Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 22 March 2012
Preliminary course design work to prepare the venue of The 2018 Ryder Cup, Le Golf National, Paris, for one of the world biggest sporting events, has already begun. It may be six and a half years away, but the European Tour Destination’s Albatross Course is benefiting from the expertise of European Golf Design (EGD) whose senior design team is liaising with the European...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 20 March 2012
Celebrities and local business people will be competing against each other on the Jack Nicklaus Championship Course at St Mellion International Resort On June 26th to raise money for a local charity, the Harvey Hext Appeal. Some tickets are still available and keen golfers are being encouraged to sign-up for the event in the summer. The 2012 SHC Celebrity Charity Classic is...
Monday 19 March 2012
2-FORE!-1 is huge in West Yorkshire with around 40 venues belonging to 2-FORE!-1 and offering half-price golf…with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. The county has quantity and quality and here are some of West Yorkshire’s 2-FORE!-1 finest… *Moor Allerton, near Leeds – “A golfing experience larger than life,” is how Peter Alliss describes Moor Allerton and its facilities. Moor Allerton has the distinction of being the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 17 March 2012
That’s right, Today’s Golfer would like to attend your society or group golf event this season for a special new feature in the magazine. Let us know when and where and we’ll be there on your big day, along with a photographer, to cover all the action – both on and off the course. Hopefully TG’s participation in your upcoming society/group golf...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 15 March 2012
It’s that time of the week again when we reveal six more of the best 2-FORE!-1 courses where you can use that precious 2-FORE!-1 voucher in style. So here we go then… *Gleneagles (PGA Centenary), Perthshire, Scotland – will stage the Ryder Cup in 2014 and will almost certainly produce another memorable encounter. But the layout will have undergone major surgery since...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 15 March 2012
Golf in Cyprus ahs just received a major boost following budget airline Ryanair’s decision to make Paphos, Cyprus, one of its international hubs. This news should especially benefit visitor numbers at Sir Nick Faldo’s ‘Mediterranean Masterpiece’, Eléa Golf Club, situated just 10 minutes from the airport, according to senior figures at the award-winning development. Ryanair begins 14 new routes to and from...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 14 March 2012
Morocco is fast becoming a major golfing destination and seems to be following in the tracks of Turkey as a leading new golfing hotspot. Top courses are emerging all over the country and one of the best is the stunning Gary Player-designed Mazagan Beach which is breathtakingly plotted along the beach about an hour’s drive from Casablanca airport. Mazagan is sheer class,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 13 March 2012
Hundreds of thousands of golfers, including superstars Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and the late Seve Ballesteros, have taken on the world-famous 10th hole at The Belfry’s Brabazon course over the past 35 years, but not one could claim a hole-in-one – until Welsh 3-handicapper Dan O’Connor at the weekend. Playing the course for the first time, 19-year-old O’Connor from Maesteg amazed...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 9 March 2012
A major bid is being made to turn the Costa Dorada region of Spain into a red-got golfing destination with the 45-hole facility at Lumine Golf Club leading the way. A landmark agreement between Lumine GC, the Tourist Board of the Tarragona Provincial Government, and the Association of European Golf Professionals has been announced, aligning three significant stakeholders in a partnership...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 8 March 2012
The Algarve Promotion Bureau has teamed up with budget airline Jet2.com to offer free golf clubs carriage on flights to Faro throughout April and May. During this promotional period, golfers can avoid paying golf carry charge when travelling to Faro International Airport, making it even more cost effective to play in the Portuguese sun. Offer details: ·Free golf clubs carriage for all passengers...
Written by Chris Jones, Editor on Wednesday 7 March 2012
American Gil Hanse has beaten a host of big names, including Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman, to win the chance to design the golf course for the sport’s Olympic return in 2016. The man who designed Castle Stuart in Inverness was a surprise choice of a judging panel which included R&A Chief Executive Peter Dawson. In a statement issued this evening, Hanse...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 6 March 2012
In 1562, a Montrose schoolboy, James Melvill, wrote in his diary that he’d been taught how to use ‘the glub for goff’ on Montrose Links by his schoolmaster, Reverend William Gray. Exactly 450 years later, golf remains the favoured activity on Montrose Links – and this is to be celebrated in the Angus town from April onwards. Montrose 450, as the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 6 March 2012
Here are more TG recommendations where to use that precious 2-FORE!-1 voucher entitling you to half-price green fees at around 1,000 courses this season… *Troon Darley, Ayrshire, Scotland – A magical seaside municipal offering top value-for-money just down the road from Open venue Royal Troon. In fact the delightful Darley is one of a trio of links tracks on this site (Lochgreen...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 5 March 2012
The inaugural St Andrews Golf Festival being held between March 28-April 1st promises to be a fantastic event and one of the many highlights will be the St Andrews Golf Festival Awards, presented by Today’s Golfer’s sister publication Golf Illustrated. The awards will celebrate the best traditions of the game from art and literature to photography and golf course architecture and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 1 March 2012
De Vere was recognised as being the UK’s ‘Golf Group of the Year’ for the second consecutive year this weekl, as the annual ’59 Club’ awards recognised the leading golf service providers across the UK. The strength of the De Vere Golf portfolio was recognised alongside individual resorts at the event which was held at De Vere Mottram Hall, with...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 29 February 2012
The Belfry has been acclaimed Britain’s most successful golf resort at the recent 59Club Awards ceremony at the De Vere Mottram Hall where it scooped four awards for outstanding customer service. The awards, based on consumer research conducted by 59Club – the golf benchmarking company and official supplier to the Professional Golfers’ Association – considered 59 resorts throughout the UK &...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 28 February 2012
Scotland’s stunning Kingsbarns Golf Links has announced the appointment of a new Caddie Master and is implementing a new caddie programme to ensure the service they provide is on a par with the world’s best golf resorts. Taking up the role is Sean Wiseman, who has more than ten years’ experience as a caddie in Scotland and America. He has...
Tuesday 28 February 2012
2-FORE!-1 Golf is all about quantity and quality of courses but most of all…great golfing value-for-money. Here are six more top 2-FORE!-1 tracks where you can a memorable round – for half the normal green fee so long as you’re in possession of a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Seaton Carew, Co. Durham – this top links track unfashionably sits amidst the industrial heart of...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 28 February 2012
With 100 days to go before the start of the 2012 Curtis Cup, preparations for the biennial contest are nearing completion at Nairn Golf Club in the Scottish Highlands. The main thrust of the three-year project will conclude this month when the last of 60 bunkers earmarked for revetting is rebuilt. The renovation work being carried out across the famous links...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 27 February 2012
Top Spanish venue Lumine Golf Club has begun a significant year in impressive style after delivering a headline event as host venue and key partner of the PGAs of Europe. With ambitious plans to become one of Europe’s most exciting new golf and leisure developments, the prestigious PGAs of Europe Fourball Championship underlines Lumine’s credentials as an up-and-coming championship destination. Following...