Dear Industry Colleague,

I recently had the opportunity to visit the JCB Golf and Country Club for the LIV tournament which was staged there at the end of July. Our leading article this month takes a bit more of a look at the issues that are still facing world golf due to the impasse between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. It’s a muddle and it doesn’t look like the situation will have a peaceful solution in the near future. Ultimately, we can all hope for a world tour, but it won’t be just yet.

Now that the season is in full swing, it is great to see golfers enjoying all sorts of different facilities across the country. We are delighted to report that our new adventure putting course at Grimsby is performing well and attracting huge numbers of new golfers, with many showing a strong interest in trying their hand on the range and booking lessons. Many other golf operators are also enjoying the natural progression which fun based, golf themed attractions add to the more traditional forms of golf. Adventure putting courses must be creating tens of thousands of new golfers every year whilst providing a great opportunity to link families and groups of friends together to enjoy the sport.

And of course, huge congratulations must go to Scottie Scheffler and Lydia Ko for winning gold medals in Paris at the Olympics. The benefits of having golf as an Olympic sport should not be underestimated and all of the Olympians should be very proud of their patriotic participation.

Best wishes, 

Colin Jenkins