Written by Sarah Pyett on Friday 13 September 2024
One of Scotland’s best golf courses has been given the go ahead to add another 18 holes. Here’s everything we know about the new course and luxury facilities coming to Machrihanish Dunes. Machrihanish Dunes is consistently ranked as one of the best golf courses in Scotland, and one of the best golf resorts in Great Britain and Ireland, too. You...
Written by Lewis Daff on Sunday 1 September 2024
Trump International Golf Links boasts possibly the best golf course in the world. Amongst the dunes of Aberdeenshire, is the perfect location for the discerning golfer in the home country of the game Scotland’s north-east coast offers many wonderful ways to spend your time creating memories. Aberdeenshire resides in what was once the Kingdom of Alba, the predecessor to what we...
Written by Lewis Daff on Monday 12 August 2024
Bilyana Golf Holidays is a Golf Resorts specialist, having been organizing complete experience packages since 1996, and now they’re ready to help you! We look at taking a trip to Turkey and beyond for your next golfing holiday, in association with Bilyana Golf in this advertisement feature. Finding a trustworthy tour operator isn’t easy, and once you find someone you can believe...
Written by Lewis Daff on Thursday 8 August 2024
After a successful Ryder Cup, Italian Golf finds itself well within the view of the golfing world. Already known for its outstanding cuisine, we look at locations to get the most out of your visit to Italia Italy is now one of the premier locations for golf in the world! Explore the regions that will take your breath away while playing...
Thursday 30 May 2024
The Hampshire club’s vision to create one of the southeast’s premier golf venues gathers pace. Basingstoke Golf Club has outlined plans for a phased reopening period that will begin in June, as the Hampshire venue tees off on its journey to a full reopening following a £15million development project. The club, which first opened for play in 1907, relocated to a new...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Join us for a first look at the stunning Inspiration Club, with London’s newest golf course set to open on June 1. Finding the best links golf courses normally requires a trip to Scotland or, at the very least, England’s beautiful coastlines, but all of that is set to change later this year with the launch of The Inspiration Club, described...
Monday 18 December 2023
An enhanced golf and leisure experience awaits golfers in Turkey following the unveiling of the refurbished five-star Gloria Serenity Resort and new Gloria Golf Training Academy. As part of an extensive multi-million euro upgrade, Gloria Serenity Resort’s meticulous redesign – inspired by guest happiness – has seen all 367 rooms and villas upgraded at the five-star hotel, as well as the...
Thursday 22 June 2023
Costa Navarino is set to welcome up to 75 teams for the second Aegean Messinia Pro-Am in September. Played from September 13-17, the Greek venue (No.1 in our Top 100 Continental Europe Resorts), the event will headline the golfing calendar at the Mediterranean’s sustainably-driven destination. The event enjoyed a hugely successful debut in 2022 and 2023 will see participants tackle three of...
Wednesday 21 June 2023
We head to Turnberry to sample the new Ailsa Club, a golf membership designed to ‘Trump’ all others. Named after the iconic Open-hosting course, just 50 people – or the Founding Fifty as they’ll be known – will form the initial Ailsa Club membership. You’ll be unsurprised to hear that this isn’t a membership that targets the average Joe. Prices start...
Monday 17 April 2023
London Airlinks is a brand new links course, set to open on May 15 Yes, you read that right. An 18-hole links course. In London. And with a pay-and-play policy that makes it perfect for commuters across the capital. The multi-million-pound facility, known as London Airlinks, is set to open on May 15 and is located on the former site of Heston...
Tuesday 25 October 2022
Bolton’s hopes of bringing the 2031 Ryder Cup to England’s North West have been given a boost with approved plans for the Hulton Park Estate. Earlier this year, Bolton’s hopes of hosting the 2031 Ryder Cup appeared to be dead in the water. A new luxury golf resort, Hulton Park Estate, had been part of a $200m plan to restore a...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Jack Nicklaus launches first luxury residential and golf development in Europe at Stonehaven, Scotland Jack Nicklaus is the most successful golfer of all time – in majors, at least, with an unmatched total of 18 grand slam titles – and has gone on to become one of the game’s most prolific golf course designers. Nicklaus Companies have designed over 435 golf...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Tuesday 22 December 2015
Iconic Buckinghamshire venue Stoke Park is investing a seven-figure sum in a facelift of its 27 holes, which were created by Harry Colt in 1908. The first phase of works has already started at the five AA Red Star country club, spa and hotel, involving rebuilding every bunker on the Colt course – holes one to nine – with some minor...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Tuesday 17 November 2015
The exciting new PalmGolf Marrakech–Ourika course has opened and adds a further option to Troon’s bolstering collective in Morocco…it sits alongside the Robert Trent Jones Jr designed sister venue PalmGolf Marrakech–Palmeraie. Designed and developed by the Canadian duo, Neil Haworth (Nelson & Haworth Office) and Stéphane Talbot (Talbot Golf Design), the 18-hole course takes influence from its local surroundings, enhanced by...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Friday 13 November 2015
Iconic Buckinghamsshire venue Stoke Park is to invest a seven-figure sum in a facelift of its 27 holes, created by Harry Colt in 1908. The first phase of works, which begins at the luxury country club, spa and hotel this month, will involve rebuilding every bunker on the Colt course – holes one to nine – with some minor design changes...
Written by Rob McGarr on Thursday 29 October 2015
We remember when a golf day meant a cold bacon roll on arrival, 18 holes of golf, ham, egg and chips and then home. But things have come on a lot since those days. Book your 2016 golf day at Forest of Arden, a Marriott Hotel and Country Club, and you can expect to receive the full VIP treatment. Their new ‘Hole...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Friday 23 October 2015
Fair weather golfers eager to escape the clutches of the cold this winter are being invited to head to Sicily’s luxury Verdura Resort and enjoy five-star treatment on a grand scale over the coming months – with golf breaks starting from €105 (approx £78) per person per night. Famed for it sunny skies, breathtaking countryside and sumptuous cuisine, the largest island...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Thursday 22 October 2015
QHotels is offering UK golfers extra incentive to play this winter – with full seven-day memberships available from just £150. Having signed up thousands of new members with its innovative new QFairway scheme, the UK’s largest golf resort operator has strengthened its long-term commitment to increasing membership levels across England and Scotland by unveiling a range of new attractive trial member...
Monday 28 September 2015
The Oscars of the golf travel industry are back! TG’s much travelled army of readers are again being asked to nominate their best courses, hotels and resorts throughout the UK and continental Europe. It’s a tough call, but one worth making as your votes could see you being rewarded with a fantastic UK stay and play break. And to help you...
Wednesday 12 August 2015
The Gleneagles Hotel, Host Venue of the 2014 Ryder Cup, will mark the one year anniversary of the momentous sporting event with a week of golfing treats. From 23 until 27 September 2015, The PGA Centenary Course will be set up with flag positions as they were during the final Ryder Cup singles matches, and there will be the opportunity to...