Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 17 March 2009
Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course, has been awarded the Guinness World Record for as the “Oldest Golf Course in the World”. The official world record is documented as: “The Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course, in Musselburgh, Scotland, UK, is the oldest golf course in the world. Documentary evidence proves that golf was played on Musselburgh Links as early as 2...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 12 March 2009
The Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club, Warwicks, has just launched a fantastic ‘Golf Day Special’ offer to celebrate completion of an extensive £5 million renovation programme to its hotel and golf facilities. This special offer of £55 per person includes; unlimited golf, coffee and bacon roll upon arrival, driving range token to use at the golf academy and a...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 11 March 2009
The Park Course at Goodwood will be the scene of a sports celebrity ‘Nearest the Pin’ shoot out next Monday (March 16) as Golf At Goodwood announces that the Park Course is opening to casual green fee golfers. The course officially opens to the public on Saturday April 4th, but the shoot out has been created to set a target for...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 11 March 2009
FREE golf is up for grabs at Scotland’s world-famous Gleneagles resort in Scotland between Sunday March 22-26 and Sunday March 29-April 2. Book a night at the five star Perthshire venue from £250 per room and you can play as much golf as you can get in. Gleneagles is the home of three stunning 18n hole layouts, namely the King’s Course, the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 11 March 2009
Don’t know where to get some golfing action this weekend? Let us give you a helping hand. The new season may still be weeks away but here’s 10 tracks which are guaranteed to give you a good game…whatever the weather may be throwing at them! These little beauties are all located by the coast so benefit from great natural drainage, making...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 10 March 2009
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa has launched a ‘Suite Golf’ package that offers guaranteed tee times on world-famous St Andrews’ Old Course. Whilst indulging their passion for golf, visitors can enjoy life in a luxury suite at the five-star Old Course Hotel, which enjoys a unique location overlooking the 17th Road Hole of the Old Course. In addition...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 10 March 2009
The Marriott St Pierre Hotel & Country Club, venue of the 1996 Solheim Cup and numerous European Tour events has announced a fantastic ‘Spring Stay & Play’ offer for golfers. This special offer for £99 is available Monday-Sunday from 1st April – 31st May 2009 and includes 1 night Dinner, Bed & Breakfast plus one round of golf on the championship...
Written by TG Courses Editor on Friday 6 March 2009
TOPS FOR VALUE Five not-to-be-missed courses in the East & Midlands… *Thorpeness Hotel & GC, Suffolk A classic James Braid heathland course close to the coast and is an absolute joy to play – whatever time of the year! *Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbys It’s in the heart of the Peak District and is one of England’s most scenic courses. There’s plenty of water hazards around, including Combs...
Written by TG Courses Editor on Thursday 5 March 2009
TOPS FOR VALUE Five not-to-be-missed stay & play venues which will do you proud – on and off the course… * Patshull Park, Shropshire On course: You’ll find a splendid mature parkland course – designed by John Jacobs – flanked by lots of towering timber so make sure you keep it straight…with every club in the bag! Off course: There are 49 rooms all...
Written by TG Courses Editor on Wednesday 4 March 2009
TOPS FOR VALUE Five not-to-be-missed courses that have been good enough to stage some major tournaments down the years… *The Vale Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort, Sth Glamorgan, Wales The home of the par 73 Wales National course, a modern monster of a course. It opened in 2003 and has already staged Europro and Challenge Toyur events plus the FIRSTPLUS Wales senior Open...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 4 March 2009
TOPS FOR VALUE Five not-to-be-missed courses in the West… * Dainton Park, Devon You’ve probably never heard of this place but delightful Dainton offers a terrific parkland test of golf and you’ll adore the par-3 8th hole with its virtual island green. * Wells, Somerset Not as big as the town’s famous cathedral but it gives it a good run for its money!It’s not long...
Written by TG Courses Editor on Wednesday 4 March 2009
At last the new golf season is fast-approaching and to mark the occasion Today’s Golfer has hand-picked nearly a hundred of the best value courses in the land. The courses are all in the highly popular 2-FORE!-1 scheme which offers half-price golf at nearly one thousand venues all over Britain & Ireland. And there’s bound to be at least one near you...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 2 March 2009
Plans for a world-class golf course – backed by Ryder Cup ace Darren Clarke – that could position an Angus holiday village as a premier golf tourism destination have just been unveiled. Planning permission is to be sought by Mike Forbes, the local entrepreneur behind the successful Forbes of Kingennie country resort, to create the 18-hole championship golf course development. A world-class Golf...
Written by TG Courses editor on Sunday 1 March 2009
The 80-year-old championship golf course at Surrey’s Kingswood Golf and Country Club is currently undergoing a whole-scale redevelopment that, when finished, will bring it firmly up to date as a superb all-round test for the modern golfer. As part of a major programme of investment by the club’s owners, the original James Braid course is being renovated under the direction of...
Written by TG staff writer on Friday 27 February 2009
Oceânico’s Amendoeira Golf Resort in the Algarve has been subject to early rave reviews from both the world’s media and visiting guests alike. With two championship courses – one designed by Nick Faldo and the other by Christy O’Connor Jnr – alongside a wealth of sporting and leisure amenities, Amendoeira has now opened a fully equipped state of the art...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 26 February 2009
The world-famous Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire is offering golfers the chance to purchase a tee time for just £299 for up to four golfers – a saving of up to £321! With three of the finest 18-hole championship courses in Scotland – the King’s, Queen’s Course and PGA Centenary (venue for the 2014 Ryder Cup) – Gleneagles offers a memorable golfing encounter. The...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 26 February 2009
The most eagerly anticipated new golf course to open in the North of England in the last 20 years has announced it is now taking applications for membership. Rockliffe Hall is a new five-star hotel, golf and spa resort development based in Hurworth, near Darlington in County Durham, and its three levels of membership have now been launched to the public.
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 24 February 2009
Swan Golf Designs’ dramatic transformation of East Berkshire Golf Club is under way in what promises to be a natural and distinctive rejuvenation of the course. Howard Swan’s plans will bring the course into the 21st century, making its layout more suited to the modern game whilst retaining the character and intent of the original architect’s design. The broad aim of the...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 24 February 2009
Expert View: Eoin Arthurs, East of Ireland Champion The area in and around Dublin has got dozens of great courses, it really is a superb place to play. Portmarnock Old is probably my favourite because it’s such a fair test of golf. I was a student member there and just loved the fact that good shots were rewarded and bad ones...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 23 February 2009
Troon Golf has been selected to manage the prestigious Flaxby Country Club, situated between Harrogate and York and only 30 minutes from Leeds. Flaxby Country Club is set to become one of the premier golf clubs and leisure venues in the UK. Plans were recently unveiled by a York-based developer – The Skelwith Group – to build the area’s largest luxury hotel...