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Golf Ireland celebrates Rory McIlroy’s Masters win
Golf Ireland has extended its congratulations to Rory McIlroy following a sensational back-to-back victory at the Masters in Augusta.
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The golf industry is seeing some positives from Brexit
A major golf course construction firm and a golf tourism company have both said that Britain’s decision to leave the EU can have positive ramifications for the industry.
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Golf is a superb way to help stroke victims recover
The Stroke Association is increasingly finding that playing golf, which provides a number of key social, mental and physical benefits, is an excellent way for survivors to boost their recovery.
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Unions report ‘surge’ in female participation in golf
Both England Golf and the Golf Union of Wales have issued a statement saying their countries are now witnessing a surge in female participation of the game.
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Golf Development Wales is getting people from ethnic minority backgrounds into golf
A new project aimed at addressing the tiny number of people from a black and minority ethnic background who are members of golf clubs in Wales is already having a positive effect.
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Every golf club in UK invited to support Fields in Trust
A charity that safeguards parks and playing fields is asking, via Bernard Gallacher, every golf club in the UK to show its support for it, after one venue in Northern Ireland was protected.
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Is there anything Nottingham isn’t doing to get people into golf?
Local authorities in Nottingham are so keen to get golfers trying the game that they are setting up events in local parks as well as golf clubs this summer.
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The Beef praised for working with juniors at the Open
Andrew ‘The Beef’ Johnston has been praised for playing Tri-Golf with local children during the Open Championship.
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Warning as Yorkshire golf club becomes victim of huge bank fraud
Hull Golf Club in Yorkshire has become the victim of what is thought to be, financially, the biggest bank fraud to have hit the golf industry ever.
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Major new locker brand for the industry launches
One of the biggest suppliers to golf clubs, Craftsman Lockers, has formed a new partnership with Garran Lockers: the Ice Locker Group.
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Rose, Willett, Hull and Matthew to represent Team GB at the Olympics
Justin Rose, Danny Willett, Catriona Matthew and Charley Hull will represent Team GB for golf at the Olympics in Brazil next month.
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This historic mansion has been bought by a golf club
The historic and spectacular Sudbrook Mansion, along with Sudbrook Park, have been bought by The Richmond Golf Club in London.
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Golf boss: Footgolf is having a tremendous impact for us
The chief executive of BGL Golf, which owns 22 golf courses in the UK at 10 venues, has said introducing footgolf at four of them has led to significant improvements.
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Golfers are less bothered about competition than you’d think
A new survey of amateur golfers has found that less than eight percent view competition as the best thing about the game.
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Treasurer of golf club: Women-only venues can be good for females
The treasurer of a women-only golf club has said her club’s policy is good for women as long as they are under-represented in golf participation.
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51 children join golf club thanks to this amazing Pepperell gesture
A goodwill gesture from European Tour professional Eddie Pepperell has resulted in 51 children joining Frilford Heath Golf Club in Oxfordshire.