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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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Run raises £5,000 to help dementia sufferers play golf
Two fitness fanatics have run from Wentworth Club to Le Golf National in France to raise thousands of pounds to enable people with dementia to play golf.
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SALTEX is less than a month away
Visitors can expect to see an impressive line-up of world-class innovation for use by greenkeepers when SALTEX 2017 opens its doors at the NEC, Birmingham on 1 and 2 November.
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Scottish golf clubs urged to accept affiliation fee rise
The CEO of Scottish Golf has written an impassioned article calling for Scottish golf clubs to accept a proposal to more than double affiliation fees.
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This man saw his handicap drop from 15 to five in half a season
A 20-year-old golfer from Salford has knocked 10 points off his handicap in half a playing season – from early in the year until July.
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All change at Oak Park Golf Club
It’s all change at a Surrey club which has a new head chef, new course manager and new general manager – a man who was once the club’s PGA professional and oversaw record numbers of juniors participating
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Golfers warned to be vigilant about storms following lightning death
The manager of a golf club where a golfer was hit by lightning and died earlier this year has said he is warning members and visitors about electrical thunderstorms.
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Sponsored feature: Changing the changing rooms at Alloa GC
The historic Scottish golf club is one of the first to adopt Ready Golf to tackle slow play and has invested in a stunning new changing room.
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Closed-down golf club could re-open in 2018
A Leicestershire golf club that closed down last year could re-open next year as a major holiday golfing destination.
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Here’s the top three things I learnt while editing The Golf Business in September
From golf courses being the location of air ambulances to world record attempts for par five holes, the editor of The Golf Business, Alistair Dunsmuir, charts his monthly top three trends.
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Golf Union of Wales rebrands as Wales Golf
The body that runs amateur golf in Wales has decided to change its name as part of a major rebranding exercise.
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Golf club staff tied up and threatened with gun
Staff at Blackwell Range Golf Club in Durham have been tied up and threatened with a shotgun and a hammer by armed robbers.
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Meet the head greenkeeper (who also runs the entire golf club)
Rob Wiles is a bit different to most course managers: he’s also a director of the company that owns Cottingham Parks Golf Club and Leisure Club in Yorkshire, which makes him his boss’ boss.
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Walking in nature is good for your mental health
Walking in nature is an effective way to help treat a number of mental health issues such as stress and depression, according to a BBC documentary.
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Musselburgh could become latest foreign-owned golf club
The world’s oldest golf course, Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course, could be partly owned by a Chinese businessman, according to newspaper reports.
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How one club markets the health benefits of golf
Here is the message Stapleford Park in Leicestershire tells its local community about why playing golf is good for them.