Alistair Dunsmuir
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One of Dublin’s oldest golf clubs has rejected a £65 million proposal – including £13 million to be given to its 1,400 members – to surrender its land for housing development and relocate to a new site.
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Over 80 golfers came together at The Addington Golf Club, Surrey for Prostate Cancer UK’s first-ever golf day focussed on raising awareness of prostate cancer in the black community.
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Basingstoke Golf Club has one member who has just celebrated her 100th birthday and another who is 102.
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Despite continually soaring participation, golf clubs are still being encouraged to invest in simulators to maximise growth potential.
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A golf club located in Cardiff has made the unusual decision to put most of its par three, seventh hole up for sale.
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A golfer at Droitwich Golf Club in Worcestershire has won his club championship match play final with two holes-in-one in the same round.
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American Golf has sold Golf Kingdom Chadwell Heath to a joint venture between Blackedge Golf and British Ensign Golf.
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Toptracer has announced a virtual ‘Global Challenge on Bethpage Black’ that will take place at partner ranges around the globe from September 22 to October 5.
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Winchburgh Niddry Castle Golf Club in Scotland has more than doubled its female membership in the past three years thanks to two initiatives aimed at encouraging women and girls to try the sport.
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Over 1.6 million scores were submitted for handicapping purposes in August 2025 – the highest ever for one month, according to England Golf.
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This year is on course to break British records for golf participation, according to new data.
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England Golf has named Dame Denise Lewis DBE as its newest ambassador, joining forces to inspire the next generation of golfers and spearhead the launch of a bold new initiative – Game Changers.
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The number of golf entertainment venues in urban areas will double in the coming years, says Jay Karen, CEO of the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA).
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From the growth of junior golf in the UK to major investment projects, at least some of the golf industry appears to be in a healthy place in late summer 2025.
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Scottish Golf has reported a record-breaking season of GolfSixes League action in 2025, featuring juniors from all regions of the country.
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A golf club in Essex has become the second venue in England in just the last month to close – and will be converted into housing.
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Prostate Cancer UK’s flagship golfing fundraiser, The Big Golf Race, has raised over £1.25 million so far in 2025.
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A group of lifetime golf enthusiasts from Oxford with a combined 237 years’ membership at Oxford Golf Club have played more than 80,000 rounds between them at the Cowley course.
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Golf clubs and golfers in Warwickshire have been told to be on alert after thieves stole trophies from one venue and have targeted cars at others.
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League One side Wycombe Wanderers FC has struck a deal with Buckinghamshire Council to take over the lease of South Buckinghamshire Golf Course. The club will reduce the number of holes on the course.
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A professional golf coach hopes to have broken the world record for the number of 18-hole rounds played in a single day – five!
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A Herefordshire golf club once owned by millionaire Alfie Best is set to be converted into a private family home with guest facilities.
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From the continuance of the participation boom to a successful Open Championship, we look at three sets of stories in the last month in the UK golf industry.
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A new era of championship golf has begun in Scotland with the official opening of The New Course at Trump International Golf Links, Scotland.
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The Buckinghamshire is investing £3 million to upgrade its major championship qualifying course and enhance year-round playing conditions.
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Charlie Forster, one of the rising stars of English golf, has added a new title to his growing list of honours after being named as an ambassador for Basingstoke Golf Club.
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The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush set a new benchmark for attendance, broadcast viewership and digital engagement as the return of golf’s original championship to the iconic Antrim coast delivered an unforgettable spectacle and captivated fans worldwide.
