Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 February 2010
With the Christmas Holidays long forgotten and the big freeze continuing to sweep the country, you can rely on The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa in St Andrews to warm the cockles of your heart – not to mention your nose and toes! The iconic Hotel’s “Tee & Toasty” packages at just £125 per person per night is bound...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 February 2010
Royal Liverpool Golf Club on Merseyside is the host venue for the 2012 Ricoh Women’s British Open, the first time that the Club has hosted this prestigious Championship. Royal Liverpool, also known as Hoylake, is the second oldest seaside links golf course in England. Built on a racecourse in 1869, this famous course has played host to some of golf’s most historical...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 February 2010
The 2010 International Pairs World Final will be held at The Carrick on Loch Lomond as part of a new agreement between the world’s largest competition of its kind for club golfers and leading hotel group De Vere. Ross Honey, founder and managing director of International Pairs, has finalised a deal with the hoteliers for them to become one of...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 26 January 2010
Merseyside boasts some of the best courses in the land – it’s not known as the Golf Coast for nothing – as well as several excellent 2-FORE!-1 venues. On the Wirral for instance you’ll discover the impressive links layout of Leasowe, a par-71 track offering half-price golf so long as you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher at hand. Also belonging to our 2-FORE!-1...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 21 January 2010
Northampton is conveniently located just off the M1 in the East Midlands and has some outstanding 2-FORE!-1 GOLF venues nearby. Several excellent 2-FORE!-1 courses can be found within a short drive of the town centre including the impressive heathland track of Brampton Heath and the par-71 parkland layout of Staverton Park at Daventry. Other mature parkland courses well worth considering are Kingsthorpe...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 18 January 2010
The historic university city of Oxford isn’t just a seat of learning you know – the place is surrounded by top quality golf courses with many of them in the highly popular 2-FORE!-1 scheme. Among those who belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price green fees (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher) are a whole host of splendid parkland tracks including par-71 Brailes and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 15 January 2010
The Wiltshire town of Swindon has so much going for it when it comes to quality golf …and top 2-FORE!-1 venues in particular. Just down the road (the M4) you’ll discover the stunning stay and play venues of Bowood Golf & Country and the Manor House at nearby Castle Combe – both superb parkland layouts with outstanding off-course accommodation and facilities. You’ll...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 7 December 2009
Heythrop Park, England’s newest golf resort located 30 minutes north west of Oxford near Chipping Norton is launching two exclusive “Membership Open Days” on Saturday 12th December 2009 and Wednesday 16th December. Golfers throughout the region are invited to register promptly for either date and play the Championship Bainbridge Course for the very first time. The day includes breakfast on arrival,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 12 December 2009
The Carrick golf course, set on the banks of Loch Lomond, has formed a reciprocal partnership with Predator Ridge Resort in Canada, another spectacular course designed by renowned golf course architect, Doug Carrick. The partnership will allow members of The Carrick on Loch Lomond use of the world class facilities at Predator Ridge, including championship golf course and Golf Performance Centre,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 16 December 2009
Norwich is the capital of Norfolk and East Anglia and there’s some terrific golf courses in and around the cathedral city, including several in 2-FORE!-1 GOLF. Just outside Norwich you’ll find the splendid Norfolk Golf & Country Club, home of a fine par 72 parkland track, but if you’re after a test of links golf then head for nearby Great Yarmouth &...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 9 December 2009
We continue our 2-FORE!-1 golfing tour of Britain by checking out the 2-FORE!-1 GOLF highlights in and around the city of Leicester. The East Midlands city boasts a number of cracking parkland tracks but arguably none better than the classy venue of Stapleford Park which has impressively matured after opening nearly a decade ago. Stapleford Park is literally down the road from...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 16 December 2009
One of the best-known and most popular administrators in international golf has been appointed Non-Executive Director at the prestigious Goodwood resort in West Sussex. Eddie Bullock, who oversaw numerous major professional tournaments at Woburn Golf Club where he served as managing director for nine years, brings a wide range of skills and experience to his new role at the award-winning historic...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 10 December 2009
Moor Court Manor – the largest and most eco friendly ambassadorial new build mansion to be built in East Sussex – could prove the perfect abode for golfing enthusiasts. This exclusive Clive Wilson-designed ambassadorial mansion house leaves no stone left unturned for today’s elite purchasers wanting to buy into an eco friendly lifestyle concept. Indeed the salubrious address will be the most energy...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 1 December 2009
The West Yorkshire city has some of the best inland courses in the UK and fortunately several belong to 2-FORE!-1 GOLF and offer half-price golf – provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Pick of this classy crop is the Robert Trent Jones-designed Moor Allerton which boasts three outstanding loops of nine holes… and offers 2-FORE!-1 golf in midweek. Meanwhile, at the municipal...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 17 August 2009
Bowood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort, Wiltshire, has just been approved for membership of Pride of Britain Hotels, gained a four star rating from the Automobile Association and been awarded two AA rosettes for the Shelburne Restaurant. These successes are all the more impressive since they have been achieved within three months of the official opening of the 43-bedroom hotel...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 11 August 2009
Wiltshire is a relatively small county but even so there are some stunning golf courses there and fortunately several feature in 2-FORE!-1 Golf. Altogether there are around a dozen Wiltshire tracks offering half-price green fees in 2-FORE!-1 Golf including the dazzling dynamic duo of Manor House at Castle Combe and brilliant Bowood G&CC. Both venues are well worth using a 2-FORE!-1 Golf voucher...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 18 August 2009
Suburban Surrey boasts some of the best inland golf in England and is also the home of some quality 2-FORE!-1 Golf venues. In fact you’ll discover about 25 courses throughout the county offering 2FORE!-1 half-price golf and among them is the excellent parkland track of Gatton Manor Hotel & GC. Another splendid stay and play venue in this superb neck of the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 20 August 2009
Forest Pines in north Lincolnshire is one of the top inland courses in England and not surprisingly is one of the most popular venues in 2-FORE!-1 Golf. It provides 27 holes of quality golf (three loops of nine – Forest, Pines & Beeches) and there’s not a weak hole in sight. Not that Forest Pines is Lincolnshire’s lone 2-FORE!-1 Golf star. In...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 24 August 2009
Some of the best, most dramatic courses in 2-FORE!-1 Golf can be found in the north east and in Northumberland in particular… The home of the ‘Toon Army’ boasts some fantastic 2-FORE!-1 Golf venues offering half-price golf and right up there with the very best is the classy resort of Slaley Hall, a regular European Tour stopping-off point. Slaley Hall has two...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 6 August 2009
The county of Warwickshire is very much at the heart of England and is the home of some fantastic 2-FORE!-1 Golf venues. Yes, folks you’re guaranteed an absolute ball and a round to remember at some of the best parkland courses in not only Middle England but the country in general. And right up there among the very best is the prestigious...