Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 21 January 2010
Oulton Hall has appointed Chris Ashton as the new Academy Manager at its award winning Nike Golf Academy. Ashton joins Oulton Hall with a wealth of experience in coaching and club fitting and will take on club fitting responsibilities at the resort’s leading Golf Academy, which boasts a state-of-the-art 360˚ Fitting Suite and has recently been updated with the latest...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 21 January 2010
Northampton is conveniently located just off the M1 in the East Midlands and has some outstanding 2-FORE!-1 GOLF venues nearby. Several excellent 2-FORE!-1 courses can be found within a short drive of the town centre including the impressive heathland track of Brampton Heath and the par-71 parkland layout of Staverton Park at Daventry. Other mature parkland courses well worth considering are Kingsthorpe...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 20 January 2010
The stunning Carrick on Loch Lomond golf course has renewed its sponsorship agreement with 1999 Open Champion and multiple European Tour winner, Paul Lawrie, for the 2010 season. The 5-star resort, which includes the award winning Cameron House hotel, recently voted Scotland’s best golf resort hotel at the annual Golf Tourism Scotland awards ceremony, has employed Lawrie as its ‘Touring...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 18 January 2010
The historic university city of Oxford isn’t just a seat of learning you know – the place is surrounded by top quality golf courses with many of them in the highly popular 2-FORE!-1 scheme. Among those who belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price green fees (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher) are a whole host of splendid parkland tracks including par-71 Brailes and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 15 January 2010
The Wiltshire town of Swindon has so much going for it when it comes to quality golf …and top 2-FORE!-1 venues in particular. Just down the road (the M4) you’ll discover the stunning stay and play venues of Bowood Golf & Country and the Manor House at nearby Castle Combe – both superb parkland layouts with outstanding off-course accommodation and facilities. You’ll...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 14 January 2010
Popular 2-FORE!-1 venue Galgorm Castle will host Northern Ireland’s first-ever PGA EuroPro tour event which is scheduled to take place at the Ballymena venue from June 21-25th. This is a major boost for Galgorm Castle which offers half-price green fees throughout the week within 2-FORE!-1 – provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher.Normal green fees are £40 in midwek and £50 at...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 13 January 2010
The 18 hole course at Ely City GC was designed by Henry Cotton and built by Alex Swan in the early 70s. Now the second and third generation Swans in the profession, Howard and William, return to the famous Cambridgeshire cathedral city to help the club take the course forward into the next decade. Over those 37 years of its existence, the course has...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 13 January 2010
Greetham Valley Hotel, Golf and Conference Centre, just off the A1 in the county of Rutland, is going from strength to strength. The past twelve months have been the busiest ever, with the result that managing director Robert Hinch has felt confident enough to invest in a brand new gym facility which opened in time for the post-Christmas rush to get fit! Key...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 13 January 2010
After reporting record-breaking figures for 2009, leading UK golf travel company Golfbreaks.com predicts this year will be a golden time for consumers looking for exciting deals, new golf destinations and closer-to-home UK breaks. Last year 134,000 golfers booked with Golfbreaks.com – a 22% increase over the previous 12 months – and chief executive, Andrew Stanley, is already confident 2010...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 12 January 2010
Instead of allowing the current dodgy icy weather to stop play, most of the Club Company’s golf courses have created six hole courses in the snow for members to play on. Dressed for the conditions and armed with fluorescent golf balls, members embraced the weather and the challenge of the snowy courses. Thierry Delsol, Chief Executive said:”This has been a great opportunity to...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 12 January 2010
The Nicklaus Course at St Mellion International has proved itself a serious test of ability and endurance for pro’s and hackers alike over the years. And now, following an extensive £20m refurbishment St Mellion International Resort, is fully ready to host a major European Tour event once again, and will stage the prestigious English Open from 2011 to 2015. For the past...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 11 January 2010
The East Midlands city of Derby and surrounding area has some quality golf courses and fortunately many of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 GOLF. Among those are the excellent stay and play venues of Marriott Breadsall Priory and Morley Hayes, the former offering two contrasting 18 hole courses (Priory and Moorland). The well established parkland track of Chesterfield is another layout which is...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 11 January 2010
Golfers booking their 2010 breaks early can take advantage of free nights at La Manga Club thanks to the prestigious Spanish resort’s new promotions. Early birds booking for May half-term (May 24-June 5) or the summer school holidays (July 24-August 21) before February 28, can book seven nights for the price of five in both the five-star Hotel La Manga Club...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 8 January 2010
Not even snow can stop play at Suffolk course Ufford Park. Ufford Park is certainly living up to its reputation as being a top year-round venue capable of beating virtually anything the elements can throw at it. “We have been voted in the UK’s top winter courses for the last four years, due to our excellent natural drainage. “Today we had different obstacles to overcome,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 31 December 2009
You can start the new year in style at top North Yorkshire venue Rudding Park – FREE golf is up for grabs there during January and February! Book eight or more golfers to visit Rudding in summer or autumn 2010 and your group will be eligible to receive the cracking deal below – including free golf on the superb Repton short...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 23 December 2009
Don’t know where to go for your winter 2-FORE!-1 golfing ‘fix?’ Then head west, south west to be precise, and you’ll be spoilt for choice. There are some outstanding 2-FORE!-1 GOLF venues in this region and even better news is that many are playable throughout the year…apart from when several inches of snow and ice descend on them of course! So provided they’re...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 23 December 2009
PGA Catalunya Resort, venue of the 2009 Spanish Open and European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage, has been ranked the number six golf course in Continental Europe, in a revised listing published today. Top 100 Courses, the online course rankings group, has updated its European rankings and elevated the resort’s Stadium Course into the Top 10, making it the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 22 December 2009
Scotland of course is widely recognised as the Home of Golf so its probably no real surprise that there are some fantastic 2-FORE!-1 GOLF venues in and around the capital of Edinburgh. In fact just outside the great city you’ll find the Old Course at Musselburgh Links, officially recognised as the oldest golf course in the world and amazingly offering half-price...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 22 December 2009
Here are the 2-FORE!-1 golfing angels of the north – courses where you’re guaranteed a game (as soon as the snow has cleared off of course) whatever time of the year. Yes, come rain or shine (but obviously not snow and ice!) there’s every chance you’ll be able to tee it up at these magnificent seven 2-FORE!-1 GOLF venues, all of...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 21 December 2009
Following the success of phase one, Ripon City Golf Club has implemented the next stage of Swan Golf Designs’ renovation recommendations over the Autumn of 2009. Since being appointed in the summer of 2008 to formulate a long-term plan for the club, SGD have overseen improvements to three holes whilst carrying out more detailed research into the possibilities of enhancing...