Written by Staff on Friday 3 May 2013
Turnberry has just opened its new golf Performance Academy. This aims to help players maximize their golfing potential by assessing their equipment, as well as physical, technical and mental aspects of their game, in order to achieve individual goals. “Our contract with Colin Montgomerie finished at the end of 2012,” says Stephen Walker, the Director of Sales and Marketing, “and we...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 1 May 2013
An April initiative by Crown Golf to promote its Group-wide ‘Just Play’ card, which gives discounted green fees and improved booking rights at 25 of its golf clubs, was a smash-hit with over 600 golfers having a free round of golf after signing up. Due to the demand, Crown Golf – the UK’s largest owner and operator of golf courses –...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 30 April 2013
This week’s look at the some of the best courses in 2-FORE!-1…and why you should pay them a 2-FORE!-1 visit. *Gleneagles (Queen’s course), Perthshire – It may be regarded as the third course at the legendary Scottish resort but the short holes on the Queen’s are in a class of their own with the 200-yards 14th with its elevated two-tier green being the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 30 April 2013
De Vere Mottram Hall in Cheshire has unveiled its impressive multi-million pound make-over, which will position it as one of the country’s leading luxury golf resorts. The major £6m renovation project has transformed the entire resort, with significant changes specifically to the golf course, clubhouse, hotel, and spa. It was officially re-launched by a unique glass smash golfing challenge involving 2010 Ryder...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 26 April 2013
Luxury venue, Roxburghe Hotel and Golf Course in Kelso, is offering high end packages for this year’s Open Championship. With the competition based at Muirfield in East Lothian from 14 – 21 July, the Roxburghe represents a superb location only a short drive away, with the best in golf and fine dining included. Within the Open package guests will enjoy overnight accommodation,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 26 April 2013
England’s original purpose-built ‘pay and play’ public golf course, Addington Court Golf Centre in Croydon, Surrey, has once again blazed a trail by introducing a £9.99 green fee for its popular Falconwood Course, from April 1st. The new rate applies to all rounds played on the course after 1pm, seven days a week. The previous rate of £13 was only applicable...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 26 April 2013
Playing golf on the English Riviera is proving more popular than ever after organisers of the South Devon Golf Tour revealed that bookings have risen by ten per cent in 2013. The tour, which was launched in 2010, has experienced a significant increase in interest on the corresponding period last year with golfers flocking to enjoy nine of the region’s top...
Written by James Dorward on Thursday 25 April 2013
St Mellion has been nominated for ‘England’s Leading Golf Resort’ in the World Travel Awards 2013. Although St Mellion International Resort has been nominated in the WTA before, a win in 2013 – in which St Mellion celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its Nicklaus Course – would be the resort’s first. Set in 450 acres of stunning Cornish countryside, St Mellion...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 23 April 2013
Adam Scott’s dramatic victory at the US Masters will have whetted the appetite of many golfers to get back out on the fairways and they have the ideal opportunity to do so with the launch of Mannings Heath Golf Club’s Festival of Golf at the end of the month. From Friday April 26 until Monday May 6, the popular venue in...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 22 April 2013
Six more popular 2-FORE!-1 venues where you can enjoy a special 2-FORE!-1 golfing day out… * Gleneagles (PGA Centenary course), Perthshire, Scotland – The PGA Centenary will stage the first Ryder Cup in Scotland in 2014 and will almost certainly produce another memorable encounter. But the layout will have undergone major surgery since Jack Nicklaus’s original design and before Europe and the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 19 April 2013
Following a multi-million pound refurbishment, De Vere Mottram Hall in Cheshire, was re-launched in stunning fashion yesterday, as 2010 Ryder Cup Captain Colin Montgomerie and cricket legend Freddie Flintoff undertook a unique golfing shoot-out. The duo fired golf balls from a specially constructed tee area in-front of the luxury mansion hotel, attempting to smash glass panels and raise funds for Asthma...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 18 April 2013
New figures released by Troon Golf have revealed that two of Abu Dhabi’s leading courses – Abu Dhabi Golf Club and Saadiyat Beach Golf Club – experienced a record 76% growth in the number of International Tour Operator rounds booked in the first quarter of 2013 compared with 2012. Growth has come predominantly from the European market, with a near two...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 17 April 2013
Stoke Park, the luxury 5 star Hotel, Spa and Country Club in Buckinghamshire will play host to the official James Bond Golf Day on Friday June 28th. As the setting for arguably the most iconic golf battle in cinematic history between Sean Connery’s James Bond, and Gert Fröbe’s Goldfinger, and not forgetting Oddjob’s flying hat, Stoke Park has partnered with EON...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 16 April 2013
Undecided where to use that 2-FORE!-1 voucher? The following six venues are all worthy 2-FORE!-1 candidates… *Seascale, Cumbria – Links golf isn’t all about the superstars of St Andrews, Muirfield, Royal Birkdale you know. It’s all about unsung heroes like Seascale which provide all the drama and excitement provided by the above…for considerably less money. *Fortrose & Rosemarkie, Scotland – This has to be...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 15 April 2013
The sweeping links of Ayrshire will soon become home to the Turnberry Performance Academy, a centre of excellence offering a unique holistic approach to coaching the game of golf at Turnberry. Opening in April 2013, the Turnberry Performance Academy’s aim will be to help players maximise their golfing potential by assessing their equipment, as well as physical, technical and mental aspects...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 12 April 2013
The breathtaking ‘Stay, Play and Fly’ package is based around the five star luxury Oitavos Hotel and gives golfers the chance to experience stunning views of Costa Azul and the Estoril coastline from great heights. Located 30 minutes west of Lisbon and set amongst the natural sand dunes of the stunning Sintra Cascais National Park, the hotel lies adjacent to the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 12 April 2013
The controversial but spectacular Trump International Golf Links near Aberdeen re-opened its championship links course yesterday for its first full playing season. Sarah Malone, Executive Vice President stated: “We are thrilled to open the course for our first full playing season and have a wide range of additional services and facilities on offer this year, including professional coaching, corporate and group...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 April 2013
Golfers are being urged to act now to avoid missing out on an exciting membership package from Exclusive Golf – three months’ free golf at all of its clubs. Would-be members have until April 30 to take advantage of the tempting offer at Exclusive Golf’s two venues, Mannings Heath Golf Club and The Manor House Golf Club, and enjoy complimentary golf in...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 April 2013
A Dorset golf club has been granted permission to develop farmland to extend the popular course to a full 18 holes – 19 if you count the bar! The £250,000 investment will mark the completion of the project that began in 1991 when Parley Golf Centre began life as a 27 bay, floodlit driving range. A nine hole course followed along with...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 April 2013
For the fourth year running the Dorset Golf & Country Club has achieved the highest accolade from Visit Britain – its coveted five star Gold Award. Visit Britain awarded The Dorset Resort with the Gold Award for its outstanding Luxury Homes, its food, attention to detail, customer service and surroundings, and is one of only a few awarded each year throughout...