Alistair Dunsmuir
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The house manager at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Sian Heatley, has become the first female Certified Club Manager (CCM) in Wales.
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From the results of the new digital queuing system in St Andrews being revealed to the continued growth of padel, we look back at April to see what’s trending in the UK golf industry.
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More than £2 million in stock has been stolen from a Worldwide Golf Brands warehouse in Manchester.
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A golf club in Cornwall has installed a ground-mounted 600kW solar array on the outskirts of its golf course.
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Golf facilities across Wales will be transformed this year, with 74 projects securing funding from the million-pound Women’s Golf Legacy Fund from the Welsh government, through Sport Wales.
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There has been more demand for tickets for this year’s Open Championship than for any other in history outside of St Andrews.
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New data from England Golf reveals there are 1,735 golf clubs in England and more than 730,000 people are members of golf clubs in England. But what are their ages and which counties have the most clubs, oldest members on average and best golfers?
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The modernised process for single golfers has been praised by players as easy and equitable, who previously had to queue for tee times, sometimes for up to 12 hours.
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More golf clubs have this month announced that they have appointed a woman as captain for the first time in their history.
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Prince’s Golf Club, host of the 1932 Open Championship, has completed a significant clubhouse renovation.
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Golf Ireland has extended its congratulations to Rory McIlroy after his thrilling play-off victory at The Masters, seeing the Holywood native become the first European to claim the career Grand Slam.
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London Golf Club in Kent, which has said it wants to host the Ryder Cup in the 2030s, has had planning approval granted for a major expansion of its facilities.
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A golf club in Devon has said it has been burgled for the fourth time in seven months, and this time all of its historic trophies were stolen.
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One of the UK’s greatest ever amateur golfers, Peter McEvoy OBE, has passed away.
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A Scottish golf club has been placed up for sale as a residential ‘development opportunity’ – but the course is set to survive.
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The 3 Hammers Golf Complex in Wolverhampton has been named ‘Golf Facility of the Year’ by England Golf.
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Link Golf UK has taken on its seventh golf course – and fifth in the last year – Middlesbrough Municipal Golf Centre.
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Troon International has published a new industry report into amateur golfers across the US – which, among other things, revealed that golf getaways and digital engagement are a key focus for the average American golfer.
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On April 1, the world’s first robotic golf club manager was launched. Maybe.
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From smaller driving ranges to ownership changes at Carnoustie, the industry is gearing up for what it hopes will be a fruitful 2025 playing season.
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Athlone Golf Club member Michael Evans has been appointed as the new Golf Ireland president at the 2025 National AGM this weekend.
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More than 28,500 tonnes of sand is being used to rebuild dunes protecting the world-famous golf courses in St Andrews due to defences retreating in recent years.
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North Wales club Hawarden has gone from facing disaster to being named the Wales Golf Club of the Year, thanks to an impressive turnaround and commitment to sustainability over the last five years.
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Meldrum House, the historic country hotel and golf course in Aberdeenshire, has appointed Neil McLean as its new membership manager.
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Golf Ireland is to give golf clubs the option to increase or decrease the Playing Handicap allowance in their World Handicap System (WHS) competitions.
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The Scottish Golf & Club Managers Association (SGCMA) has been rebranded as CMAE Scotland.
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Foremost Golf, the UK’s largest retail and marketing services group, has announced 250 users of its innovative Point of Sale (POS) software system, after its main launch last year.
