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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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‘More Vardy than Vardon’ – football used to get kids into golf
Charity the Golf Foundation has teamed up with 16 football clubs to host the ‘StreetGolf Championship’ in a bid to take advantage of the current excitement about Euro 2016 and get more children playing golf.
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Mackenzie ‘trail’ shows benefits of golf clubs working together
A UK golf club designed by Augusta National architect Alister MacKenzie, which teamed up with eight other venues to form a ‘golf trail’, has said every club can benefit by partnering with its competition.
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This man has been a member of his golf club for more than 82 years
A nonagenarian Norfolk golfer has broken the world record for the longest running golf club membership ever – and claims the health benefits from golf has kept him living so long.
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Lockerbie Golf Club NOT ‘on the brink of closure’
Lockerbie Golf Club has said that, contrary to reports in the Scottish press, it is not on the brink of closure, although it has had its rent slashed for the next two years.
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Royal Troon calls urgent meeting to change men-only constitution
The host of this year’s Open Championship, Royal Troon, has unexpectedly announced that it proposes to allow women to become members just two weeks before the event takes place this July.
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Golf used to warn kids about the dangers of fires
Firefighters in Wales have come up with an innovative way to teach children about the dangers of fires – by creating a unique and fun golf course in which every hole has a fire-related theme.
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Here’s the top three things I learnt about the industry while editing Golf Club Management in May
From the contentious issue of concessions for elderly golfers to that Muirfield vote, here’s the top three things Alistair Dunsmuir learnt about the industry while editing Golf Club Management in May.
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#GetintoGolf extended to Scotland this summer
The #GetintoGolf campaign, which England Golf believes led to 3,900 people joining golf clubs last year, is being extended to Scotland for this summer.
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Scenic golf course down to just 15 members
One of the most picturesque golf clubs in the UK, Isle of Barra GC in Scotland, could close as it is down to just 15 members, even though membership costs just £75 per year.
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Call for legal action against golf clubs if they breach Equality Act
A golf club administrator who says that some golf clubs are failing to comply with the Equality Act has called for an awareness campaign to be started and even for legal action to be taken against some venues.
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Golf clubs are growing their memberships by offering 9-hole golf
At least two golf clubs in Scotland have said their memberships have grown because they have been offering 9-hole competitions.
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Dogs blamed for causing damage to Dundee’s golf courses
Two golf clubs in Dundee have made a plea to local dog owners to do more to stop their animals causing damage to their greens.
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How Prince’s Golf Club in Kent achieved GEO certification
Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) sustainability associate Tony Hanson explains how Prince’s Golf Club in Kent achieved GEO certification following his audit – which shows the world the club is environmentally friendly
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Huge rise in club golfers playing in Stableford competitions
Surprising new data has found that although UK golf clubs are still losing members, the remaining members are playing much more competitive rounds of golf, and especially Stableford competitions.
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Sturgeon: Muirfield decision to ban women is indefensible
The first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has said that Muirfield’s decision to continue refusing women on becoming members is “indefensible”.