GUI levy to rise €2 as participation numbers slide

Participation numbers continue to drop, but the Munster Branch of the GUI celebrated another good year in 2015, with Gary Hurley, John Murphy, and clubs Tramore and Dooks presented with awards during the annual delegates’ meeting at the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow, last week.

Honorary treasurer Peter English reported that golf clubs continue to have difficulty in recruiting and retaining members, telling the meeting that the province has suffered a 21% drop in membership over the past five years.

Numbers are down 7,400 net from a high of 35,605 Munster golfers in 2010 to 28,205 today, which is in line with the national figures, which have seen a 45,000 (26%) drop in membership numbers over the same period.