Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 14 April 2012
Catriona Matthew, the 2009 Ricoh Women’s British Open Champion, this week officially opened the new Golf Centre at Carnoustie. The Scot, who is a golf ambassador for Carnoustie Country, was making a return visit to Angus after last year’s Ricoh Women’s British Open at Carnoustie, where she finished tied 5th behind World No. 1, Yani Tseng. “It’s a big honour to...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 14 April 2012
Golf enthusiasts with a penchant for celebrity spotting are in for a treat as well as supporting a very good cause when they sign up for the 2012 Dan Maskell Tennis Trust Celebrity Golf Challenge. Attracting teams from all around the country, the event will take place at the prestigious Wentworth Club in Surrey on Tuesday 19th June. It is one...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 14 April 2012
Golfers visiting the Costa Brava region during May and June can take in some high-octane action at Spain’s iconic Circuit de Catalunya track, just an hour’s drive from the region’s leading golf courses. The fifth race of the 2012 FIA Formula One (F1) World Championship Calendar, the F1 Gran Premio de España Santander, is set to rev into gear on May 11-13, when...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 10 April 2012
The record-breaking March temperatures have helped Scotland ’s leading country house hotel start the season on a high. The unseasonably mild conditions have enabled greenkeeping staff at Meldrum House Country Hotel to complete a series of major on-course improvements that will ensure some of the best playing conditions at the Northern Open host venue. Most apparent change is the completely redesigned...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 10 April 2012
Teeofftimes.co.uk, the UK’s largest tee-time booking service, has announced an incredible April giveaway, with superb prizes totalling more than £10,000 to be won. To celebrate the launch of the new Teeofftimes.co.uk website – as well as the first Major of the golf season – anybody booking on the site during the month of April will be automatically entered into a daily...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 10 April 2012
Tandridge Golf Club in Surrey has been the pioneer of a groundbreaking plan to restore its classic Harry Colt course to the way it is believed such courses really should be in the 21st century. Work on the front nine is now complete, and the unusually mild winter has meant that changes to the back nine are ahead of schedule.
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 5 April 2012
Kent-based Mytime Active became the largest UK operator of ‘pay and play’ golf courses this month, after winning the contract to manage all seven of Birmingham City Council’s public courses. Mytime Active now operates 19 golf courses and also recently purchased Orpington Golf Centre in Kent, a 54-hole venue and one of the largest golfing facilities in England. Chief Executive Steve...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 4 April 2012
Ever fancied flying by private jet to play golf at five of Europe’s most scenic golf courses in five days or playing some of America’s and the Caribbean’s most exclusive golf courses with your friends? Well now you can thanks to a new bespoke golf tour series offered by Swiss travel specialists Le Bureau. Specialising in delivering extraordinary money-can’t-buy experiences, Le...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 4 April 2012
The 2012 season is now underway, the Masters is being played this week and you’re chomping at the bit for a quality but top value round of golf. Where do you go? Check out any of these 2-FORE!-1 belters and you’ll be in golfing heaven…you can tackle all of them for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Gleneagles (Queen’s course), Perthshire, Scotland –...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 4 April 2012
LatestGolfWeather.com is a quick and simple service that provides golfers with everything they need to predict the weather on their golf course. The instant and accurate course specific weather forecasts pin-point the conditions for the next 14 days on any golf course. And now it’s available in the Apple app store . Whether you need to choose the best day to play...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 3 April 2012
Following an enthralling team trial for this year’s Curtis Cup, the GB & I team has praised the host venue – Nairn GC in the Scottish Highlands – for its preparations ahead of the eagerly awaited international match. With less than 70 days before the 37th staging of the Curtis Cup between June 8-10, the final stages of a three-year improvement...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 2 April 2012
Troon, the leader in upscale golf course management, development, and marketing, has seen one of its UK-managed properties develop a unique strategy that is attracting interest from golfers in the Midland and Northern regions of England. Astbury Hall, developed by famed musician Ken Downing, has just unveiled a new innovative loyalty scheme aimed at moving the club away from the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 2 April 2012
Cornwall is a great holiday – and golfing – destination. And here are the cream of the county’s 2-FORE!-1 crop…six venues which confirm it’s status as one of the best golf holiday hotspots in the land. Don’t forget, if you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher you can secure half-price green fees at all of them! * St Mellion – This is the home...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 2 April 2012
The long awaited two-tier driving range at Thorpe Wood Golf Course in Peterborough opened at the weekend. The first ball to be fired on the driving range was struck by Roger Fitton, who ran the golf course from 1975 until 2011. Having retired last year it was felt it was fitting for Roger to return to be a part of the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 28 March 2012
Don’t know where to use that 2-FORE!-1 voucher? Take your pick from these top tracks dotted all over the country… *The Glen, East Lothian – originally a nine-hole golf course, The Glen was extended to 18 in 1906 by James Braid and Ben Sayers. It hugs the sparkling coastline and its series of spectacular holes have great views of the Firth...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 27 March 2012
The county of Derbyshire is the home of around a dozen 2-FORE!-1 venues and they’re all pretty tasty. And here’s the pick of Derbyshire’s classy 2-FORE!-1 crop….great courses you can play at a great price: half-price green fees provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Breadsall Priory – superb Marriott country club where you where you can take your pick between the contrasting...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 23 March 2012
De Vere is celebrating the second anniversary of its pioneering membership scheme, the De Vere Club, which has experienced remarkable success since being launched by Honorary Captain Peter Alliss in March 2010. De Vere has changed the way modern golfers look at golf club memberships with a unique approach that has been championed for its flexibility and affordability. The Club...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 23 March 2012
The signature 18th at Burhill Golf Club is a daunting closing hole requiring a tee shot that carries water to a two-tier green protected by tall trees, 161-yards away – all done with the eyes of the clubhouse and restaurant fixed upon you. However, none of this fazed Rob Kenwood, who watched his shot sail over the River Mole, thread between...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 23 March 2012
Six more top 2-FORE!-1 tracks where you’re guaranteed a round to remember… * Portal (Championship course) – one of the north west’s finest stay and play venues, Portal is a golfing paradise. Top attraction though is the 20-year-old Donald Steel-designed Championship course which claimed the region’s Golf Course-of-the-Year award in 1995. There’s a terrific combination of holes including the stunning par-5...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 22 March 2012
The Duke’s Golf Club – part of the five red star Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa in St Andrews – has won the accolade for providing the “best greens” in Britain at an award ceremony recognising ‘Service Excellence’ within golf. The honour, awarded by 59club – the independent golf analysts measuring service at leading golf venues across the country – resulted...