April

  • 2-FORE!-1 six of the best

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 4 April 2012

    The 2012 season is now underway, the Masters is being played this week and you’re chomping at the bit for a quality but top value round of golf. Where do you go? Check out any of these 2-FORE!-1 belters and you’ll be in golfing heaven…you can tackle all of them for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Gleneagles (Queen’s course), Perthshire, Scotland  –...

  • Is this the best golf course weather app?

    Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 4 April 2012

    LatestGolfWeather.com is a quick and simple service that provides golfers with everything they need to predict the weather on their golf course. The instant and accurate course specific weather forecasts pin-point the conditions for the next 14 days on any golf course. And now it’s available in the Apple app store . Whether you need to choose the best day to play...

  • Looking good for Curtis Cup at Nairn

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 3 April 2012

    Following an enthralling team trial for this year’s Curtis Cup, the GB & I team has praised the host venue – Nairn GC in the Scottish Highlands – for its preparations ahead of the eagerly awaited international match. With less than 70 days before the 37th staging of the Curtis Cup between June 8-10, the final stages of a three-year improvement...

  • Music legend introduces Platinum disks at astbury hall

    Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 2 April 2012

    Troon, the leader in upscale golf course management, development, and marketing, has seen one of its UK-managed properties develop a unique strategy that is attracting interest from golfers in the Midland and Northern regions of England. Astbury Hall, developed by famed musician Ken Downing, has just unveiled a new innovative loyalty scheme aimed at moving the club away from the...

  • 2-FORE!-1 best of britain: Cornwall

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 2 April 2012

    Cornwall is a great holiday – and golfing – destination. And here are the cream of the county’s 2-FORE!-1 crop…six venues which confirm it’s status as one of the best golf holiday hotspots in the land.  Don’t forget, if you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher you can secure half-price green fees at all of them! * St Mellion – This is the home...

  • New driving range opens at thorpe wood

    Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 2 April 2012

    The long awaited two-tier driving range at Thorpe Wood Golf Course in Peterborough opened at the weekend. The first ball to be fired on the driving range was struck by Roger Fitton, who ran the golf course from 1975 until 2011. Having retired last year it was felt it was fitting for Roger to return to be a part of the...