Written by TG Courses Editor on Monday 15 June 2009
Some of the best courses in the country are members of 2-FORE!-1 – as seen in sister magazine Golf World’s excellent 32-page guide to the Top 60 Half-Price Courses in Britain & Ireland. The guide, which formed part of Golf World’s bumper June issue package, turns the spotlight fully on the golfing pride and joy of 2-FORE!-1, where you can find...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 11 February 2013
The Oxfordshire, located in the heart of the Chilterns, is a magical place to stay and play being the home of a luxury 50 bedroom Hotel and Spa with a Championship golf course. The stunning layout is in fact considered to be one of the most exciting courses in the country and has previously hosted a string of top tournaments including...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 20 February 2013
Royal North Devon, England’s oldest links golf course dating back to 1864, is to introduce a number of international life memberships in 2013 which will be restricted to just 20 overseas golfers making it one of golf’s most exclusive club memberships. And to mark the introduction of the new category, an international life membership has been bestowed on the legendary Tom...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 7 January 2013
Got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher to spare? Here are six more top venues which belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price green fees – provided you’re in possession of a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course. *The Glen, East Lothian, Scotland – You’ll be knocked out by The Glen which dramatically hugs the jaw-dropping East Lothian coastline with great views of the Firth of Forth...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 15 January 2013
North Yorkshire is a 2-FORE!-1 stronghold and offers a plethora of venues offering quality golfing action for half the cost of normal green fee rates – provided you’re a 2-FORE!-1 voucher holder. * Aldwark Manor – If you enjoy a nice relaxing round you’ll be in golfing heaven at Aldwark Manor: the course sits perfectly within 120 acres of parkland, featuring mature,...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 5 February 2013
Mission Hills Golf Resort in China has started work on what will surely be one of the most incredible golf courses in the world. In short, the host of the WCG Champions event is in the process of building the world’s first full size crazy golf course. Holes will include a 400-yard long tee-to-green reproduction of the Great Wall of China, a par-3...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 4 July 2012
Avoid wipe out this summer by taking advantage of the newly launched ‘Surf and Turf’ breaks at the Vale Resort near Cardiff. The four-star retreat in the Vale of Glamorgan, which boasts award-winning golf courses, has teamed up with Cressey’s Surf Academy to give adventure-seeking guests a “totally awesome” surf and golfing experience. The breaks are designed for golfing fanatics who want...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Sunday 6 May 2012
West Yorkshire is a cracking 2-FORE!-1 destination with around 40 venues belonging to the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in the UK. Here are just some of the region’s 2-FORE!-1 finest where you can secure half-price golf…with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course! * Moor Allerton, Leeds – Described by Peter Alliss as a “golfing experience larger than life,” Moor Allerton has the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 14 January 2013
Our weekly guide to the pick of the 2-FORE!-1 scheme – over 1,000 courses across the country where you can play for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Guildford, Surrey – Founded in 1886, Guildford is the oldest course in Surrey and is one of the driest – the downland layout rolls over chalk-based terrain so you’re virtually guaranteed a game. The...
Written by TG Courses editor on Sunday 4 November 2012
One of England’s premier links courses, St Enodoc GC, Cornwall, is offering golfers an irresistible winter warmer special over its championship Church Course for just £40 per person from now until March 31. Limited to a minimum of eight golfers, the price includes coffee and a bacon roll on arrival, 18 holes of golf followed by a two-course meal in the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 30 April 2013
This week’s look at the some of the best courses in 2-FORE!-1…and why you should pay them a 2-FORE!-1 visit. *Gleneagles (Queen’s course), Perthshire – It may be regarded as the third course at the legendary Scottish resort but the short holes on the Queen’s are in a class of their own with the 200-yards 14th with its elevated two-tier green being the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 21 January 2013
As soon as the snow disappears and courses dry out up and down the country, make sure you book a round to remember at these stunning 2-FORE!-1 venues. Remember you can play all of them for half-price so long as you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Gleneagles, (Queen’s course) Perthshire, Scotland – It may be regarded as the third of the trio...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 15 January 2013
Popular 2-FORE!-1 venue Rudding Park Hotel, Spa & Golf, Harrogate, has been voted ‘Number One Hotel in the UK’, ‘Second in the Top Hotels of Europe’ and ‘Fourth in the Top Hotels of the World’ in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2013. Favouring Yorkshire over London, travellers gave Rudding Park its distinctive place in the UK , emerging triumphant over some of...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 22 April 2013
Six more popular 2-FORE!-1 venues where you can enjoy a special 2-FORE!-1 golfing day out… * Gleneagles (PGA Centenary course), Perthshire, Scotland – The PGA Centenary will stage the first Ryder Cup in Scotland in 2014 and will almost certainly produce another memorable encounter. But the layout will have undergone major surgery since Jack Nicklaus’s original design and before Europe and the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 25 February 2013
STRI, the world’s leading sports turf consultancy, has paid tribute to the winners of the 2012 Golf Environment Awards with a presentation at Hotel Du Vin in Harrogate. In recognition of ecology and wildlife management best practice at golf clubs across the UK, winners from amongst the ten awards categories were recognised during BTME, Europe’s leading showcase for turf professionals and...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 19 June 2013
Anniversary celebrations at the award-winning St Mellion International Resort in Cornwall will reach a climax in July 2013 with a Festival of Golf and the launch of a special deal to celebrate 25 years of the resort’s famous Nicklaus Signature Course – which was voted ‘Best In The West’ by TG readers earlier this year. Golf’s most prolific major-winner, Jack Nicklaus,...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 23 August 2012
Lincolnshire is a relatively small county but it’s definitely big 2-FORE!-1 country with over 20 venues offering 2-FORE!-1 and half-price green fees. Here are the pick of the crop… *Forest Pines, Brigg – Outstanding stay and play venue and the pride of the Q Hotels group offering 27 holes, three loops of nine (Forest, Pines and Beeches), carved out of an...
Thursday 23 April 2009
The Marriott Worsley Hotel & Country Club, in Manchester has just launched its new “Championship” package for golfing groups. Ideal for corporate golf day organisers and societies, the package promises a premium level of service and top quality golf throughout the day. For just £72 per person the package includes; coffee & bacon Rolls on arrival, complimentary use of driving range,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 7 June 2012
Kent’s Prince’s Golf Club has officially opened the doors to its ground-breaking new Lodge at Prince’s accommodation facility, on the 80th anniversary of the first shot being struck in the 1932 Open Championship that the club hosted. Two days of launch celebrations saw key figures from within the golf industry convene at the South East’s magical links golf destination to experience...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 17 March 2009
Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course, has been awarded the Guinness World Record for as the “Oldest Golf Course in the World”. The official world record is documented as: “The Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course, in Musselburgh, Scotland, UK, is the oldest golf course in the world. Documentary evidence proves that golf was played on Musselburgh Links as early as 2...