Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 February 2010
Leading golf course management company Troon Golf has announced that La Quinta Golf & Country Club is committing significant resource and investment to further improve one of Europe’s most popular golf destinations. Regarded by many as one of the most enjoyable spots for golf, La Quinta has announced strategic redesigns of key holes and renovation plans for the irrigation system.
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 February 2010
Goodwood will host it’s first major golf tournament this summer with the Business Fort English PGA Championship in association with Cobra and 59club. The award-winning 7,104 yards Downs Course – designed by the legendary James Braid – has been selected for this prestigious event by the PGA, the game’s long established governing body, and will take place from July 22-24. The new...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 6 February 2010
This stunning golf villa at La Cala Golf in sunny Spain provides the perfect location for a great golfing break. Set in the beautiful surroundings of the luxury La Cala Resort with its three 18 hole courses, the semi-detached villa boasts four bedrooms (sleeps 8 people), four bathrooms, a private garden and pool. It also happens to overlook the golf course…. The villa has been beautifully...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 February 2010
The 2010 International Pairs World Final will be held at The Carrick on Loch Lomond as part of a new agreement between the world’s largest competition of its kind for club golfers and leading hotel group De Vere. Ross Honey, founder and managing director of International Pairs, has finalised a deal with the hoteliers for them to become one of...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 February 2010
Royal Liverpool Golf Club on Merseyside is the host venue for the 2012 Ricoh Women’s British Open, the first time that the Club has hosted this prestigious Championship. Royal Liverpool, also known as Hoylake, is the second oldest seaside links golf course in England. Built on a racecourse in 1869, this famous course has played host to some of golf’s most historical...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 3 February 2010
It may be at the heart of tractor country but the East Anglian town of Ipswich is a hotbed of 2-FORE!-1 golfing activity. And that of course means that several courses in and around the town belong to 2-FORE!-1 and therefore offer half-price green fees – so long as you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Pick of the bunch is almost certainly the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 1 February 2010
That’s right golfers we need your words of wisdom on the courses you’ve recently visited and played. All we ask for is a brief but honest assessment of golfing venues you’ve tackled in recent times along with a rating for a number of key categories including welcome, the tees, greens and facilities on offer and the overall picture. Your words of praise...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 27 January 2010
Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the Abu Dhabi-based master developer of Saadiyat Island and its Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, has unveiled plans for a Frank Gehry-designed clubhouse – the world-renowned architect’s first golf-related project. As the centrepiece for the stunning Gary Player-designed Saadiyat Beach Golf Course – the Arabian Gulf’s first and only beachfront course – the 18,000 sqm...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 27 January 2010
The delightful 5-star Hanbury Manor Hotel & Country Club, near Ware, Hertfordshire has launched a fantastic new Winter Offer for visiting golfers. This special offer for £55 is available from Monday – Friday until March 31st and includes: tea/coffee & bacon rolls, 18 holes of golf and a hearty two-course meal. The Marriott Hanbury Manor Hotel & Country Club is widely regarded...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 26 January 2010
FREE golf is up for grabs at leading North Yorkshire and 2-FORE!-1 venue Rudding Park. Yes, folks you can take advantage of the Harrogate resort’s fantastic dinner, bed and breakfast with FREE golf offer for £159 per night for two people. Stay on this special promotional rate and you’ll receive a round of golf on Rudding’s excellent 18-hole Hawtree Course and the splendid six-hole Repton...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 26 January 2010
Merseyside boasts some of the best courses in the land – it’s not known as the Golf Coast for nothing – as well as several excellent 2-FORE!-1 venues. On the Wirral for instance you’ll discover the impressive links layout of Leasowe, a par-71 track offering half-price golf so long as you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher at hand. Also belonging to our 2-FORE!-1...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 25 January 2010
Four of the Wirral’s magnificent coastal golf courses are to host a new 72 hole amateur tournament open to adult male & female golfers. The inaugural Wirral Golf Classic will be held on the peninsular from September 13-17 and aims to become a permanent fixture on the England’s Golf Coast calendar. Aimed at attracting golfers to play & stay in the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 22 January 2010
The official opening of the new Twenty Ten Bridge at Wales’ Celtic Manor Resort takes place on Wednesday 10th February. Built at a cost of £2m and stretching more than 100metres in length, the bridge over the River Usk will take players, officials and spectators to the new practice ground for he 2010 Ryder Cup in October. The bridge will be officially...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 22 January 2010
Bulgaria is fast-emerging as a serious golfing destination and makes no mistake there are some fantastic deals to be had at this new golfing hotspot in 2010. In fact free golf lessons are on offer until June while book a package (see below) before March 1st and you’ll receive a sleeve of Titleist Pro V1 balls. Star new course on the Bulgaria...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 21 January 2010
Oulton Hall has appointed Chris Ashton as the new Academy Manager at its award winning Nike Golf Academy. Ashton joins Oulton Hall with a wealth of experience in coaching and club fitting and will take on club fitting responsibilities at the resort’s leading Golf Academy, which boasts a state-of-the-art 360˚ Fitting Suite and has recently been updated with the latest...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 21 January 2010
Northampton is conveniently located just off the M1 in the East Midlands and has some outstanding 2-FORE!-1 GOLF venues nearby. Several excellent 2-FORE!-1 courses can be found within a short drive of the town centre including the impressive heathland track of Brampton Heath and the par-71 parkland layout of Staverton Park at Daventry. Other mature parkland courses well worth considering are Kingsthorpe...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 20 January 2010
The stunning Carrick on Loch Lomond golf course has renewed its sponsorship agreement with 1999 Open Champion and multiple European Tour winner, Paul Lawrie, for the 2010 season. The 5-star resort, which includes the award winning Cameron House hotel, recently voted Scotland’s best golf resort hotel at the annual Golf Tourism Scotland awards ceremony, has employed Lawrie as its ‘Touring...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 18 January 2010
The historic university city of Oxford isn’t just a seat of learning you know – the place is surrounded by top quality golf courses with many of them in the highly popular 2-FORE!-1 scheme. Among those who belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price green fees (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher) are a whole host of splendid parkland tracks including par-71 Brailes and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 15 January 2010
The Wiltshire town of Swindon has so much going for it when it comes to quality golf …and top 2-FORE!-1 venues in particular. Just down the road (the M4) you’ll discover the stunning stay and play venues of Bowood Golf & Country and the Manor House at nearby Castle Combe – both superb parkland layouts with outstanding off-course accommodation and facilities. You’ll...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 14 January 2010
Popular 2-FORE!-1 venue Galgorm Castle will host Northern Ireland’s first-ever PGA EuroPro tour event which is scheduled to take place at the Ballymena venue from June 21-25th. This is a major boost for Galgorm Castle which offers half-price green fees throughout the week within 2-FORE!-1 – provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher.Normal green fees are £40 in midwek and £50 at...