Fore! Golf boom drives up risks on and off the fairway
With more people teeing off than ever, David Worsfold examines how golf’s quiet fairways conceal growing exposures and gets to grips with the widening gap in the insurance cover many players and clubs rely on.
For most golfers the fairways and greens of their local courses are a far cry from the chaotic maelstrom of the Ryder Cup – but they present a growing array of risks for which many are unprepared.
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