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Tom Phillips begins work as the new CEO of the Ladies European Tour (LET)
Tom Phillips has officially begun his new role as CEO of the Ladies European Tour (LET), marking the beginning of an exciting new era for the tour and for women’s professional golf globally.
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Golf ‘desperately needs to change its image’
A golf conference on participation has concluded that the game urgently needs to change its image – as a new survey finds that infrequent golfers are deserting golf and not being replaced.
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American course goes ‘ball-less’
A golf course in the USA has become the first club in the world to go ‘ball-less’ – golfers play usual rounds on its course but hit a virtual ball rather than a physical one.
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EGP loses £500,000 of public funding
The England Golf Partnership is to lose £500,000 of public funding because not enough people aged 26 and over have taken up golf in the last year.
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Eco-warriors attack golf club
Eco-warriors have torn up four greens at Berkhamsted Golf Club in Hertfordshire because they are angry over the venue’s tree felling policy.
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England Golf joins anti wind turbines campaign
England Golf has thrown its support behind Shrewsbury Golf Club’s opposition to two wind turbines being built nearby, saying they have a negative effect on golfers and golf clubs.
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Golfers set to fail if they sue clubs over VAT
Golfers are unlikely to be successful if they take action against golf clubs for not paying them back the overpaid VAT they paid, one of the UK’s leading tax experts has said.
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The golf courses that could fall into the sea
As both Montrose Golf Links and Caldy Golf Club bring in measures to deal with coastal erosion, we look at some of the UK golf courses that are in danger of falling into the sea.
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Manager of the Year finalist: James Washington
James lives at Bradford Golf Club – which means he has had knocks on his door at every hour from members – usually needing access to possessions.
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£20m family centre to open in Derbyshire
A £20m new golf course aimed at families is set to open in Derbyshire in less than a year’s time.
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Golf club burglars jailed after GCM appeal
Two burglars who stole more than £750,000-worth of equipment from the lockers of more than 60 golf clubs in 17 counties have been jailed for a total of eight years.
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The R&A ‘likely to end men-only award’
The R&A will decide shortly on whether it will continue awarding Open Championships to be hosted by men-only golf clubs, after criticism from a key sponsor.
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One golf club closes every two days in USA
A golf club is closing down in the USA at a rate of approximately one every two days, according to new data.
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UK’s most exclusive golf club wins legal row
A club that aims to be the most exclusive golf club in Britain has won a legal battle against St Andrews Links Trust to use the words ‘St Andrews’ as part of its name.
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Local authorities relinquish more golf clubs
At least two more municipal golf clubs have been handed over or closed down by their local authorities since the start of this year.
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Clubs urged to end bans on mobile phones
England Golf is calling on clubs to relax dress codes and restrictions on mobile phones, offer flexible membership options and make golf affordable to try in a bid to reverse economic problems.