Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 26 February 2013
Ask one hundred golfers for their favourite golf course and you might get one hundred different answers. Ask them why it’s their favourite and you will get many more. As ‘The Spirit of The Open’, whiskey manufacturers Glenmorangie are searching for the answers and inviting you to help them. In return, they are offering the opportunity to win a number...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 26 February 2013
Popular 2-FORE!-1 venue Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf and Spa, Cheshire, will welcome up to 120 professionals from all over the UK to its Championship course for the one day British Professionals Championship on May 20th. “This is the first time the tournament has ever been held at a resort like Portal and we are extremely excited to have the opportunity to host...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 26 February 2013
The De Vere Club has announced the addition of four-time Ryder Cup host The Belfry to its growing membership. As one of the world’s most iconic golf destinations, the resort is a significant addition to the De Vere Club, the country’s fastest-growing golf membership, which now provides members with the unique opportunity to play a range of incredible courses for just £295 a year. The scheme allows members to...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 25 February 2013
More great 2-FORE!-1 venues you can tackle and enjoy for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Cottrell Park, South Wales – This venue offers two 18-hole courses with the Mackintosh taking centre stage on the historic rolling parkland terrain, having hosted several Welsh Golf Union events and county matches. The neighbouring Button Gwinnett – named after the Button family who resided at...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 25 February 2013
STRI, the world’s leading sports turf consultancy, has paid tribute to the winners of the 2012 Golf Environment Awards with a presentation at Hotel Du Vin in Harrogate. In recognition of ecology and wildlife management best practice at golf clubs across the UK, winners from amongst the ten awards categories were recognised during BTME, Europe’s leading showcase for turf professionals and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 22 February 2013
Marriott Golf UK is offering its customers a free pint when they book a residential golf break at one of its 11 Golf & Country Clubs around the UK. In addition to a free drink in the bar one person in every 12 will play and stay for free. Under the terms of this special offer, groups of 12 or more...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 21 February 2013
Another half-dozen 2-FORE!-1 courses where you’re sure to have a great round for half-price – provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *West Cornwall, Cornwall – Established in 1889, this is the oldest course in the county and one of the finest links in the south-west. Moulded around the natural contours of the sand dunes which form part of the Hayle Estuary...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 20 February 2013
The new Centurion Club near St Albans may not open until the middle of 2013 but already it has been lauded for setting a new benchmark for premium golfing facilities within the UK. Its picturesque 7,200-yard golf club has been described as a modern classic and that is an accolade which is likely to be endorsed elsewhere when it opens for...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 20 February 2013
Royal North Devon, England’s oldest links golf course dating back to 1864, is to introduce a number of international life memberships in 2013 which will be restricted to just 20 overseas golfers making it one of golf’s most exclusive club memberships. And to mark the introduction of the new category, an international life membership has been bestowed on the legendary Tom...
Tuesday 19 February 2013
A Birmingham golf course has now got its finger firmly on the pulse when it comes to the health of its golfers, thanks to a heart-lifting donation that will keep them literally on course. Birmingham-based Evac+Chair International made the donation of a life-saving CardiAid Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to Mytime Golf’s Hatchford Brook Golf Course in Birmingham. The defibrillator is...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 19 February 2013
The Belfry, near Birmingham, one of the world’s most renowned golf resorts and the only four-time host of the Ryder Cup matches, has appointed industry expert Ian Knox as its new Director of Golf. Knox has over twenty years of experience in the hotel and leisure industry and will prove invaluable in overseeing The Belfry’s £30 million refurbishment, which when completed...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 18 February 2013
Portugal’s Monte da Quinta resort is offering a range of attractive new golf packages to help one of the region’s most prestigious venues celebrate a landmark anniversary. Monte da Quinta has teamed up with the nearby Vale de Lobo resort and unveiled a series of three and seven-day golf holidays, with a three-night break including three rounds of golf and many...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 18 February 2013
Golfers in the UK are being offered the chance to discover some of the best-kept golfing secrets in Ireland at a fraction of the cost with the launch of an exciting new initiative aimed at delivering quality golf packages at great value prices. Established by a group of golf clubs, resorts, hotels and travel operators, Club Choice Ireland was formally launched...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 18 February 2013
Former world number one Lee Westwood has launched a brand new coaching initiative, the ‘Lee Westwood Golf Camps’, that will run at Leeds Golf Centre during the school holidays in 2013. Westwood is hoping to encourage junior golfers aged 7-16 to attend the three-day coaching camps, including sessions at Leeds Golf Centre’s from the 2nd to 4th April, 29th to 31st July and 26th to 28th...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 18 February 2013
At a time when new golf courses are few and far between and there seem to be more closures than openings in the headlines, Streamsong Golf Resort in Florida provides a positive and stunning antidote to the current trends. The resort is situated 85 miles south-west of Orlando and boasts two stunning courses, the Red and Blue. It welcomed its first...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 13 February 2013
Need some advice when it comes to selecting the right venue to use that 2-FORE!-1 voucher? Take your pick from these six belters and you won’t go far wrong. 2-FORE!-1 Golf is the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in golf, giving golfers the chance to play at nearly 1,000 UK courses for half-price…provided you’re in possession of a 2-FORE!-1...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 12 February 2013
Valentine’s is almost here, and what better way to show your other half you care than by taking them away for a short break? This week is all about confirming your perfect partnership and you can do this by checking out Golf and Spa – designed by the expert teams from Golfbreaks.com and sister company BookaSpa.com to keep both the golfer...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 12 February 2013
Slow play is an age old problem for a vast number of golf clubs across the British Isles. Tudor Park, a Marriott Hotel and Country club have decided to tackle this problem head on and whilst doing so help raise money for a local charity, the Heart of Kent Hospice. Recently, club pro Jason Muller and Fraser Liston, Director of Golf at Tudor...
Written by TG Features Writer Kit Alexander on Tuesday 12 February 2013
Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, has announced two great value golf clinics at their Golf Academy to help you get your game in shape for the start of the season. The Full Day Clinic costs £159 per person and covers all areas of the game, including full swing, short game, pre-shot routine, course management, warm up and nutrition. Lunch is...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 11 February 2013
Just seven months after the launch of Donald Trump’s controversial championship links golf course in Aberdeen, preliminary plans have now been submitted for a second golf course at Menie Estate. Named “The Mary MacLeod Course” after Trump’s Scottish born mother, the second course occupies several hundred acres and forms part of the £750 million resort located along the dramatic North-east...