Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 14 October 2011
Golfers making a booking with leading golf travel company Golfbreaks.com have been rewarded for their loyalty as the company marked National Customer Service Week (NCSW) with a £20,000 giveaway. To show its appreciation for the welcome and valuable feedback on its breaks, holidays and tours over the past 12 months, Golfbreaks.com rewarded 1,000 customers each with £20 worth of Breakpoints, the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 13 October 2011
A new tee-time ‘App’ is set to provide golfers with the perfect opportunity to book golf in Portugal and Spain while on the move. The new application has been launched by Algarve-based Just Tee Times and is available as a free download on all iPhone and Android operating platforms. Currently featuring 49 courses within the Algarve and Lisbon (Portugal) and 44...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 12 October 2011
New Oceanico brand ambassador Ricardo Santos is set for a stern test this week when he takes on the world’s best players in the Portugal Masters, hosted at the resort’s Victoria Course in Vilamoura. Santos has already secured his full European Tour card for next season after an impressive campaign on this year’s Challenge Tour which included a maiden victory at...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 11 October 2011
Undecided where to use that precious 2-FORE!-1 voucher and looking to end the season in style? Take your pick from these impressive 2-FORE!-1 venues and you won’t be disappointed… *Pleasington, Lancs – Quality mature parkland and is always in excellent condition. *Hexham, Northumberland – Short-but-sweet track with stunning views. *Meyrick Park, Dorset – Magical parkland muni which starts with an unforgettable par-3. *Mannings Heath, West...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 11 October 2011
Portugal’s new Royal Óbidos Spa & Golf Resort golf course – designed by the late great Seve Ballesteros – will open to the public on January 2nd. However, the clubhouse will open on November 1st while the course will start operating as of that date on a soft opening basis. The 18 hole course occupies a total área of 160 acres and...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 10 October 2011
2-FORE!-1 is massive in Yorkshire and in the west of the White Rose county in particular. Altogether there are around 40 venues in West Yorkshire which belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price golf…with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. They include the superb Robert Trent Jones-designed Moor Allerton just outside Leeds and outstanding stay and play venues De Vere Oulton Hall, also near Leeds, and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 10 October 2011
This Autumn, Mannings Heath Golf Club near Horsham – one of the most popular golfing venues in the south-east – is offering golfers a superb rate for a round on the Kingfisher Course at just £15! This involves saving a massive 25% off the regular green fee and also includes a post-round burger in a bun. The “Festival of Golf” offer runs...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 7 October 2011
The Belfry, four-time host of the Ryder Cup, was unveiled as England’s ‘Leading Golf Resort’ at the annual World Travel Awards Ceremony, widely known as the ‘Oscars of the travel industry.’ The West Midlands resort, situated in the heart of the country ten miles from Birmingham International Airport and just off the M42 motorway, was chosen by more than 217,000 travel...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 7 October 2011
2-FORE!-1 boasts over 1,000 courses up and down the country offering half-price golf (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher) and here’s six more of the very best… * Belfry (PGA National), West Midlands – just as enjoyable and challenging as neighbouring superstar track The Brabazon. * St Pierre (Old Course), South Wales – parkland golf at its impressive best and has hosted both the Curtis...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 7 October 2011
British developers Esencia Group and Cuban partners Palmares have joined up with the Jacklin Design Group to build a new course in…Cuba! Jacklin CBE will assist in the design of the ocean fronting 18 hole championship course at The Carbonera Club www.thecarboneraclub.com. Located just outside Varadero on the islands spectacular northern coast, The Carbonera Club is a new five star resort, one...
Written by TG Courses editor Kevin Brown on Tuesday 4 October 2011
The brand new Today’s Golfer Travel Awards – sponsored by Your Golf Travel – will end the year in style…and are poised to become the ‘Oscars’ of the golfing world. The winners of the inaugural awards will be decided by you, the knowledgeable, much-travelled legion of Today’s Golfer readers and golfers who we are asking to carefully select their favourite courses,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 4 October 2011
Thailand is a magical, mystical golfing destination with some fantastic courses dotted around this truly amazing country. And the good news is the recent introduction of the lowest-ever Thai Airways International fares on the London Heathrow – Bangkok route plus free domestic flight, for departures between now and December 8th (from £569 including taxes to Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai). Take your pick from one...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 3 October 2011
A great Teeofftimes deal is going down this week at the stunning Harry Colt-designed Stoke Park in beautiful Buckinghamshire. The amazing offer – for this week only – means you can experience this quality 27-hole parkland venue for £75 per person instead of the usual £180, a saving of 63%! After your round you can relax in one of the country’s most...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 3 October 2011
Amazingly you can stay and play at top 2-FORE!-1 venue St Mellion from just £69 per person! Check out these fantastic stay and play breaks at the classy Cornwall resort which hosts the English Open in 2013. Deal One: One night’s Bed & Breakfast and a round on both the Kernow & 18 Nicklaus Courses. Costs: from £69pp* Deal Two: Two...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 3 October 2011
Three rounds of golf over Blairgowrie’s famous courses and two nights’ dinner, bed and breakfast for £200. That’s the ace package for couples on offer from Ballathie Country House Hotel. The hotel on the banks of the River Tay at Kinclaven, near Perth is marking its close relationship with the nearby Blairgowrie club by holding its first trophy event there at...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 29 September 2011
Some fantastic coastal courses are in 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price golf so long as you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here’s just a few of the heavenly 2-FORE!-1 links which will guarantee a round to remember…at any time of the year. *Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales – dramatically weaves its way between the railway line and the town’s South Beach, and is believed to be...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 28 September 2011
This October will see Monte Rei Golf & Country Club’s Head Chef Jaime Perez move to Wentworth Club in Surrey to host a one off gastronomic week for Wentworth members. A protégé of Ferrán Adrià, and formerly a leading chef in Adrià´s renowned 3-Michelin star “El Bulli” restaurant, Perez will bring the flavours of the Portugal country clubs’ renowned Vistas...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 28 September 2011
Here’s living proof that the 2-FORE!-1 scheme boasts quality as well as quantity (over 1,000 courses offering half-price green fees with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher). 2-FORE!-1 undoubtedly features some of the best courses in the UK – venues good enough to stage the ultimate golfing tests of top tournament Tour action. So check these out and get a slice of big-time Tour golf…. *Gleneagles,...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 27 September 2011
With around 1,000 courses to choose from, selecting somewhere suitable to use that 2-FORE!-1 voucher is no easy task. So let us help you out: here are six more of the very best courses where you’re guaranteed a 2-FORE!-1 round to remember… *Conwy, Caenarvonshire – A quality links in a spectacular location on the North Wales coast. * The Players Club, near Bristol – You...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 26 September 2011
Well, you can swing into the new year in style by heading to the Algarve’s leading resort Vale do Lobo for the venue’s popular Amateur Week tournament played over the Royal and Ocean courses between Jan 29-Feb 4. The event provides golfers with testing competition through the qualifying rounds on Monday and Tuesday with a chance to played in the final...