Searches for UK golf breaks surge! Can you guess the new UK hotspot?

Check out the most popular UK golf destinations in 2020...

Andy Roberts's picture
Fri, 28 Aug 2020
Searches for UK golf breaks surge! Can you guess the new UK hotspot?

With foreign golf breaks largely off the table due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, avid golfers have been looking closer to home for a golfing getaway, with many locations experiencing a new surge in interest.

The most dramatic spike in searches was for golf breaks in Lincolnshire, where holiday related searches increased by 175% from July 2019 to July 2020, according to research conducted by www.semetrical.com.

Other locations that grew in popularity include Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Shropshire as UK golfers embrace a British staycation.

Devon was the most desirable location overall, with 1300 average searches in July, up from 560 for the same period last year, for golf holiday related terms.

The most searched-for UK golf resorts were Belfry in the West Midlands, St Andrews and Carnoustie in Scotland, The Grove in Hertfordshire and Close House in Newcastle.

Over the same period, searches for golf breaks in popular European destinations decreased. 

Golf holiday related searches for Cyprus were down 25%, Bulgaria by 14%, Turkey by 13% and Portugal by 7%.

Data compiled by The Golf Business for June 2020 showed that the number of rounds of golf played in the UK was up by 70% compared with June 2019, suggesting that many golfers are desperate to up their game time before a potential second wave.

Many golf resorts will be hoping that the UK golf holiday trend will continue into next year after a difficult 2020.

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