Link Golf UK takes on public golf courses and runs each one as a community interest company. Each course is a social enterprise in its own right, so what it earns goes back into the course, the people who work there and free golf for local children.
Courses kept open
Marland in Rochdale was losing around £200,000 a year and facing closure when Marland Golf C.I.C. took it on in April 2019. Heaton Park Golf C.I.C. followed in 2020. Link Golf UK now runs seven public courses, and none has closed.
Golf for children
- PGA professionals coach children for free at every course, 52 weeks a year. More than 3,500 children came through the sessions this year.
- Anyone aged 16 and under plays free.
- A Junior Tour across our north west courses, since 2024.
Recognition
In September 2026 the Golf Foundation named Link Golf UK its Community Project of the Year, for making public golf more accessible.
Why a members' club should care
The same discipline applies: the course comes first, and what a club earns is put back into it. Talk to us if you would like to see how it works.