2017

  • New US president Donald Trump admits he’s a golf nut

    Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 20 January 2017

    The new US president has a passion for golf. He owns some of the best golf venues on the planet including three in the UK and Ireland. Not even Donald Trump’s unveiling later today as the 45th president – and arguably the most powerful man in the world – will stop him from getting a round, or three, in. Once...

  • The day we played golf with President Trump

    Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 20 January 2017

    The 45th US president plays it hard and fast. Golf that is. Well, that’s the way it was when I joined Donald Trump for a game following the official opening of his spectacular Trump International Golf Links just outside Aberdeen. Trump loves golf with a burning passion – virtually everything about it – and just as much as he does making...

  • Free fourballs up for grabs

    Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 24 January 2017

    QHotels, the UK’s largest golf resort operator, is offering visiting golfers the chance to double their enjoyment with a BOGOFF offer – Buy One Get One Fourball Free – at each of its 10 outstanding venues. Until March 31, golfers booking a fourball at any of QHotels’ venues will receive a voucher entitling them to another fourball visit, with the only...

  • One overnight stay, two rounds plus a free pint for £99

    Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 26 January 2017

    Golfers can enjoy 36 holes and an overnight stay in the New Forest with The Bell Inn’s new ‘Stay & Play for £99pp’ offer. Under the same family ownership, The Bell Inn is also home to Bramshaw GC which boasts two contrasting 18-hole courses – the undulating fairways of the Manor course and the open heathland of the Forest Course, Hampshire’s oldest...

  • Welcome to seven of the UK’s most romantic resorts

    Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 25 January 2017

    With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, here are some suggestions to ensure you’re well and truly in your other half’s very good books…. Great golf and sensational Spas. The best of both words. Paradise. What more can you ask for? Stoke Park, Bucks Stay and play venues simply don’t come any better than this iconic venue which boasts 27 holes of quality Harry Colt...