Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 4 January 2011
Popular 2-FORE!-1 venue Galgorm Castle GC will be back in the spotlight later this year when the PGA EuroPro Tour returns to the Ballymena venue once more, ensuring the 2011 event will be the most high profile professional event to be staged in Northern Ireland. After the phenomenal success of the inaugural event in 2010, Galgorm Castle can confirm the 2011...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 27 January 2011
Marriott Golf is extending its successful winter online offer at one of the finest courses in the Midlands. During March and April golfers can book a round over the Arden (Championship) course at Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club, Maxstoke Lane, Meriden, near Coventry from as little as £35. If the booking is made online at www.marriottgolf.co.uk each player will...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 10 January 2011
An amazing deal is up for grabs at legendary Scottish golfing venue Turnberry throughout the month of March. Incredibly you can enjoy an overnight B&B stay at the five star resort on the Ayrshire coast and two rounds of golf (one on the Open-staging Ailsa and the other on the neighbouring Kintyre links) for just £155 per person – provided you...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 26 July 2011
St Andrews is of course the Home of Golf…and the home of some cracking 2-FORE!-1 golf too! Several courses in the Kingdom of Fife belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price golf so long as you’re in possession of a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. And among them is the stunning Fairmont St Andrews, just down the coast from the legendary Old Course and boasting a...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 20 July 2011
North Wales boasts some truly stunning courses and fortunately many of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price green fees – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. We’ve picked the cream of North Wales’ 2-FORE!-1 crop which includes the superb links trio of Conwy, Holyhead and Borth & Ynyslas although the classy former is only available in 2-FORE!-1 during winter (low season). Others well...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 26 July 2011
Looking to play a top course for a bargain price? Well, 2-FORE!-1 has teamed-up with online tee times booking service Teeofftimes to bring you some unbeatable offers at many of the country’s most prestigious venues. All you have to do is visit www.241golf.com and within minutes you’ll have a time booked at a great course, including world-famous Turnberry and Gleneagles. In some cases you’ll...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 9 July 2011
The luxury four star boutique St Moritz Hotel at Trebetherick, near Wadebridge, is the perfect base to experience Cornwall’s outstanding links course attractions. It’s just down the coast from the magical links of St Enodoc and a short drive away from the equally impressive Harry Colt seaside layout of Trevose G&CC. The hotel has a wide range of accommodation options – hotel rooms, apartments and...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 27 July 2011
De Vere Dunston Hall, just 3 miles from Norwich city centre, is a great place to stay and play. It’s not only the home of a splendid De Vere hotel with excellent amenities but a fine, gently undulating par-71 parkland golf course with a great combination of holes. You’ll also find two stylish restaurants – the buffet-style Brasserie Bar and Grill the award-winning...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 27 July 2011
Southport and Sefton’s growing worldwide reputation as England’s golfing capital has been given another boost with the news that Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa has secured a PGA EuroPro Tour slot for a third successive year. Formby Hall, home of the UK’s only PGA residential golf academy is to host the PGA EuroPro Tour this August. Since opening in 2006 the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 20 July 2011
Looking for a memorable round at a great course without breaking the bank? Well, 2-FORE!-1 recently launched a teeofftimes service which will enable you to do just that. This fantastic new service is the ideal companion for 2-FORE!-1 Golf which enables golfers to enjoy half-price golf – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher – at around 1,000 courses all over the UK. With the teeofftimes service...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 20 July 2011
Night golf, Texas scrambles and hog roasts are all on the menu this summer as Kent golf tees up a feast of post-Open Championship fun this August. Three of the county’s ‘Regal Golf Coast’ courses stage their open weeks – when visitors are encouraged to take part in an array of competitions and events – with the festivities kicking off at...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 11 July 2011
A series of special events, golf days and a Grand Ball marked this month’s centenary celebrations at The Luffenham Heath Golf Club, Rutland. The club, whose past captains include, in 1928, the Prince of Wales – later to become the uncrowned King Edward VIII – welcomed hundreds of golfers and VIPs throughout the week, culminating in a Champagne reception and ball...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 29 July 2011
A stunning new state-of-the-art driving range has just opened at the Foxhills Resort in Surrey. The impressive £300,000 14-bay driving range has two teaching bays enabling the venue’s new Foxhills teaching academy to be launched under the watchful eye of Adam McKinlay. The teaching academy is set to prove a major hit and its programmes will look to make the best posible...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 19 July 2011
Teeofftimes.co.uk, the UK’s largest tee-time booking service, celebrates a significant milestone this month – 100,000 golfers booked in record time! And many golfers are booking teeofftimes online via the big-hitting, money-saving Today’s Golfer website… As a further measure of its success, which is built around great offers, convenience and ease of use, the number of bookings taken in the first six months...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 19 July 2011
A two-year Visit Kent campaign promoting the county as an international golfing destination is establishing a legacy that will provide support to local tourism businesses for many years to come. Sandra Matthews-Marsh, Chief Executive at Visit Kent, said she was delighted that the Open Golf at Sandwich had been a major triumph offering outstanding golf and achieving thousands of hours of...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 15 July 2011
With The Open Championship now well underway at Royal St George’s, everybody it seems wants a taste of links golf. And if you’re eager to get to grips with pot bunkers, super-fast greens and, of course, the elements here’s six courses where you can do just that. Not only are they fantastic seaside tracks they also happen to be in 2-FORE!-1 which...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 16 June 2011
2-FORE!-1 Golf remains the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in the land – you can play around 1,000 courses dotted all over Britain for half-price so long as you’re in possession of a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. And one of the best 2-FORE!-1 areas is the East Midlands where you’ll find a whole host of clubs and courses offering half-price golf...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 29 June 2011
The county of Lincolnshire is a great place to head for quality 2-FORE!-1 golf – half-price green fees for 2-FORE!-1 voucher holders. Altogether Lincs is the home of over 20 2-FORE!-1 venues and there’s barely a weak one among them, the top track being the fabulous 27-hole Forest Pines resort just outside Brigg. Other leading Lincs 2-FORE!-1 stay and venues include De...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 22 June 2011
If you’re looking for a great round at a great price then head for the West Midlands, home of some superb 2-FORE!-1 venues. 2-FORE!-1 of course means half-price green fees (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher) which means you can enjoy the challenging delights of the Arden course at the Forest of Arden and the PGA National (The Belfry) for seriously discounted rates. Other...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 7 March 2011
Great Scot Sandy Lyle, a double major winner, learnt his golfing skills in the county of Shropshire which is the home of several top 2-FORE!-1 Golf venues. And they include Hawkstone Park where former Open and US Masters champion Lyle was brought up in golfing terms – his father was longtime club professional there. Other Shropshire 2-FORE!-1 tracks well worth using that...