June

  • de vere club star books Open berth

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 28 June 2012

    De Vere Club Touring Professional, Matthew Baldwin, has booked his place in The Open Championship, marking the second consecutive occasion that the Lancashire-born former England Boys Captain has qualified for a Major championship this season. After having come through qualifying for the US Open at Walton Heath last month, Baldwin posted rounds of 65 and 69 to finish in a...

  • Lucky Kim wins dream trip to Irish Open

    Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 27 June 2012

    Golf fan Kim Standen will pack his bags and head off to see some of the best players in the world compete at the Irish Open this weekend – thanks to a competition run by Tourism Ireland. Kim will join record numbers of more than 100,000 people in heading to the European Tour tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Co...

  • Youngsters’ chance to win a day with ‘Westy’

    Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 26 June 2012

    World no.3 Lee Westwood is giving stars of the future the chance to discover first-hand what it takes to reach the top of the game – with the help of Spain’s La Manga Club. The award-winning five-star resort has teamed up with the Lee Westwood Golf Academy to offer two youngsters the opportunity of a lifetime to spend a day learning...

  • Cricket ace’s big golf day at Mannings Heath

    Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 25 June 2012

    International wicketkeeper Matt Prior will host a Charity Golf Day sponsored by RDF at the award-winning  Mannings Heath Golf Club, West Sussex, on Tuesday 26th June as part of his Benefit Year for Sussex County Cricket Club. The 30 year old who has hit more than 10,500 runs since his debut for Sussex in 2001 ago has been awarded a benefit year...

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    Written by Harriet Linton, TG Web Producer on Monday 25 June 2012

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  • Sizzling summer ahead for Irish golf

    Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 12 June 2012

    Ireland promises to be the place to watch golf’s top players in action this summer with leading names from the men’s and ladies tours joining forces with the game’s up-and-coming stars to offer a feast of five-star action. All eyes with be on US Open winner Rory McIlroy and Open champion Darren Clarke when Royal Portrush hosts the much-anticipated Irish Open...

  • Army captain has sights on golf endurance record

    Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 7 June 2012

    Army Captain, Stuart Ball, has announced that he’s planning to play 360 holes of golf over five days in early July 2012 to raise money for Help for Heroes and Scotty’s Little Soldiers – setting a new world record for the number of golf holes played in five days. Ball, an officer in the Royal Logistic Corps, is based at RAF...

  • Freddie triumphs in Bat & Ball Challenge

    Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 7 June 2012

    The ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship was launched in style yesterday by De Vere Club Ambassadors Freddie Flintoff and Harry Redknapp. The pair were joined by some of the headline players in this weeks’ championship, going head-to-head in the 2nd Annual Freddie’s Cricketers vs. Harry’s Cricketers: Bat & Ball Challenge. Having invited some of their fellow football and cricket stars...

  • Direct Golf competition winners tee it up with world number one Luke Donald

    Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 6 June 2012

    Just days before winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, Luke Donald gave three lucky golfers the round of a lifetime by taking them on at Bearwood Lakes Golf Club in Surrey. James Goldie, Neil Penham and Brian Pearce won a free-to-enter competition from retailers Direct Golf to play with the Ryder Cup hero, and Goldie – playing off 18 – also managed...

  • Direct Golf UK customers choose Golf Care

    Written by Michael Catling, TG Writer on Wednesday 6 June 2012

    Golf Care, the UK’s largest specialist golf insurance provider, has lauded its successful partnership with Direct Golf UK, Europe’s No.1 award-winning specialist golf retailer, after their golf insurance has proven hugely popular at all 21 nationwide stores. The partnership, which was only formed last year, offers consumers the opportunity to purchase golf insurance over-the-counter at all Direct Golf UK stores and...

  • Darren Clarke ‘raring to go’ for record-breaking Irish Open

    Written by TG Staff Writer on Friday 1 June 2012

    Open Champion Darren Clarke has admitted he will be “raring to go” when the Irish Open comes to his home Royal Portrush Golf Club in under a month’s time. The Portrush resident and Honorary Member of the club will take the next four weeks off to finally rid himself of a troublesome groin injury which flared up again last week during...

  • Travel duo triumph in Wales Open Pro-Am

    Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 1 June 2012

    The co-founders of top golf travel company Your Golf Travel.com teamed up with 2012 European Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal to win the Wales Open Pro-Am at Celtic Manor Resort this week. Ross Marshall and Andrew Harding were joined by Celtic Manor’s Director of Golf Matthew Lewis in a team captained by Olazabal and the four dove-tailed perfectly to record...