Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 24 September 2012
Head to the north west of England and Cumbria in particular and you’re in 2-FORE!-1 golfing heaven. Try any of these belting courses out and you’ll see what we mean… *Seascale – Ignore the fact it’s overlooked by Sellafield power plant and you’ve found links golfing heaven. It really is a gem of a seaside course and, being designed by Willie...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 17 May 2012
This week we check out the pick of the 2-FORE!-1 crop of courses in the county of Hampshire. Don’t forget, if you’re in possession of a 2-FORE!-1 voucher you can tee it up at any of the venues below for half-price. *Marriott Meon Valley – an impressive stay and play venue just outside Southampton. Plotted within over 225 acres of exquisite...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 14 November 2012
The county of Hertfordshire offers plenty of quality golf, including a real world-beater. Fortunately many Herts courses belong to 2-FORE!-1 so you can play them for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *The Grove – One of the finest inland courses in the land, specially when it comes to conditioning. Think Augusta and you’ve got The Grove. You can walk in the footsteps...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 28 September 2012
A serviceman from Arnold, Notts, has been granted free membership of Ramsdale Park Golf Centre as he attempts to rebuild his physical fitness after suffering horrendous injuries while serving in Afghanistan. Twenty-five year-old Curtis Jackson, who served in the Royal Signal Regiment, has been battling back to full fitness after being badly wounded in May last year when his patrol base was...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 14 January 2013
The Celtic Manor Resort in south Wales has added more championship courses to its estate with the installation of a state-of-the-art golf simulator. The new GolfZon simulator in the Golf Academy features the Old Course at St Andrews, Pebble Beach, Bay Hill and many more of the world’s leading golf venues. Renowned for hosting the 2010 Ryder Cup – described...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 26 March 2013
Top Cheshire 2-FORE!-1 venue The Mere is marking its first birthday celebrations following its resort status with the unveiling of a new Golf Academy. Graham Neville, the resort’s assistant PGA Professional will work under the stewardship of Darren Cain, Senior PGA Golf Instructor, to introduce a host of new golf tuition opportunities, focusing on developing both junior and adult golf coaching. This...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 3 December 2012
You can play over 1,000 courses in the popular 2-FORE!-1 scheme for half-price provided you’re in possession of a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here are six of the very best you can play and enjoy for half the normal green fee…. *PGA National at The Belfry, West Midlands – A worthy no.2 course to the world-famous Brabazon Ryder Cup track. It was created by Dave Thomas...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 27 June 2012
Another half-dozen must play 2-FORE!-1 tracks you can experience for half-price thanks to a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Mere G&CC, Cheshire – It’s not known as the ‘Wentworth of the North’ for nothing and this Cheshire cracker definitely doesn’t disappoint. It’s sheer class with the superb parkland layout designed by legendary duo James Braid and George Duncan in 1934. The front nine is relatively flat...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 25 June 2012
The Regional Qualifying for the Open Championship 2012 got underway at The Mere Golf Resort and Spa, Cheshire, tosday. In 2008 the popular 2-FORE!-1 venue was chosen as part of this select group of 14 courses in Great Britain and Ireland to host regional qualifying rounds for The Open Championship until 2013. “We are extremely proud to play host to this prestigious...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 25 July 2012
Six more top 2-FORE!-1 courses where you can put that precious 2-FORE!-1 voucher to great use. * Manor House, Wilts – A magical rollercoaster of a track plotted amidst 365 stunning acres of breathtaking Cotswold countryside.Parkland golf doesn’t come much better than this. It really is a must-play as it’s always in great condition, making the best possible use of the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 26 September 2012
Visitors to top 2-FORE!-1 venue the Manor House Hotel and Golf Club, Wiltshire, are now being offered the exhilarating chance of driving racing cars on the nearby Castle Combe circuit where Ayton Senna, Nigel Mansell and David Coulthard once competed. It is an additional feature that enhances the enjoyment of a stay at the Wiltshire resort which is already proved to be...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 24 February 2009
Expert View: Eoin Arthurs, East of Ireland Champion The area in and around Dublin has got dozens of great courses, it really is a superb place to play. Portmarnock Old is probably my favourite because it’s such a fair test of golf. I was a student member there and just loved the fact that good shots were rewarded and bad ones...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 4 April 2013
The East Anglian county of Suffolk boasts some outstanding courses and right up there with the best of them is Thorpeness Hotel & GC, a highly popular 2-FORE!-1 venue. The home of an outstanding and challenging James Braid heathland course and a charming three star on-site hotel, Thorpeness really is a great place to stay and play – particularly if you...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 15 April 2013
The sweeping links of Ayrshire will soon become home to the Turnberry Performance Academy, a centre of excellence offering a unique holistic approach to coaching the game of golf at Turnberry. Opening in April 2013, the Turnberry Performance Academy’s aim will be to help players maximise their golfing potential by assessing their equipment, as well as physical, technical and mental aspects...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 8 January 2013
Popular 2-FORE!-1 venue Marriott Tudor Park, Kent, celebrates its 25th anniversary in April and has decided to mark the special occasion by offering one tee time a day for a mere £25. This special tee time promotion which enables a fourball to play for just £6.25 each is available at 11.00 am (Mon-Fri) throughout the months of January and February but it is...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 2 July 2009
Heathland courses are a big hit with golfers everywhere…and there’s loads of them in 2-FORE!-1 Golf. There’s something extra special about playing a heathland course. For starters, with the heather and gorse in full bloom they’re very pleasing on the eye. Secondly, they’re usually based on sand so boast firm, crisp fairways and greens which are playable throughout the year. As we say,...
Written by Michael Catling, TG Staff Writer on Monday 25 June 2012
This summer’s Open Championship venue, Royal Lytham & St Annes, may have fallen just short of the top 10 courses in Great Britain and Ireland, but it remains one of the toughest courses around the world. Surely then, there is no better venue to test the likes of Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods than when the Lytham course hosts...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 17 April 2009
After the thrills and spills of last weekend’s US Masters action at Augusta National, you’ll probably be looking to play somewhere special this weekend (make it a long weekend in the case of a few of the star venues listed below!). Well, we can help you out there: here’s six of the best courses in our 2-FORE!-1 scheme where you can...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 12 October 2012
Golfers now have the unique opportunity to become members for a day at two of the UK’s most prestigious clubs. The imaginative concept will operate at top 2-FORE!-1 venue Manor House Hotel and Golf Club in Wiltshire, already ranked among the top 50 Stay and Play venues in the UK, and the 36-hole Mannings Heath GC in West Sussex, one of the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 16 August 2011
Essex is a big county with some quality, top value-for-money 2-FORE!-1 golf on offer. And here’s six of the county’s 2-FORE!-1 best – venues you’re guaranteed a great round of golf and for half-price provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *The Essex G&CC – a cracking modern par-73 track that will test you all the way. *Colchester GC – another well established parkland,...