Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 March 2010
With golf clubs up and down the country reporting diminishing memberships it’s refreshing to hear of one that’s bucking the trend. Dudsbury Golf Club in Ferndown, near Bournemouth and Poole had 250 members four years ago before it was sold. Now it boasts 660 members, each paying £936 a year for full membership and £705 for 5-day ones. Current owners...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 March 2010
Carnoustie is offering golfers the opportunity to step back in time and retrace the path the legendary Ben Hogan took en route to winning the 1953 Open with the launch of a fantastic value “Carnoustie Hogan Trail” package. Available from April 1st – October 31st 2010, this once in a life time offer promises to be the ultimate golf experience. For just...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 March 2010
This year’s final of the Single Figure Golfer (SFG) Challenge Tour is to be hosted by the stunning Cornish links of Trevose on October 18-20. Following on from last year’s success with the amateurs securing victory over the pro’s, the 2010 SFG Challenge Tour, again in partnership with Srixon, sees amateur golfers from across the country (with a handicap of under...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 March 2010
Hull is a great port of call, excuse the pun, for 2-FORE!-1 voucher holders. You’ll find a cluster of cracking 2-FORE!-1 courses around the bustling coastal city including the wonderful 27-hole heathland complex of Forest Pines – most Premier League teams stay here when they’re playing Hull at the KC Stadium. The open exposed clifftop links of Flamborough Head GC offers a...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 March 2010
A new major golf resort in the eastern Algarve has been given the status of Project of Potential National Interest by the Portuguese authorities. This status recognises Quinta do Vale’s privileged location, environmental sustainability, commitment to energy efficiency and generation of wealth for the local economy. Quinta do Vale provides two low-density living options – 66 plots for substantial single family villas...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 March 2010
Stunning Buckinghamshire venue Stoke Park has created the ideal Fathers Day gift for golfing enthusiasts everywhere. You can treat your dad to a round of golf on the Championship golf course that played host to the iconic Goldfinger where the famous one to one battle between Goldfinger and James Bond took place. Make it an even more indulgent treat and stay...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 March 2010
Spain is battling to stage the Ryder Cup for the second time…on a brand new course which will be made especially for the bi-annual event. The Royal Spanish Golf Federation today confirmed that Valdeloshielos Finca Tres Cantos will be the venue for the 2018 Ryder Cup… if Madrid is chosen to host the Europe v USA clash in eight years time. The area on...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 8 March 2010
2-FORE!-1 GOLF – the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in golf – can literally save golfers several hundred pounds this season. This is definitely no exaggeration as you’ll discover when you pick up the next issue of Today’s Golfer magazine which spotlights over 100 2-FORE!-1 venues where you can make a fantastic grand total saving of nearly four-and-a-half grand! All...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 5 March 2010
The new golfing season thankfully isn’t too far away now… so it makes good sense to stock up with those precious 2-FORE!-1 GOLF vouchers. The vouchers are the passport to half-price green fees at just over 1,000 courses up and down the country, guaranteeing golfers great deals at great courses. 2-FORE!-1 is the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 March 2010
Starting this month, husband and wife catering team Carolyn and Alan Henderson are aiming to turn golfers into gourmets at Crail Golfing Society’s refurbished clubhouse. Hitting the ground running, they have already introduced a brand new daytime menu to tempt both members’ and visitors’ palates, and brought in a new computerised ordering system to speed up service. Later this month, a Sunday...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 March 2010
Tom Godwin, Head Professional at Rockliffe Hall, the north-east’s newest golf destination, is launching an innovative teaching concept in the region this season which is expected to significantly improve the play of club golfers at all levels. The 32 year old Englishman, who has more than 12 years teaching experience at some of the best-known venues in the country, is one...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 March 2010
The Vigia Group, the award-winning luxury resort developer, has announced some unbeatable packages for this Easter holiday. The superb family packages include accommodation at either the golf village (Quinta da Encosta Velha) at the multi award-winning Parque da Floresta Golf and Leisure Resort or at The View, Vigia’s new luxury boutique beach resort – all from as little as €39 per...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 3 March 2010
De Vere Slaley Hall has welcomed world class championship golf in recent years and has appointed Steve McNally as Head Teaching Professional to continue the successful development of the teaching facilities and golf academy at the leading Northumberland resort. With over 30 years experience as a PGA Professional McNally brings a wealth of knowledge to the role, which will see him...
Written by By Courses editor on Wednesday 3 March 2010
Leading golf travel company Golfbreaks.com is giving golfers an exclusive chance to play on The Celtic Manor Resort’s Twenty Ten Course before it temporarily shuts its doors to stage The Ryder Cup in September. Golfbreaks.com has secured tee times from September 1 to September 5, 2010, to give its customers the ultimate Ryder Cup preview, playing the same mint...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 3 March 2010
From 29th March to the 5th April, Oceânico Golf is giving golfers the chance to play any of their seven golf courses at an unbelievable discount for Easter. If you book a round between the aforementioned dates after midday you will receive a 9 hole rate for 18 holes. But not only this, you will also receive: *Complimentary buggy (2 pax sharing) *Complimentary set...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 3 March 2010
Television star Dennis Waterman and snooker ace and commentator Willie Thorne will head a celebrity line-up when the Chateau des Vigiers Pairs Challenge takes place in the south-west of France this summer. Some of the top names in sport and showbusiness will gather at Chateau des Vigiers Hotel Golf and Country Club, situated in France’s Purple Perigord region, for the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 2 March 2010
Aberdeen, in north-east Scotland, is great golfing country and boasts some of the best courses in Britain. It’s also a 2-FORE!-1 stronghold which means you’re guaranteed a quality round of golf for half the normal green fee – provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course. The Granite City boasts some stunning links layouts and among them is the dramatic, quirky, short-but-sweet...
Written by Jamie Patton on Wednesday 17 February 2010
Wednesday 17th February It’s been a few weeks since you last heard from us and, needless to say, a lot has happened. First, thankfully, we’re still alive. And still enjoying every bit of our whacky odyssey. Second, we have played another handful of superb courses (which I’ll get to soon). Third, the pattern that began on Day 1 – that is, of meeting fantastic people everywhere we...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 February 2010
Today’s Golfer is paying homage to golfers scoring an ace by forming a brand new Hole-in-One Club. The TG Hole-in-One Club idea came about following the feature in the latest issue of Today’s Golfer in which four amateur golfers made a bold bid for ace glory on the superb par-3 15th hole on the Ocean Course at Vale do Lobo in...
Written by TG Courses Editor on Tuesday 16 February 2010
Sir Nick Faldo has announced that the Faldo Series has signed a three-year Major Partnership deal with the acclaimed new Lough Erne Resort in Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The deal means the Lough Erne Resort will be designated as the Home of the Faldo Series and the Resort’s award-winning 7,167-yard Faldo Course will host the Faldo Series Grand Final in 2010,...