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  • 91 holes in a day for Seve Foundation…

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 21 July 2011

    Four intrepid golfers have just completed a 91 hole-in-day marathon at superstar 2-FORE!-1 venue St Mellion, Cornwall, in aid of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation. David Moon PGA (Golf Operations Manager), Darren Gass PGA (Performance Coach) , Chris Pountney (St Mellion Club Captain) and Jon Behennah (Vice-Captain) started their challenge at 5am, a  welcome bacon roll helping to send them on their way! The main...

  • Top prizes on offer in Thailand UK Golf Day

    Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 21 July 2011

    The bumper 3rd annual Amazing Thailand UK Golf Day is to be held at the London Golf Club, Kent, on Wednesday September 7th. This hugely popular event’s main sponsors are Thai Airways and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (London Office). This year’s event will involve a shotgun start Stableford competition commencing at 12.30pm on the top venue’s International Course. There will be trophies and prizes for team and individual...

  • Leaderboard Golf’s Chinese connections

    Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 22 July 2011

    Leaderboard Golf, which owns and operates some of the best-known golf courses across the South of England, is to teach Mandarin to staff members and caddies. It is the first UK sporting organisation of its type to attempt to woo the burgeoning Chinese tourist market and acknowledge mainland China’s position as the fastest-growing international territory for golf. From this month, key staff at Leaderboard’s...

  • Special offer at Chateau des Vigiers G&CC

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 26 July 2011

    You can stay five nights for the price of four at the classy Chateau des Vigiers resort in the Dordogne, France. So long as you book before August 7 (for a stay up to Oct 31), here’s your chance to stay and play in style, enjoying a few days away playing golf, being pampered or just simply relaxing and savouring the...

  • Cityjet link-up with The Dukes St Andrews

    Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 28 July 2011

    CityJet, the airline that flies from the heart of London, is celebrating its new especially-low fare to Dundee by teaming up with The Duke’s St Andrews to offer preferential green fees through its partner – The Golf Concierge – for all passengers booking the special £49 one-way fare. This new fare, which must be booked seven days in advance, is available for...

  • Goodwood gets fleet of custom-made buggies

    Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 3 August 2011

    Golf at Goodwood has supplemented its idiosyncratic fleet of ‘Woody’ buggies designed by Lord March’s grandfather, the 9th Duke of Richmond, with 30 new custom-made Club Car vehicles – reinforcing its reputation as a unique and distinctive sporting venue. “Golf at Goodwood has always been about redefining the way the game is played and about offering a unique experience,” commented Stuart Gillett, General Manager for Golf at...

  • From Russia with new golf course love

    Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 3 August 2011

    European Golf Design’s latest project PGA National Russia, has won its first award even before construction is complete! Voted by “Magazin”, Moscow’s leading real estate magazine, the course was awarded “Best New Design in Russia 2011” in the leisure category. Forming part of the new exclusive Zavidivo Resort Community, the PGA National Russia is an eighteen hole, 7,400 yard course, characterised by...

  • Bromborough banking on clubhouse revamp

    Written by TG Courses editor on Sunday 7 August 2011

    Bromborough Golf Club has completed a £200k upgrade to its clubhouse facilities after securing funding from NatWest’s commercial banking team in Liverpool. The revamp includes a new entrance to the clubhouse, an additional function room overlooking the course, improved dining space and a lift to provide visitors with disabled access and additional toilets on the first floor. Located on the Leverhulme...

  • Cottrell Park looks to the future

    Written by TG Courses editor on Sunday 7 August 2011

    It’s a testing time for many golf clubs in the UK but Cottrell Park in the Vale of Glamorgan has managed to buck the trend, by adopting the old adage “you have to adapt to survive”. “We’ve always had loyal members, but like most clubs in Wales, our revenues had fallen” admits Derek Smith, the resort’s General Manager. “So we decided...

  • Golf Escapes Pro-Am set for the Algarve

    Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 11 August 2011

    Golf Escapes, one of the UK’s leading specialist golf holiday operators, is organising the PGA South Region Overseas Pro-Am in Vilamoura on Portugal’s sunny Algarve from Thursday 23rd – Tuesday 28th February 2012. The event includes 5 nights accommodation in the luxury 5 star Pestana Vila Sol Resort in a twin room on a bed and breakfast basis plus 4 tournament...

  • £150 to play the Old Course

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 August 2011

    St Andrews Links Trust has announced the visitor green fees for 2012 for the seven courses at the Home of Golf. There will be a slight increase in the Old Course high season green fee by £10 to £150 while the green fees on the other courses will remain the same. The Old Course shoulder and low season green fees will...

  • Celtic Manor celebrates Ryder Cup anniversary

    Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 18 August 2011

    The Celtic Manor Resort is inviting golfers to come back and celebrate the first anniversary of Europe’s dramatic victory in The 2010 Ryder Cup by playing in a special challenge match on Monday 3rd October.         Reliving Monty’s Magic Monday, players will have the chance to represent Team Europe or Team USA, soaking up the...

  • Having a ball in brilliant Bermuda

    Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 19 August 2011

    It’s got to be the golfing trip of a lifetime and here’s your chance to stay, play and watch the 29th PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Bermuda’s Port Royal course in October (15th-22nd). Packages include seven nights at Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa in a deluxe room for two people, three-day pass to the event and one round at the...

  • New Archerfield spa gets seal of approval

    Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 22 August 2011

    Archerfield Links, the world-renowned East Lothian golf club and host of last week’s Aberdeen Ladies Scottish Open, has been giving the cream of ladies European golf first sight of its new luxury spa facilities – due to open later this year. Christened ‘The Fletcher’s Cottage’, and sited on the area where bows were made for the archers of King Edward I, Archerfield...

  • New tee creates thrilling finale at Ilkley

    Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 24 August 2011

    Ilkley GC captain, Ian Hepworth, has officially opened a new 18th tee, which has been described by international golf course architect Jonathan Gaunt as one of the best finishing holes in Yorkshire. The new tee has been taken back 55 yards and brings the River Wharfe into play. Golfers will now have a carry of approximately 100 yards across the river to...

  • Great couples breaks at Woodhall Spa

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 30 August 2011

    Are you and your partner looking for the perfect golfing getaway break in the heart of the countryside? If so, Woodhall Spa offers the perfect destination. The National Golf Centre at Woodhall Spa (www.woodhallspagolf.com) has paired up with the village’s quintessentially English Dower House Hotel (www.dowerhousehotel.co.uk) to bring you the ‘Couples’ Golf Package. Play Woodhall Spa’s famed Hotchkin Course – ranked 25...

  • Night golf proving cool at Abu Dhabi GC

    Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 31 August 2011

    Golfers in Abu Dhabi are enjoying the opportunity to play golf under the night stars at one of the world’s best courses. Abu Dhabi Golf Club, managed by Troon Golf and host of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championships, recently launched Night Golf at its award-winning 27-hole venue. With state-of-the-art lighting facilities integrated into the course’s lush surroundings, Abu Dhabi GC now provides...

  • Early birdies catch top value golf breaks

    Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 1 September 2011

    Golfers looking to enjoy a break next year can benefit from a fantastic range of special deals and incentives from an Early Birdie initiative from Golfbreaks.com Golfers booking before September 30 with one of Europe’s largest golf travel operators – which specialises in breaks and tours across the UK, continental Europe and worldwide – can save anything up to £400.  Golfbreaks.com’s Early Birdie...

  • Stars put new Cottrell Park simulators to the test

    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...

  • Looking for a world-class golf break?

    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...

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