Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 9 April 2015
Close House has announced it has added its already impressive portfolio of golf facilities with the addition of a nine-hole pitch and putt course. The new short course will sit alongside the two stellar championship 18-hole layouts at the venue, which are the world’s only Lee Westwood golf courses. Owner Graham Wylie aptly announced the addition while yesterday caddying for Close House...
Thursday 2 April 2015
Turkish North Cyprus has been a British playground for many years, offering the perfect haven for relaxation. It is loved for its slow pace of life and delightful village-like feel, offering glorious untouched bays with enchanting sights and the warmest welcome in the Mediterranean. Golf is rapidly growing in North Cyprus, and no wonder. The excellent climate means that keen golfers...
Wednesday 1 April 2015
The EasyGolf course, at Matfen Hall Hotel Golf Club, has been specifically designed to appeal to beginners and younger players with nine, extra large holes, making the game easier and quicker for the whole family. And, to coincide with the final of the US Masters, Matfen Hall Golf Club is holding a free golf open day for players of all ages...
Wednesday 1 April 2015
Details behind the multi-million pound plans to renovate Trump Turnberry have been revealed for the first time as the project to substantially upgrade the world’s first ever golf resort takes shape. An extensive 18 month refurbishment programme is now underway and the resort will re-launch on 1 June 2016 when the redesigned Open Championship golf course, The Ailsa, will be available...
Wednesday 25 March 2015
A new five-star boutique hotel is to be built alongside the multi-award-winning Onyria Palmares Beach & Golf Resort on Portugal’s Algarve coast. The Onyria Palmares Beach House Hotel – which features 18 rooms and two suites – will open in spring 2016 and will offer stunning 180-degrees views to the Bay of Lagos, with beds facing the windows so guests wake...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 24 March 2015
The legendary Arnold Palmer is to build his first golf course in the Home of Golf in a partnership with the world renowned Castle Stuart Golf Links in the Scottish Highlands. The Arnold Palmer Group has confirmed it is joining forces with Castle Stuart’s managing partner Mark Parsinen and his team to collaborate on a spectacular new 18-hole links course on...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 19 March 2015
QHotels, the UK’s largest golf resort operator, is inviting golfers to experience its new QFairway club – the country’s most flexible golf membership, which gives up to 50 rounds of golf for only £375 along with access to an impressive 15 courses. The AA Hotel Group of the Year – which includes such prestigious venues as The Carrick at Cameron House,...
Thursday 19 March 2015
Trump International Golf Links, Scotland, submits multiple planning applications to Aberdeenshire Council this week in preparation for the next major phase of construction and development at Menie Estate. The applications include detailed plans for a thirty bedroom staff accommodation building and a four-hundred-plus capacity ballroom / banqueting facility with additional hotel accommodation and ancillary leisure facilities adjoining MacLeod House & Lodge...
Wednesday 11 March 2015
We’ve all played countless rounds of golf, but have you ever thought about how the course you’re playing has been designed? Mercedes-Benz brand ambassador Bernhard Langer has helped create golfcourses at some of the world’s most incredible locations. Here he explains the process of how to design and build a course from start to finish.
Tuesday 10 March 2015
Over the past decade or so brash billionaire businessman Donald Trump has become one of the most influential figures in the world of golf – even though he won’t admit it. He’s friends with the stars. He owns some of the best courses in Britain. His courses in the USA are set to stage Majors. But he told us: “Golf...
Monday 9 March 2015
At Marriott , we fuse decades of excellence in hospitality with leading edge golf course design to create an unrivalled experience tailored for your company’s’ golf day. While you are sleeping, our work begins. Our skilled green keepers apply their craft, awaiting your arrival.. preparing Championship courses that have held many prestigious tournaments. 16 challenging, enjoyable courses across 11 Marriott Golf...
Thursday 5 March 2015
With the new season just around the corner, 36-hole Richmond Park Golf Course is offering an unmissable opportunity to play golf in London’s largest Royal Park…for just one pound! Jon Dummett, Richmond Park’s General Manager explains: “We first launched the Round for a Pound offer in 2014 to reward our Loyaltee card holders. It was a massive success and encouraged those...
Wednesday 4 March 2015
As darkness descended over Manchester’s Worsley Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club, a new breed of golfer emerged from the Tempo Bar in the clubhouse – all ready to take on the championship course… in the dark! This special event was organised by the golf team at Worsley Park and The Night Golf Company for members and guests at the club. Six...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 3 March 2015
One of England’s oldest and most beguiling golf clubs, St Enodoc (pictured) in north Cornwall (www.st-enodoc.co.uk) is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the club will stage a Festival of Golf Week, comprising various tournaments and social functions, from June 28th to July 5th. The highlight of the week promises to be a Hickory Shaft Tournament with competitors...
Tuesday 3 March 2015
Tiger Woods hasn’t had much luck as a golf course designer. Projects in Dubai, North Carolina and Mexico all saw him do extensive work without ever opening a course due to circumstances beyond his control. It was with some relief, then, that he cut the ribbon on his first design to reach completion, El Cardonal, in Mexico. We sat down...
Friday 27 February 2015
Scotland’s Golf Coast looks breathtaking in this new aerial footage by Gary Eunson – the area looks forward to welcoming the Scottish Open to Gullane for the first time this year. East Lothian is one of the best regions for golf in Scotland, with 21 courses offering choice to golfers of all standards and tastes. You may recognise many of the...
Wednesday 25 February 2015
Bookings to Bulgaria’s finest golf location, Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort, look set to soar even further after Turkish Airlines unveiled a new service from London Heathrow to Varna. Beginning in April, to coincide with the start of the golf season, the daily service will connect Heathrow and Varna airports via a one-hour layover in Istanbul, with complimentary golf baggage...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 25 February 2015
Just 24 hours after Eddie Redmayne claimed an Academy Award in a star-studded ceremony in Hollywood, Stoke Park’s director of golf Stuart Collier was able to celebrate a similar success in the golf service industry’s own ‘Oscars’ … in Birmingham. For the luxury five-AA Red Star country club, spa and hotel in Stoke Poges was awarded the title of ‘Ultimate Members...
Tuesday 24 February 2015
Golf fans in the North East can look forward to watching the leading European Senior Tour players in action, now that Close House has been selected as the venue for this year’s ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship. Home of the world’s only Lee Westwood golf courses, Close House will provide a stern test in what is the oldest event...
Wednesday 7 January 2015
Looking to book a golf break in 2015? Escape from the cold, damp British weather with Monarch, the airline offering the chance to discover some of the game’s most famous golfing destinations. While players struggle to cope with Britain’s unpredictable weather, the leading scheduled airline for leisure destinations can fly customers to a perfect golfing green in just two-and-a-half hours; with...