Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 28 March 2013
KEEN golfers are this summer invited to tee-up and stay at a Cambridgeshire estate where the course is open all year round. Tydd St Giles Golf & Country Club near Wisbech is offering special rates to players wishing to play and stay at its par 70 course in 2013. Adrian Hurst, Managing Director, said: “I designed the course in the 1990s and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 28 March 2013
TA Hotel Collection, owners of Thorpeness Hotel and Golf Club in Suffolk, are seeking to attract more golf tourists to the county with the launch of a new trail combining real ale tours and classic seaside golf courses. Thorpeness Golf Club is already one of Southern England’s leading stay-and-play golf break destinations thanks to its 36-bedroom hotel, James Braid designed 18-hole...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 27 March 2013
Teeofftimes.co.uk, the UK’s largest tee-time booking service, today announces its incredible springtime giveaway, which this year will offer golfers even more opportunities to win a wide range of superb prizes. The Fore-Tee Days promotion starts the day before Good Friday and runs right the way through to the May Bank Holiday (May 6th). Anybody making a booking with Teeofftimes.co.uk – via...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 27 March 2013
Sir Nick Faldo has marked another milestone is his design career with the official opening ceremony of Laguna Lăng Cô Golf Club in Vietnam. Faldo’s 26th layout, Laguna Lăng Cô is in Vietnam’s Central Coast region, situated midway between Vietnam’s former imperial capital of Hue and its third largest city of Danang. The 6961-yard par-71 course is nestled between mountains and sea on a sandy...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 26 March 2013
Top Cheshire 2-FORE!-1 venue The Mere is marking its first birthday celebrations following its resort status with the unveiling of a new Golf Academy. Graham Neville, the resort’s assistant PGA Professional will work under the stewardship of Darren Cain, Senior PGA Golf Instructor, to introduce a host of new golf tuition opportunities, focusing on developing both junior and adult golf coaching. This...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 26 March 2013
With the new season finally just around the corner, here are six more sizzling 2-FORE!-1 courses which you should definitely pencil into your 2013 golfing diary… *Turnberry (Kintyre course), Ayrshire, Scotland – Has the unenviable position of having arguably the finest course in Britain and Ireland as its neighbour. For that reason, it will never reach the heights it perhaps deserves. It...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 26 March 2013
The ‘Hole In One Club’ is launching a new membership in 2013 aimed at all amateur golfers who regularly take part in club competitions throughout the golfing season. In previous years when scoring an ace, amateurs would receive adulation from their playing partners and then have to buy a round of drinks. But now the ‘HIO Club’ is buying UK amateur golfers the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 26 March 2013
This Friday (March 29th) Panshanger Golf Complex in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, will be launching their innovative new Golf Credits system. Designed with the casual golfer in mind, users will be able to pre-pay for Golf Credits which can be redeemed at any time at the 18-hole, par 72 Championship course. The Golf Credits are available for all budgets and there are huge...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 25 March 2013
Devon’s Dartmouth Golf & Country Club is looking forward to an exciting new era under chairman Greg Dyke after it was revealed he is set to become the new head of the Football Association. Dyke, 65, will take over as FA chairman from David Bernstein when he leaves the post after two-and-a-half years in July – subject to approval by the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 25 March 2013
The legendary Le Meridien Penina Hotel & Golf resort in the western Algarve is one of the best places to stay and play in Portugal and amazingly you can experience it for £198 per person. This fantastic value price is on offer for stays from March to May for groups of four – provided you book up by the end of...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 25 March 2013
Donnafugata Golf Resort & Spa has made quite an impression in a short space of time and golfers can experience one of the new rising stars of the Italian game with a range of great value golf breaks to Sicily this year. Launched in 2010, the deluxe venue has quickly established itself as one of the most sought-after golfing destinations in...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 25 March 2013
Tudor Park scored a hole in one when it scooped the `best presented and tastiest food in golf’ at a national award ceremony. In the past 12 months, six mystery shoppers visited the Marriott Hotel and Country Club, in Bearsted near Maidstone, to sample the facilities including the 18-hole championship course and the menu in the Zest Bar, the hotel’s popular...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 19 March 2013
Following its successful regional introduction in 2011, Troon – the leader in upscale golf course management, development and marketing – recently presented new membership cards to the first golfers to reach platinum status, the highest tier in its popular rewards scheme. Worldwide, the program has more than 200,000 members, making it the largest loyalty initiative in golf rewarding members with discounts on their golf purchases at...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 15 March 2013
This week we check out the 2-FORE!-1 highlights of Fife and East Lothian in Scotland. *Musselburgh Old Links – Nine-hole courses are not everybody’s cup of tee but this one is well worth playing and adding to your golfing CV. Musselburgh’s revered Old Links you see is where it all started – it’s officially the oldest surviving golf course in the world...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 14 March 2013
The Carrick on Loch Lomond has announced that it will welcome some of the world’s most powerful business leaders after being named as host venue of the prestigious World Corporate Golf Challenge World Final. The exclusive event will take place from Tuesday 7th May – Sunday 12th May and provide the perfect platform for The Carrick and The Cameron House Resort...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 14 March 2013
There are around 1,000 courses in 2-FORE!-1 offering half-price green fees and here’s the latest weekly pick of the crop. *Mottram Hall, Cheshire – Classy De Vere stay and play venue a short drive from Manchester. The course itself is a parkland layout with two contrasting nines – the front nine is relatively flat and open while the back nine is...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 13 March 2013
Teeofftimes.co.uk, the UK’s largest online tee-time booking service, has made it even easier for golfers to search for and book their next round 24 hours a day with the updated Teeofftimes app. The free app enables golfers to find and securely pay for tee times at more than 1,000 UK courses via their iPhone or iPad, enjoying savings of up...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 13 March 2013
Leeds Golf Centre has announced a new long-term exclusive partnership to become the UK headquarters of The Leadbetter Golf Academy, arguably the most famous name in golf tuition. The West Yorkshire venue has been specifically chosen to become The Leadbetter Golf Academy’s UK base after winning critical acclaim for its state-of-the-art teaching facilities and overall proposition in North Leeds. The new...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 12 March 2013
Cheshire’s The Mere is marking its first birthday celebrations following its resort status with the unveiling of a new Golf Academy. Graham Neville, the resort’s assistant PGA Professional will work under the stewardship of Darren Cain, Senior PGA Golf Instructor, to introduce a host of new golf tuition opportunities, focusing on developing both junior and adult golf coaching. This announcement is the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 12 March 2013
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, one of Continental Europe’s top 100 golf courses is celebrating the launch of the International School of Falconry Las Colinas with the announcement of the Falconry Experience package, to master birdies of a different nature. From a privileged position just south of Alicante in the region of Valencia, guests can learn one of the oldest...