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Dream ticket... for the Old Course

Courses editor Kevin Brown, 11 September 2007 12:28

The Old Course Hotel, one of the best known venues in golf is once again offering golf enthusiasts its highly successful “Winter Passport to Golf” which guarantees golf enthusiasts 18 holes over the most famous stretch of golf links in the world.The Old Course is synonymous with all the great legends of the game and its every golfer’s dream to ...

The UK's Greatest 18th holes...

Courses editor Kevin Brown, 13 August 2007 17:04

Today's Golfer is on the lookout for the greatest finishing hole in the UK. After scouring the country for this great golfing land's most awesome par 3 hole (see the October issue of TG for the results), we've now turned our attentions on the most magical 18th hole. So if you've got a nomination let us know by dropping me, ...

'You can park your clubs here, sir'

Courses editor Kevin Brown, 13 August 2007 16:41

Classy Merseyside club Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa has launched Club Class Parking, a valet and pampering service for golf clubs. Formby Hall is piloting the idea while its transformation into a four star residential PGA academy is underway. Designed to take the strain off players and keep golf clubs in tip-top condition, the service is open to all ...

Short-but-sweet event

Courses editor Kevin Brown, 30 July 2007 16:26

A star-studded line-up is being assembled for the Numark British Par 3 Championship which takes place at Nailcote Hall, nr Coventry, Warwicks between August 7-10. The main pro-Am event will be held on August 7 & 8 and among those chasing the title will be current Euro Tour stars such as Phillip Archer, David Lynn, Scott Drummond, Steve Webster and ...

It's Seventh Heaven for John

Courses editor Kevin Brown, 25 July 2007 14:53

Talk about the Magnificent Seven. If Cambridgeshire golfer John Sharples didn't regard number seven as his lucky number, he certainly does now...John (39) is still on cloud nine after uncannily registering his first ever hole-in-one on the seventh day of the seventh month of 2007. If that wasn't enough he achieved it on the 7th hole of the Club Championship ...

Seve's new course gets off to a flyer

Courses editor Kevin Brown, 25 July 2007 14:20

Super Spaniard Seve Ballesteros's playing days may be over but he's still making hjis mark in the game: his superb new golf course in North London - The Shire London – is now up and running and has got off to a flying start. More than 500 golfers teed off on the opening weekend as Seve’s first course in the ...

David's sinking feeling after ace

Courses editor Kevin Brown, 06 July 2007 12:50

Golf can bring sheer joy and total despair in equal measures. Just when you think you've finally cracked it the game can hit back and bite you hard as David Scott (pictured), Director of Golf at Kingsbarns Golf Links near St Andrews, Scotland, recently discovered. The ecstasy came when David holed his 4-iron tee shot on the par 3 ...

The Marathon Men of St Andrews

Courses editor Kevin Brown, 06 July 2007 11:15

Four avid golfers recently conducted a St Andrews golfing marathon - the four-ball played all ten of the Home of Golf's courses within 24 hours. The dedicated golfers - Graeme Dawson, Golf and Leisure Sales Manager at Fairmont St Andrews, Alasdair Love and Scott Finlayson from Scotland for Golf and Gary Davidson (Ladies Golf Union (LGU)) - played 171 holes, 61,000 yards and a par ...

The UK's Toughest Par 3?

Courses editor Kevin Brown, 03 July 2007 10:37

Everybody loves playing par 3s. They're short but usually sweet...but very often downright tough and demanding. First looks can deceive and there's no doubt par 3s can lull golfers into a deadly false sense of security. They can be serious card wreckers and in the October issue of Today's Golfer we'll be revealing Britain's most fearsome short uns. We expect ...

Your prayers will be answered at the Abbey

Courses editor Kevin Brown, 22 June 2007 17:01

Abbey Hill GC just outside Milton Keynes has come on leaps and bounds in recent times and is currently in tip-top nick, offering superb value-for-money golf - a midweek round will set you back just £16.50. It's the home of several outstanding holes but many will rate the par 3 penultimate hole, with a small pond guarding the front of ...

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