Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 7 September 2011
There are some fantastic end-of-season deals on offer at Cornwall’s St Mellion International Resort, Crown Golf’s flagship venue in the UK. St Mellion is the home of two superb 18 hole courses (Jack Nicklaus signature and the Kernow) and a fine four star hotel and you can stay and play there from £69 per person (B&B and 36 holes) and £89pp...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 20 September 2011
The Crowne Plaza Resort Colchester – Five Lakes opened this week as the first Crowne Plaza Resort in the UK. The four star resort is set amongst 320 acres of land in the heart of the Essex countryside. Located only hour from London City and Stansted airports, the resort is the perfect getaway retreat for both local and international travellers. The...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 28 September 2011
Here’s living proof that the 2-FORE!-1 scheme boasts quality as well as quantity (over 1,000 courses offering half-price green fees with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher). 2-FORE!-1 undoubtedly features some of the best courses in the UK – venues good enough to stage the ultimate golfing tests of top tournament Tour action. So check these out and get a slice of big-time Tour golf…. *Gleneagles,...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 26 April 2012
Devon boasts some superb courses with many being members of 2-FORE!-1 and therefore offering half-price green fees to 2-FORE!-1 voucher holders. Take your pick from these 2-FORE!-1 Devonioan delights… *Royal North Devon – If you enjoy traditional links golf this is the place for you. Royal North Devon, founded in 1864, is the oldest course in the country and is regarded as the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 4 April 2012
The 2012 season is now underway, the Masters is being played this week and you’re chomping at the bit for a quality but top value round of golf. Where do you go? Check out any of these 2-FORE!-1 belters and you’ll be in golfing heaven…you can tackle all of them for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Gleneagles (Queen’s course), Perthshire, Scotland –...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 20 April 2012
Situated in beautiful rolling Cheshire countryside, Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf & Spa has established itself as a top golf venue, with three superb golf courses and luxury hotel & spa facilities. And this April, Macdonald Hotels & Resorts are launching a brand new golf membership package called Access, at Portal’s par-73 Championship Course. Jon Dummett, Group Marketing Manager for Golf explains the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 3 April 2012
Following an enthralling team trial for this year’s Curtis Cup, the GB & I team has praised the host venue – Nairn GC in the Scottish Highlands – for its preparations ahead of the eagerly awaited international match. With less than 70 days before the 37th staging of the Curtis Cup between June 8-10, the final stages of a three-year improvement...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 25 April 2012
Don’t know where to go for that eagerly-awaited, well deserved golfing break or holiday? Then the brand new Golf Escapes supplement will almost certainly put you in the picture and help to make up your mind. Little more than a decade ago, the options for a golf holiday were fairly limited. Only Iberia had really embraced the golf travel market and...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 19 April 2012
Head PGA Golf Professional, Jason Muller, wielded scissors instead of a club to officially unveil the new golf academy at the Tudor Park, a Marriott hotel and country club in Bearsted, near Maidstone. He was watched by 40 keen golfers from all over Kent, who were taking part in the Tudor Park’s annual Golf Society Open Day at the 18-Hole Championship...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 2 April 2012
The long awaited two-tier driving range at Thorpe Wood Golf Course in Peterborough opened at the weekend. The first ball to be fired on the driving range was struck by Roger Fitton, who ran the golf course from 1975 until 2011. Having retired last year it was felt it was fitting for Roger to return to be a part of the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 26 April 2012
This weekend marks the official re-opening of the PGA Centenary Course at The Gleneagles Hotel, venue of the 2014 Ryder Cup. The PGA Centenary, which will see the golfing great of the US and Europe do battle over the three day tournament, has been under maintenance since October 2011 to allow for extensive course modifications, devised in consultation with course designer...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 14 February 2012
You’ll find some quality 2-FORE!-1 golf in Hampshire – top courses offering half-price green fees with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here are six not-to-be-missed tracks, all guaranteeing a great round at a bargain price. STAR COURSE *Marriott Meon Valley – an impressive stay and play venue just outside Southampton. Plotted within over 225 acres of exquisite parkland, this Marriott country club is regarded as one of the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 21 February 2012
The county of Lincolnshire boasts both quantity and quality of 2-FORE!-1 courses – venues offering half-price green fees for 2-FORE!-1 voucher holders. Altogether Lincs is the home of 22 2-FORE!-1 tracks and there’s barely a weak one among them. Take your pick from Lincolnshire’s 2-FORE!-1 finest: *Forest Pines just outside Brigg – Among the best new courses to emerge in the UK over the past two...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 27 February 2012
You’ll find about a dozen 2-FORE!-1 venues in Oxfordshire and not a weak one among them – all offer excellent golf where you can play for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here’s the pick of the classy Oxon crop: *The Wychwood GC – a wonderful modern layout plotted within 170 acres of scenic Cotswold countryside, The Wynchwood has matured well since opening...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 8 February 2012
Undecided where to use that precious 2-FORE!-1 voucher? Here are six more 2-FORE!-1 crackers which guarantee a great golfing day out… *Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales – celebrated its centenary last year and was designed by the legendary Harry Vardon just over a century ago. Loftily sits on a headland with striking views of the coastline of Cardigan Bay, and the Welsh countryside. *Ballater, Scotland...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 22 February 2012
It’s that time of the week again value-seeking golfers. Here are six more top 2-FORE!-1 tracks where you can use that 2-FORE!-1 voucher and enjoy a round to remember…for half-price! *Canterbury, Kent – Designed by Harry Colt, this is one of the best-looking and most challenging inland courses in the county. The front nine is particularly striking as it wonderfully weaves...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 24 February 2012
There are some fantastic stay and play venues in 2-FORE!-1…and here are some of the very best venues where you can stay and play (for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher) in style…. *Celtic Manor, Monmouthshire, Wales – Home of three outstanding 18 hole courses – the Twenty Ten (staged the 2010 Ryder Cup), the Robert Trent Jones-designed Roman Road and The Montgomerie.
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 2 February 2012
That’s right, you can stay at the world-famous West Midlands venue for just £33.33 per person if you make the booking between 4-7pm today! This amazing offer is valid until May 31 – so long as you book online at www.thebelfry.com or call 0300 500 0401, quoting 333 during the three hour booking window. It is available on new bookings only and...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 17 February 2012
The fine pedigree of the courses that comprise England’s Atlantic Links (www.atlantic-links.co.uk) has once again been brought to the fore with the recent announcement that Saunton in north Devon will stage the English Amateur Championship in 2014. Saunton’s East and West Courses, recognised as two of the most distinguished links in south west England, have been given the honour of hosting...
Written by TG staff writer on Friday 3 February 2012
The next action-packed instalment of Today’s Golfer is out on February 23rd and, don’t forget, is also available on the iPad. iPad issues cost £3.99 each but the app – available here – is FREE. The new iPad service and option means that wherever you are you can check out the many golfing goodies on offer in golf’s no.1 magazine… And what a fantastic read...