Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 4 March 2009
TOPS FOR VALUE Five not-to-be-missed courses in the West… * Dainton Park, Devon You’ve probably never heard of this place but delightful Dainton offers a terrific parkland test of golf and you’ll adore the par-3 8th hole with its virtual island green. * Wells, Somerset Not as big as the town’s famous cathedral but it gives it a good run for its money!It’s not long...
Written by TG Courses Editor on Wednesday 4 March 2009
TOPS FOR VALUE Five not-to-be-missed courses that have been good enough to stage some major tournaments down the years… *The Vale Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort, Sth Glamorgan, Wales The home of the par 73 Wales National course, a modern monster of a course. It opened in 2003 and has already staged Europro and Challenge Toyur events plus the FIRSTPLUS Wales senior Open...
Written by TG Courses Editor on Thursday 5 March 2009
TOPS FOR VALUE Five not-to-be-missed stay & play venues which will do you proud – on and off the course… * Patshull Park, Shropshire On course: You’ll find a splendid mature parkland course – designed by John Jacobs – flanked by lots of towering timber so make sure you keep it straight…with every club in the bag! Off course: There are 49 rooms all...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 11 March 2009
Don’t know where to get some golfing action this weekend? Let us give you a helping hand. The new season may still be weeks away but here’s 10 tracks which are guaranteed to give you a good game…whatever the weather may be throwing at them! These little beauties are all located by the coast so benefit from great natural drainage, making...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 10 March 2009
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa has launched a ‘Suite Golf’ package that offers guaranteed tee times on world-famous St Andrews’ Old Course. Whilst indulging their passion for golf, visitors can enjoy life in a luxury suite at the five-star Old Course Hotel, which enjoys a unique location overlooking the 17th Road Hole of the Old Course. In addition...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 10 March 2009
The Marriott St Pierre Hotel & Country Club, venue of the 1996 Solheim Cup and numerous European Tour events has announced a fantastic ‘Spring Stay & Play’ offer for golfers. This special offer for £99 is available Monday-Sunday from 1st April – 31st May 2009 and includes 1 night Dinner, Bed & Breakfast plus one round of golf on the championship...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 11 March 2009
FREE golf is up for grabs at Scotland’s world-famous Gleneagles resort in Scotland between Sunday March 22-26 and Sunday March 29-April 2. Book a night at the five star Perthshire venue from £250 per room and you can play as much golf as you can get in. Gleneagles is the home of three stunning 18n hole layouts, namely the King’s Course, the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 11 March 2009
The Park Course at Goodwood will be the scene of a sports celebrity ‘Nearest the Pin’ shoot out next Monday (March 16) as Golf At Goodwood announces that the Park Course is opening to casual green fee golfers. The course officially opens to the public on Saturday April 4th, but the shoot out has been created to set a target for...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 12 March 2009
The Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club, Warwicks, has just launched a fantastic ‘Golf Day Special’ offer to celebrate completion of an extensive £5 million renovation programme to its hotel and golf facilities. This special offer of £55 per person includes; unlimited golf, coffee and bacon roll upon arrival, driving range token to use at the golf academy and a...
Written by Kit Alexander on Friday 20 March 2009
The Marriott Sprowston Manor Hotel & Country Club, near Norwich, has announced a fantastic duo of ‘Stay and Play’ offers. For just £199.00 per person, Option 1 is available from Thursday–Sunday and offers two night’s accommodation in a deluxe bedroom and three rounds of golf on The Manor Championship Course. This fantastic deal also includes full English breakfast, three course Dinner in the...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Friday 27 March 2009
Don’t know where to go for that eagerly-awaited golfing holiday? Then Golf World’s Golf Escapes 2009 should help put you on the right tracks to a golfing break of a lifetime… So brush off those winter cobwebs and try and forget the depressing recession and seriously sit down and think about that golfing holiday you’ve been promising yourself. And you can do...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 25 March 2009
Golfers eager to be the first to play Ireland’s newest golfing masterpiece, The Faldo Course at Lough Erne Golf Resort in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, can now book online as the countdown to the opening on July 1st 2009 gets underway. Simply go to www.loughernegolfresort.com click on book a tee time on the home page and select the preferred date and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 25 March 2009
Golfers are being given the opportunity to experience the life of a Tour pro and play one of Europe’s best courses, PGA Golf Catalunya, the week after the Spanish Open. The acclaimed golf resort near Barcelona, which recently ranked 3rd in a survey of European Golf Courses and will host the European Tour’s Open de Espana (April 30-May 3),...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 26 March 2009
Plans for a £7.5 million development project at Close House Hotel & Golf course in the North East have been approved. Alan Graham, a director of Close House, said: “We have purchased another 200 acres over the last four years, steadily buying up more land. This is part of a 10-year plan to make Close House one of the finest golf resorts...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 26 March 2009
The countdown has started for the official opening of one of the most eagerly-awaited new golf courses in England. Set in 440 acres of 18th century landscape, the 7,156-yard course at the Heythrop Park Resort, 15 miles north east of Oxford, opens in September this year. This is ten years after the idea of the Club was first mooted, but no...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 26 March 2009
The picturesque De Vere Cameron House resort welcomed Gary Alliss to its fairways earlier this month, as the GB&I PGA Cup team captain played The Carrick course for the first time. Having narrowly missed out on reclaiming the Llandudno trophy two years ago in the United States, Alliss is keen to make the most of home advantage, and hailed the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 26 March 2009
The Castle Course at St Andrews will open for its full season next Wednesday (April 1). After a successful opening few months in 2008, when around 14,000 rounds of golf were played, the seventh course at the Home of Golf will reopen for the high season. Designed by leading golf architect David McLay Kidd, the course attracted a great deal of attention,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 27 March 2009
Just two-and-a-half flying hours away from the UK is one of Europe’s few remaining ‘undiscovered’ golf destinations. Estonia may be the smallest of the Baltic countries but it has plenty to offer visitors, as many Brits have discovered in the last few years. The cobbled streets and the Renaissance, baroque and classical buildings of the capital, Tallinn, belie a 21st century offering.
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 30 March 2009
Fancy a golfing step back into time? If so, the 2nd Open Hickory Golf Team Challenge at Hartley Wintney GC, Hampshire, on Friday May 8 should do the trick. With the players using ancient hickory ‘sticks’ and wearing the golfing attire of the golden era of golf, it promises to be a great day’s golf and bags of fun. And it’s all in...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 31 March 2009
Marriott St Pierre Hotel & Country Club, venue of the 1996 Solheim Cup and a star of Today’s Golfer’s big money-saving 2-FORE!-1 scheme, has announced a fantastic “Spring Stay & Play” offer for guests. This special offer for £99 is available Monday-Sunday from 1st April – 31st May 2009 and includes 1 night Dinner, Bed & Breakfast plus one round of...