Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 9 November 2010
Legendary Scottish venue Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort, has so much confidence in its unusually mild climate that it is offering a guarantee to golfers staying in the hotel this winter. Situated just 50 miles from Glasgow on the breathtaking Ayrshire coast, Turnberry basks in warmer air from the northern extension of the Gulf Stream, so rarely sees the snow and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 November 2010
Arcos Gardens in Spain’s unspoilt Cadiz countryside province is a great place to stay and play, the superb Championship course being supported by classy practice facilities, luxury accommodation, a restaurant and bar and Spa. And the good news is that you can enjoy all this as part of a December and January Special Package which is as follows: * Four days stay in...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 8 November 2010
Sussex is a top place for 2-FORE!-1 Golf and in all boasts 16 participating venues offering half-price green fees – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course. Here’s six of the best not-to-be-missed 2-FORE!-1 courses in the East and West of the county: * Chichester GC – home of two 18 hole layouts, namely the Tower and Cathedral. * Mannings Heath GC (Kingfisher course)...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Sunday 7 November 2010
One of the UK’s most popular golf venues, The St Mellion International Resort in Cornwall, has scooped its first major award since a £20m refurbishment in 2009. In the 2010 Cornwall Tourism Awards presented by the Cornwall Development Company, St Mellion – the flagship of the Crown Golf group – won Silver in the prestigious ‘Large Hotel Of The Year’ category. The ceremony...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 6 November 2010
Crown Golf has sealed its largest ever commitment to junior golf development, with a £24,000 donation from its members to the Golf Foundation. In asking its members to contribute £2 per person when renewing their annual membership, the award-winning golf club owner & operator joins the R&A, the PGA, The European Tour and The Ryder Cup as one of the most...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 6 November 2010
Sir Nick Faldo was in the Kingdom of Cambodia recently to visit the site for his next golf course design project at the Vattanac Golf Resort in Phnom Penh. Vattanac Properties has appointed Faldo Design to create two 18-hole championship-standard golf courses that will sit at the heart of a luxury resort 15km from the centre of Cambodia’s capital. Six-time Major winner...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 4 November 2010
Popular Cheshire 2-FORE!-1 venue The Mere is currently undergoing a £15 million development which includes a luxury £4m Health Club and Spa due to be completed at the end of this year. It will also boast a 5 star Hotel that will consist of 81 bedrooms and is scheduled to open by 2012. Mere, near Knutsford and easily accessible from the M6 and...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 3 November 2010
The East Anglia region boasts many great golf courses and fortunately plenty of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 Golf and therefore offer half-price green fees…with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. They include classy stay and play venues such as Forest Pines (27 holes of quality tree-lined golf) in northern Lincolnshire and Thorpeness (James Braid heathland layout) close to the coast in scenic, rural Suffolk. Also well...