Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 31 January 2012
This year promises to be another amazing season on the European Tour, with the race for Ryder Cup places heating up and more strength in depth than ever before. There are a host of world class players among the list of favourites, but who do you think will top the 2012 Race to Dubai?...
Written by Gary Wolstenholme on Friday 27 January 2012
Friday 27th January Well it feels like an age ago since we finished the 2011 season but personally it was a fantastic year and finishing fourth on the European Senior Tour Order of Merit was certainly the highlight. I was disappointed that I couldn’t notch up another victory adding to my Casa Serena title at the end of 2010, but nonetheless, it...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 26 January 2012
Top golfing personalities Darren Clarke, the reigning Open champion, Sir Nick Faldo and Peter Alliss are backing the UK’s biggest charity golf event, challenging golfers to tackle four 18 hole courses in just one epic day! Teeing off at sunrise on the longest Friday of the year, 22 June, each team of four will need to play 72 holes in...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 24 January 2012
England Golf and Fuller’s London Pride have announced an extension to the current partnership that will see Fuller’s London Pride continue as the Official Beer of England Golf until 2016. Since the partnership was formed in 2006, London Pride has supported a number of key initiatives at club level throughout England, including title sponsorship of the EGU Gold Medal, the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 18 January 2012
Golf clubs and courses up and down the country are being invited to take part in the inaugural Macmillan Big Golf Drive scheduled to take place on Friday August 24. Around the country golf clubs and golfers will club together and put on all kinds of events to raise money for people affected by cancer. Says Macmillan Golf Programme Manager Claire Driscoll:...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 17 January 2012
Following the merger of the English Golf Union and the English Women’s Golf Association on New Year’s Day, John Petrie has been appointed as the Chief Executive of the new organisation, England Golf. The decision to appoint John Petrie, who was previously Chief Executive of the English Golf Union, in the role was ratified at the first meeting of the new...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 12 January 2012
Now there is no avoiding Friday 13th as 2012 holds the maximum number any given calendar year can have and it could be argued that the two in 2013 are even more unlucky! However, for brides and grooms at the world-famous Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa in St Andrews, the day will be far from unlucky. To celebrate this...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 6 January 2012
Capitalising on an unseasonably mild winter, Teeofftimes.co.uk, the UK’s largest tee-time booking service, enjoyed a hugely successful festive period with almost 3,000 rounds of golf being booked between Christmas Day and December 28th. More than 350 rounds were sold on Christmas Day alone with a further, 2,500 rounds being booked over the next three days as golfers swapped the couch for...