2011

  • Top new Shropshire venue memberships

    Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 14 January 2011

    Troon Golf, the leader in upscale golf course management, development and marketing, this week announced the inaugural membership opportunities at top- new Shropshire venue Astbury Hall.   Astbury Hall is an 18 hole championship course designed and created by golf enthusiast and talented course designer Kenneth Downing – renowned for his position as Judas Priest’s lead guitarist.   As a result, Astbury Hall has not...

  • 2-FORE!-1 Best of Britain: Derbyshire

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 11 January 2011

    You’ll find a great variety of courses in Derbyshire and fortunately many of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price green fees – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Star 2-FORE!-1 courses in the county include excellent stay and play venues like Marriott Breadsall Priory (two 18 hole courses) and nearby Morley Hayes as well as scenic nine-holer Bakewell in the Peak District. Others...

  • Great South Wales golf breaks

    Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 10 January 2011

    Following the successful staging of the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor last October, South Wales has become a red-hot golfing destination. There are certainly plenty of fantastic courses in the region and you can tackle many of them with new golf tour company South Wales Golf Breaks – launched just prior to the Ryder Cup and centred around the Winston Country...

  • Top deal at Turnberry

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 10 January 2011

    An amazing deal is up for grabs at legendary Scottish golfing venue Turnberry throughout the month of March. Incredibly you can enjoy an overnight B&B stay at the five star resort on the Ayrshire coast and two rounds of golf (one on the Open-staging Ailsa and the other on the neighbouring Kintyre links) for just £155 per person – provided you...

  • 2-FORE!-1 weekend specials

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 7 January 2011

    Looking for a great value 2-FORE!-1 round this weekend? Well, check out this classy crop of 2-FORE!-1 courses and you won’t be disappointed. All the venues of course offer half-price green fees provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Standish Court, Lancs – short but testing par-68 parkland layout near Wigan. *Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland – excellent links guaranteeing a memorable round whatever time of...

  • Taste of golfing big-time at The Grove

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 6 January 2011

    Many of the most memorable moments in sport have been created in team events – from the FA Cup to The Ashes, from the Boat Race to The Ryder Cup – where talented groups of individuals combine to create a successful result for a team, a country or, as in golf’s case, a whole continent. If you, like many golfers, find...

  • Top deals with Golfbreaks.com

    Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 5 January 2011

    Golfbreaks.com is offering unbeatable and exclusive early-booking deals for golfers looking for exciting European offers, new international golf destinations and closer-to-home UK breaks.   In 2010, 150,000 golfers booked with Golfbreaks.com, a 12% increase from the previous year, which chief executive, Andrew Stanley, believes is secondary to the fact that just over 50% of those golfers are repeat customers –...

  • 2-FORE!-1 Best of Britain: West Midlands

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 4 January 2011

    The West Midlands is at the heart of England…and 2-FORE!-1 Golf. There are several superb golf venues in the region and fortunately plenty belong to 2-FORE!-1 and therefore offer half-price green fees rates – provided you’re in possession of a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. They include famous Ryder Cup venue The Belfry, near Birmingham, whose PGA National and Derby courses both belong to 2-FORE!-1...

  • EuroPro Tour back at Galgorm Castle

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 4 January 2011

    Popular 2-FORE!-1 venue Galgorm Castle GC will be back in the spotlight later this year when the PGA EuroPro Tour returns to the Ballymena venue once more, ensuring the 2011 event will be the most high profile professional event to be staged in Northern Ireland. After the phenomenal success of the inaugural event in 2010, Galgorm Castle can confirm the 2011...