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Elea GC to stage special Olympics Open

Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 9 May 2012

Eléa Golf Club, Sir Nick Faldo’s highly acclaimed ‘Mediterranean Masterpiece’ in Paphos, Cyprus, has announced it will stage the Cyprus Golf Federation’s annual Special Olympics Open competition on Sunday, June 10. This popular event raises money for Special Olympics Cyprus and is expected to attract over 100 entries, men and women, from across the country. Organisers also anticipate 20 Special Olympians...

Chance to play in challenge event in Spain

Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 8 May 2012

A limited number of places are available to take part in the unique Golfdelaluz.com Challenge event at top Spanish resort Arcos Gardens G&CC, Cadiz, between October 14-18. The Golfdelaluz.com Challenge is a sister event of the Grand Final of the Golfdelaluz.com Northern Matchplay Final which takes place at Arcos Gardens over the same dates. Both Arcos Gardens-staged events will foster a...

Divers save golfer from sinking feeling

Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 8 May 2012

Divers came to the rescue when a golfer lost his watch and wedding ring after watching his golf bag and trolley plunge into a lake on the golf course. Alan Neill was playing the final hole on the iconic Twenty Ten Course at Celtic Manor when disaster struck. Having left his trolley alongside a bunker by the green, he could only...

Fancy a golfing fling in the Scottish Highlands?

Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 7 May 2012

The golfing spotlight is back on the Scottish Highlands this summer with the 37th staging of the prestigious Curtis Cup at the wonderful links of Nairn GC. For the first time, the biennial contest between women amateur golfers representing teams from the USA and GB & Ireland will be played over the celebrated links that overlooks the stunning Moray Firth coastline...

2-FORE!-1 Best of Britain: West Yorkshire

Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Sunday 6 May 2012

West Yorkshire is a cracking 2-FORE!-1 destination with around 40 venues belonging to the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in the UK. Here are just some of the region’s 2-FORE!-1 finest where you can secure half-price golf…with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course! * Moor Allerton, Leeds – Described by Peter Alliss as a “golfing experience larger than life,” Moor Allerton has the...

Major new plans revealed at London Club

Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 2 May 2012

There are exciting times ahead for London Golf Club as the South East’s premier golfing destination announced today that, together with its joint venture partner, The European Tour it has submitted plans to local authorities for the construction of a new European Tour Performance Institute (ETPI) complete with driving range and an innovative 9-hole Academy course. Alongside the existing 36-holes...

2-FORE!-1 six of the best

Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 2 May 2012

The 2012 season is now well and truly underway and here are six more top tracks where you can enjoy a fantastic golf experience – for half-price so long as you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher! *Thorpeness, Suffolk – quality heathland James Braid track, always in top condition. Thorpeness is in a quaint and quiet corner of Suffolk and its golf course...

Big changes at British Par 3 event course

Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 26 April 2012

Lots of changes are taking place on The Cromwell Course at Nailcote Hall Hotel in preparation for The Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship from 7th – 10th August this year. Not one to rest on his laurels at being recognised as the No.1 Par 3 course in the UK, Nailcote’s owner Rick Cressman is setting his sights on The Cromwell Course...

Ryder cup course re-opens at gleneagles at weekend

Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 26 April 2012

This weekend marks the official re-opening of the PGA Centenary Course at The Gleneagles Hotel, venue of the 2014 Ryder Cup. The PGA Centenary, which will see the golfing great of the US and Europe do battle over the three day tournament, has been under maintenance since October 2011 to allow for extensive course modifications, devised in consultation with course designer...

2-FORE!-1 best of britain: devon

Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 26 April 2012

Devon boasts some superb courses with many being members of 2-FORE!-1 and therefore offering half-price green fees to 2-FORE!-1 voucher holders. Take your pick from these 2-FORE!-1 Devonioan delights… *Royal North Devon – If you enjoy traditional links golf this is the place for you. Royal North Devon, founded in 1864, is the oldest course in the country and is regarded as the...

golf travel takes a turn for the better

Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 26 April 2012

Golf tourism is on the increase and is bouncing back from the economic downturn, a new survey by KPMG has revealed. According to the Golf Travel Insights report, 60% of golf tour operators experienced an increase in the number of golf breaks booked in 2011, compared to 38% in 2010. Similarly, just 12% of tour operators reported a decrease in bookings in 2011 compared...

Look out for brand new Golf escapes

Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 25 April 2012

Don’t know where to go for that eagerly-awaited, well deserved golfing break or holiday? Then the brand new Golf Escapes supplement will almost certainly put you in the picture and help to make up your mind. Little more than a decade ago, the options for a golf holiday were fairly limited. Only Iberia had really embraced the golf travel market and...

2-FORE!-1 six of the best

Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 25 April 2012

Here are six more top 2-FORE!-1 tracks where you can play in style….and for half-price if you’re in possession of a 2-FORE!-1 voucher! * Gleneagles (Queen’s course), Perthshire, Scotland – iregarded as the third of the trio of Gleneagles courses but the Queen’s is an absolute gem and classic in its own right. The par-66 may lack yardage alongside its two superstar neighbours...

All change at Dibden Golf Centre

Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 25 April 2012

Golfers will notice a range of improvements at Hampshire’s Dibden Golf Centre as new management get into the swing. Social enterprise Mytime Active started a 30 year contract on 1 April to manage the popular centre on behalf of New Forest District Council. Plans are in the pipeline to re-invest profits into improved facilities and services at Dibden, which already boasts...

Woosie to line up in British Par 3 Championship

Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 25 April 2012

A stalwart of Tony Jacklin’s highly successful European Ryder Cup teams of the 1980s, 1991 Masters Champion Ian Woosnam OBE will be joining his former skipper at Nailcote Hall as they compete for the coveted 2012 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship trophy on 7th-10th August. With more than 48 professional titles to his name worldwide and a famous Masters Tournament...

Flexible new membership on offer at Portal

Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 20 April 2012

Situated in beautiful rolling Cheshire countryside, Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf & Spa has established itself as a top golf venue, with three superb golf courses and luxury hotel & spa facilities. And this April, Macdonald Hotels & Resorts are launching a brand new golf membership package called Access, at Portal’s par-73 Championship Course. Jon Dummett, Group Marketing Manager for Golf explains the...

New academy opens at marriott tudor park

Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 19 April 2012

Head PGA Golf Professional, Jason Muller, wielded scissors instead of a club to officially unveil the new golf academy at the Tudor Park, a Marriott hotel and country club in Bearsted, near Maidstone. He was watched by 40 keen golfers from all over Kent, who were taking part in the Tudor Park’s annual Golf Society Open Day at the 18-Hole Championship...

Yas links gets worldwide recognition

Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 19 April 2012

Yas Links, The Middle East’s only links golf course, has been named one of the world’s top 25 by influential US magazine, Golf Digest. A highly-respected voting panel of experts ranked the two-year-old course 24th in the world, making it the best new golf course outside the US. “This testimonial from one of golf’s most influential publications highlights Abu Dhabi’s...

2-FORE!-1 best of britain: lincolnshire

Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Sunday 15 April 2012

Lincolnshire is the home of over 20 2-FORE!-1 venues and there’s something for everyone, ranging from mature parkland to outstanding seaside tracks. An added bonus is that you won’t have to break the bank to tackle them either, specially if you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher! Indeed there’s barely a weak one among them, the top track being the stunning stay and play...

Open champ opens new Carnoustie golf centre

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...