Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 28 June 2010
Ian Gaunt, Assistant Director of Sport at St Andrews University, staged a superb finish to win the first hickory-only PowerPlay Golf event held at Kingarrock Golf Club on 4th June. Gaunt, who played professional football for Walsall FC, scored an amazing 22 Stableford points over the last 4 holes to total 29 points in winning the 9-hole ‘PowerPlay Golf Kingarrock Hickory...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Tuesday 29 June 2010
The Oxfordshire will be celebrating the opening of its 50-bedroom Hotel & Spa this July. The four-star hotel will boast a luxury spa with 15-metre pool and a signature restaurant overseen by Head Chef Richard Buy. The styling of the hotel has been personally overseen by Jennifer Gibbons, joint owner along with Paul Gibbons, its design a contemporary interpretation of traditional English Country House style. “I have...
Written by 2-Fore!-1 Golf on Monday 12 July 2010
If you do you could soon be starring in Today’s Golfer’s star new courses feature which goes behind-the-scenes at some of the country’s best venues. It won’t cost you anything – we’ll look after the green fees – and all you need to do is turn up on the day, play the course of course and give your honest thoughts and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 13 July 2010
The return of the Open Golf Championship to Kent, the Garden of England, in 2011 could result in more than £20 million of income for the county. More than 200,000 spectators are expected to descend on Royal St George’s Golf Club, Sandwich, July 14-17, 2011, with tens of thousands more attracted to take golf and leisure breaks in Kent...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 21 July 2010
Leading Cyprus golf resort Aphrodite Hills has been selected to host the 2010 PGA EuroPro Tour Championship finale with a prize fund of €75,000 up for grabs from Sept 30-Oct 2. The big finale, sponsored by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation, will put the island on the international golfing map. Televised on Sky Sports, the tournament is recognised as Europe’s leading...
Written by 2-Fore!-Golf on Wednesday 21 July 2010
Dedicated greenkeeper George Butters loves working at Ufford Park Golf Course, Suffolk – even more so now he has just had a hole-in-one there! George (21) struck it lucky and holed his first-ever ace at the par-3 16th hole while playing a social round with his friends. He hit a solid strike with his 6-iron to the 140-yarder and the greenkeeper couldn’t believe...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 23 July 2010
The oldest golf course in Wales is to get a thoroughly modern facelift to the practice and development facilities thanks to support from the Ryder Cup Wales Legacy Fund. Golf at Borth and Ynyslas in Ceredigion has changed little since starting more than 50 years before the first Ryder Cup but the new facilities designed specifically for youngsters and players new...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 3 August 2010
Best Western Scores Hotel, the nearest hotel to the 1st Tee of the world famous Old Course, completed a £300,000 renovation just in time for the recent 150th Anniversary Open at St Andrews. The refurbishment includes new beds, contemporary flat screen TV’s, renovated terraces, landscaped gardens and 180 metres of traditional Victorian wrought iron railings which combine to give a new and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 10 August 2010
There’s a great late summer deal going down at the wonderful Chateau des Vigiers in France. Stay between August 22nd and September 7th on a half-board Gourmet, Golf & Spa package in a Tradition room in the Relais des Vigiers and you’ll get 20% off the published rate. Instead of paying 370 Euros for two for the package you will only pay...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 23 August 2010
A bumper Thailand Golf Day is scheduled to take place on September 15th at the London Club, Kent, home of the European Open. The event will involve a Stableford competition (full handicap) involving 120 players and a two tee start on the International Course. Apart from the golf there will be an exhibition to demonstrate the quality of golf, accommodation and other attractions...
Written by 2-Fore!-1 Golf on Thursday 26 August 2010
There are some outstanding 2-FORE!-1 venues in the south-west and especially in and around the city of Gloucester. Here’s some of the best Gloucester area courses where you can use that 2-FORE!-1 voucher, entitling you to half-price green fees, in style. *Stinchcombe Hill, Dursley – short-but-sweet layout with great views. *Painswick GC – fun but challenging par-67 track. *Cotswold Edge – 30-year-old par-71 parkland at...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 1 September 2010
St Andrews Links received a record-breaking number of tee-time applications for the Old Course yesterday (Sept 1) following the staging of the 2010 Open Championship at the venue earlier this year. The Advance Reservations process for play on the Old Course and The Castle Course opened at 10am BST and within 20 minutes more than 1,500 email applications had been received...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 21 September 2010
Leading golf travel company Golfbreaks.com is marking the arrival of next month’s Ryder Cup to Wales by giving all golfers the opportunity to take advantage of some amazing Welsh golf offers – starting from £89 per person, for one night’s dinner, B&B and two rounds of golf. As part of an important relationship with Visit Wales, Golfbreaks.com is able...
Written by Courses editor on Wednesday 6 October 2010
With the 38th Ryder Cup proving to be one of the most exciting of all time, golf fans around the world are being offered the chance to recreate those memorable Twenty Ten Course moments for themselves, thanks to two exclusive offers from The Celtic Manor Resort, host venue for the famous European victory. This autumn, Golf fans and families can...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 8 October 2010
Brand new site, www.golf-brittanytourism.com brings together the best of Brittany’s golf courses and Brittany’s Celtic connection means you can play out your very own Ryder Cup, just a hop across the Channel. The latest addition to Brittany Tourism’s themed bite-sized sites, www.golf-brittanytourism.com brings together Brittany’s best golf courses on one easy-to-use site. The site has everything you need to plan your golf...
Written by TG Courses editor on Sunday 10 October 2010
The East Algarve Golf Trophy is being staged again in 2011 after a highly successful inaugural event in February. It is organised by the East Algarve Promotion Bureau in a bid to put the Portuguese region well and truly on the golfing map. The 2011 East Algarve Golf Trophy is to be held from 5th to 12th February – visit the official...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 11 October 2010
Two of De Vere’s most spectacular venues, Slaley Hall and The Carrick on Loch Lomond, have been placed alongside some of the best golf courses in the World, after being included in the elite ‘Preferred Golf Club’ initiative. The Preferred Golf Club offers member’s unique access to legendary courses around the world, such as Pebble Beach, Pinehurst and Hilton Head...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 15 October 2010
Mannings Heath, one of the most popular golfing venues in the south-east, is once again running an imaginative “Open Fortnight” with a highly competitive green fee rate in October. Between Monday 18th and Sunday 31st October, golfers can play the picturesque Kingfisher Course for just £18.50 for 18 holes, receive a free sleeve of Titleist balls to get your round started...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 15 October 2010
Kingsbarns Golf Links is celebrating a successful tenth anniversary year by extending its season by two weeks. Recently ranked 15th in the Golf World Top 100, Kingsbarns is staying open two weeks later than previously scheduled, now until November 14 to accommodate increased demand from visiting golfers. After a bumper season with the Open Championship being held at St Andrews and its...
Written by 2-Fore!-1 Golf on Wednesday 20 October 2010
The Vale Resort in Hensol, near Cardiff, has recorded a 50% leap in group golf bookings in year on year sales. Both men and women looking to experience golf in Wales are being enticed by the Resort’s two courses The Lake and the Wales National. A number of this year’s bookings are also repeat bookings from golfers who played for...