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From fairways to foodbanks: Why Mill Green won a double award for community impact
The Club at Mill Green has secured two victories at two separate award ceremonies. Operated by Get Golfing CIO, the Hertfordshire venue was celebrated for its radical approach to accessibility – including free junior memberships and the removal of joining fees – and its role as a vital community hub providing school meals and charity…
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Here’s three trends from the last month in the UK golf industry
June was another month of new data showing a boom in participation mixed with the difficulties of rising costs.
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Royal Portrush course now available via Toptracer
The Open Championship’s 2025 site, Royal Portrush, is now available on the Toptracer platform at golf ranges around the world.
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Catherine Murphy named new chair of CMAE
Congratulations to Catherine Murphy, the secretary of private members’ club The Athenaeum, who has been named the new chair of CMAE England.
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The R&A Foundation has been pledged £10m since 2022
The R&A Foundation has said it has been pledged £10 million by philanthropic donors around the world since 2022.
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Record-breaking turnout at the 2025 Foremost Head Professional Championships
The 2025 Foremost Championships were met with record participation at The Oxfordshire Golf Hotel & Spa on a sunny day in June, with a thrilling six-man playoff to decide the eventual winner, Derek Watters of Gourock Golf Club, the first ever Scottish winner of the event.
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Prince’s Golf Club’s bespoke gin wins global award
A golf club’s own limited-edition gin, which was created to mark the opening of its coastal-inspired golf hole, has won an award at the World Gin Awards.
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Two new winners crowned at 2025 Foremost Assistant Professionals’ Championship
The Foremost Assistant Professionals’ Championship in June broke records once again with a full 144-player field and two emphatic wins from Jordan Ryan (Parc Golf Club) and Reece Samson (Kingswood Golf Centre).
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Christine Pascall and Trish Johnson appointed MBEs
Christine Pascall and Trish Johnson have both been awarded MBEs.
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The unexpected golf trip of a lifetime: from Sri Lanka to Mauritius
George Stead reviews extraordinary golf courses, and the experience, in Hambantota in Sri Lanka and Anahita in Mauritius.
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Apparel and footwear: Let the numbers lead your 2026 strategy
Paul Cunningham, Business Development Consultant for the North at Foremost Golf, offers advice on optimising your apparel and footwear business.
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May saw highest ever handicapping scores submitted
The month of May 2025 surprisingly saw the highest number of World Handicap System (WHS) scores submitted in England ever, it has been revealed.
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Ben Lomond Gin launches Open special edition
Ben Lomond Scottish Gin, the official Gin of The Open, is proud to announce the launch of its Open Special Edition 2025 – a bold and adventurous gin crafted in celebration of this year’s 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club.
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The Big Golf Race tees off
Some of the most recognisable names in golf are throwing their support behind Prostate Cancer UK this June by taking on their own Big Golf Race challenges to help raise funds to help save men’s lives.
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Meet the PGA pro: Shaun Goswami
Shaun Goswami is TGI Partner and Head Professional at Low Laithes Golf Club in Yorkshire, which celebrates its centenary this year.
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Golf club owner and PGA pro hopes to create parents’ law
Following the death of his six-year-old son Hugh in 2021, PGA professional and golf club co-owner Ceri Menai-Davis is hoping to change employment law so that parents are offered more protection if their child becomes critically ill.