Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 25 June 2009
In many eyes, a round of golf followed by an afternoon at the races provides the perfect sporting day out. And the great news is that this memorable sporting day can be experienced at several 2-FORE!-1 golf venues which just happen to be a stone’s throw from leading horse racing tracks up and down the country. So if you’ve lost a few...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 8 June 2009
Marriott has launched three outstanding Residential Golf Offers aimed at golfers looking to spoil themselves with a fantastic value golf getaway. These exceptional deals are available at all 10 of Marriott’s Golf and Country Clubs and all offer the same high-level of accommodation, championship golf, restaurants and service that Marriott is renowned for around the world. Available seven days a week until...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 June 2009
La Manga Club, one of Europe’s premier family, sports and lifestyle resorts, and frequented by myriad stars and celebrities, is offering amazing savings on summer holidays booked by June 25. Discounts of up to €748 per week are available on a total of 500 rooms for holidays at the luxury Spanish resort, taken between July 11 and August 22. Guests can follow...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 June 2009
The Belfry, England’s home of professional golf, is offering visitors the chance to enjoy an overnight stay plus 36 holes of golf – including a round on the famous Brabazon course – for just £169. The Belfry Driver package was originally available on Sundays only, but proved such a success that the four-time Ryder Cup venue has decided to widen the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 June 2009
Following its launch on 1 March 2009, Rudding Park’s new Golf Credit Membership scheme – an innovative programme which enables golfers to ‘pay as they play’ – has seen unprecedented success with over 300 members joining the scheme, half being new members to the club The ‘credit friendly’ scheme at the Harrogate, North Yorks, club is the first of its kind in...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 5 June 2009
Final preparations are underway at Lough Erne Golf Resort, near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on an elegant 38,000sq ft clubhouse which will open on July 17th – soon after the much talked about opening of the 7,261 yard Faldo Course. The Loughside Clubhouse Bar & Grill will be open to everyone and is situated next to the hotel overlooking the 18th hole of The...
Written by TG Courses editor on Sunday 7 June 2009
Parque da Floresta Golf & Leisure Resort in the Western Algarve has teamed up with Boavista golf course to offer some fantastic three and seven night golf offers for golfers seeking to get away this summer. The incredible golf packages are based on three or seven night’s accommodation with daily breakfast at the award-winning Parque da Floresta Golf and Leisure resort. Each package...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 25 June 2009
Moortown Golf Club’s Centenary Year reaches its climax next week with a week-long Festival of Golf featuring 18 former Ryder Cup players with 33 Ryder Cup appearances between them. They will be competing at the Leeds club in a Ryder Cup Reunion Pro Am on Monday, June 29th – one of two signature events in the Centenary Festival Week. The following day,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 19 June 2009
The partnership between the Golf Foundation and De Vere Slaley Hall, which has been encouraging schoolchildren across the North-East of England to try their hand at golf in recent weeks, will culminate in a showcase event during the PGA Seniors Championship. The event – which starts next Thursday – will welcome Ian Woosnam and Costantino Rocca to offer advice and tips...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 13 May 2009
Wales boasts some of the best courses in the UK and many of them feature in 2-FORE!-1 Golf, the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in the land. Altogether nearly 60 Welsh venues belong to 2-FORE!-1 Golf and offer half-price golf and that includes a lot of big name courses. They certainly don’t come much bigger than the Celtic Manor resort...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 6 May 2009
2-FORE!-1 is massive nationwide though the half-price green fee scheme is particularly big in Scotland, the Home of Golf… Many of Scotland’s top courses – links and inland – are involved in 2-FORE!-1 and as a result offer quality golf at a quality price…half the normal visitors green fee rates. It’s hard to believe we know but you can play the world’s...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 6 May 2009
One of the leading championship venues in the UK – the Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club – has just launched a fantastic “Summer of 69” offer to celebrate the completion of an extensive £5 million renovation programme to its hotel and golf facilities. This special offer for £69 per person is valid Monday-Friday until the 31st August 2009...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 27 May 2009
Rolex, partner and official timekeeper to the 2010 Ryder Cup, has put in place one of its largest clocks ahead of next year’s tournament, at the world class Celtic Manor Resort. In a spectacular feat of engineering, the signature Rolex timepiece has been positioned on the front elevation of the new Twenty Ten Clubhouse, just days before the 2009 Celtic Manor...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 12 May 2009
Top West Sussex venue Goodwood’s Park Course has just been relaunched on a pay and play basis and to mark the occasion they’re offering a cracking good offer for the remainder of this month. Basically if you book a green fee (normally £25) on the Park Course from now till the end of May your partner will be allowed to play free-of-charge,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 18 May 2009
The brand new 4-star hotel at St Mellion International Resort, in Cornwall, opens on 1 June and is offering a 30% discount on all golf breaks taken in June. For as little as £88 per person per night, visitors can enjoy golf on the Nicklaus Signature Course and the Kernow Course (previously the Old Course), 3-course dinner, full Cornish breakfast, and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 19 May 2009
Oulton Hall is one of Yorkshire’s best golfing venues, offering not only the county’s only five star hotel but 27 holes of quality parkland golf as well as superb spa facilities. And the good news is that you can amazingly stay – and play – there from £89 per person with Oulton’s great value-for-money Sunday Driver package. This top deal involves one...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 19 May 2009
Dundonald Links has a limited number of tee times for golfers who want to play golf while attending this year’s Open Championship at Turnberry. Green fees are available at £90 a round (£60 after 3pm) which represents excellent value for a game at an acclaimed links which last year became the first Scottish course to host Stage 1 of the European...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 19 May 2009
Marriott Tudor Park Hotel & Country Club in Maidstone, Kent has launched a new “Golf Experience” package for golfers looking to sharpen up their games. This special package for golfers of all abilities and ages includes 5 intensive one-to-one lessons with one of the qualifiedTudor Park Professionals and a 9-hole playing lesson for just £210. Golfers will also get free use of...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 21 May 2009
Why not treat yourself to a great stay and play golfing break this summer? And you can do just that thanks to 2-FORE!-1, our fantastic half-price green fee scheme which features a number of classy stay & play venues including several Marriott and De Vere hotels/courses. So pick up your 2-FORE!-1 Factfile and wherever you are in the UK, you’ll discover a...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 21 May 2009
Your Golf Travel.com is aiming to raise loadsa money for wounded servicemen through up-and-coming charity golf days. The Help for Heroes Golf Days are planned for Donnington Grove Country Club, Berkshire, on Thursday, July 16, and at Hillside, Southport, on Friday July 31. Andrew Harding, managing director of Your Golf Travel.com, said: “Our previous charity days have been hugely successful and we’re hoping...