Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 3 February 2014
Leading resort operator, De Vere, has unveiled an all new headline membership that will be introduced at six of its marquee properties. ‘The Country Club’ brand is a new form of leisure membership available at Mottram Hall, Slaley Hall, Oulton Hall, The Carrick on Loch Lomond, Belton Woods and Dunston Hall. The membership offers an all-encompassing lifestyle proposition with a host of...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 3 February 2014
Royal Norwich Golf Club, Persimmon Homes Limited and Banham based leisure group Goymour Properties Limited have reached an agreement and initial heads of terms that are likely to result in the Royal Norwich Golf Club relocating to Weston Park. Subject to approval by Royal Norwich Golf Club Members and following satisfactory planning consents being obtained at both the Hellesdon and Weston...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 31 January 2014
Some amazing prizes, including a week’s free golfing holiday in Turkey, are up for grabs in two prestigious tournaments being staged in Belek, Turkey, later this year. Both events are being organised by Turkey golf specialist Bilyana Golf Holidays and first up is the Bilyana Floodlit Tournament on Oct 26-Nov 2 and will be swiftly followed by the 2nd International Open...
Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 30 January 2014
UK golfers are being offered the experience of a lifetime and the chance to play a collection of Europe’s finest golf courses with the launch of an exciting range of five star Spanish golf breaks for the start of 2014. Kempinski Hotel Bahía (pictured), Marbella-Estepona, has unveiled an array of packages providing access to the Costa del Sol’s most famous venues...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 29 January 2014
One of cricket’s greatest ever players, Shane Warne captivated audiences wherever he played and the Australian leg spin legend has teamed up with leading golf travel company Your Golf Travel to offer golfers a day to remember at one of London’s most exclusive venues. Organised by Your Golf Travel, in association with 888poker, the Shane Warne Golf Classic will take place...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 29 January 2014
Derbyshire is something of an underrated golfing county but it undoubtedly boasts a splendid variety of courses, including a pair of excellent stay and play venues, and fortunately several belong to 2-FORE!-1 Golf. *Breadsall Priory (pictured) – top Marriott resort where you can take your pick between the contrasting Priory and Moorland layouts. The Priory is the no.1 attraction in summer...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 29 January 2014
One of the classic holes on Royal Dornoch’s internationally-renowned Championship Course will be fully re-opened in March after being re-aligned. The re-design of the 413-yard par-4 3rd hole was approved at the club’s annual meeting in August 2013. Work started in October and was completed by mid-December. The club was formed in 1877, but in recent years houses have been built overlooking...
Tuesday 28 January 2014
The votes have been counted – and once again there were thousands of them – and the results are in. So it’s time to reveal the courses, resorts and areas you believe are the best in the UK and Europe. The annual TG Travel Awards – the ‘Oscars of the golf travel industry’ – have proved a huge...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 28 January 2014
The five star La Manga Club has added to its extensive list of honours by completing an unprecedented hat-trick by being named the best golf resort in Spain for the third successive year in the annual Today’s Golfer Travel Awards. The luxury venue in Murcia, south-east Spain, was once again the overwhelming choice of the readers of leading UK magazine Today’s...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 28 January 2014
There’s never been a better time to book a golf break thanks to a fantastic new year offer from Golfbreaks.com. The Group Golf Giveaway rewards customers who book group breaks before the end of the January for travel any time in 2014. Golfers who do book early will be eligible to receive a new TaylorMade R1 driver (pictured), as well as...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 28 January 2014
Scotland’s most spectacular golf clothing brand, Royal & Awesome, is extending its offer of free apparel to golf travel organisers, after a successful giveaway in 2013. The deal with the Golf Tour Operators Consortium (GTOC), Europe’s largest independent golf travel group, will see Royal & Awesome give away a free pair of trousers or shorts to customers booking or travelling with...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 28 January 2014
Whether you want to book a golfing break near – the UK – or far (Europe and beyond) leading golf travel operator GolfPlanet Holidays.com are bound to have something for your golfing needs… and budgets. The golf travel specialist has something for everyone from couples and small groups to large parties alike. The following cracking four deals will give you a...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 27 January 2014
If you’re not sure where to go for a 2-FORE!-1 Golf round let us give you a helping hand: here are six more outstanding courses which all appeared in the last 2-FORE!-1 Top 100 Courses listing and are bound to provide a round to remember… *Stockley Pines, Middlesex – Formerly Stockley Park, the Robert Trent Jones Snr course has benefited big-time...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 27 January 2014
The 2013 Welsh Golf Club of the Year, Langland Bay, has enhanced its reputation further by installing golf’s most in-demand coaching and club-fitting technology: Foresight Sports GC2 smart-camera system. With his club having come close to winning the Golf Union of Wales honour in the past two years, PGA director of golf Andrew Minty was delighted to finally get his hands...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 27 January 2014
Members of Redditch GC, Worcestershire, have commemorated their 100th year by burying at Centenary Time Capsule on land at the Lower Grinsty Lane club. The idea was the joint decision of the Centenary Committee and committee member Peter Nash contstructed and sealed the capsule. It was buried in a ceremony to mark the end of the club’s 2013 centenary celebrations and contained...
Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 23 January 2014
As it prepares to celebrate its 90th anniversary, Scotland’s famed Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire has teamed up with Golf & Thistle Ltd to offer visitors the chance to experience golf as it would have been played in 1924. From now until the end of July, hotel guests and visitors can take to the fairways with hickory clubs to recreate the authentic...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 22 January 2014
The green islands of the Azores, characterised by volcanic craters and stunning coastlines, offers plenty of quality golf. Thanks to airline SATA International, the rolling fairways of Furnas Cedars, the demanding links and woodland combination of Batalha and the peaceful Ilha Terceira course are just four hours away. With free carriage for golf clubs and direct return flights from the UK starting...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 22 January 2014
Harrogate’s Rudding Park Hotel, Spa & Golf – a highly popular 2-FORE!-1 venue – has been voted Top Hotel in the UK outside London in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2014. These prestigious recognitions are based solely on the millions of real and unbiased reviews and opinions from travellers gathered on the travel guide website www.tripadvisor.com Peter Banks (pictured on bike with...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 22 January 2014
The county of Northamptonshire is slap bang in the middle of the country and boasts a terrific variety of courses. They’re easily accessible and generally offer great value, specially if you tee it up courtesy of 2-FORE!-1! *Hellidon Lakes – A great place to stay and play in rural Northamptonshire. It’s not only the home of 27 holes of impressive parkland golf...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 21 January 2014
Golf Around Italy is a travel company based in (Venice) which specialises in organising memorable and great value golfing holidays in the country. Italy is a magical if largely undiscovered golfing destination, boasting some world-class courses created by legendary names such as Palmer, Nicklaus, Player and Trent Jones. With great food and wine on offer, you’re bound to have a wonderful time...