Alistair Dunsmuir
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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.
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Prostate Cancer UK has announced renowned British menswear brand Charles Tyrwhitt as the headline sponsor of its golf programme for 2026, marking the charity’s first-ever dedicated sponsorship of its golf activity.
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After enjoying his first ever hole-in-one at his home club, Overstone Park (Northamptonshire), disabled golfer Patrick ‘Pat’ Duke has revealed that golf saved his life.
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Scottish Golf has revealed that over two million scores were submitted through the World Handicap System™ in 2025 – a record figure.
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Nelli Kovanen grew up next to Finland’s first golf course, then worked at Carnoustie and, for the last three years, has been part of the team at The R&A. She’s now joined this magazine as the key contact for the golf industry.
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A new report has revealed that golf clubs in the UK and Ireland received, on average, 17 percent more in green fee income last year than they did in 2024.
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Royal Dornoch’s old clubhouse, which dates back to 1909, will be demolished from Monday, February 2, the club’s manager has revealed.
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England Golf has revealed that more scores were submitted through the World Handicap System™ (WHS™) in 2025 than in any other year.
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The Ladies European Tour (LET) has appointed Tom Phillips as its new chief executive officer, effective April 6, 2026.
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A huge fire that has caused major damage to the clubhouse at West Essex Golf Club was started accidentally during roofing works, fire investigators have concluded.
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Broadcaster and golf professional Henni Zuël has been named the new golf ambassador of The Buckinghamshire.
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A support group for parents who have lost a child has been set up partly thanks to a local golf club.
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From Royal Dornoch’s spectacular new clubhouse to concerns about the impact the cost of living crisis is having on the golf industry, 2025 ended with another month of contrasting stories.
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A links golf club on the south coast in Hampshire has survived an unprecedented tidal event.
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Golf Finance, a company that supports the golf market with finance solutions spanning course machinery, launch technology, irrigation, building development and premium surfacing, has formed a partnership with SYNLawn UK, a leading supplier of sustainable artificial turf solutions.
