Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 16 April 2010
PowerPlay Golf, the dynamic new two-flag version of the Royal and Ancient game, has announced plans to team up with Kingarrock, Scotland’s spiritual home of hickory golf, to create a fascinating event which blends the old and the new. The PowerPlay Golf Kingarrock Hickory Cup will be staged at the beautiful “hickory only” nine-hole Kingarrock golf course – which is just...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 1 April 2010
Close House Hotel & Golf Club, Northumberland, announced the second phase of a continued £7.5 million development of their golf, hotel & conference facilities in the North East. The £2.5 million state-of-the-art clubhouse will feature floor to ceiling glass windows with panoramic views across the golf course & Tyne Valley, as well as one of the many lakes in the grounds.
Written by TG Instruction Editor on Wednesday 28 October 2009
Wentworth, one of England’s most recognisable inland golf courses, is becoming, well, more and more unrecognisable as the weeks go by in sunny Surrey. The original plan was just to re-lay the 18 greens that suffered from May-time flowering of the poa-bent grass which caused uneven surfaces. This was the reason that some of the world’s best players decided not to compete in the BMW PGA Championship,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 19 October 2009
De Vere Slaley Hall’s credentials as a host venue for professional golf events was given a further boost with the EuroPro Tour Championships being awarded to the Northumberland resort. The Tour Championship, which is the final event of the PGA EuroPro Tour season boasting a prize fund of £50,000, was originally scheduled to take place in Egypt, but for political reasons an...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 15 May 2009
You’ll find about 70 2-FORE!- Golf courses in South West England and there’s barely a weak link among them. In fact they all offer excellent value-for-money, particularly if you’re in possession of a prized 2-FORE!-1 Golf voucher which means you’re entitled to half-price golf! If you relish links golf you’ve got to pay the likes of Trevose and West Cornwall a visit...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 27 May 2009
The world-renowned Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire has teamed up with Kingsbarns Golf Links in St Andrews to offer guests the very best Scottish golfing mix. Now golfers can get the most out of their trip, enjoying the challenges of a classic moorland design with stunning scenery at Gleneagles besides testing their skills on a rugged links course with a sea view...
Written by TG courses editor on Saturday 13 June 2009
With more daylight to enjoy a round of golf, Wyboston Lakes situated on the Cambridgeshire/Bedfordshire border, is offering golfers the chance to tee it up every day after 2.00 pm for a bargain £15. The 18-hole, par 70 golf course is set in 350 acres of countryside and is perfect for golfers of al playing levels. The venue also boasts a floodlit...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 20 February 2009
Crown Golf, Europe’s largest golf course owner/operator, has introduced a special ‘credit crunch membership initiative’ in response to the economic downturn. For the first time the group has added a redundancy clause to its membership packages allowing golfers to suspend their membership if they lose their job. In addition, the group is also allowing members to transfer membership to another player if...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 17 August 2009
For the first time ever, corporate golf can be purchased online – at the UK’s most successful and innovative corporate golf organisation PGA City Golf. PGA City Golf recently signed up its 40,000th corporate customer, and that growth is set to increase exponentially with a brand new e-commerce function that allows users to browse for golf at up to 200 golf...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 18 August 2009
Popular 2-FORE!-1 GOLF venue Marriott Hollins Hall Hotel & Country Club in Yorkshire has announced that anyone who books a midweek Marriott Golf Escapes package between September and October 2009 will receive a fantastic selection of bonus items. Each person who books an Escape package at Hollins Hall between Monday-Friday will receive 50% discount off buggy hire, a free sleeve of...
Written by Golf World on Thursday 30 April 2009
A fantastic year-round climate and some gorgeous courses make this an island to savour… Santo da Serra The golfing history of Madeira’s oldest golf club – and former home of the Madeira Island Open, up until last year – goes back to the thirties, but it was in 1988 that Santo da Serra really hit its stride. That was when two of its...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 2 April 2012
Cornwall is a great holiday – and golfing – destination. And here are the cream of the county’s 2-FORE!-1 crop…six venues which confirm it’s status as one of the best golf holiday hotspots in the land. Don’t forget, if you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher you can secure half-price green fees at all of them! * St Mellion – This is the home...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 4 September 2009
There are some simply stunning links courses you can play using a 2-FORE!-1 Golf voucher. It makes some seriously impressive courses much more reasonable. Royal North Decon would normally cost £60 for a round in the week. Two of you can play for that price thanks to 2-FORE!-1 Golf. There are stacks more classic links courses you can play for half price.
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 21 May 2012
Spacious, contemporary estate homes on one of Europe’s finest golf courses have just been launched at PGA Catalunya Resort, a development of individual residences, apartments and townhouses set in a 300 hectare golfing estate in North- East Spain and under 50 minutes from Barcelona city centre. Phase one includes frontline plots at La Vinya and La Selva, where buyers can purchase a...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 25 April 2012
Here are six more top 2-FORE!-1 tracks where you can play in style….and for half-price if you’re in possession of a 2-FORE!-1 voucher! * Gleneagles (Queen’s course), Perthshire, Scotland – iregarded as the third of the trio of Gleneagles courses but the Queen’s is an absolute gem and classic in its own right. The par-66 may lack yardage alongside its two superstar neighbours...
Monday 4 March 2013
A visit to Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Club in the Scottish Highlands provides an opportunity to play one of the most unique links courses in the United Kingdom. To mark 125 years at the links, Fortrose & Rosemarkie will be hosting three national tournaments including the Loretto Scottish Boys & Girls Under-14 Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship from the 11 – 12...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 9 November 2010
A major West Country Golf and Leisure complex has been sold for an undisclosed sum to a Canadian entrepreneur. The 405 acre Roserrow Estate which spans the coast around Polzeath in one of North Cornwall’s most prestigious areas has a championship standard golf course designed by Ryder Cup golfer, David Feherty. The course has attracted a host of famous name players, including...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 22 December 2009
Scotland of course is widely recognised as the Home of Golf so its probably no real surprise that there are some fantastic 2-FORE!-1 GOLF venues in and around the capital of Edinburgh. In fact just outside the great city you’ll find the Old Course at Musselburgh Links, officially recognised as the oldest golf course in the world and amazingly offering half-price...
Wednesday 7 January 2015
Looking to book a golf break in 2015? Escape from the cold, damp British weather with Monarch, the airline offering the chance to discover some of the game’s most famous golfing destinations. While players struggle to cope with Britain’s unpredictable weather, the leading scheduled airline for leisure destinations can fly customers to a perfect golfing green in just two-and-a-half hours; with...
Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 13 March 2014
The Kempinski Hotel Bahia is a great place and base to discover the on and off-course delights of Spain’s stunning Sotogrande region. The five star hotel is ideally located just outside Estepona – it overlooks the Mediterranean and is a short drive from the area’s many world-class courses, including the likes of Valderrama, San Roque, La Reserva, Finca Cortesin and Sotogrande. The...