• Longcliffe invests in new course machinery fleet

    One of the premier courses in the East Midlands, Longcliffe Golf Club, has signed its first Toro package deal. Wanting to invest in new machinery, course manager Peter Sands called in three major turfcare suppliers to demo. “I reviewed our existing fleet and the money we spend on new machines every year and made a…

  • Golf can cut risk of stroke by two thirds

    Golf can cut risk of stroke by two thirds

    Older men who play golf every day can cut their risk of suffering a stroke by two thirds – provided they walk the course – according to new research.

  • Golf clubs could get £500m in VAT rebate

    Golf clubs could get £500m in VAT rebate

    The UK government could pay British private members’ golf clubs half a billion pounds in the controversial VAT rebate.

  • Two percent of England is golf courses

    Two percent of England is golf courses

    Approximately two percent of all the land in England is devoted to its nearly 2,000 golf courses, according to new research.

  • Tiger Woods urges clubs to offer free golf

    Tiger Woods urges clubs to offer free golf

    World number one golfer Tiger Woods has urged golf clubs around the world to give children free rounds of golf.

  • Chipping Norton GC to be transformed

    Chipping Norton GC to be transformed

    Chipping Norton is the latest golf club to try to diversify – by becoming a venue for weddings and business conferences, as well as just for golfers.

  • Royal club appoints woman as captain

    Royal club appoints woman as captain

    A woman has been appointed captain of a royal golf club for what is believed to be the first time in British history.

  • ‘Day of doom’ as golf clubs close down

    ‘Day of doom’ as golf clubs close down

    Two major golf clubs closed down and a third was placed into receivership within the same 24-hour period this week, in what’s been described as a ‘day of doom’

  • ‘Clubs should pass VAT refund to golfers’

    ‘Clubs should pass VAT refund to golfers’

    The chair of AGCO has said that all private members’ golf clubs should hand whatever VAT refund they receive back to golfers who paid green fees at their clubs.

  • Ruling: Green fees must be exempt from VAT

    Ruling: Green fees must be exempt from VAT

    A European court has ruled green fees charged to private members’ golf clubs should be exempt from VAT in a ruling that could have major ramifications for the industry.

  • Historic golf club votes to exclude women

    Historic golf club votes to exclude women

    The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh, arguably the world’s oldest gof club, has voted to exclude women.

  • Club to employ ‘live-in’ security guard

    Club to employ ‘live-in’ security guard

    A Shropshire golf club is to employ someone who will live at the club in a bid to prevent possible break-ins.

  • Lely acquires turf company JSM

    Lely acquires turf company JSM

    Toro turf machinery distributor Lely (UK) has acquired the turfcare equipment dealership, John Shaw (Machinery) (JSM).

  • Clubs still closing down despite recovery

    Clubs still closing down despite recovery

    A host of golf clubs have closed down, or entered administration, in recent weeks, or are in the process of closing down, despite the economic recovery.

  • Settlement reached in Niddry Castle case

    Settlement reached in Niddry Castle case

    A settlement has finally been reached in the case of the golfer who lost his eye on the golf course and sued both the golfer and the club for hundreds of thousands of pounds.