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  • Golfers in the dark at Manchester venue

    Wednesday 4 March 2015

    As darkness descended over Manchester’s Worsley Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club, a new breed of golfer emerged from the Tempo Bar in the clubhouse – all ready to take on the championship course… in the dark! This special event was organised by the golf team at Worsley Park and The Night Golf Company for members and guests at the club. Six...

  • Cornish cracker celebrates major milestone

    Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 3 March 2015

    One of England’s oldest and most beguiling golf clubs, St Enodoc  (pictured) in north Cornwall (www.st-enodoc.co.uk) is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the club will stage a Festival of Golf Week, comprising various tournaments and social functions, from June 28th to July 5th. The highlight of the week promises to be a Hickory Shaft Tournament with competitors...

  • Tiger Woods talks golf course design

    Tuesday 3 March 2015

    Tiger Woods hasn’t had much luck as a golf course designer. Projects in Dubai, North Carolina and Mexico all saw him do extensive work without ever opening a course due to circumstances beyond his control. It was with some relief, then, that he cut the ribbon on his first design to reach completion, El Cardonal, in Mexico. We sat down...

  • Breathtaking new aerial footage of Scotland’s Golf Coast

    Friday 27 February 2015

    Scotland’s Golf Coast looks breathtaking in this new aerial footage by Gary Eunson – the area looks forward to welcoming the Scottish Open to Gullane for the first time this year. East Lothian is one of the best regions for golf in Scotland, with 21 courses offering choice to golfers of all standards and tastes. You may recognise many of the...

  • Buckinghamshire club claims golfing ‘Oscar’

    Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 25 February 2015

    Just 24 hours after Eddie Redmayne claimed an Academy Award in a star-studded ceremony in Hollywood, Stoke Park’s director of golf Stuart Collier was able to celebrate a similar success in the golf service industry’s own ‘Oscars’ … in Birmingham. For the luxury five-AA Red Star country club, spa and hotel in Stoke Poges was awarded the title of ‘Ultimate Members...

  • New route provides Bulgarian boost

    Wednesday 25 February 2015

    Bookings to Bulgaria’s finest golf location, Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort, look set to soar even further after Turkish Airlines unveiled a new service from London Heathrow to Varna. Beginning in April, to coincide with the start of the golf season, the daily service will connect Heathrow and Varna airports via a one-hour layover in Istanbul, with complimentary golf baggage...

  • Close House to Host one of the European Senior Tour’s Most Prestigious Events

    Tuesday 24 February 2015

    Golf fans in the North East can look forward to watching the leading European Senior Tour players in action, now that Close House has been selected as the venue for this year’s ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship. Home of the world’s only Lee Westwood golf courses, Close House will provide a stern test in what is the oldest event...

  • Vote in the spirit of st andrews award

    Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 5 March 2012

    The inaugural St Andrews Golf Festival being held between March 28-April 1st promises to be a fantastic event and one of the many highlights will be the St Andrews Golf Festival Awards, presented by Today’s Golfer’s sister publication Golf Illustrated. The awards will celebrate the best traditions of the game from art and literature to photography and golf course architecture and...

  • Kent-bound golfers on high-speed tracks

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 31 May 2011

    Golf fans visiting Kent (www.visitkent.co.uk) – including for this summer’s Open Championship – are set to enjoy super-fast travel courtesy of the same rail network in place for the fast-approaching London Olympic Games. Tourists from all over the country, including London, will enjoy even quicker journey times to the ‘Garden of England’ thanks to HS1, the high-speed line that serves the...

  • First Czech Golf festival launched

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 24 May 2011

    Abante Golf, the market leaders in hosting golfers in the Czech Republic, is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year and has announced the launch of the 2011 Czech Golf Festival to mark the achievement. The new festival, which will enable golfers to experience the best that the country has to offer on and off the course, will be held from July...

  • Fantastic deals at The Carrick

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 17 May 2011

    There are some amazing deals on offer at The Carrick, the magical layout on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. The Carrick is one of Scotland’s most prestigious inland layouts, overlooking “the most beautiful water hazard in the history of golf.” It undoubtedly provides a memorable round of golf – specially if you take advantage of any of the following special offers: Deal 1:...

  • Twitter Pairs Cup at Redbourn

    Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 9 March 2011

    Redbourn Golf Club has fully embraced the world of modern-day communications by preparing to become arguably the first in the country to host a unique competition – based around the social media revolution. The Twitter Pairs Cup – a better-ball stableford competition to be played over 18 holes of the Ver Course – is designed to celebrate the launch of the...

  • Top deal at Mannings Heath

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 24 March 2011

    The long established and picturesque Mannings Heath Golf Club near Horsham, West Sussex is offering a cracking green fee deal for a two week period to celebrate it’s annual Festival of Golf over the  6,217 yard Kingfisher Course. Between Monday 18th April and Sunday 1st May, book a tee time and receive 18 holes of golf and a tasty sandwich in...

  • The Vale wins ‘Most Enjoyable’ course title

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 2 March 2011

    Popular 2-FORE!-1 venue the Vale Resort in Wales has been recognised as the ‘UK’s Most Enjoyable Golf Course’ at the inaugural 59 Club Awards Dinner, established to recognise excellence in golf. 59club’s independent panel of testers was responsible for picking the winner of the award from over 50 courses. After whittling the finalists down to two, The Vale’s Wales National course and...

  • Magic awards night for Marriott

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 3 March 2011

    Marriott Golf Hotels and Resorts were rewarded at the inaugural 59Club Awards, winning a total of four accolades for its prominent golf resorts. A total of 17 awards were presented on the evening, with Marriott golf venues positioning first or second in eight of the categories. The group’s success at the awards is another clear indication of the continued excellence provided by...

  • Top award for Rudding Park

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 19 January 2011

    Popular 2-FORE!-1 venue Rudding Park in Harrogate has been crowned ‘Number One Hotel in the UK’ for the second year running, triumphing over some of the UK’s finest hotels in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2011. The prestigious accolade is based solely on the millions of real and unbiased reviews and opinions from travellers gathered on the travel guide website www.tripadvisor.com.  Favouring...

  • Saintly break packages in Cornwall

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 8 February 2011

    St Enodoc, one England’s most beguiling links courses, and the St Moritz Hotel, set in one of Cornwall’s most romantic locations, is offering  a ‘Saintly Break’ package that allows you to spend time on the golf course while your partner languishes in the spa. Whilst you enjoy the majesty and beauty of the James Braid-designed course that was founded back in...

  • New teaching pro at St Andrews Links

    Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 14 February 2011

    David Watt has joined the team of teaching professionals at St Andrews Links Golf Academy. David (31) joins the four-strong team at the Home of Golf after four years as the Head Professional at Hilton Park Golf Club, on the outskirts of Glasgow, where he built up a successful teaching business with an extensive client base comprising beginners, club golfers, elite...

  • 2-FORE!-1 six of the best

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 24 August 2012

    Got a spare 2-FORE!-1 voucher but don’t know where to use it? Here are another six more super tracks where you can do that 2-FORE!-1 voucher justice… and where you’ll receive half-price green fees of course. *Royal Tarlair, Aberdeenshire – Spectacularly overlooks the Moray Firth and after opening in 1926 was granted ‘Royal’ recognition by HRH the Princess Royal. This clifftop, parkland...

  • Fantastic four-ball offer with teeofftimes

    Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 3 September 2011

    The 2011 golf season may be drawing to a close but there are still some amazing golf deals out there including a special September four-balls promotion through top online booking service teeofftimes. The top value four-ball special offers this month enables you and your best golfing friends to take some time out and enjoy a round or two before the winter sets...

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