As the golf season winds down, many players are deciding what’s next for 2026 — renew, join, or go nomadic? Take our quick 2–3 minute survey to share your thoughts on golf club membership and help shape future insights for the game. read more ...

Has your golf season thus far met or surpassed your expectations? Have you played a sufficient number of rounds and visited several courses for the first time? We can now reveal just how you compare with the average golfer to see if your 2025 has been even more memorable than the norm. read more ...

While many golf clubs struggle financially, Golfshake's Derek Clements believes the solution lies not in raising prices but in reimagining the entire club experience. Ffrom dynamic websites to loyalty-driven memberships, do you agree? read more ...

When you budget for each golf season, taking the time to plan what you're expecting to spend on a club membership, green fees, travel, and equipment, do you think the overall cost is too high? It's now clear that many golfers are spending more not because they want to, but because they have to in the face of rising costs. read more ...

Do you often find yourself searching for a tee time and being left frustrated that you can't play when it's convenient? Given demand, it's no surprise that golfers can often have difficulties when attempting to book their next round. The question that we've now been left with is when is the best time of the week to play if you want a tee time? read more ...

There's been a lot said and written about the health of golf, but what is the perception of those who are on the ground? Much of the information disclosed by the governing bodies paints a positive picture of the current state of the game, but we wanted to see whether that was actually reflected in reality. read more ...

Consider the lifestyle of your dreams - just how much would golf be part of it? There's no doubt that many of you would gladly play every day if that was possible, but reality, unfortunately, gets in the way and prevents a significant number of golfers from consuming as much of this game as they desire. read more ...

Many golfers love to travel abroad for a holiday - playing magnificent, immaculately presented courses in a beautiful climate, which is an experience that is hard to beat. But there can be anxiety when it comes to planning, especially when choosing to take your own golf clubs with you or not. read more ...

The overwhelming majority of golfers relish the opportunity to visit a wide variety of courses and experience different layouts aside from their home club, but it has often become an increasingly expensive venture as green fees have risen dramatically in recent years - many of them far beyond the rate of inflation. read more ...

Golfers have many common frustrations that are regularly expressed, many relating to slow play, course conditions and the cost of green fees, but none of them grind your gears quite like being unable to secure the tee times that you would like. read more ...

There is so much to love about golf, but perhaps the greatest aspect of this wonderful game is the plentiful number of courses that we all have the opportunity to play. Have a think about how many golf courses you typically play during an average season - and let's see how you compare to the average golfer. read more ...

Whether you’re a regular club golfer or non-club or society golfer, we want to hear from you! Take our new survey to share your golfing habits - from when and where you play to spending, travel, and what golf means to you.  read more ...

It's been five years since the World Handicap System was introduced and it's here to stay, but are golfers happy about that? We have received a lot of recent feedback on the WHS, which was generally negative in tone with several issues being frequently mentioned, making it clear that many golfers still haven't accepted and fully embraced the World Handicap System. read more ...

While we believe that 2025 looks set to be another healthy year for golf, but there are some areas of concern. When asked if you would be renewing your membership, 89% of golfers told our survey that they would be doing so. On the face of it, that is pretty positive, but it is what these golfers had to say that rang a few alarm bells about the future for golf clubs.
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For years, many golfers had been critical about how regularly their clubs communicate with them, but our recent survey has found that venues are now doing a far better job at keeping in touch with their members, as Golfshake's Derek Clements explains. read more ...

Our first survey article highlighted the positive outlook for golf in 2025. But with membership fees continuing to rise, what’s driving the increases—and do golfers still feel they’re getting fair value in return? read more ...

With golf participation on the rise and data from our most recent survey indicating a potential boom year in 2025, we now take a look at more detailed insights into golf club membership - and what golfers themselves are saying about it. read more ...

We wanted to find out a little bit more about the habits of golfers and how they engaged with the game, uncovering some key differences in the behaviours of golf club members compared to those who aren't members of a particular venue. read more ...

When you see stories of golf clubs being threatened with closure, it's easy to feel anxious about the future of the game, but new evidence has shown that there is reason for optimism that this season could deliver a welcome boom for the sport. read more ...

With the start of the season upon us, we would love to hear your thoughts on the year ahead and in particular your thoughts in relation to golf club membership for 2025. read more ...

Leading research agency Sporting Insights are running a survey about golf related charity activities. read more ...

Right or wrong, golf is a sport that has a reputation for being a sport that tends to get stuck in its ways. But have things got better? In our recent membership survey we asked what you expect from your golf club and what changes you would like to see. read more ...

In our most recent golf club membership survey we asked whether you were expecting to see your membership costs rising in 2025 and it should come as no surprise to learn that the overwhelming majority of you believe that they will. But do these fees still offer value for money? read more ...

Sit back in any clubhouse bar and listen in on the conversations going on around you. What is the most common subject for discussion? The condition of the course will be right up there, but will golfers ever be happy about it? read more ...

What improvements do golfers want to see made at their golf clubs? That was a question we put to more than 3,000 of you who responded to our recent golf club membership survey, and the comments we received were illuminating. read more ...

The results of our latest golf club membership survey are in, with 3,000 Golfshake subscribers responding, revealing the current health of memberships in the UK and the general happiness of golf club members. read more ...

Some golfers decided to cancel their memberships this year, while others wanted to join a club, but found that they couldn't. Why has this happened and what does it mean for the game? We surveyed those golfers to find out the reasons. read more ...

With the peak golf season now behind us and thoughts turning to the the return of the warmer weather in 2025, now is the perfect time to gather your thoughts on golf club membership. read more ...

We asked for your views on slow play and boy did you respond - over 2,000 of you. But more than that, you also came up with solutions which, if implemented by golf clubs across the land, would most definitely have the required effect. read more ...

In the first of a series of articles focused on addressing how slow play on the golf course can be solved, we take a look at some of the ideas you offered into what golf clubs can do. read more ...

Over half of golfers believe that pace of play has slowed on courses during the past five years, but what could be the explanation for that? That was a question that we put to the Golfshake Community, and the responses were illuminating, with many notable factors being cited. read more ...

Does the pace of play ruin the spectacle of watching professional golf? That was a question that we put to 2,000 golfers, and the response has been diverse and fascinating, with many coming up with their own solutions to the problem, as Golfshake's Derek Clements describes in this new article. read more ...

How long should a round of golf ideally take to play? That's a question we put to 2,000 golfers, but the answer wasn't the same for everyone and players have differing views on what they consider slow play and whether it's really a problem. read more ...

What things have made you walk off a golf course without completing your round? Bad weather and injuries are common factors, but our most recent survey has found that close to half of golfers have given up due to the pace of play. read more ...

We would love your feedback in our latest survey focused on your playing habits and your thoughts on pace of play. read more ...

This week Derek Clements comments on the recent report published by Custodian Golf and looks into what can be done to address the potential closure of some golf clubs and inparticular how golf could be taking advantage of an audience. read more ...

We take a look at the evolving digital and online habits of golfers, analysing data from our most recent survey which was completed by over 1,200 avid golfers and underlines the growing importance of social media platforms - especially YouTube. read more ...

We would love your feedback in our latest survey focused on some of the sites, services and apps you use related to your daily golf habits. read more ...

For a variety of reasons, golf viewership on TV is declining, but in the emerging world of YouTube, the audience is only growing massively. We asked golfers to explain why they're being put off watching traditional golf, what they want to see in the coverage, and how things could become better. read more ...

We would love your feedback in our latest survey focused on watching professional golf either live in person or on television or streaming services. read more ...

We would love your feedback in our latest survey focused on golf courses you played in 2023 and where you may play in 2024. read more ...

Following our most recent survey, which focused on winter golf and 2024 membership, Derek Clements reports on the results reviewing the information around golf club membership and whilst the membership data is fairly positive and not dissimilar to previous years, there could be some challenging times ahead for some golf clubs. read more ...

Record levels of rainfall and frequent storms have been a recurring theme of late, and the impact has been keenly felt by our beloved courses and those of us who play them. We wanted to connect with golfers directly to gather their feedback and hear about their experiences and what the inclement weather has meant for their game. read more ...

We would love your feedback in our latest survey focused on golf over the winter in 2023/2024. read more ...

The traditional model of golf club membership has retained its place at the heart of the game, but there is a nagging question about whether it's the most suitable way to conduct business as we look towards the latter half of the third decade in the 21st century. read more ...