close due to lack of use 1
A municipal golf course in Staffordshire could be closed down because not enough people use it – despite the participation surge in the last two years.
Most UK golf clubs saw significant growth in 2021 2
A survey of UK golf clubs has found that four in five members’ clubs and nine in ten proprietary venues reported growth in 2021.
Suicide prevention charity reaches out to turf professionals 0
Suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) has announced that it will be attending turf management events throughout 2022.
Council plans to convert 27-hole golf club into housing 1
North Somerset Council has stated that a 27-hole golf and country club could be converted into a housing estate under its plans to build more homes.
Two more golf clubs report vandalism 0
The police have issued statements surrounding two English golf clubs after reports of vandalism in recent days.
Greenkeepers find 95-year-old buried message 1
Greenkeepers at Golf House Club, Elie in Scotland have found a 95-year-old packet of cigarettes in a bottle, which contained a message written by greenkeepers in the 1920s, hidden on the course.
Club ferries golfers from the airport in battery-powered vehicle 0
A Scottish golf club is chauffeuring guests both to and from the local airport and from its clubhouse to its lodges in a fully electric van.
Devastation to golf clubs as storms wreak havoc 1
Golf clubs across Scotland and northern England have been posting shocking pictures of the devastation to their courses after they were hit by recent storms.
Woman named first ever female captain of a golf club in Ireland 1
Dungannon Golf Club in Northern Ireland has become the first golf club in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to appoint a woman as its overall captain.
Here’s three of the most significant developments from January for the golf industry 0
From pandemic year two golf participation data showing even better results than year one, to this publication getting a new publisher, we look at important developments in the golf industry in January 2022.
Gareth Bale becomes R&A ambassador 1
Footballer Gareth Bale has been named as a global ambassador for The R&A – a role that will see him inspire new audiences around the world into playing golf.
£240k municipal driving range in Merseyside opens 0
A new 10-bay driving range, located at Bootle Golf Course in Merseyside, has opened.
Golf club to end memberships 0
A golf club has applied for planning permission to build lodges that will reduce the length of its course – a move that may result in it only allowing guests staying at the lodges to use the venue.
Scottish course set to undergo major development 0
A golf club in Argyll and Bute in Scotland is set to partner with one of Britain’s largest housebuilding companies in order to undertake a major renovation project.
Royal Dornoch closes the book for 2022 due to unprecedented demand 6
Unrivalled demand for tee times has forced Royal Dornoch Golf Club to close the book for the 2022 season.
“Demand from new golfers” sees retail sales soar 0
Retailer American Golf has said that the surge in participation in the UK over the last two years resulted in a huge rise in sales over the Christmas period.
