Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 15 November 2010
The region is rammed with quality golf courses and fortunately many of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 and therefore offer half-price green fees – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here’s six of North Yorkshire’s best 2-FORE!-1 tracks: *Bedale GC – simply one of the most scenic courses around. * Whitby GC – a cracking mix of parkland and clifftop holes. * Knaresborough GC – classy 90-years-old...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 12 November 2010
Golf du Médoc Hotel & Spa Resort has received global recognition after being named as the best golf resort in France at the prestigious World Travel Awards. The popular four-star resort near Bordeaux was named France’s Leading Golf Resort at a glittering awards ceremony in London – described by some as the travel industry’s equivalent to the Oscars. Golf du...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 12 November 2010
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa in St Andrews has been named in fifth position in the Top Resorts category for Europe in the prestigious Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards for 2010. “I’m absolutely delighted to see how well Scotland as a destination has fared in the Conde Nast Traveller’s Readers’ Choice Awards this year. We are personally...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 9 November 2010
A major West Country Golf and Leisure complex has been sold for an undisclosed sum to a Canadian entrepreneur. The 405 acre Roserrow Estate which spans the coast around Polzeath in one of North Cornwall’s most prestigious areas has a championship standard golf course designed by Ryder Cup golfer, David Feherty. The course has attracted a host of famous name players, including...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 9 November 2010
Legendary Scottish venue Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort, has so much confidence in its unusually mild climate that it is offering a guarantee to golfers staying in the hotel this winter. Situated just 50 miles from Glasgow on the breathtaking Ayrshire coast, Turnberry basks in warmer air from the northern extension of the Gulf Stream, so rarely sees the snow and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 November 2010
Arcos Gardens in Spain’s unspoilt Cadiz countryside province is a great place to stay and play, the superb Championship course being supported by classy practice facilities, luxury accommodation, a restaurant and bar and Spa. And the good news is that you can enjoy all this as part of a December and January Special Package which is as follows: * Four days stay in...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 8 November 2010
Sussex is a top place for 2-FORE!-1 Golf and in all boasts 16 participating venues offering half-price green fees – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course. Here’s six of the best not-to-be-missed 2-FORE!-1 courses in the East and West of the county: * Chichester GC – home of two 18 hole layouts, namely the Tower and Cathedral. * Mannings Heath GC (Kingfisher course)...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Sunday 7 November 2010
One of the UK’s most popular golf venues, The St Mellion International Resort in Cornwall, has scooped its first major award since a £20m refurbishment in 2009. In the 2010 Cornwall Tourism Awards presented by the Cornwall Development Company, St Mellion – the flagship of the Crown Golf group – won Silver in the prestigious ‘Large Hotel Of The Year’ category. The ceremony...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 6 November 2010
Crown Golf has sealed its largest ever commitment to junior golf development, with a £24,000 donation from its members to the Golf Foundation. In asking its members to contribute £2 per person when renewing their annual membership, the award-winning golf club owner & operator joins the R&A, the PGA, The European Tour and The Ryder Cup as one of the most...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 6 November 2010
Sir Nick Faldo was in the Kingdom of Cambodia recently to visit the site for his next golf course design project at the Vattanac Golf Resort in Phnom Penh. Vattanac Properties has appointed Faldo Design to create two 18-hole championship-standard golf courses that will sit at the heart of a luxury resort 15km from the centre of Cambodia’s capital. Six-time Major winner...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 4 November 2010
Popular Cheshire 2-FORE!-1 venue The Mere is currently undergoing a £15 million development which includes a luxury £4m Health Club and Spa due to be completed at the end of this year. It will also boast a 5 star Hotel that will consist of 81 bedrooms and is scheduled to open by 2012. Mere, near Knutsford and easily accessible from the M6 and...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 3 November 2010
The East Anglia region boasts many great golf courses and fortunately plenty of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 Golf and therefore offer half-price green fees…with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. They include classy stay and play venues such as Forest Pines (27 holes of quality tree-lined golf) in northern Lincolnshire and Thorpeness (James Braid heathland layout) close to the coast in scenic, rural Suffolk. Also well...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 28 October 2010
Looking for a great 2-FORE!-1 round this weekend? Then let us give you a helping hand: here’s a handful of top 2-FORE!-1 tracks where you’re guaranteed a great game for half the normal green fee rates – provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. * Wycombe Heights, Bucks – quality gently undulating parkland course. * Weymouth GC, Dorset – mature par-70 parkland track, a...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Thursday 28 October 2010
Saadiyat Beach Golf Course will once again host the Saadiyat Beach Classic Pro-Am in January 2011 after the event proved hugely successful this year. Last year the event was hosted by nine-time Major winner Gary Player and the South African will lead off an impressive field of well known personalities from the worlds of sport and entertainment on 25th January 2011. Last...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 27 October 2010
Since being launched by Honorary Captain Peter Alliss in March, the De Vere Club has been widely received by the golf industry and public across the UK. The De Vere Club aims to make golf more accessible, flexible and family friendly, in an attempt to stimulate participation and frequency of play amongst keen golfers who cannot justify a standard golf...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 27 October 2010
Thomson Perrett & Lobb – he golf course design practice founded by five-times Open Champion Peter Thomson with partners Ross Perrett and Tim Lobb – has been commissioned to design a new golf academy at Moscow’s Luzhniki Olympic Complex. The landmark development will introduce golf to Europe’s largest sports centre, venue of the 1980 Olympics and 2008 Champions League...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 26 October 2010
Surrey boasts some of the best courses in the land and fortunately a good many of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price green fees – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here are six of Surrey’s 2-FORE!-1 best: *Addington Court – one of the best municipal venues around and the home of two 18 hole layoputs. *Coulsdon Manor Hotel & GC – another outstanding...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 23 October 2010
The Ireland Golf Tour Operators Association has voted Lough Erne Resort in County Fermanagh “IGTOA Golf Resort of the Year” – just one year after opening The Faldo Championship Course to widespread acclaim. Ireland’s newest golf destination was the unanimous first choice of 16 IGTOA Tour Operators on the Executive Board, with Lough Erne beating off intense competition from 25 of...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 21 October 2010
Kent, the Garden of England, is a 2-FORE!-1 stronghold and boasts over 20 excellent courses offering half-price green fees – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here’s six of the very best: * Redlibbets – superb par-72 parkland layout. * Walmer & Kingsdown – top clifftop track with stunning views. * Cobtree Manor Park – short-but-classy par-69 municipal parkland. * Canterbury – stunning Harry Colt-designed parkland. * Tudor...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 20 October 2010
Sister properties Brocket Hall and the London Capital Club will be cementing their family ties next week by launching a new, combined membership tailor-made to appeal to the corporate community. The Corporate Advantage Membership (CAM) has been specifically designed with corporate entertaining and business travel in mind and has been created to address the challenging economic climate. It is the only...