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Meet the director of golf:Â Dean Montgomery
Having worked at great golf clubs around the world, including Royal Liverpool, Bearwood Lakes and Yas Links, Dean Montgomery has taken on a new role as director of golf at Golf at The Hawthorn, just as it is about to open a luxury hotel.
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Dubai tournament puts spotlight on the Middle East’s golfing credentials
It seems like sport has gone from strength to strength in the UAE and the Middle East in general in recent years.
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Here’s the top three golf industry developments from November 2019
More golf clubs closed down in November – but the relatively small numbers that have gone, plus positive data from many other venues, suggests the industry is actually performing well at the moment.
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How does the prize money in golf compare to gambling disciplines?
Within the world of professional sports, the prize money is continuing to rise as it reaches new, record-breaking heights.
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Three more golf clubs to close down
Another three golf clubs, one in Scotland, one in Yorkshire and one in Norfolk, have announced they will close down by the end of this year.
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Another three golf courses suffer extreme vandalism
At least three more golf courses have reported cases of extreme vandalism in the last few days – as these shocking images can testify.
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Golf operator sees business grow by 50% in last year
An operator of two Scottish golf clubs has said its business has grown by more than 50 per cent in the current financial year.
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Can our club ban golf buggies?
In its latest article offering legal advice to golf clubs, the National Golf Clubs’ Advisory Association (NGCAA) details the legal obligations on clubs as far as implementing buggy restrictions are concerned.
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Fears for Irish clubs as bank sells off their debts
An Irish golf club has closed down after its debt – valued at more than £1.1 million – was sold by a bank to a fund.
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Adventure golf concept for adults and students to be launched
An adventure golf concept that will be marketed to adults rather than children or families is set to be launched at several venues in the next few months.
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Golfer sues club for revoking international membership amid reports that he was playing ’30 times a year’
A golfer is taking legal action against an exclusive club after it revoked his cheaper international membership because he was playing more than 30 rounds a year.
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Hamilton Golf Club embarks on irrigation refit
Based on a recommendation, Hamilton Golf Club in Lanarkshire, Scotland, opted for Toro for its irrigation refit.
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Historic Yorkshire golf club in potential rescue package negotiations
A 127-year-old golf club in Yorkshire has said it is working with its local authority to ensure it can continue operating.
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Huge rise in golf bookings suggests golfers are holidaying in the UK
A Cornish golf resort has seen a huge 20 per cent rise in group golf throughout 2019.
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Closed down course set to be resurrected and improved
In a sign of the strength of some parts of the UK golf market, a Lancashire facility that closed down in 2013, and then reopened as a nine-hole club, now plans to revert back to being an 18-hole venue.
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Castle Stuart back on track to build second course
Castle Stuart Golf Links in Scotland, which has hosted the Scottish Open four times since it opened just ten years ago, is set to build a new championship course.