Written by TG Courses Editor on Thursday 7 August 2008
Crazy golf in the UK is poised to reach new heights at Jurassic Encounter, an action-packed adventure golf experience due to open on August 15th. Located at New Malden’s ‘World of Golf’ in Surrey, Jurassic Encounter is a thrilling 18-hole course, complete with roaring mechanical dinosaurs, man-made ‘primeval’ caves, cascading waterfalls and lush vegetation – all set within a half acre...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 29 July 2008
Tunisia is a red-hot golfing destination in more ways than one and soon you can mix the royal and the ancient on the country’s newest golf course, The Residence which opens in November. The year-round temperate climate makes Tunisia a superb golfing destination. Another big bonus is that it’s only a two and a half hour flight from London. The spectacular five-star hotel...
Written by TG courses editor on Friday 25 July 2008
As part of Dunston Hall’s continual development, De Vere’s renowned Norfolk golf course and resort has embarked upon a significant course improvement programme. The Dunston Hall team have begun working on the replacement and upgrading of the greens and the re-engineering of the irrigation system to compliment the new greens. The new greens that have been installed create a better playing experience for...
Written by by TG staff writer on Thursday 24 July 2008
…No Donald Trump’s long-running Aberbeen links project hasn’t yet been given the green light but a prestigious first-class resort – designed to equal Turnberry, Prestwick and Troon – has and is set to change the face of North Ayrshire as part of a multi-million pounds regeneration project. It appears that ‘The Donald’ has been looking on the wrong side of Scotland to turn...
Written by TG Instruction editor on Friday 11 July 2008
Have you ever wondered where it’s all going wrong on the golf course? If so the fault fix golf score card below will help you get to the bottom of the issues quickly. Download the PDF and print it out and you can take it out on the golf course the next time you play to record every shot you take. On...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 3 July 2008
For only the sixth time in 600 years of history a new golf course has opened at St Andrews Links, the Home of Golf. The Castle Course was opened by the Duke of York at a special ceremony attended by around 150 leading figures from the world of golf and from golf clubs and organisations in St Andrews. Continuing a line which...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 11 June 2008
David Scott, who has established an outstanding nationwide reputation as both player and administrator, has been appointed Course Manager at The Duke’s attached to the Old Course Hotel Golf Resort & Spa. As a player he represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 1990 PGA Cup Match against the American club professionals at Kiawah Island in South Carolina and was previously...
Written by Richard Green, Golf World on Thursday 15 May 2008
The eagerly-anticipated Castle Course in St Andrews is due to open next month – but Golf World has been given an exclusive sneak preview. Travel Editor Richard Green played the St Andrews Castle Course last week, and says the layout lives up to expectations. He said: “It might be the seventh member of the St Andrews Links Trusts’ family, but...
Written by TG and Golf World live from Augusta on Tuesday 1 April 2008
As part of Today’s Golfer anf Golf World’s Masters 2008 build up special we want to kicks things off with the inside track on how the pros will be attempting to conquer Augusta National from April 10th. And for the first time ever the caddie of current Masters champion Zach Johnson has opened up their personal course notes used to help Zach win...
Written by Today's Golfer starr writer on Wednesday 31 October 2007
Playgolf Northwick Park, which opened in 2006 with a unique 6-hole layout featuring replicas of famous golf holes from around the world, is to be extended to nine holes and will become a permanent PowerPlay Golf centre. Following extensive feedback from golfers who have played the 6-hole Majors Course at Playgolf Northwick Park in the last 18 months, Peter McEvoy, one...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 25 October 2007
A colony of long-eared bats is unlikely to delay the construction of a new £100m hotel complex at St Mellion International Hotel, Golf & Country Club in Cornwall. Plans for the Crown Golf course near Saltash include the demolition of the existing hotel, where the bats are hibernating in the roof space. Although some work is due to start at the site...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 18 October 2007
Crown Golf has announced a new addition to its impressive portfolio of clubs with the purchase of one of the country’s most successful ‘Pay-and-Play’ courses: Pine Ridge GC, in Surrey. The superb 18 hole, 6,400 yard par 72 golf course is set within a mature pine forest at Frimley, Camberley, and appears regularly in independent surveys as one of the UK’s...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 17 September 2007
From 2008 the European Tour Qualifying School will be heading north of the border for the first time in its history, as Dundonald Links on the stunning Ayrshire coastline has been confirmed by The European Tour as the first ever Scottish golf course to host Pre-Qualifying Stage 1. Dundonald Links, situated near the legendary golfing town of Troon is a classic...
Written by Courses editor Kevin Brown on Friday 6 July 2007
Four avid golfers recently conducted a St Andrews golfing marathon – the four-ball played all ten of the Home of Golf’s courses within 24 hours. The dedicated golfers – Graeme Dawson, Golf and Leisure Sales Manager at Fairmont St Andrews, Alasdair Love and Scott Finlayson from Scotland for Golf and Gary Davidson (Ladies Golf Union (LGU)) – played 171 holes, 61,000 yards and a par of...
Written by Courses editor Kevin Brown on Tuesday 3 July 2007
Everybody loves playing par 3s. They’re short but usually sweet…but very often downright tough and demanding. First looks can deceive and there’s no doubt par 3s can lull golfers into a deadly false sense of security. They can be serious card wreckers and in the October issue of Today’s Golfer we’ll be revealing Britain’s most fearsome short uns. We expect Carnoustie’s intimidating...
Written by Ashburnham Golf Club, Course News on Friday 29 June 2007
Ashburnham Golf Club has been given a double reason to celebrate after being chosen to host two of the most prestigious amateur tournaments in Wales. The Carmarthenshire course has beaten off competition from a strong list of contenders to be selected by the Golf Union of Wales (GUW) as a future venue for the Welsh Open Strokeplay Championship – the union’s...
Written by Courses editor Kevin Brown on Friday 15 June 2007
Retief Goosen may be struggling to find his best form on the course at the moment but things are going well for the South African off course: he’s rapidly making a name for himself in the world of golf course design. The ‘Goose’ has already designed four courses in South Africa and one in Korea but his best yet could be his...
Written by Kevin Brown, Courses Editor on Tuesday 5 June 2007
Six-time Major cham Nick Faldo was in Turkey last week to officially open one of his “best courses” – the 27-hole Cornelia Golf Club near Belek, in Southern Turkey. It’s Faldo’s first design project in the eastern Mediterranean and consists of three separate nine-hole loops, Cornelia is built on a vast ridge of sand dunes, and threads its way through...
Written by Kevin Brown, Courses Editor on Wednesday 30 May 2007
Thirty years after opening, England’s most famous golf course – The Brabazon at The Belfry – is undergoing one of the most significant revamps of its life. Changes are currently being made to the spectacular Ryder Cup course in a determined bid to make it even better…and tougher, specially with the superstars competing in the Quinn Direct British Masters in September...
Written by Courses editor Kevin Brown on Wednesday 9 May 2007
They say every picture tells a story. But that’s not strictly accurate you know: not as far as this superb collection of images of this summer’s Open venue Carnoustie are concerned anyway. The photos – shot by top Getty Images golf ‘snapper’ Dave Cannon – were captured over a few balmy, late summer days in 2006 when Carnoustie was at its...