Tuesday 10 March 2015
Over the past decade or so brash billionaire businessman Donald Trump has become one of the most influential figures in the world of golf – even though he won’t admit it. He’s friends with the stars. He owns some of the best courses in Britain. His courses in the USA are set to stage Majors. But he told us: “Golf...
Monday 9 March 2015
At Marriott , we fuse decades of excellence in hospitality with leading edge golf course design to create an unrivalled experience tailored for your company’s’ golf day. While you are sleeping, our work begins. Our skilled green keepers apply their craft, awaiting your arrival.. preparing Championship courses that have held many prestigious tournaments. 16 challenging, enjoyable courses across 11 Marriott Golf...
Thursday 5 March 2015
With the new season just around the corner, 36-hole Richmond Park Golf Course is offering an unmissable opportunity to play golf in London’s largest Royal Park…for just one pound! Jon Dummett, Richmond Park’s General Manager explains: “We first launched the Round for a Pound offer in 2014 to reward our Loyaltee card holders. It was a massive success and encouraged those...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...