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  • Prince’s GC Awarded Prestigious County Accolade

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 4 October 2012

    Prince’s Golf Club, situated on the stunning Kent coast alongside Royal St Georges, has once again been recognised by being chosen for the prestigious Chairman’s Award at the 10th Anniversary Visit Kent Awards. An evening of celebrations at Brogdale Farm in Faversham on the 25th September bought together local businesses and suppliers and culminated in Visit Kent Chairman, Mrs Amanda Cottrell OBE, presenting...

  • 2-FORE!-1 best of britain: East Midlands

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 5 October 2012

    You’ll discover some great 2-FORE!-1 venues in this region and here are just a handful you must play and visit, specially with a 2-FORE!-1 vouicher! *Breadsall Priory, Derbys – Home of two contrasting 18 hole layouts with the Priory the main attraction.The Priory is a mature parkland layout and has been thrilling golfers since 1977. Something of a rollercoaster of a...

  • Super Sandra triumphs at home of golf

    Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 5 October 2012

    Hoebridge Golf Centre’s Sandra Combstock was popping the Champagne corks after winning the UK Public Courses Championship, at the Home of Golf, St Andrews for the second year in succession. Sandra, from Woking, Surrey, who plays off a handicap of seven, saw off the challenge of 31other golfers from across the UK to be crowned Gross Winner of the championship, played...

  • Sultan course entertains world’s top swingers

    Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 9 October 2012

    European Golf Design (EGD), the golf course design company of the European Tour and IMG, was an early pioneer of golf in Turkey when its Sultan Course at Antalya Golf Club opened nearly 10 years ago…this week it welcomes the world’s best, playing for $5.2million in the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final. Threading its way through pine and eucalyptus, up and...

  • Golf & cruise in style in sicily

    Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 October 2012

    Golf lovers who have a passion for sailing can indulge in both sports thanks to an exciting new partnership that Sicily’s Donnafugata Golf Resort & Spa has forged with luxury cruise specialists Kalos Golf. Under the terms of the new agreement, the award-winning five-star venue will be included as part of all golf packages that the American-based company is offering to...

  • Hotspot Algarve is more popular than ever

    Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 October 2012

    With a number of victorious members of the European Ryder Cup team – including captain Jose Maria Olazabal and the man whose point secured the trophy, Martin Kaymer – teeing up at this week’s Portugal Masters, the Algarve has never been more popular as a golfing destination. This beautiful area of southern Portugal remains a firm favourite with customers of...

  • Trump links architect starts own design company

    Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 12 October 2012

    Danish golf course architect Caspar Grauballe who has just finished working on the much anticipated and greatly reviewed Trump International Golf Links Scotland has decided to start his own company – Golf Course Architecture by Caspar based in Denmark. Caspar has worked as Hawtree Ltd. representative and lead architect on projects in Scandinavia, Northern Europe, and in the Far East. Grauballe explains:...

  • Darren Clarke Set To Design New Course In £55 Million Development

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 12 October 2012

    2011 Open Champion and prospective Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke is set to design a £55 million championship golf course at the luxury five-star resort, Wyndham Grand The Angus, near Dundee. Clarke and Graeme Webster, one of Scotland’s most respected golf course architects, will begin construction in 2013, with the course and golf academy scheduled to be completed by the...

  • Luxury links house retreat to overlook royal dornoch

    Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 12 October 2012

    An eight-bedroom Highland country house hotel overlooking Royal Dornoch Golf Club’s first tee is set to become one of Scotland’s finest luxury retreats for golfers when it opens in June 2013. Links House at Royal Dornoch, a historic property in the picturesque Highland village of Dornoch, is currently being lovingly restored with the finished hotel boasting an extensive golf art...

  • Head for the son this autumn

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 October 2012

    If the British autumn is already making you feel glum, why not head off to the sunshine island of Mallorca for a luxury six-night golf break, staying at one of the island’s most elegant boutique hotels? Son Julia, is a stunning, 25-room, country hotel, located in a 15th century manor house, offering an atmosphere of elegance and tranquility. Overlooking the island’s...

  • Taste the champagne golfing life in france

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 October 2012

    You can do just that with a visit to Aube which is in the Champagne region of France and is well known by food and drink lovers. However, it is also fine golfing territory with a trio of excellent, relatively undiscovered courses in the area. A great base for a visit is the Best Western hotel in the grounds of the Golf de la...

  • Carnegie Club At Skibo Re-Opens Its Doors

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 18 October 2012

    For the first time since becoming private in 2007, the Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle has announced that limited public tee times will be available on special request to non-residents; creating the perfect Christmas gift for avid golfers. With the festive season just around the corner, the timing couldn’t be better for North East Scottish course to introduce non-resident access to its’...

  • Top Dubai course benefits from major investment

    Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 19 October 2012

    Golfers playing the highly-acclaimed Majlis Course at Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, are reaping the benefits of a multi-million pound investment, that pushes the conditioning of the World Top 100 course to new levels. Celebrating its 25th anniversary next year, Emirates Golf Club has used a seven-month period, March to September, to install state-of-the-art, environmentally efficient irrigation systems that significantly enhance the...

  • It’s a joyous Valentine’s day in angus country

    Written by TG staff writer on Friday 19 October 2012

    Rick Valentine, the Director of Golf at the Loretto School Golf Academy, won the 2012 World Hickory Open Championship played in autumnal sunshine over the Monifieth and Carnoustie Burnside courses. Valentine opened with a 75 at Monifieth and then carded an 81 over the Carnoustie Burnside course to tie 2010 champion, Perry Sommers, on 156 before defeating his Australian rival on...

  • Tiger’s new course underway in Mexico

    Monday 22 October 2012

    Diamante Cabo San Lucas (Diamante), a 1,500 acre private oceanfront community on the Pacific coast in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, has announced plans to build a new 18-hole, championship golf course to be designed by Tiger Woods and his company Tiger Woods Design (TWD).   The TWD designed course will be Diamante’s second and will join the resort’s award-winning...

  • Great winter packages at classy Las Colinas G&CC

    Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 24 October 2012

    Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, one of Continental Europe’s Top 100 golf courses, has unveiled exclusive stay and play packages for golfers looking to escape to the Spanish Mediterranean coast this winter.   From its privileged position just south of Alicante in the region of Valencia, the stunning venue provides a perfect combination of championship golf and first-class leisure facilities. These...

  • La manga getting ready to hit the bullseye

    Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 3 November 2012

    Golf fans with a love of darts are being offered the chance to meet some of the game’s stars and step up to the oche to take part in the first annual Golf and Darts Classic at Spain’s La Manga Club resort. Top players including world top-ten ace Terry Jenkins, Steve Beaton, Wayne Mardle and Peter Manley will all be appearing...

  • Vote in the TG Travel Awards 2012 and win!

    Written by TG Courses Editor on Monday 5 November 2012

    Your chance to reward the UK and Europe’s finest – the courses and resorts which have thrilled and entertained you this year… The inaugural Today’s Golfer Travel Awards proved a massive hit last year, fully living up to the belief that the annual awards are set to become the ‘Oscars’ of the golf travel world. And it’s that time of the year...

  • it’s been a year to remember at meldrum house

    Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 5 November 2012

    It’s been a memorable year for Meldrum House Country Hotel – one of Scotland ’s most celebrated country house hotels which has confirmed its attendance at this year’s International Golf Travel Market being held from November 12-15 in the Algarve, Portugal. Meldrum House, named Scotland’s best country house hotel by leading tourism trade body Golf Tourism Scotland at its Gold Standard...

  • Let TG answer your golf travel queries…

    Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 5 November 2012

    Look out for a brand new exciting golf travel section in the next issue of Today’s Golfer, out on November 29th. The big plus about our new Travel Check-In feature is that it’s centred around you, the readers and golfers seeking vital and essential background information on the highlight of the year….an upcoming golfing break/holiday. So if you’re trying to find out where...

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