‘We had nudity on the greens!’ The battle over Britain’s golf courses

The country’s fairways take up a huge amount of green space – and many were thrown open to the public during lockdown. Should that change be made permanent?Hollingbury golf course is a big splodge of green bleeding into Brighton’s grey urban sprawl. For more than a century, its 18 holes have risen above the seaside city towards the ruins of an iron age hillfort, which is now enclosed by holes nine, 12, 13, and 14. From Hollingbury’s highest point, it is possible to look w