Golf in Scotland is sinking fast

[Wayne_Kozun]

Dornoch closes its waiting list amid 'unprecedented demand'

Sinking fast?

[Adrian_Stiff]

Dornoch would not represent the general situation and problems providing and sustaining economical golf in the United Kingdom.


The new labour government have just put multiple daggers into the bodies of many small businesses by increasing wages, insurance contributions, business rates and employment laws. Golf Clubs will suffer and many more will close.

[Mark Pearce]

The new labour government have just put multiple daggers into the bodies of many small businesses by increasing wages, insurance contributions, business rates and employment laws. Golf Clubs will suffer and many more will close.

Not sure that this is the right place for politics, Adrian.  On a different forum, others might point to actions of the previous government that left this one with little choice but not here.

[Adam Lawrence]

I must agree with Mark, but I would also echo Adrian's point that Dornoch is in no sense representative of anything.

Apart from anything else, I am pretty certain it is the golf club that has the highest proportion of its revenue from non-members anywhere in the world.

[Adrian_Stiff]

The new labour government have just put multiple daggers into the bodies of many small businesses by increasing wages, insurance contributions, business rates and employment laws. Golf Clubs will suffer and many more will close.

Not sure that this is the right place for politics, Adrian.  On a different forum, others might point to actions of the previous government that left this one with little choice but not here.

Factually correct the Labour government have done exactly what I said. You have brought into point that it might be the fault of another.