Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 26 June 2010
The Carrick on Loch Lomond will welcome golfers from around the World next month, when the magnificent championship course set on the banks of the infamous Loch Lomond, hosts the inaugural Hickory Open on the 7th of July. The event offers golfers of all abilities the chance to experience golf in its purest form, playing an 18-hole stableford competition with hickory...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 10 June 2010
The 2010 Ryder Cup is less than four months away and with the public ticket ballot well and truly closed, The Celtic Manor Resort, host venue of October’s showpiece event, is offering golf fans one last chance to be a part of the action. Celtic Manor’s exclusive Twenty Ten membership, available until the end of June, is the last option for...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 23 June 2010
Only three UK inland courses featured in sister magazine Golf World’s new Top 100 Courses of the World poll. The highest placed was the English Golf Union’s pride and joy – the superb Hotchkin track at Woodhall Spa in rural Lincolnshire. Wonderful Woodhall in fact was the lone UK inland course to secure a top 20 placing although both Loch Lomond and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 16 June 2010
This week’s US Open venue – Pebble Beach in California – predictably fared well in Golf World magazine’s World Top 100 Courses poll. The breathtaking American links layout is widely regarded by many golfers as the finest course on Planet Golf though it had to settle for eighth place in GW’s Top 100 listing. Actually links courses dominated the poll and in...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 9 June 2010
Following a two-year £2 million investment, the new Kernow Course at St Mellion International Resort is now complete. With the Kernow Course now open, St Mellion – owned and operated by award-winning golf group Crown Golf – once more merits a place in the upper tier of European 36-hole golf resorts. With nine brand-new holes, and with nine of the best from...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 8 June 2010
To celebrate its 250th anniversary Brocket Hall, the premier golf club, stately home and country estate, has launched a cracking residential golf package that will undoubtedly appeal to golfers who enjoy the very ´best of British.´ This summer the Hertfordshire based club launches the Stately Home Golf Promotion by opening its illustrious doors to golfers who want to play championship golf...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 29 June 2010
The Open Championship is just a couple of weeks away but don’t worry if you can’t make St Andrews on July 15-18 because you can take part in your very own Open…at 10 brilliant 2-FORE!-1 links courses all over the UK. 2-FORE!-1 offers some of the best linksland in the land, including the magical Kintyre course at Turnberry in Scotland which...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 5 June 2010
Traditional links golf, tranquillity, solitude and outstanding natural beauty – the Highlands of Scotland provide some of the best championship golf courses in the country. And from this weekend, the capital of the Highlands will enhance its golf offering even further with the official opening of a new star on the accommodation scene. The Kingsclub and Spa is a four star hotel...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 9 June 2010
America has provided five of the top ten courses in Golf World magazine’s Top 100 Courses in the World poll. Courses from these shores occupy four other top 10 placings while Australia’s classy Royal Melbourne also features in the coveted top 10. Turnberry’s magical Ailsa Course, scene of last year’s memorable Open Championship, is the best placed of the British contenders with this...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 March 2010
Hull is a great port of call, excuse the pun, for 2-FORE!-1 voucher holders. You’ll find a cluster of cracking 2-FORE!-1 courses around the bustling coastal city including the wonderful 27-hole heathland complex of Forest Pines – most Premier League teams stay here when they’re playing Hull at the KC Stadium. The open exposed clifftop links of Flamborough Head GC offers a...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 March 2010
Carnoustie is offering golfers the opportunity to step back in time and retrace the path the legendary Ben Hogan took en route to winning the 1953 Open with the launch of a fantastic value “Carnoustie Hogan Trail” package. Available from April 1st – October 31st 2010, this once in a life time offer promises to be the ultimate golf experience. For just...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 March 2010
Leading golf travel company Golfbreaks.com and VisitScotland, the country’s national tourism organisation, are set to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Open Championship in style by offering every golfer the chance to experience ‘A Perfect Day’. The partnership will give golfers the opportunity to book some of the greatest golf breaks Scotland has to offer, from as little as...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 March 2010
Starting this month, husband and wife catering team Carolyn and Alan Henderson are aiming to turn golfers into gourmets at Crail Golfing Society’s refurbished clubhouse. Hitting the ground running, they have already introduced a brand new daytime menu to tempt both members’ and visitors’ palates, and brought in a new computerised ordering system to speed up service. Later this month, a Sunday...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 3 March 2010
De Vere Slaley Hall has welcomed world class championship golf in recent years and has appointed Steve McNally as Head Teaching Professional to continue the successful development of the teaching facilities and golf academy at the leading Northumberland resort. With over 30 years experience as a PGA Professional McNally brings a wealth of knowledge to the role, which will see him...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 18 March 2010
The Belfry, the spiritual home of the Ryder Cup, has expanded its successful Brabazon Challenge competition for 2010, adding extra qualifying dates for the summer-long pairs contest and offering the chance to win a range of top prizes. The Challenge, which ran for the first time last year, gives club golfers the chance to compete like a Tour pro on the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 8 March 2010
2-FORE!-1 GOLF – the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in golf – can literally save golfers several hundred pounds this season. This is definitely no exaggeration as you’ll discover when you pick up the next issue of Today’s Golfer magazine which spotlights over 100 2-FORE!-1 venues where you can make a fantastic grand total saving of nearly four-and-a-half grand! All...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 March 2010
Tom Godwin, Head Professional at Rockliffe Hall, the north-east’s newest golf destination, is launching an innovative teaching concept in the region this season which is expected to significantly improve the play of club golfers at all levels. The 32 year old Englishman, who has more than 12 years teaching experience at some of the best-known venues in the country, is one...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 18 March 2010
The new golf campaign is nearly upon us and there are some great pre-season deals going down including at superb West Sussex venue Mannings Heath. Unbelievably you can play the Kingfisher Course at Mannings Heath for just £16.50 with a complimentary course planner and a post-round sandwich in the Spike Bar thrown in for good measure! But you’d better hurry – this fantastic offer is available...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 29 March 2010
With the season set to get into full swing, golfers are being given the chance to enjoy a weekend break at one of Scotland’s most up-and-coming resorts at some unbeatable prices. Letham Grange Hotel, Golf & Country Estate, which has undergone an extensive upgrade of its facilities on and off the course during the winter, is celebrating the start of...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 29 March 2010
Cornwall offers some of the best golf in England and if you’re thinking of a visit to this magical neck of the golfing woods, then you might want to check out Golf Holidays Cornwall. Golf Holidays Cornwall is a golf tour operator specialising in this beautiful county and with their local knowledge and expertise they offer keenly-priced packages and custom-designed tours...