Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 5 April 2011
The world-class 18-hole Sir Nick Faldo course is supported by the Elea Golf Academy and in recent months has hosted some of the sport’s up-and-coming stars. They include Kent-based Liam Burns, a member of the English Golf Union’s Elite Amateur squad, and highly regarded Scottish Amateur Champion Kelsey MacDonald, a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Training Squad. The world-class Elea Golf...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 4 April 2011
Longwood Holidays are offering free golf in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh this summer for all golfers booking a holiday at any of the resort’s three 5* Maritim Jolie Ville hotels. Guests of the luxury all-inclusive Maritim Jolie Ville Royal Peninsula, Maritim Jolie Ville Golf & Resort, ideally located next to the golf course or the ever popular...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 4 April 2011
Lincolnshire is a great place to go for quality 2-FORE!-1 golf – courses you can play for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. The county’s 2-FORE!-1 star is classy Forest Pines, a superb 27-hole resort with three loops of nine (Forest, Pines & Beeches) with barely a weak hole among them. Kenwick Park, near Louth, is another class act and must-play while at...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 4 April 2011
There’s a great deal going down this month at the stunning Arcos Gardens Resort on Spain’s magical Costa de la Luz region. It involves seven days at this star-studded venue in a Fairway Gardens townhouse, (4 people sharing a house) with breakfast included plus 4 rounds of golf with buggy. (£670pp). It’s only available in April and is exclusive to leading...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 30 March 2011
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa in St Andrews has been named as the Luxury Resort Hotel of the Year in this year’s Scottish Hotel Awards, often referred to as the “Scottish Hotels Oscars”. Owned by the Kohler Company, the Old Course Hotel is famed around the world for its luxurious accommodation, its excellent service, its Kohler Waters Spa...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 29 March 2011
Golfers with a love of French wine are being given the chance to experience award-winning excellence this summer with the second staging of an amateur tournament that combines the passion of golf and the magic of great Bordeaux wines. Following its successful launch last year, Golf du Médoc Hotel and Spa – named the best golf resort in France by the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 28 March 2011
Golf Care, the UK’s largest specialist golf insurer, has signed Ryder Cup legend Bernard Gallacher as its brand ambassador, promoting the importance of being properly insured when playing golf. Having made the first of eight Ryder Cup appearances in 1969, and as the youngest player ever to represent the GB&I team at the time, Gallacher has a wealth of experience...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 28 March 2011
You’re never too far away from some great golf in Scotland, the Home of Golf which also happens to be a major 2-FORE!-1 golfing hotspot… and that certainly applies to the East Lothian area. Just east of Edinburgh you’ll find some stunning 2-FORE!-1 venues where you can play for half-price – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course. They include the superb clifftop track of...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 28 March 2011
On an overcast and tough windy spring morning, members of Ufford Park GC, Suffolk, turned up to welcome 2011’s Club Captains to the club for their Annual Drive-In. Club Captain Nigel Sage, Ladies Captain Wendy Hayes and Junior Captain Oliver Hammond all hosted a team stableford competition for the club members on what turned out to be a memorable day. The winners...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 25 March 2011
Kingsbarns Golf Links is looking forward to its second decade in operation after a successful 10th anniversary season in 2010. Having celebrated the anniversary last year by staging qualifying for the Open Championship the highly rated Fife links saw more than 27,000 rounds played throughout the season. Kingsbarns is all set to reopen for play on Friday April 1 after a series...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 24 March 2011
The new Today’s Golfer – out now – contains a fantastic 2-FORE!-1 Golf magazine. You’ll find out all you need to know about the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in the country. You can also check out the latest Top 100 2-FORE!-1 Courses. Around 1,000 courses all over the UK belong to 2-FORE!-1 and each and every one is listed within regions. The...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 24 March 2011
The long established and picturesque Mannings Heath Golf Club near Horsham, West Sussex is offering a cracking green fee deal for a two week period to celebrate it’s annual Festival of Golf over the 6,217 yard Kingfisher Course. Between Monday 18th April and Sunday 1st May, book a tee time and receive 18 holes of golf and a tasty sandwich in...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 24 March 2011
Sundridge Park Golf Club in Kent, will once again hold premier scratch opens, the men’s Waterford Trophy and for ladies, the McCart Scratch Trophy. The Waterford Trophy is now in its 36th year, and is a 72-hole, WAGR and EGU Order of Merit event. Day one consists of 2 rounds on the immaculate East Course; which, in the recent past,...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 23 March 2011
Aston Villa star Marc Albrighton took time out from his club and international duties to visit The Belfry for a custom-fit session in the resort’s PGA National Golf Academy and a round on four-time Ryder Cup course, The Brabazon. The England Under-21 international, along with Aston Villa FC TV, made the two-mile journey from his training base in Bodymoor Heath to...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 22 March 2011
Undecided where to go this year for that eagerly-awaited golfing holiday? Then let Golf Escapes help you out and put you on the track to golfing utopia. The latest edition of Golf World’s annual Golf Escapes guide focuses on world-class venues and destinations both at home and abroad. It’s simply world-class and should fully put you in the picture about what’s on...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 22 March 2011
The UK Golf Course Owners Association (UKGCOA) has released figures that show a significant rise in the number of people playing golf through the first two months of 2011. Despite the continued economic uncertainty, research by the UKGCOA has revealed a year on year increase in rounds of golf played across the country with members experiencing an average growth of 28...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 21 March 2011
What’s the longest hole you’ve played in Britain then? Look out for the ‘Longest Holes in the UK’ feature in issue 282 of Today’s Golfer, out April 21st. We’ll be checking out stories involving the six longest par-3s, 4s and 5s in the country …and we’re also interested to hear from the marathon holes you’ve tackled and the experiences involved. The more...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 21 March 2011
You’ll find some great 2-FORE!-1 golf in South Wales including the stunning Celtic Manor, last year’s dramatic Ryder Cup venue. And though the five star venue’s 2010 Course isn’t available in 2-FORE!-1, the impressive neighbouring Roman Road and Montgomerie layouts are and offer half-price green fees – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Other 2-FORE!-1 stars of South Wales include the superb Vale Resort, home...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 18 March 2011
Looking for a great value short golfing breaking, somewhere you can stay and play in style? Then check out Devonian delight the Dartmouth Golf & Country Club. This month (March) you can enjoy two nights’ B&B at the on-site hotel, one evening meal and unlimited golf for three days for just under £100 (midweek, Sunday to Thurs). The weekend equivalent (Fri...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 17 March 2011
Surrey boasts some of the best golf courses in England and the good news is that over 20 of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 and therefore offer half-price golf (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course). Leafy Surrey is famed for its prestigious courses such as Wentworth which admittedly cost an arm and a leg to tee it up on. But there’s plenty...