Surveys

  • 70% of British clubs were in profit last year

    Alistair Dunsmuir

    A major new survey of the golf industry has found that 70 per cent of British golf clubs reported a profit last year – up from 56 per cent in 2010.

  • New survey highlights golf’s struggles

    Seamus Rotherick

    Membership subscriptions are the lifeblood for most golf clubs, but the number of members at an average golf club has been dropping for several years.

  • Cost of play and greens’ quality attract golfers

    Alistair Dunsmuir

    A new survey of golfers has found that the condition of golf greens is the most important factor when it comes to judging how attractive a golf club is.

  • Rounds of golf played at five-year high

    Alistair Dunsmuir

    Nearly one in 12 adults in the UK played golf on a full-length course in 2011 and the number of UK rounds played last year was the highest since 2006, according to new research.

  • Members prepared to spend more in 2012

    Emma Williams

    A new survey on the spending behaviour of members of British golf clubs has found that golfers are prepared to spend more on memberships and green fees in 2012 than in 2011, but less on equipment.

  • UK and Ireland lost 42,000 members in 2011

    Seamus Rotherick

    Golf clubs in the UK and Ireland suffered a net loss of 42,700 members in 2011, according to a new survey.