Monday 28 September 2015
The Oscars of the golf travel industry are back! TG’s much travelled army of readers are again being asked to nominate their best courses, hotels and resorts throughout the UK and continental Europe. It’s a tough call, but one worth making as your votes could see you being rewarded with a fantastic UK stay and play break. And to help you...
Wednesday 12 August 2015
The Gleneagles Hotel, Host Venue of the 2014 Ryder Cup, will mark the one year anniversary of the momentous sporting event with a week of golfing treats. From 23 until 27 September 2015, The PGA Centenary Course will be set up with flag positions as they were during the final Ryder Cup singles matches, and there will be the opportunity to...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Monday 29 June 2015
This month marks a double celebration at England’s Atlantic Links (www.atlantic-links.co.uk) as two of its members – Burnham & Berrow and St Enodoc – both reach their landmark 125th anniversary. Founded back in 1890, two of England’s finest championship links will celebrate the momentous occasion with a ‘Festival of Golf’ week which will include an Atlantic Links competition hosted at Burnham...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Thursday 25 June 2015
Leading UK golf resort operator Q Hotels has a range of great value offers available this summer – with golf available from just £17.50 per person. Golfers across England and Scotland can enjoy fantastic savings when they play 18 holes at any of Q Hotels’ 11 resorts when they book before August 31 with the group’s eye-catching ’Summer of Golf’ promotion. The...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Wednesday 10 June 2015
American billionaire businessman and TV personality Donald Trump was in Scotland today to officially open the brand new clubhouse at his stunning Trump International Golf Links venue just outside Aberdeen. Trump welcomed VIPs, dignitaries and press to the substantial granite building at a ceremony to mark the momentous occasion. Since opening the championship course in July 2012, golfers have been serviced in a...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Tuesday 9 June 2015
Famous Ryder Cup venue, the Celtic Manor Resort, will encourage more beginners to take up golf after adding Caerleon Golf Club to its portfolio of golf facilities. Celtic Manor has taken over the running of Caerleon Golf Club on a 25-year lease from the owner, Newport City Council, and has immediately set about improving the condition of the nine-hole municipal course,...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 5 June 2015
QHotels has delivered an instant return on its long-term commitment to boosting golf membership numbers and participation levels across England and Scotland after signing up more than 1,000 new golfers to its new QFairway club – the country’s most flexible golf membership. The UK’s largest golf resort operator has been overwhelmed by the interest shown in the innovative new scheme –...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Wednesday 3 June 2015
Winter sunshine golf on the island’s top two courses is on offer as one of Majorca’s best hotel’s hosts a unique amateur tournament in November. The 3rd annual Lindner Mallorca Golf Trophy takes place from November 26-29 and includes golf at both Son Gual and Club de Golf Alcanada (pictured) – by common consent the island’s best courses – and three...
Wednesday 3 June 2015
PLAYITAS GOLF COURSE The new 18 hole Playitas Golf course has been designed by the popular Scottish golf course architect John Chilver Stainer whose philosophy was to create a fair but challenging course that would appeal to all levels of golfer. The course has been shaped beautifully utilising the natural hills and valleys in contrast with the surrounding rugged, volcanic mountains and...
Written by Courses Editor Kevin Brown on Tuesday 2 June 2015
Thorpeness Golf Club and Hotel is to host its second annual Festival of Golf over its prestigious heathland course on the Suffolk Heritage Coast in July. The inaugural Thorpeness Festival of Golf was launched last year and was the first of its kind ever staged in East Anglia. The three day festival runs from July 29-31, and is played over a 93-year-old...
Written by TG staff writer on Friday 29 May 2015
The iconic Stoke Park, in Buckinghamshire, is the official English ‘home’ of the World of Leading Golf (WLG) until at least 2017. (WLG) – previously known as Leading Golf Courses of Europe – is an international community of member golf clubs fully committed to upholding the very highest levels of quality and it is currently in the process of awarding national ‘home’...
Friday 29 May 2015
With the warmer weather finally on its way, what better way to spend a few days in the sun than out on the golf course? We’ve compiled our Top 10 venues that offer both 2-FORE!-1 (so you and a friend can play half price!) and accommodation, for that well deserved golfing break! 1 – The Belfry Legendary Ryder Cup venue with three...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 27 May 2015
Five of the finest heathland courses in southern England have joined forces to market themselves as the Southern Counties Heathland Golf Tour. West Sussex (pictured), the number one course in the county, Hampshire’s top heathland layouts of Liphook and Blackmoor, and Hindhead and Hankley Common in Surrey, will together present a formidable golf tour in the heart of the English countryside. It...
Written by Chris Bertram on Wednesday 27 May 2015
Going by what Rory has been telling me, it could possibly be the best course I play this year,” says Sergio Garcia. When one considers the hosts of this year’s majors – Augusta, the Old Course and genuinely exciting modern venues Chambers Bay and Whistling Straits – the course Garcia and Rory McIlroy have been discussing must be something special. While...
Written by TG staff writer on Friday 22 May 2015
You can celebrate the TG-backed National Golf Month (May) in style by booking a cracking golf break – up for grabs at several Macdonald Hotels up and down the country. And book before 31st May and you’ll be entered into a draw to win one of four pairs of VIP tickets at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open (9-12 July) plus...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 19 May 2015
Nailcote Hall Hotel, the host venue of the annual Farmfoods’ British Par 3 Championship which regularly welcomes a host of top golfers, kicked off the new golfing season in style with the opening of its new ‘Champions Pavilion’ clubhouse. The Clubhouse is part of a combined development with Nailcote Hall extending its current hotel offering by a further 10 luxury bedrooms...
Friday 8 May 2015
The Dorset Golf & Country Club hosts some of the most challenging golf in Dorset and is recognized as one of the golfing gems of the South of England. The Martin Hawtree designed; Woodland, Lakeland are Parkland courses are built to full USGA specification and are extremely well maintained, presenting excellent playing conditions for all levels of golfers. One of the...
Thursday 30 April 2015
The Belfry Hotel & Resort plans to open the doors of its world class PGA National Golf Academy this month, with two exclusive Open Days to be held during the May bank holidays. Long linked with the game’s elite players, these events offer the chance for golfers of all abilities to experience the exceptional custom fitting suites and practice facilities...
Wednesday 22 April 2015
As the Masters finishes and attention turns towards the Open discussions evolve over memorable champions, none more so than the decorated peoples favourite Seve Ballesteros. Seve, a multiple major winner during a stunning professional career, also turned his hand to course design. His untimely and early passing leaves the splendid Royal Óbidos Spa & Golf Resort as Seve’s last ever design. If...
Tuesday 21 April 2015
The proposed changes to the legendary Ailsa course at Trump Turnberry Resort have been unveiled for the first time at a press conference hosted today at the world-renowned golf resort owned by Donald J. Trump. In less than one year after securing ownership, The Trump Organization and famed golf course architects Mackenzie & Ebert have completed a meticulous historic study and...