November

  • TDIC Marks Saadiyat Beach Golf Club Opening With Major Charity Tournament

    Written by TG Travel Writer on Thursday 26 November 2009

    Gary Player To Host Debut Saadiyat Beach Classic Abu Dhabi, UAE: Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the Abu Dhabi-based master developer of Saadiyat Island and its stunning Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, will stage the Saadiyat Beach Classic, a top-tier international charity golf tournament hosted by golfing legend Gary Player. The event is expected to attract major golfing and non-golfing celebrities...

  • Silloth gets top amateur event

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 24 November 2009

    The English Amateur Championship will head to one of its most northerly outposts when it is played at Silloth-on-Solway in London Olympics year, 2012. Also in the 2012 fixtures just released, Walton Heath will be the venue for the Brabazon Trophy while the Men’s County Finals will be staged at Beau Desert. Silloth-on-Solway in Cumbria, proved a testing venue for the Logan...

  • Great 2-FORE!-1 winter only courses

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 20 November 2009

    A number of courses only take part in 2-FORE!-1 Golf in low season (winter) – another good reason to keep you on the course year-round. And there are some excellent 2-2-FORE!-1 Golf winter only tracks among them, including the classy North Wales links of Conwy. This quality course can be played for half-price (with a 2-FORE!-1 Golf voucher) any day of the week...

  • Fancy playing in historic golf event?

    Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 19 November 2009

    2010 marks another milestone in golf history as The Open Championship celebrates its 150th Anniversary in July. And to mark the historic event Musselburgh Old Course Golf Club (MOCGC), the club at the world’s oldest golf course, is hosting the official Scottish Golf Heritage Festival, a golf tournament and festival celebration on July 9-12. The tournament, open to golfers worldwide, will celebrate...

  • Open days set for top new venue

    Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 19 November 2009

    Heythrop Park, England’s newest golf resort, is launching two exclusive ‘Membership Open Days’ on Saturday December 12th and Wednesday December 16th. Golfers throughout the region – Heythrop is 30mins north west of Oxford near Chipping Norton – are invited to register promptly for either date and play the Championship Bainbridge Course for the very first time: the day includes breakfast on...

  • 2-FORE!-1 Golf in the city: Cardiff

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 17 November 2009

    The Wales capital is a hotbed of 2-FORE!-1 Golf. There are some great courses in and around Cardiff – particularly when it comes to quality stay and play options. Just down the M4 outside Newport is the 2010 Ryder Cup venue of Celtic Manor – you can tee it up for half-price on both the Roman Road and Montgomerie layouts provided you’ve...

  • Senior stars return to Slaley Hall

    Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 13 November 2009

    Leading UK golf resort  – and top 2-FORE!-1 GOLF venue – Slaley Hall will host the De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship for a third successive year. The £250,000 tournament – one of only two 72-hole strokeplay events on the European Senior Tour – will be played over the Dave Thomas-designed Hunting Course from June 24-27, 2010. Record Senior Tour money winner...

  • De Vere back 2010 Challenge event

    Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 13 November 2009

    The National Golf Club Challenge has announced that all 11 of the prestigious UK De Vere Hotels, Resorts & Venues golfing resorts will be participating in the 2010 Challenge event, with the aim of raising thousands of pounds for the worthy Help for Heroes cause. The Challenge, to be held on the 24th and 25th July, will bring hundreds of...

  • 2-FORE!-1 Golf’s winter six of the best

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 13 November 2009

    Here’s six very good reasons to make sure you stay on course this winter – half-a-dozen off-season stars of 2-FORE!-1 Golf. All these venues not offer only half-price green fees – provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 Golf voucher – but they’re almost certain to be open with the normal tees and greens in play. Watch out for this new feature every week...

  • Great offer on Top 100 Courses book

    Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 13 November 2009

    Want to know all about Britain & Ireland’s greatest courses? Of course you do and you can do just that by buying Golf World magazine’s 132-page book – a lavishly-illustrated list of the very best places to play in the land. GW’s judging panel – the most respected in the game, including players, commentators and designers – has put together the definitive...

  • Ernie Els visits new-look Wentworth

    Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 13 November 2009

    Seven-time World Matchplay champion Ernie Els visited Wentworth’s new-look West Course on Wednesday and hit the first ever shots onto the new 18th green. Els, whose design team have been overseeing the £6 million renovation project of the West Course, was excited to see the final phases of the incredible modernisation of Harry Colt’s classic. He said: “Since my last visit to...

  • Carnoustie hits online jackpot

    Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 11 November 2009

    Carnoustie Golf Links Management Committee has announced that its online bookings increased by 18% during the year ending October 31st 2009. The value of online green fee sales rose by 24% during the same period and for the first time exceeded £400,000. “We launched our online booking system back in 2003 and each year since then we have seen significant increases in...

  • 2-FORE!-1 Golf: Best of Bristol

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 10 November 2009

    This is the second in our new series looking at great 2-FORE!-1 Golf courses in and around Britain’s main cities. After kicking-off with Coventry last week, we turn our attention to the golfing delights based around the city of Bristol. Probably the pick of the classy Bristol bunch is The Players Club which opened seven years ago and, being one of the...

  • Scot bags top amateur title

    Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 9 November 2009

    A West Lothian golfer has been crowned national amateur champion after lifting the TaylorMade Amateur Championship in association with TGI Golf. Stephen Hubbard, a member of Bathgate Golf Club, beat off competition from 19 other golfers in the grand final, played at Dalmahoy Hotel, Edinburgh. The championship was contested over Dalmahoy’s East Course, and each team received amateur championship adidas shirt, TaylorMade...

  • Great Gleneagles stay & play deal

    Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 9 November 2009

    Fantastic winter deals are coming in thick and fast but you’ll struggle to beat this one based at world-famous Scottish resort Gleneagles. From now until April 10 you can take full advantage of a superb Sunday night offer for £125 per person (based on two people sharing) which costs just £125 per person and includes a complimentary round of golf or a...

  • Top course makes it 1,000 up for 2-FORE!-1

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 6 November 2009

    2-FORE!-1 Golf is on a high after this week reaching the 1,000 courses landmark. And the milestone was achieved in great style with none other than mighty Turnberry’s Kintyre course – one of Britain’s top links tracks – deciding to rejoin the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in golf. The fantastic Ayrshire, Scotland, venue will be offering half-price golf (with...

  • Top 100 courses book on offer

    Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 5 November 2009

    Want to know all about Britain & Ireland’s greatest courses? Of course you do and you can do just that by buying Golf World magazine’s 132-page book – a lavishly-illustrated list of the very best places to play in the land. GW’s judging panel – the most respected in the game, including players, commentators and designers – has put together the definitive...

  • Top offers at classy Carton House

    Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 4 November 2009

    There are some great deals going down at swanky Carton House in Co. Kildare, Ireland. Carton House is a stunning five star resort about 45mins from Dublin and boasts two fantastic 18 hole courses – the Montgomerie and O’Meara – as well as luxury accommodation and facilities. You’ll definitely have a great time here – both on off the course – specially if...

  • Great offers at De Vere venues

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 3 November 2009

    There are some outstanding golf deals around at the moment and here’s a trio of cracking stay & play offers available at three classy De Vere resorts. The offers: *Slaley Hall Sunday Driver: Two rounds of golf at the renowned Northumberland resort, which features two championship golf courses in the Hunting and the Priestman, as well as one night’s accommodation in the luxury...

  • 2-FORE!-1 Golf in the cities

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 3 November 2009

    There’s some great 2-FORE!-1 Golf to be enjoyed in and around Britain’s main cities – even at this time of the year – and we kick-off this new series by checking out Coventry’s 2-FORE!-1 Golf highlights. Top of the pile has got to be the Marriott Forest of Arden, home of regular European Tour layout the Arden which is ably supported...

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