Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 5 August 2009
Sir Alex Ferguson, a self-confessed fair weather golfer, took one look at the leaden skies hanging over the Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship at Nailcote Hall and thought “Manchester weather!” So he felt right at home. The Manchester United manager, taking a break from putting the finishing touches to the preparations for the 2009/10 season, then stepped onto the third tee (his...
Written by TG Travel Writer on Monday 10 August 2009
The Portuguese capital of Lisbon has some fantastic golf on offer and 4golf.com have some terrific deals to this exciting emerging golfing destination and hotspot. Pick of the deals include a three nights B&B stay with three rounds of golf at the five star Quinta da Marinha and a seven nights B&B break with FREE weekday golf at the five star...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 12 August 2009
Staining Lodge Golf Course, just outside Blackpool, Lancashire, has just been launched as an 18 hole golf course. The nine hole 80 acre course has doubled in size to become a 6500 yard, 18 hole par 72 course. Set in 160 acres Staining Lodge is the largest pay and play course in the Fylde are of the north-west. Proprietors Alison and Peter...
Written by TG Courses editor on Sunday 16 August 2009
The Marriott Worsley Hotel & Country Club, in Manchester has just launched its new “Winter Special” offer for visiting golfers. For just £29 per person this special offer includes; tea/coffee & bacon rolls on arrival, a round on the Championship Golf Course and a 1 course meal afterwards. This special offer is available from 1st October 2009 to 31st March 2010.
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 19 August 2009
Calling all Golfers! Throughout October, the Algarve Promotion Bureau has teamed up with three popular airlines; Jet2.com (www.jet2.com/golf), Monarch (www.golfoffer.monarch.co.uk) and Thomson Airways (www.thomson.co.uk/flights) to offer free transportation of golf clubs for golfers when travelling to the Algarve. This fantastic offer will be promoted in 250 golf clubs around the UK and 23 driving ranges in a bid to further...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 19 August 2009
Your Golf Travel.com is rewarding golf break organisers by giving them their next trip… for just £1! The fantastic low price includes an over-night stay and two rounds of golf and is available from Europe’s fastest-growing golf travel company to anyone booking a trip for themselves and three or more friends. But you’d better hurry – this once-in-a-lifetime offer expires tomorrow...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 21 August 2009
New Zealand sporting legends Sir Richard Hadlee, Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan joined other celebrities from the sporting world as New Zealand got its first taste of PowerPlay Golf® – the new global two-flag golfing format – at the prestigious Clearwater Golf Club. And the overwhelming view was that this particular sporting short form is here to stay, with golfers enjoying...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 21 August 2009
Visitors to La Manga Club are never stuck for things to do but anyone staying at the award-winning Spanish resort this October will be even more spoilt for choice. La Manga Club’s inaugural October Fiesta sees more than 50 special events being arranged throughout the month – up to three a day – including fashion shows, art exhibitions and a fun...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 24 August 2009
Carnoustie has recently been announced as the venue for both the 2010 Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard and the 2011 Ricoh Women’s British Open. And to celebrate this double accolade the Carnoustie Golf Links Management Committee is offering women and men over 50 a special 4 for 2 tee time deal on its Championship course on specified dates this September...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 31 August 2009
Fancy a terrific value-for-money golf break? Then head for the Morley Hayes Hotel just outside Derby. It’s the home of a modern four star hotel with an award-wnnning restaurant as well as a splendid 18 hole parkland course, a nine-hole Tower layout and outstanding practice facilities. It’s located in rural Derbyshire countryside just a short drive from Derby city centre and a...
Written by TG Travel Writer on Monday 7 September 2009
Charles de Gaulle once said: “To bring together a country that has 265 different cheeses is no simple matter.” France may have a whole range of regional flavours, but none is more powerfully idiosyncratic than Brittany; Bretons, fiercely proud of their Celtic traditions, are a class apart from your average Frenchmen. And for the Briton in search of Breton culture, Brittany...
Written by TG Travel Editor on Monday 14 September 2009
Lots of places pride themselves as being “the ultimate holiday destination”. Very few deliver. The Constance Lemuria Resort, on the island of Praslin in the Seychelles, delivers in spades. Don’t take it from me. Take it from the Hawksbill Turtle. These turtles are famously shy, fussy, nervous creatures. When they shuffle up the sand to make their nests, they demand absolute...
Written by TG Travel Writer on Wednesday 16 September 2009
Ireland boasts some of the best golf courses in the world and you can play some of the top layouts which feature in the fantastic Irish golf breaks below…. Break 1: The Burren Challenge This “Early Bird Special” combines 3 of the top Clare courses – Lahinch, Doonbeg & Dromoland. Cost: €235 per person. (approx £212). You can also package the Burren Challenge with various...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 18 September 2009
The Nullarbor Links – all 1,365 kilometres or nearly 850 miles of it – is set to open Down Under. Not surprisingly this unique layout is the world’s longest golf course…by many a mile! The 18-hole par 72 course will span 1,365 kilometers with one hole in each participating town or roadhouse along the Eyre Highway, from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 22 September 2009
Despite the recession, there has never been a better time for UK golfers to holiday abroad – in fact there are 250,000 reasons to do so. That is the message from Your Golf Travel.com, which expects to have offered its customers more than a quarter of a million free rounds of golf by the end of the year. Highlighting a combination of...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 23 September 2009
The acclaimed Dundonald Links Golf Club, near Prestwick on Scotland’s West Coast, has launched a new Winter Season Ticket which allows golfers who make an initial down payment of £195 to play unlimited golf between October 1st 2009 and March 31st 2010 for just a further £15 a round. The Winter Season Ticket entitles golfers to play as many rounds as...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 23 September 2009
A glamorous Bollywood siren, a major premium whisky brand and an international golfing initiative got together in India when details were revealed of India’s largest-ever golf event. And the record-breaking announcement, which comes hard on the heels of recent PowerPlay Golf launch events in New Zealand and Canada, signals another step in the global expansion of golf’s new ‘two flag’ format. Indian model...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 24 September 2009
The Best Western Scores Hotel, overlooking St Andrews’ world-famous Old Course, has appointed a new general manager to oversee a £200,000 refurbishment ahead of the 150th anniversary Open Championship next year. Eric Brown, well-known Scottish hotelier, took over the reins at the hotel in July and has wasted no time in preparing a development plan to upgrade large parts of the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 25 September 2009
One of the leading championship venues in the UK – the Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club – has launched a fantastic “Winter Golf” offer that will undoubtedly appeal to golfers seeking tremendous value championship golf. This special offer for £49 per person is available from October 26th 2009 until March 31st 2010 and includes; unlimited golf, coffee &...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 26 September 2009
Top Surrey venue Foxhills will be the venue on Sunday October 11 for leading Premier League outfit Chelsea’s past players charity golf day. Among the ex-Chelsea stars taking part will be current assistant manager Ray Wilkins who will be joined by brother Graham, Peter Bonetti, Kerry Dixon, Dennis Wise, Steve Finnieston and Tommy Baldwin. The event will be hosted by Sky TV’s...