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India’s golf tourism target: 1.5 million visitors, examined
A stated ambition of 1.5 million golf tourists and USD 600 million in revenue. What would have to be true…
8 min read
July 18, 2026
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The week in golf business: sourced signals, market data and the reads that matter, filed by the Golfer9 desks for operators, sponsors and serious readers.
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Hyderabad golf: two venues, one corporate market
India’s tech capital runs its golf economy through two very different venues. Together they map the country’s corporate golf model.
8 min read
July 18, 2026
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Slope rating and course rating, explained for golfers and operators
Course rating sets the scratch baseline, slope sets the gradient for everyone else. How the two scorecard numbers work, and…
6 min read
July 18, 2026
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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
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What is a links golf course? The definition and the business behind it
Links means the land, not the look: sandy coastal ground that drains in minutes, plays firm and fast, and carries…
8 min read
July 18, 2026
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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
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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
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Golf in India: where the business actually is
A billion-dollar market with fewer than 300 courses: India rewards operators who read it as a corporate play, not a…
8 min read
July 17, 2026
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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