Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 25 October 2012
Another super six 2-FORE!-1 venues where you can enjoy a memorable round for half-price (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher). *Pleasington, Lancs – The course is well over a century old and the unusual combination parkland/heathland layout is always in tip-top shape. It’s got plenty of pedigree too – it regularly hosts Open Regional Qualifying. *Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight – The panoramic views...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 24 October 2012
Here’s a great chance to stay and play at legendary Ryder Cup venue Celtic Manor in South Wales for under £100! No wonder it’s called the Golf on Cloud 99 package – the unforgettable midweek break costs from £99 per person and involves a luxury overnight stay at the Resort Hotel, complete with sumptuous two-course buffet dinner at The Olive Tree...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 24 October 2012
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, one of Continental Europe’s Top 100 golf courses, has unveiled exclusive stay and play packages for golfers looking to escape to the Spanish Mediterranean coast this winter. From its privileged position just south of Alicante in the region of Valencia, the stunning venue provides a perfect combination of championship golf and first-class leisure facilities. These...
Monday 22 October 2012
Diamante Cabo San Lucas (Diamante), a 1,500 acre private oceanfront community on the Pacific coast in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, has announced plans to build a new 18-hole, championship golf course to be designed by Tiger Woods and his company Tiger Woods Design (TWD). The TWD designed course will be Diamante’s second and will join the resort’s award-winning...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 22 October 2012
The Garden of England county boasts some magical 2-FORE!-1 courses – seaside and inland – and here are some of the best you can play for half-price…with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course. *Walmer & Kingsdown – This historic James Braid clifftop/downland layout opened in 1909 and during the Second World War was used as a military headquarters. In modern times W&K has...
Written by TG staff writer on Friday 19 October 2012
Rick Valentine, the Director of Golf at the Loretto School Golf Academy, won the 2012 World Hickory Open Championship played in autumnal sunshine over the Monifieth and Carnoustie Burnside courses. Valentine opened with a 75 at Monifieth and then carded an 81 over the Carnoustie Burnside course to tie 2010 champion, Perry Sommers, on 156 before defeating his Australian rival on...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 19 October 2012
Golfers playing the highly-acclaimed Majlis Course at Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, are reaping the benefits of a multi-million pound investment, that pushes the conditioning of the World Top 100 course to new levels. Celebrating its 25th anniversary next year, Emirates Golf Club has used a seven-month period, March to September, to install state-of-the-art, environmentally efficient irrigation systems that significantly enhance the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 18 October 2012
For the first time since becoming private in 2007, the Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle has announced that limited public tee times will be available on special request to non-residents; creating the perfect Christmas gift for avid golfers. With the festive season just around the corner, the timing couldn’t be better for North East Scottish course to introduce non-resident access to its’...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 17 October 2012
A warm welcome to the Today’s Golfer Hole-in-One Club – golfers who have celebrated golf’s holy grail and most magical moment. Millions of people all over the world play golf but very few achieve an ace, holing out (usually on a par-3) at the very first attempt. But the following golfers have…. and here we pay homage to the proud members of...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 16 October 2012
This week we check out the 2-FORE!-1 highlights on offer in the Home Counties of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire – great venues you can enjoy for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Caversham Heath, Berks – Fast maturing – and draining – heathland course built to exacting USGA-specs and playable all-year round. *Donnington Valley Hotel & GC, Berks – This improved parkland layout sits...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 October 2012
Work is scheduled to begin at Sandford Springs Golf Club on Monday (Oct 22nd) for a brand new hotel, due to open its doors in September 2013. With 40 spacious twin rooms, a breakfast buffet area and a relaxation zone – the 3 star hotel at Sandford Springs will be a splendid addition to the Hampshire hotel scene. The hotel will be...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 October 2012
You can do just that with a visit to Aube which is in the Champagne region of France and is well known by food and drink lovers. However, it is also fine golfing territory with a trio of excellent, relatively undiscovered courses in the area. A great base for a visit is the Best Western hotel in the grounds of the Golf de la...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 October 2012
If the British autumn is already making you feel glum, why not head off to the sunshine island of Mallorca for a luxury six-night golf break, staying at one of the island’s most elegant boutique hotels? Son Julia, is a stunning, 25-room, country hotel, located in a 15th century manor house, offering an atmosphere of elegance and tranquility. Overlooking the island’s...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 15 October 2012
Six more cracking 2-FORE!-1 venues where you can enjoy a great round at a great price (half-price green fees for 2-FORE!-1 voucher holders). *Vale Resort, South Wales – The Wales National is a brilliant but brute of a layout stretched out over 7,433 yards off the back tips and nearly 200 acres with five water features coming into play on nine...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 12 October 2012
An eight-bedroom Highland country house hotel overlooking Royal Dornoch Golf Club’s first tee is set to become one of Scotland’s finest luxury retreats for golfers when it opens in June 2013. Links House at Royal Dornoch, a historic property in the picturesque Highland village of Dornoch, is currently being lovingly restored with the finished hotel boasting an extensive golf art...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 12 October 2012
Looking for a winter on-course bargain? Well, a number of courses across the UK take part in 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price green fees during the low season only (winter) and here just some of them… *Conwy, North Wales – One of the best links layouts in Wales which this year hosted its third European Senior Tour event. It’s in tip-top condition...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 12 October 2012
Golfers now have the unique opportunity to become members for a day at two of the UK’s most prestigious clubs. The imaginative concept will operate at top 2-FORE!-1 venue Manor House Hotel and Golf Club in Wiltshire, already ranked among the top 50 Stay and Play venues in the UK, and the 36-hole Mannings Heath GC in West Sussex, one of the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 12 October 2012
2011 Open Champion and prospective Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke is set to design a £55 million championship golf course at the luxury five-star resort, Wyndham Grand The Angus, near Dundee. Clarke and Graeme Webster, one of Scotland’s most respected golf course architects, will begin construction in 2013, with the course and golf academy scheduled to be completed by the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 12 October 2012
Danish golf course architect Caspar Grauballe who has just finished working on the much anticipated and greatly reviewed Trump International Golf Links Scotland has decided to start his own company – Golf Course Architecture by Caspar based in Denmark. Caspar has worked as Hawtree Ltd. representative and lead architect on projects in Scandinavia, Northern Europe, and in the Far East. Grauballe explains:...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 October 2012
With a number of victorious members of the European Ryder Cup team – including captain Jose Maria Olazabal and the man whose point secured the trophy, Martin Kaymer – teeing up at this week’s Portugal Masters, the Algarve has never been more popular as a golfing destination. This beautiful area of southern Portugal remains a firm favourite with customers of...