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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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Celtic Manor considering legal action against ‘Celtic Minor’
A Welsh golf club that last year changed its name to Celtic Minor could face legal action from Celtic Manor, which believes the club is exploiting its reputation.
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“Footgolf meant our turnover grew by 30%”
A Welsh golf club has told the BBC that the introduction of footgolf led to increasing its turnover by 30 per cent at a time when its membership was falling dramatically.
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Council rejects proposal to convert entire golf course into housing estate
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has surprisingly rejected a proposal to convert Plough Hill Golf Centre in Warwickshire into a housing estate.
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HS2 golf club has its future secured
A 130-year-old golf club that could have closed down because the HS2 railway line is set to go through the course has had its future secured.
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Jack Nicklaus-designed golf resort to open in 2020
The group that runs a hotel that new world tennis number one Andy Murray owns has said it is also going to run a major golf resort in Scotland.
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£60m golf club to be built in Northern Ireland
A £60 million golf club is to be built in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, and could open as soon as 2019.
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Several private members’ golf clubs have now received overpaid VAT refunds
Approximately 25 per cent of the golf clubs that had claimed for VAT rebates on green fees via KPMG have now received the money back from HMRC.
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Golf membership grows in Lancashire for first time since 2004
In one of the clearest signs that the golf industry is experiencing recovery, The Lancashire Union of Golf Clubs has said its members have this year collectively seen a rise in their members for the first time in 12 years.
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Goodwood closes its flexible membership category because it is too popular
One of the first golf clubs in the UK to set up a flexible membership policy has announced it is going to close it at the end of this year because it is now too popular.
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Here’s the top three things I learnt while editing the magazine in October
From how the weak pound is proving to be of worth to golf clubs to why a small blue butterfly spells a PR victory for the golf industry, October was a fascinating month for the UK golf industry, writes Alistair Dunsmuir.
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Golf club members are getting older
England Golf’s biennial research into the state of the nation’s golf club industry has found a large rise in the age of members of golf clubs in just two years.
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At least four UK golf clubs close down
At least four golf clubs have announced they are closing or have closed in the space of a few days as many venues are continuing to struggle in the current economic climate.
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Modern golf club has its future secured for the next 9 years
With more golf clubs closing down this autumn, Edwalton Golf Centre in Nottingham has been told its future has been secured until at least 2025.
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BTME 2017 to offer largest-ever Continue to Learn
The largest-ever programme of education at a turf industry event in Europe has been unveiled by BIGGA.
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36 hole golf club to convert 9 holes into a vineyard
A Sussex golf club has come up with a unique way to increase its revenue streams – it is going to convert a quarter of its golf course land into a vineyard.