Weird, and like all good journalism totally untrue....
around 50 courses (admittedly some really **** ones) and a lot more going in yearly. Would expect 100 courses in the ground in the next five or so years. That BBC piece has certainly helped raise awareness and was the second Mike Bushell did on the sport, first one was at Croydon about 6 years ago.
There are some excellent courses here. Whitcombe is a phenomenal place to play. Quarry Park is a beautifully maintained technical challenge to any level of player. Croydon is a solid 18 hole challenge, Bedworth, Mendips, Flyers, Manchester, Burnlaw, Mull, Reboot, Myerscough, Essex all good 18 or more hole courses. Then honourable mentions for Ashton court and Shrewsbury as slightly less than 18 but good holes all the same. Up North in Scotland there has been a recent explosion, I can't attest to the quality of the courses beyond Reboot, but i've heard good things.
http://bdga.org.uk/uk-course-directory doesn't list them all but has most of the major ones on there. I'm expecting the Midlands area to have a proliferation of courses soon based around the Quarry Park hub. I am aware of at least 5 new courses going in next year and expecting it to be a lot more than this.
