Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 26 September 2011
Well, you can swing into the new year in style by heading to the Algarve’s leading resort Vale do Lobo for the venue’s popular Amateur Week tournament played over the Royal and Ocean courses between Jan 29-Feb 4. The event provides golfers with testing competition through the qualifying rounds on Monday and Tuesday with a chance to played in the final...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 26 September 2011
The county of Derbyshire is somewhat surprisingly a hotbed of 2-FORE!-1 golfing activity. The Midlands county is the home of around a dozen 2-FORE!-1 venues and there’s not a weak one among them. Derbyshire’s classy 2-FORE!-1 crop includes the superb Marriott resort of Breadsall Priory where you can take your pick between the contrasting Priory and Moorland layouts while just down the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 23 September 2011
Top north east venue Close House in Northumberland is holding an Open Day this Sunday (from 12 until 4pm). The event will showcase the new courtyard rooms in the converted stable block, the no. 19 clubhouse and restaurant, ballroom and champagne & cocktail bar. Weddings and functions can be also be discussed with the events team. Close House is represented by world no.1...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 22 September 2011
Some of the best courses in the country belong to2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price green fees – so long as you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here’s six more of the very best tracks in the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in golf… *Tenby, Mid-Wales – Quality links believed to be Wales’ oldest course boasting some of the quickest, truest greens around. * PGA...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 21 September 2011
After hundreds of matchplay duels over five months of gruelling, competitive regional brackets in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, the Four Nations successful finalists are ready to represent their country and attempt to win the title of Champion Golf Nation of the Year. The Final of the Four Nations Golf Challenge 2011 (FNGC) is hosted at The Oxfordshire Golf Club...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 21 September 2011
Now in its fourth year, golfers turned back the clock almost 100 years to compete in the annual Goodwood Golf Revival. With original hickory shafted clubs and dressed in formal period costumes, more than 40 players took part in the 18-hole better-ball event played over the 100- year-old Downs Course in West Sussex, designed by legendary golfer and architect James Braid.
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 20 September 2011
Golfers taking on the challenge of the acclaimed Sea Course at Estonian Golf & Country Club will soon have their skills further tested following enhancements to the penultimate hole at the Tallinn venue. The 182-yard par-3 17th hole is nearing completion following an upgrade, which has seen the removal of a large water hazard in front of the green. The obstacle...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 20 September 2011
The Crowne Plaza Resort Colchester – Five Lakes opened this week as the first Crowne Plaza Resort in the UK. The four star resort is set amongst 320 acres of land in the heart of the Essex countryside. Located only hour from London City and Stansted airports, the resort is the perfect getaway retreat for both local and international travellers. The...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 19 September 2011
Ireland’s fabulous K Club Smurift Course, home to the European Open in 2004, 2006 and 2007, will be hosting a Charity Golf Classic, where all proceeds will be donated to Third Age, on Thursday October 6th. Media partner for the event is Newstalk 106 who have persuaded a number of golfing celebs to take part including pop idol Shane Byrne and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 19 September 2011
Ramsdale Park Golf Centre’s invaluable work with junior golfers has been given a huge boost thanks to a £2,000 grant from a national sports programme. Sportivate, a £32 million National Lottery programme that gives 14-25 year-olds access to six-week courses in a range of sports including golf, tennis and judo, has awarded the grant to enable the public pay-and-play facility to...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 15 September 2011
Not sure where to use that precious 2-FORE!-1 voucher, entitling you to a half-price green fee? Here’s six top tracks where you’re guaranteed to have a game to remember…. *Fishwick Hall GC, Lancs – splendid mature parkland layout near Preston. * Matfen Hall, Northumberland – quality stay and play venue close to Newcastle. *Broome Manor, Wilts – fine parkland course where former Ryder...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 14 September 2011
Cornwall has some superb golf courses and many belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price green fees…with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here’s a handful of Cornwall’s 2-FORE!-1 finest: * St Mellion – home of the sensational Nicklaus course, the 18-hole Kernow layout and on-site hotel. *Perranporth – scenic, quirky James Braid track with stunning coastal vistas. * Roserrow G&CC – impressive modern parkland course, always in...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 14 September 2011
England’s footballing superstars celebratd their convincing recent European Championship win in Bulgaria with a round of golf on the Palmerston Course at Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire. Enjoying the last of the summer sunshine, Fabio Capello and his Team played the more challenging of Brocket Hall’s two courses. The par 72 Palmerston Course, so-named after the British Prime Minister Lord Palmerston, who...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 14 September 2011
Monte Rei Golf & Country Club will host a major charity golf day next month in memory of pop star Ronan Keating’s late mother Marie. The Marie Keating Foundation golf day will take place on 12th October at the resort in the Eastern Algarve, Portugal. It is part of the ongoing relationship between the charity and Monte Rei and promises to...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 7 September 2011
2-FORE!-1 boasts some of the best courses in the country and here’s six more of the best you can enjoy and experience for half-price…with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course. * Belton Woods Hotel & GC, Lincs – home of two contrasting 18 hole layouts and a classy De Vere hotel. * Hawkstone Park, Shropshire – you’re guaranteed a tough but thrilling round...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 7 September 2011
There are some fantastic end-of-season deals on offer at Cornwall’s St Mellion International Resort, Crown Golf’s flagship venue in the UK. St Mellion is the home of two superb 18 hole courses (Jack Nicklaus signature and the Kernow) and a fine four star hotel and you can stay and play there from £69 per person (B&B and 36 holes) and £89pp...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 6 September 2011
The county of Shropshire boasts some terrific 2-FORE!-1 courses – top layouts you can play for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here’s six of the best: Hawkstone Park Hotel & GC – home of both the fabulous Hawkstone and Championship layouts though only the latter belongs to 2-FORE!-1. *The Shropshire – 27 holes of top-notch parkland golf. *Cleobury Mortimer – fine modern complex with 27...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 6 September 2011
Finca Cortesin, home of the Volvo World Match Play Championship, is the new star on Spain’s magical Cost del Sol. It’s a top place to stay and play and don’t just take our word for it. TG reader, mid-handicapper Stuart Hodson recently experienced it for himself and says: “It’s a fantastic course with impeccable greens and immaculate fairways. “Even playing off the...
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...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 2 September 2011
Family run Cottrell Park Golf Resort, in the Vale of Glamorgan, launched their latest major investment this week with stars of sport and golf present to try their skills on two recently installed GPS Surround Proshot Sports Golf Simulators. The launch invited sporting legends like rugby’s Ieuan Evans, Welsh 400m hurdler and new head coach for Welsh Athletics Matt Elias and...