Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 20 January 2012
John Philp has announced his decision to retire at the end of June after 26 years of outstanding service working as Links Superintendent at Carnoustie. 64-year old Philp moved from St Andrews to Carnoustie back in 1985 and subsequently has played a pivotal role in transforming the fortunes of the town’s three golf courses. Carnoustie’s Championship course was in poor shape when...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 19 January 2012
The hospitality areas of popular 2-FORE!-1 venue Hever Castle GC in Kent have been refurbished for the start of the new season. The elegant new décor in the Astor Lounge & Restaurant and “19th Bar” has met with approval from golfers and guests alike. Additionally, The Astor Lounge, named after the Castle’s previous owner, William Waldorf Astor, displays previously unseen archive material...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 27 March 2012
The county of Derbyshire is the home of around a dozen 2-FORE!-1 venues and they’re all pretty tasty. And here’s the pick of Derbyshire’s classy 2-FORE!-1 crop….great courses you can play at a great price: half-price green fees provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Breadsall Priory – superb Marriott country club where you where you can take your pick between the contrasting...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 6 March 2012
Here are more TG recommendations where to use that precious 2-FORE!-1 voucher entitling you to half-price green fees at around 1,000 courses this season… *Troon Darley, Ayrshire, Scotland – A magical seaside municipal offering top value-for-money just down the road from Open venue Royal Troon. In fact the delightful Darley is one of a trio of links tracks on this site (Lochgreen...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 15 March 2012
It’s that time of the week again when we reveal six more of the best 2-FORE!-1 courses where you can use that precious 2-FORE!-1 voucher in style. So here we go then… *Gleneagles (PGA Centenary), Perthshire, Scotland – will stage the Ryder Cup in 2014 and will almost certainly produce another memorable encounter. But the layout will have undergone major surgery since...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 23 March 2012
Six more top 2-FORE!-1 tracks where you’re guaranteed a round to remember… * Portal (Championship course) – one of the north west’s finest stay and play venues, Portal is a golfing paradise. Top attraction though is the 20-year-old Donald Steel-designed Championship course which claimed the region’s Golf Course-of-the-Year award in 1995. There’s a terrific combination of holes including the stunning par-5...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 28 March 2012
Don’t know where to use that 2-FORE!-1 voucher? Take your pick from these top tracks dotted all over the country… *The Glen, East Lothian – originally a nine-hole golf course, The Glen was extended to 18 in 1906 by James Braid and Ben Sayers. It hugs the sparkling coastline and its series of spectacular holes have great views of the Firth...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 23 March 2012
The signature 18th at Burhill Golf Club is a daunting closing hole requiring a tee shot that carries water to a two-tier green protected by tall trees, 161-yards away – all done with the eyes of the clubhouse and restaurant fixed upon you. However, none of this fazed Rob Kenwood, who watched his shot sail over the River Mole, thread between...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 22 March 2012
The Duke’s Golf Club – part of the five red star Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa in St Andrews – has won the accolade for providing the “best greens” in Britain at an award ceremony recognising ‘Service Excellence’ within golf. The honour, awarded by 59club – the independent golf analysts measuring service at leading golf venues across the country – resulted...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 20 March 2012
Celebrities and local business people will be competing against each other on the Jack Nicklaus Championship Course at St Mellion International Resort On June 26th to raise money for a local charity, the Harvey Hext Appeal. Some tickets are still available and keen golfers are being encouraged to sign-up for the event in the summer. The 2012 SHC Celebrity Charity Classic is...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 11 January 2010
The East Midlands city of Derby and surrounding area has some quality golf courses and fortunately many of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 GOLF. Among those are the excellent stay and play venues of Marriott Breadsall Priory and Morley Hayes, the former offering two contrasting 18 hole courses (Priory and Moorland). The well established parkland track of Chesterfield is another layout which is...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 31 March 2010
Get that 2-FORE!-1 voucher out and make sure you book a round at any of the six 2-FORE!-1 courses – ‘must-play’ tracks for the month of April – listed below. All offer a memorable golfing experience for half the normal green fee rates – provided of course you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Try any of these out and we guarantee you won’t...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 14 April 2010
If you’re looking for a place to use your 2-FORE!-1 voucher look no further than brilliant Bedford. The town and surrounding area is chockablock with excellent 2-FORE!-1 venues – courses which offer half-price golf provided, of course, you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. One of the very best is Leighton Buzzard GC, a classy parkland track where Ian Poulter learnt his golfing trade...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 5 May 2009
Marriott Tudor Park Hotel & Country Club in Maidstone, Kent, has launched a new “Golf Experience” package for golfers looking to sharpen up their games. This special package for golfers of all abilities and ages includes 5 intensive one-to-one lessons with one of the qualified Tudor Park Professionals and a 9-hole playing lesson – all for £210. Golfers will also get...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 March 2010
A Staffordshire golf club has managed to drive back the economic downturn with a large increase in membership – thanks to a range of investment to improve facilities. St Thomas’s Priory Golf Club, at Armitage near Rugeley, has seen the number of new members rise by more than a third during the year, despite the recession devastating parts of the leisure...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 8 October 2009
Just about every golfer knows that Scotland is the Home of Golf – where the game started several centuries ago. It’s the home of many of the world’s greatest golf courses, specially when it comes to magical links layouts. And although the likes of St Andrews and Turnberry don’t feature in 2-FORE!-1 GOLF many top tracks – coastal and inland – do...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 GOLF on Thursday 6 May 2010
Durham is not only famous for its magnificent cathedral – it also boasts plenty of quality 2-FORE!-1 GOLF. Undoubtedly the pick of the talented bunch is the stunning links of Seaton Carew which is available to 2-FORE!-1 voucher holders – and for half-price green fees – on Mondays throughout the year. Also well worth giving a go in and round this historic...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 18 August 2011
Looking for a great 2-FORE!-1 round this weekend? Well, here’s six cracking venues where you can use that precious 2-FORE!-1 voucher which entitles you to a half-price game… *Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria – scenic par-72 parkland layout in the heart of the Lake District. *South Leeds GC, – short but tricky par-69 parkland just outside Leeds. *Menzies Cambridgeshire GC – mature parkland track just outside...
Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 1 May 2009
If you live in the South West of England or you’re visiting for the bank holiday weekend there are 69 clubs that accept 2-FORE!-1. Courses that accept 2-FORE!-1 include St Mellion, Knowle, Wheathill and The Players Club in Bristol. Click here to check out all 69, including reviews from your fellow readers, and plan your perfect weekend of golf.
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 13 January 2010
Greetham Valley Hotel, Golf and Conference Centre, just off the A1 in the county of Rutland, is going from strength to strength. The past twelve months have been the busiest ever, with the result that managing director Robert Hinch has felt confident enough to invest in a brand new gym facility which opened in time for the post-Christmas rush to get fit! Key...