Wednesday 4 March 2015
As darkness descended over Manchester’s Worsley Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club, a new breed of golfer emerged from the Tempo Bar in the clubhouse – all ready to take on the championship course… in the dark! This special event was organised by the golf team at Worsley Park and The Night Golf Company for members and guests at the club. Six...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 3 March 2015
One of England’s oldest and most beguiling golf clubs, St Enodoc (pictured) in north Cornwall (www.st-enodoc.co.uk) is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the club will stage a Festival of Golf Week, comprising various tournaments and social functions, from June 28th to July 5th. The highlight of the week promises to be a Hickory Shaft Tournament with competitors...
Tuesday 3 March 2015
Tiger Woods hasn’t had much luck as a golf course designer. Projects in Dubai, North Carolina and Mexico all saw him do extensive work without ever opening a course due to circumstances beyond his control. It was with some relief, then, that he cut the ribbon on his first design to reach completion, El Cardonal, in Mexico. We sat down...
Friday 27 February 2015
Scotland’s Golf Coast looks breathtaking in this new aerial footage by Gary Eunson – the area looks forward to welcoming the Scottish Open to Gullane for the first time this year. East Lothian is one of the best regions for golf in Scotland, with 21 courses offering choice to golfers of all standards and tastes. You may recognise many of the...
Wednesday 25 February 2015
Bookings to Bulgaria’s finest golf location, Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort, look set to soar even further after Turkish Airlines unveiled a new service from London Heathrow to Varna. Beginning in April, to coincide with the start of the golf season, the daily service will connect Heathrow and Varna airports via a one-hour layover in Istanbul, with complimentary golf baggage...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 25 February 2015
Just 24 hours after Eddie Redmayne claimed an Academy Award in a star-studded ceremony in Hollywood, Stoke Park’s director of golf Stuart Collier was able to celebrate a similar success in the golf service industry’s own ‘Oscars’ … in Birmingham. For the luxury five-AA Red Star country club, spa and hotel in Stoke Poges was awarded the title of ‘Ultimate Members...
Tuesday 24 February 2015
Golf fans in the North East can look forward to watching the leading European Senior Tour players in action, now that Close House has been selected as the venue for this year’s ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship. Home of the world’s only Lee Westwood golf courses, Close House will provide a stern test in what is the oldest event...
Wednesday 7 January 2015
Looking to book a golf break in 2015? Escape from the cold, damp British weather with Monarch, the airline offering the chance to discover some of the game’s most famous golfing destinations. While players struggle to cope with Britain’s unpredictable weather, the leading scheduled airline for leisure destinations can fly customers to a perfect golfing green in just two-and-a-half hours; with...