Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 16 July 2013
The award-winning Goodwood resort in West Sussex will offer golfers a special green fee rate throughout August 2013 if Justin Rose the club’s global sporting ambassador finishes under par at the close of this year’s Open Championship. If the current US Open Champion and World No. 3 finishes under par after the four round championship, Goodwood will deduct the amount Justin...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 8 July 2013
The Grove – recently ranked third in TG’s Top-100 2-Fore!-1 courses – has taken its market-leading guest experience to the next level following the implementation of an innovative new Caddie programme. Designed to enhance the overall offering and provide a traditional service for the many visiting golfers that flock to the revered UK golf resort, the new initiative will enable guests to take...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 6 July 2013
Looking for a memorable break at St Andrews, the Home of Golf? Then you might want to check out these belting breaks based at the luxury Fairmont St Andrews resort. Deal One: Golf, Golf & More Golf. Valid until Oct 31, costing from £299 per person sharing, and subject to availability. It includes: Two nights’ accommodation, full Scottish breakfast, unlimited golf on The...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 5 July 2013
Ex-England and Surrey cricketer, Mark Butcher, has won a new Mercedes-Benz A Class worth £22,000 after scoring his first hole-in-one at the prestigious Burhill Golf Club during a charity day hosted by Olympic gold medal-winning rower, James Cracknell. The batsman, who excelled for club and country in a career spanning 17-years, aced the par-3 fourth hole, measuring 178-yards, on Burhill’s New...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 5 July 2013
There are some fantastic 2-FORE!-1 venues in Yorkshire and particularly in the north of the county… as you can see by this quality crop: * Aldwark Manor – If you enjoy a nice relaxing round you’ll be in golfing heaven at Aldwark Manor: the course sits perfectly within 120 acres of parkland, featuring mature, rare trees which help to create a...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 3 July 2013
Golfers came together at Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf and Spa for the annual charity golf day hosted by the Chiltern Region Lady Taverners. The fundraising event marked the fourth year the Lady Taverners had organised a golf day at Luton Hoo. Blessed with good weather the Chiltern Region Lady Taverners managed with just 11 teams to raise £3,600 to help children with...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 1 July 2013
From next month (August), the par-72 Dave Thomas designed Macdonald Spey Valley Championship Golf Course at Macdonald Aviemore Resort will benefit from the opening of a new £1m clubhouse. Just 40 miles south of Inverness Airport and minutes from Macdonald Aviemore Resort, the clubhouse enjoys the breathtaking backdrop of the Cairngorm Mountain Range. Overlooking the 1st tee, the clubhouse will...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 1 July 2013
More 2-FORE!-1 stars where you can enjoy a round to remember at top courses across the UK…. *Fairmont St Andrews (Torrance course), Fife – The Torrance is a modern masterpiece on the outskirts of the Home of Golf and has benefited big-time from a major, multi-million pound refurbishment which involved re-designing several holes while all 63 bunkers were rebuilt in the traditional...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 28 June 2013
Sussex is the home of some top quality golf courses and fortunately many belong to the 2-FORE!-1 scheme and offer half-price golf with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here are a handful of Sussex’s 2-FORE!-1 finest: *Chartham Park – top 20-years-old Neil Coles parkland layout with sensational North Downs views. A must play. *Royal Ashdown Forest (West course) – Sits in the shadows of the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 27 June 2013
A brand new sport – FootGolf – comes to Croydon, Surrey, this Sunday! Hosted by popular local ‘Pay & Play’ golf club Addington Court GC, FootGolf kicks off just after Noon on Sunday 30th June with around 60 competitors expected to try this exciting and very addictive new sport. Organised by the UK FootGolf Association (UKFG), the sport’s governing body, this Sunday’s event...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 25 June 2013
Today’s Golfer Courses editor Kevin Brown has just returned from attending the official international opening of the brand new PGA National Russia course near Moscow. And what an exciting and impressive venue it is – on and off the course – and don’t surprised to see it staging prestigious, and that includes the main European Tour, in the not-too-distant future. The course, designed...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 25 June 2013
Six more top 2-FORE!-1 courses where you’re guaranteed bags of golfing thrills and spills and a round to remember… *Musselburgh Old Links, East Lothian, Scotland – If you enjoy your golfing history, you’ll love ancient Musselburgh to bits. The place is simply steeped in it. This is where golf first started: it’s officially recognised as the oldest golf course in the world...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 21 June 2013
Bristol’s Thornbury Golf Centre witnessed a five star performance in its Club Championship, won for the fifth consecutive year by Ian Wilkie. Extending his remarkable 100% record in the annual 36-hole competition, the two-handicapper recorded rounds of 69 and 71-gross to set the low target of two-under par in the clubhouse. Ian’s win wasn’t quite as comfortable as 2012’s victory when he...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 21 June 2013
Golfers across the south of England are being invited to take part in ‘probably the best open pairs competition in the world’ – and win a day’s golf on the West Course at Wentworth. Players of all abilities are set to flock to leading 2-FORE!-1 venue Dartmouth Golf & Country Club on Thursday July 11 to compete in the Carlsberg Open...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 21 June 2013
England’s Golf Coast is used to being in the spotlight but the focus on the area will intensify even further this summer when the country’s favourite golf destination plays host to a series of top amateur and professional events. The area is home to three Open Championship venues and no less than seven courses within the Top 100 Courses in the...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 21 June 2013
Visitors will get the first chance to view Perthshire’s newest golfing facility as Pitlochry Golf Club unveils its Academy and Golf Range this Sunday. Despite some path work still to be completed at the site, officials will open the facility to the public and members to view for the first time at the club’s Open Day. It is a major milestone for...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 20 June 2013
Golfers in West London will become avid rugby fans, this weekend and next. What’s at stake? Thousands of free golf range balls at the West London Golf Centre (www.westlondongolfcentre.com), near Northolt, if the Lions claim a series victory. If golfers enter the promotion before June the 29th and the Lions win, they’ll receive 200 free balls at the driving range. And one lucky golfer will...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 19 June 2013
Dorset has a wonderful variety of courses and fortunately many belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer seriously discounted golf. Here are the pick of the county’s classy crop of 2-FORE!-1 venues: *Dorset Golf & Country Club – This superb five star venue features 27 holes of testing golf amidst stunning scenery. The Lakeland layout is home to some attractively laid out greens, but...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 19 June 2013
UK golf course operator Glendale Golf continues an exciting start to the season as the doors open to a brand new clubhouse at London’s Richmond Park. The original Prince’s Course was opened in 1923 by HRH Prince of Wales and was heralded as a place where ‘artisans and royalty are equally welcome’. This statement reflected the modest £3 annual membership fee...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 19 June 2013
Anniversary celebrations at the award-winning St Mellion International Resort in Cornwall will reach a climax in July 2013 with a Festival of Golf and the launch of a special deal to celebrate 25 years of the resort’s famous Nicklaus Signature Course – which was voted ‘Best In The West’ by TG readers earlier this year. Golf’s most prolific major-winner, Jack Nicklaus,...