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  • Basingstoke Golf Club gears up for new chapter by unveiling phased opening of new facilities

    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...

  • First look at The Inspiration Club: London’s ‘modern links’ golf course!

    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...

  • New golf academy unveiled at refurbished Gloria Serenity Resort

    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...

  • Continental Europe’s No.1 golf resort to host huge Pro-Am

    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...

  • Turnberry’s Ailsa Club is the top ‘Trump’ of golf membership

    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...

  • New ‘links’ golf course to open in West London

    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...

  • A Ryder Cup in Bolton just got one step closer

    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...

  • Jack Nicklaus designs stunning new golf course in Scotland!

    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...

  • It’s all change at classy Bucks resort Stoke Park

    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...

  • New course opens in Morocco

    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...

  • Major changes going ahead at Stoke Park

    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...

  • Forest of Arden has your next golf day sorted

    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...

  • Great value winter packages at top Sicily resort

    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...

  • QHotels winter memberships from £150

    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...

  • Cast your vote in the 2015 Travel Awards for a chance to win

    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...

  • Gleneagles celebrates Ryder Cup anniversary

    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...

  • Top links celebrate 125th anniversary

    Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Monday 29 June 2015

    This month marks a double celebration at England’s Atlantic Links (www.atlantic-links.co.uk) as two of its members – Burnham & Berrow and St Enodoc – both reach their landmark 125th anniversary. Founded back in 1890, two of England’s finest championship links will celebrate the momentous occasion with a ‘Festival of Golf’ week which will include an Atlantic Links competition hosted at Burnham...

  • Free balls in Q Hotels summer special offer

    Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Thursday 25 June 2015

    Leading UK golf resort operator Q Hotels has a range of great value offers available this summer – with golf available from just £17.50 per person. Golfers across England and Scotland can enjoy fantastic savings when they play 18 holes at any of Q Hotels’ 11 resorts when they book before August 31 with the group’s eye-catching ’Summer of Golf’ promotion.  The...

  • Trump International Golf Links gets new clubhouse

    Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Wednesday 10 June 2015

    American billionaire businessman and TV personality Donald Trump was in Scotland today to officially open the brand new clubhouse at his stunning Trump International Golf Links venue just outside Aberdeen. Trump welcomed VIPs, dignitaries and press to the substantial granite building at a ceremony to mark the momentous occasion. Since opening the championship course in July 2012, golfers have been serviced in a...

  • Top Wales resort bridges the golfing gap

    Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Tuesday 9 June 2015

    Famous Ryder Cup venue, the Celtic Manor Resort, will encourage more beginners to take up golf after adding Caerleon Golf Club to its portfolio of golf facilities. Celtic Manor has taken over the running of Caerleon Golf Club on a 25-year lease from the owner, Newport City Council, and has immediately set about improving the condition of the nine-hole municipal course,...

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