Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 24 November 2011
Here are some more great 2-FORE!-1 courses you can play for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. * Dalmahoy, near Edinburgh – top Marriott venue with two excellent 18-hole layouts including the stunningly demanding East Course. *Morley Hayes, Derbyshire – splendid all-round venue with the main 18-hole parkland course supported by a neat nine holer. *The Roxburghe, Scottish Boders – magical Dave Thomas track...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 22 November 2011
The north east – and Northumberland in particular – is a great place to tee it up for half-price golf with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. The county has a healthy crop of fantastic courses and fortunately many belong to 2-FORE!-1 and therefore offer half-price green fees, including top European Tour venue Slaley Hall. Others well worth paying a visit include: *Longhirst Hall – splendid...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 22 November 2011
Surrey-based Windlesham GC has formed an affinity with Porsche Design which will see it being the first golf club in England to stock Porsche Design sportswear and accessories. Committed to delivering the highest quality service to its existing 630 members, the club will be the only pro shop in the country to sell the high-end, bespoke brand of products from Porsche...
Written by TG Courses & Travel editor on Monday 21 November 2011
Scotland – the Home of Golf – celebrated a double triumph at the recent 2012 IAGTO Golf Travel Awards at the Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa in Belek, Turkey. Established in 2000, the 12th annual IAGTO Awards ceremony took place at the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) and saw Fife emerge Europe’s top golf destination while Fairmont St Andrews, just...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 17 November 2011
The Algarve Promotion Bureau is delighted to announce that the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) has selected the Algarve to host IGTM 2012. Next year’s exhibition will be the 15th edition of the world’s premier global event for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media and is to take place from 12th – 15th November 2012 at the Tivoli Marina Hotel...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 17 November 2011
Finding the right Christmas gift can prove to be a real challenge, but this year Leaderboard Golf has the perfect solution for all golf enthusiasts. Two Leaderboard golf courses –The Oxfordshire and Dale Hill – have teamed up with a renowned landscape photographer, John Mundy, to produce some truly stunning panoramic scenes of their championship courses. Any golf lover will be drawn to...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 16 November 2011
Leading UK golf travel company Golfbreaks.com has seen a 25% increase in golfers booking 2012 holidays and short breaks, newly released figures highlight. During September and October, UK golfers planning 2012 group bookings snapped up Golfbreaks.com holidays and short breaks which, for the special two-month promotional period, were supported by a range of great value add-ons, cash discounts and top-quality, free...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 16 November 2011
Abu Dhabi has unveiled its new ‘Golf in Abu Dhabi’ initiative – an umbrella marketing, communications, product packaging and distribution platform designed to increase the emirate’s penetration of the lucrative golf tourism segment. The launch, spearheaded by Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), came at the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) in Antalya, Turkey. Developed in partnership with golf clubs and relevant stakeholders...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 15 November 2011
Struggling to make the best possible use of that precious 2-FORE!-1 voucher? Here are six more classy 2-FORE!-1 tracks which guarantee a round to savour… *Canterbury, Kent – top Harry Colt layout, one of the best inland venues in the county. *Thorpe Wood, Cambs – one of the best, busiest and longest municipal courses around. *Kendal, Cumbria – short but testing scenic course boasting...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 14 November 2011
2-FORE!-1 is king in Yorkshire where you’ll find both quantity and quality venues offering half-price golf (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher) – particularly in the North of the White Rose county. Top 2-FORE!-1 North Yorks tracks include seaside layouts Scarborough South Cliff and Whitby, both impressive clifftop and parkland combinations, and the excellent stay and play venue of Rudding Park just outside...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 11 November 2011
That’s right, join The Carrick on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond right away and you’ll receive free golf until February 29, 2012, as well as many other benefits. Membership of this prestigious Scottish club costs £295 a year though this special offer is only limited to the first 25 newcomers who will automatically become members of the De Vere Club –...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 10 November 2011
Oceânico has unveiled a selection of tremendous value winter stay and play packages at its stunning Amendoeira Golf Resort in the Algarve, Portugal. All packages include golf on both the Oceânico Faldo and Oceânico O’Connor Jnr. championship courses, accommodation in a luxury Amendoeira apartment, breakfast each morning, complimentary buggy and club hire, 50% discount on golf shoe rental and free use...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 10 November 2011
Haven’t a clue where to use that 2-FORE!-1 voucher? Let us give you a helping hand…here’s six more of 2-FORE!-1s finest where you can tee it up in style – and for half-price with a voucher of course! *Montrose, Angus, Scotland – the Medal is a classic traditional links just down the coast from Carnoustie. *Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales – believed to be...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 8 November 2011
It’s the seventh and final day in our Society Deal of the Day feature – fantastic society offers up for grabs via leading online booking service Teeofftimes. The last top society deal is based on the splendid Mentmore G&CC, near Lighton Buzzard, Beds, home of two quality 18-hole courses and is as follows: 18 holes and a light lunch from £24.95pp (1...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 8 November 2011
You’ll find some excellent 2-FORE!-1 venues in the East Midlands and in Robin Hood’s county of Nottinghamshire in particular. Here are six of the best – top tracks offering half-price golf with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *College Pines GC – fine heathland layout near Worksop and always playable. * The Nottinghamshire G&CC (formerly Cotgrave Place) – just outside Nottingham and the home of...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 7 November 2011
It’s day 6 in our Society Deal of the Day feature – fantastic society offers up for grabs via leading online booking service Teeofftimes. Today’s top society deal is at the superb The Oxfordshire, a former European Tour venue near Thame. The deal is as follows: Coffee, bacon rolls, 18 holes and a one-course meal from £55pp.
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 5 November 2011
It’s day 4 in our Society Deal of the Day feature – fantastic society offers up for grabs via leading online booking service Teeofftimes. Today’s top society deal is at the sensational The Carrick on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland of course. The deal is as follows: * Coffee, bacon rolls and 18 holes from £29 per person. Click here to book your society...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 4 November 2011
Don’t know where to use that 2-FORE!-1 voucher? Here’s six more of the best 2-FORE!-1 courses where you can play in style…and for half-price! *Mere G&CC, Cheshire – classy Braid layout, justifiably dubbed the ‘Wentworth of the North.’ *Forest of Arden, Warwicks – the Arden is a top-notch parkland track which has hosted several European Tour events. *Pleasington, Lancs – widely regarded as...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 4 November 2011
It’s day 3 in our Society Deal of the Day feature – fantastic society offers up for grabs via leading online booking service Teeofftimes. Today’s top society deal is at the superb Robert Trent Jones-designed Moor Allerton in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and is as follows: * Coffee, bacon rolls and 18 holes from £20 per person (1 in 12 go free). Click here...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 3 November 2011
Norfolk is the home of some of the best golf in the country…and fortunately many of the county’s leading venues belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price golf (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher). In fact there’s around ten 2-FORE!-1 Norfolk venues and they include top stay and plays De Vere Dunston Hall and Marriott Sprowston Manor, both just outside county capital Norwich. Also well worth...