Golf Industry News - golf club membership

England Golf has unveiled a raft of statistics that reveal what the average golfer looks like in terms of their age, gender and handicap among the 785,000-plus golfers in England who hold a Handicap Index, either as members of a club or have an iGolf membership.

The 2010 EGU/EWGA Membership Questionnaire shows that creative attitude from clubs will pay dividends.

The English Golf Union has identified that there are membership vacancies at over 75% of its 1,890 affiliated golf clubs. The EGU says that these figures confirm the need to invest in grass roots initiatives to encourage more people into the game and ultimately help them into golf club membership