Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 1 April 2010
Thomson Perrett & Lobb, the international golf course architecture practice founded by five times Open Champion Peter Thomson with partners Ross Perrett and Tim Lobb, has been appointed to consult on and oversee important design work on two historic courses – The Berkshire and Richmond GC. The Berkshire, which features two of the finest, traditional heathland golf courses, has appointed TPL...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 14 April 2010
The Duke’s St Andrews has been crowned the best Golf Club in the UK in the inaugural “Golf Club of the Year Awards” 2010. In addition to securing the overall title, The Duke’s was also honoured with Awards for the “Best Club for Members” in the UK and the “Best Club in Scotland” in the regional Awards. The Awards are unique in...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 20 April 2010
There are few better places in the world to play golf than in Scotland and visitors to Angus can enjoy some of the best-value golf to be found anywhere in the country thanks to the launch of a new offer for 2010. With its wide range of historic courses, Angus has it all and with the Letham Grange PLUS FOUR...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 20 April 2010
One of Cheshire’s foremost hotel golf resorts has been selected as the fairway of choice by Lee Westwood for his first ever Golf School. Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf & Spa, which already boasts two 18-hole golf courses and one 9-hole golf course plus an indoor golf academy, will be host to the two year full time programme for young professionals. Aimed at...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 1 April 2010
A NEW six hole junior golf course, built with funding from the Ryder Cup Wales Legacy Fund, is to be opened at Llanymynech Golf Club by Carl Sargeant, Minister for Justice & Local Government on May 10. The £75,000 course has been developed with the aid of nearly £50,000 grant money from the £2 million Legacy Fund in a bid to...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 19 April 2010
Colin Montgomerie has greeted the decision to make 2-FORE!-1 superstar Gleneagles the home of the PGA National Academy for Scotland as a welcome and much-needed initiative to grow the game in the country. Gleneagles, whose three championship courses (King’s, Queen’s & PGA Centenary) all belong to 2-FORE!-1 and therefore offer half-price green fees (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher|), will stage the 2014...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 23 April 2010
Located a puttable distance from both the beach and one of the finest golf courses on the north Cornish coast, The Bay Hotel & Fistral Spa offers chic contemporary accommodation with unrivalled Atlantic views, state-of-the art facilities and a relaxed, coastal vibe. In addition to the 18-hole Newquay Golf Course – with its series of demanding greenside bunkers and breathtaking vistas –...
Written by 2-Fore!-1 Golf on Wednesday 18 August 2010
There are some fantastic golf courses around the Berkshire town of Reading and fortunately several belong to 2-FORE!-1 and therefore half-price green fees (provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher). Among them is the quality Workingham parkland course of Sand Martins while Donnington Valley Hotel & GC is an excellent stay and play venue. Other 2-FORE!-1 must-visits in the Reading area are: *Newbury & Crookham –...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 13 August 2010
Here’s six super 2-FORE!-1 venues where you can have a ball – and receive half-price green fees (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher) – this weekend. *Wildwood Country Club, Surrey – a classy venue with three contrasting loops of nine. * Came Down, Dorset – this quality downland layout sits on chalk so is always playable. * Mendip Spring, Somerset – splendid 20-year-old parkland track. *...
Written by 2-Fore!-1 Golf on Tuesday 17 August 2010
The official opening ceremony for the new St Ives Golf Club and the Titleist National Fitting Centre took place on Monday with Robert Karlsson, Swedish PGA Tour Professional, Ryder Cup team member and Titleist tour player. Karlsson flew in from the States on Monday after competing in the PGA Championships in Wisconsin, to be in Cambridgeshire to officially open the new St...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 9 August 2010
Northumberland venue Close House is seeking to become known as the ‘Wentworth of the North.’ And the Close House revolution has just been kickstarted by the opening of the club’s spanking new state of the art Golf Academy and Driving Range. The new Academy marks the completion of the first major phase of a £8m investment in golf, in addition to the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 24 August 2010
Luffenham Heath Golf Club, near Stamford, Lincolnshire, will host Regional Qualifying for the 2013 Open Championship, it has been announced. The course, widely regarded as one of the finest in the Midlands, has recently been upgraded and extended, and joins an elite list of 14 courses in Great Britain and Ireland to be selected by the Royal and Ancient...
Written by 2-Fore!-Golf on Tuesday 31 August 2010
Star 2-FORE!-1 venue De Vere Oulton Hall was in fine shape despite the adverse weather conditions as Steve Parry of North West Academy stormed to a two-stroke victory in the world’s oldest professional trophy. Since its inception in 1902 the Leeds Cup has been a highlight of the PGA calendar, and returned to Oulton Hall this year after a five year...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 10 August 2010
The Celtic Manor Resort, in the heart of the Usk Valley, South Wales and home of the 2010 Ryder Cup, has revealed its latest offer in the lead up to the showpiece early October event. The “Triple Tee” package offers golfers the chance to play a round on the resort’s three championship golf courses, from £291 including two nights stay, a...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 7 December 2010
You’ll find some quality 2-FORE!-1 courses throughout Leicestershire – impressive venues where you can use that coveted 2-FORE!-1 voucher which entitles you to half-price green fees. And among them is the classy stay and play venue of Stapleford Park which this summer successfully hosted a leading European Seniors Tour event. Other top 2-FORE!-1 Leicestershire tracks include the following: * Melton Mowbray – fine, easy-walking...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 7 December 2010
Plucky divers didn’t let the cold weather stop them from retrieving close to 7,000 golf balls from the lakes around Carden Park’s two championship golf courses. Braving low temperatures at the classy Cheshire venue the divers donned dry suits and, armed only with a net, searched the waters in search of balls. The HSE qualified scuba divers are employed by a company...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 3 February 2010
It may be at the heart of tractor country but the East Anglian town of Ipswich is a hotbed of 2-FORE!-1 golfing activity. And that of course means that several courses in and around the town belong to 2-FORE!-1 and therefore offer half-price green fees – so long as you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Pick of the bunch is almost certainly the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 February 2010
There’s some quality 2-FORE!-1 golf to be had in and around the city of Manchester where you can make the best possible use of that valuable 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here’s just six of the best Manchester 2-FORE!-1 GOLF venues where you’re guaranteed an absolute ball both on the course and off it, specially bearing in mind you’ll be teeing it up for half-price…...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 11 February 2010
The world-famous Brabazon course at The Belfry can be experienced for £70, half the normal green fee rate, until the end of this month (feb). And that’s got to be great news for golfers everywhere… So if you want to tackle the mighty Brabazon layout – responsible for so much Ryder Cup joy and despair down the years – for the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 February 2010
Colin Aldous – owner of Suffolk’s Best Western Ufford Park Hotel, Golf & Spa – loved the latest Valentine’s Day to bits…he registered his first ever hole-in-one on his own course! Colin recalled the magical, deeply romantic golfing moment: “I was just playing a friendly game with my eldest grandson Joshua. I didn’t see my tee shot at the par-3 3rd bounce, so feared...