Alistair Dunsmuir
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A review of more than 200 golf clubs in the UK and Ireland has found that visitor income hit a record high in 2024.
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Work to build a state-of-the-art new golf clubhouse and five luxury villas has begun at Felixstowe Ferry in Suffolk, the fifth oldest golf club in England.
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Wales Golf has put a new management team in place, saying that changes to its development department will capitalise on modern demands.
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More rounds of golf were played in England in 2024 than in any year since the World Handicap System (WHS) was launched at the end of 2020.
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The former deputy course manager at one of the UK’s greatest golf clubs has won an unfair dismissal case after he was sacked for failing to report that his digger fell into a hole.
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One of England’s greatest Senior players, Trevor Foster, has passed away at the age of 64.
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A US golf club has said every tee time it had available for 2025 sold out in just 50 minutes.
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A poll by YouGov has found that playing golf is seen by the public as the second most middle class activity people can do out of 12 that were selected.
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The year ended with clubs relocating and others revealing they are experiencing mixed post-pandemic fortunes.
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David Rickman has been appointed an MBE in the New Year Honour’s List for services to golf.
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An Essex council has said it is considering introducing birds of prey to a golf course where crows have been making the greens unplayable.
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The surge in golf participation since 2020 has meant that two hotels in Devon, which both employed a new PGA manager last year, have both now opened a new practice range to signify the importance of their golf offerings.
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Prestwick St Cuthbert Golf Club has become the latest Scottish golf club to be in danger of closing down.
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A golf club in Wiltshire has said 80 members joined this year and 95 percent of its members renewed for another year.
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A new report on how American golfers aged 52 and under use their golf clubs for food and drink finds their attitudes are different to those older than them.
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Members of a Scottish golf club have agreed to take over the running of the venue from its local council.
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A group of members at Woodsome Hall Golf Club in West Yorkshire have provided the funds for an additional defibrillator to be situated on the course.
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Prince’s Golf Club in Kent has become the latest top golf club to unveil plans for a number of major upgrades to its clubhouse.
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Maidenhead Golf Club in Berkshire and Flackwell Heath Golf Club in Buckinghamshire have announced they are set to merge.
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Balmoral Golf Club in Northern Ireland has agreed to sell its land for housing and relocate to a new 149-acre location, with a new golf course designed by Paul McGinley, about four miles away.
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Caird Park Golf Course in Dundee has become the latest Scottish golf course to announce it will close down.
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A golf club in Wales has revealed that a car has been driven onto its course, causing significant damage to its 11th fairway.
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A golf club in Fife has said anyone under the age of 16 whose parent is a member will be offered free membership at the club.
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From high-end new courses opening to others looking to reduce their number of holes in order to survive, Scotland’s golf industry is a mixed picture at the moment.
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The annual World Golf Awards, which reward excellence in the golf tourism market, were hosted on the island of Madeira at Savoy Palace from Savoy Signature on November 22, and showcased numerous winners.
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The R&A has said Trump Turnberry is still off the Open rota but there could be a “path forward”, as more big name golfers express support for the 47th US president.
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Pike Fold Golf Club in Greater Manchester has been granted planning permission to alter seven of its holes due to a major motorway remodelling scheme.
