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Burhill Group’s golf division has reported another record year, with venue EBITDA rising 11% to £12.7m in 2025 as playing volumes increased 9% to more than 729,000 rounds.

Scottish Borders Council has granted planning permission for an off-grid composting toilet at a coastal Berwickshire golf course, with officers confirming no adverse environmental impact from the waterless system.

With demand so high its championship course fully closed tee bookings in 2022, Royal Dornoch has submitted the first detailed plans for a new 18-hole links course on land next to the Dornoch Firth SSSI, alongside an upgrade of the existing Struie course.

North East resort Rockliffe has reopened with a Michelin-trained chef’s new restaurant, a reimagined Grade II-listed East Wing and a bunker renovation on its 7,879-yard Hawtree championship course.

Following concerns last year that the facility could close, BCP Council has confirmed golf is “here to stay” at Solent Meads, kicking off a tender process for a lease running potentially to 2051 that combines investment in the clubhouse and driving range with biodiversity improvements across the site.

A new database tracking what member’s guests actually pay to play – rather than the visitor rate every club publishes – has found the discount is worth most at Britain’s top-ranked courses, where signing in with a member can save more than £180 a round.

Formerly part of the leadership team at Carnoustie Golf Links, Kim Speirs joins Nairn Golf Club as assistant manager, working alongside general manager Paul Mills as the club embarks on a decade-long strategic plan.

A community campaign is urging residents to oppose plans for 507 homes, a care home and medical centre on part of Sunbury Golf Course, which will see the venue lose several holes.

A decade-long analysis of UK weather data reveals extreme heat and rainfall have made courses unplayable for a combined 34,359 days since 2016 – with Cumbria the worst affected region and further increases forecast by 2040.

Golf clubs can shortly take part in a major sector-wide study into how golf clubs source, store and use water – evidence organisers say is critical to building golf’s case with water companies and regulators as drought restrictions become more frequent.

A motion of no confidence in The Glen’s management committee has failed by roughly 299 votes to 120, clearing the way for a second ballot later this month that will decide whether talks over a controversial partnership with The Ancient Links Golf Company continue.

Developed in partnership with Oxford Frozen Foods founder John Bragg, Cabot’s newest destination – this time in Canada – will bring a riverfront course and a full slate of wellness and outdoor amenities to the Cobequid Mountains foothills.

A gate and glass doors were smashed during a break-in at St Ives (Hunts) Golf Club last Friday night, with Cambridgeshire Police appealing for witnesses and dashcam or CCTV footage – particularly of a Land Rover seen in the area.

Nearly two decades after it was unveiled, the David McLay Kidd-designed gWest course that stalled amid economic and political turmoil – and has been played by only a handful of golfers – is being marketed by the Al-Tajir family, with planning consent already in place for a resort, hotel and 170 homes.

Formerly known as Magnolia Park, the Boarstall golf club has been closed since the pandemic – but, under new owner Bespoke Hotels, it’s reopening with a restored Jonathan Gaunt championship course.

After years of monitoring cliff movement, Seaford Town Council has reached final design stage on plans to relocate the 17th green and 18th tee at one of England’s oldest golf clubs, Seaford Head, inland.

Premier Turfing has taken on the staff, assets and specialist machinery of John Greasley to create Premier Golf, a new dedicated golf contracting business – bringing together a 40-year construction legacy with two decades of subcontracting history between the two firms.

PGA professionals will get direct access to thousands of competitively priced food, beverage and catering products through a new Foremost / Bidfood Direct online shop, with delivery straight to the club and integration with Foremost’s invoicing and POS systems.

Moor Allerton Golf Club, founded in 1923, has been bought by The Club Company as it continues its expansion across England.

The Alto Club has opened a nine-hole Par-3 course designed by Ryder Cup legend Manuel Piñero, completing its Golf and Academy offering at SO/ Sotogrande Spa & Golf Resort and cementing Sotogrande’s status as one of Europe’s premier golf destinations.

Türkiye’s southwest coast has a new golfing destination. The Dalaman Golf Club has officially opened – bringing a championship-standard course and a fresh golf culture to the region.

Members of two historic golf clubs have backed a full integration, bringing together almost 250 years of shared heritage and creating a clearer pathway for junior and women’s golf at one of Scotland’s finest links.

An enlarged flood storage pool and newly constructed bund at Horsehay Golf Club will hold back water during heavy rainfall to protect nearby homes, following a partnership between Telford & Wrekin Council, the Environment Agency and the club.

Allan Harrison was four over and eating a pasty at the halfway house. What happened next – seven consecutive birdies and eight in nine holes – is a run the numbers say should happen once in 455,000 rounds.

Stourbridge GC’s chairman Simon Markey says the club has been overwhelmed with support after a fire tore through more than 500 acres – but restoring the course could cost over £1m and claim up to 1,000 trees.

Thieves took every piece of silverware from Minto Golf Club on Saturday night, including trophies dating back almost a century. Police Scotland is appealing for information, and the club has urged other sporting clubs across the Borders to review their security.

Two Surrey golf clubs face closure under separate housing schemes that would between them put around 1,500 homes on land currently occupied by 36 holes.