Briefing
How many golf courses are in the UK? The honest count
About 2,998 across GB and Ireland on one tally, 1,815 affiliated clubs on another. Both are right, and the difference…
8 min read
July 18, 2026
Writer
Claire Bhatt
Business and market analyst. Follows the money and the data: participation figures, operator financials, pricing, consolidation and the macro pressures on the sector.
Briefing
Casual golf is booming, and England’s clubs feel it
Half a million more casual rounds are looking for a tee time. Conversion, not demand, is the operator question.
8 min read
July 17, 2026
Briefing
Where UK golfers’ GBP 5.1 billion actually goes
Membership first, retail second, visitors third: the four revenue engines inside UK golf spending.
8 min read
July 17, 2026
Business
Where golf’s growth actually is in 2026
Europe compounds, England deepens, India concentrates. Three growth signals and what each one funds.
8 min read
July 17, 2026
Briefing
Golf is quietly becoming a serious business
The UK plays host to a GBP 5.1 billion golf economy. Here is how the money, the members and the…
8 min read
July 17, 2026