Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 1 September 2011
2-FORE!-1 boasts some of the best courses in the country and here’s just six of the best you can enjoy and experience for half-price…with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course. *St Mellion, Cornwall – Jack Nicklaus masterpiece which is set to return to the European Tour scene in 2013. *Slaley Hall, Northumberland – the outstanding Hunting course has been a regular European Tour...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 31 August 2011
The county of Northumberland is a great place to head for some quality 2-FORE!-1 golf – top courses you can play for half-price (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher). Right up there among the very best is the superb De Vere Slaley Hall resort, home of the classy Hunting and Priestman tracks. Others well worth paying a visit are as follows: *Seahouses – short but...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 31 August 2011
Golfers in Abu Dhabi are enjoying the opportunity to play golf under the night stars at one of the world’s best courses. Abu Dhabi Golf Club, managed by Troon Golf and host of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championships, recently launched Night Golf at its award-winning 27-hole venue. With state-of-the-art lighting facilities integrated into the course’s lush surroundings, Abu Dhabi GC now provides...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 30 August 2011
Are you and your partner looking for the perfect golfing getaway break in the heart of the countryside? If so, Woodhall Spa offers the perfect destination. The National Golf Centre at Woodhall Spa (www.woodhallspagolf.com) has paired up with the village’s quintessentially English Dower House Hotel (www.dowerhousehotel.co.uk) to bring you the ‘Couples’ Golf Package. Play Woodhall Spa’s famed Hotchkin Course – ranked 25...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 26 August 2011
Looking for a great 2-FORE!-1 round this weekend? Well, here’s a bunch of fine upstanding venues where you can use that precious 2-FORE!-1 voucher which entitles you to a half-price game… *Stinchcombe Hill GC, Glos – a testing par-68 layout which will test you every inch of the way… and you’ll love the stunning views. *Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria – picturesque par-72 parkland layout...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 24 August 2011
Plans for a new world-class golf and sporting estate at Taymouth Castle, Scotland, featuring a restored James Braid designed golf course, have been approved. The decision by Perth and Kinross Council means extensive work can now begin on renovating and remodelling the course, which opened in 1923, as part of a landmark project led by Meteor Asset Management to transform the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 24 August 2011
Ilkley GC captain, Ian Hepworth, has officially opened a new 18th tee, which has been described by international golf course architect Jonathan Gaunt as one of the best finishing holes in Yorkshire. The new tee has been taken back 55 yards and brings the River Wharfe into play. Golfers will now have a carry of approximately 100 yards across the river to...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 23 August 2011
Kent is one of the hottest golfing counties in the country, having successfully staged this year’s Open Championship at Royal St George’s. The Garden of England is chockablock with top courses – links and inland – and fortunately many of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 and are available to play for half-price so long as you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here are some...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 22 August 2011
Archerfield Links, the world-renowned East Lothian golf club and host of last week’s Aberdeen Ladies Scottish Open, has been giving the cream of ladies European golf first sight of its new luxury spa facilities – due to open later this year. Christened ‘The Fletcher’s Cottage’, and sited on the area where bows were made for the archers of King Edward I, Archerfield...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 19 August 2011
It’s got to be the golfing trip of a lifetime and here’s your chance to stay, play and watch the 29th PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Bermuda’s Port Royal course in October (15th-22nd). Packages include seven nights at Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa in a deluxe room for two people, three-day pass to the event and one round at the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 18 August 2011
Looking for a great 2-FORE!-1 round this weekend? Well, here’s six cracking venues where you can use that precious 2-FORE!-1 voucher which entitles you to a half-price game… *Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria – scenic par-72 parkland layout in the heart of the Lake District. *South Leeds GC, – short but tricky par-69 parkland just outside Leeds. *Menzies Cambridgeshire GC – mature parkland track just outside...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 18 August 2011
The Celtic Manor Resort is inviting golfers to come back and celebrate the first anniversary of Europe’s dramatic victory in The 2010 Ryder Cup by playing in a special challenge match on Monday 3rd October. Reliving Monty’s Magic Monday, players will have the chance to represent Team Europe or Team USA, soaking up the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 16 August 2011
Essex is a big county with some quality, top value-for-money 2-FORE!-1 golf on offer. And here’s six of the county’s 2-FORE!-1 best – venues you’re guaranteed a great round of golf and for half-price provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *The Essex G&CC – a cracking modern par-73 track that will test you all the way. *Colchester GC – another well established parkland,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 August 2011
St Andrews Links Trust has announced the visitor green fees for 2012 for the seven courses at the Home of Golf. There will be a slight increase in the Old Course high season green fee by £10 to £150 while the green fees on the other courses will remain the same. The Old Course shoulder and low season green fees will...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 11 August 2011
Golf Escapes, one of the UK’s leading specialist golf holiday operators, is organising the PGA South Region Overseas Pro-Am in Vilamoura on Portugal’s sunny Algarve from Thursday 23rd – Tuesday 28th February 2012. The event includes 5 nights accommodation in the luxury 5 star Pestana Vila Sol Resort in a twin room on a bed and breakfast basis plus 4 tournament...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 10 August 2011
Looking for a memorable round of golf with amazing scenery? Search no more because 2-FORE!-1 Golf has a whole bunch of ‘good lookers’ you can play for half-price…with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course. Here’s a handful of the best 2-FORE!-1 courses boasting to-die-for views: *Ring of Kerry, Ireland – great golf in an unbelievable Kerry setting. *Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales – wonderful links layout...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 10 August 2011
Looking for some great 2-FORE!-1 golfing action? Then head for Northumberland where you’ll find some fantastic courses you can tackle for half-price with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. And there’s something for everyone, including lovely links layouts and stunning parkland tracks. Here’s some of the best on offer: *Hexham – short but tricky and boasting knockout vistas. *Slaley Hall – home of the superb Hunting and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Sunday 7 August 2011
It’s a testing time for many golf clubs in the UK but Cottrell Park in the Vale of Glamorgan has managed to buck the trend, by adopting the old adage “you have to adapt to survive”. “We’ve always had loyal members, but like most clubs in Wales, our revenues had fallen” admits Derek Smith, the resort’s General Manager. “So we decided...
Written by TG Courses editor on Sunday 7 August 2011
Bromborough Golf Club has completed a £200k upgrade to its clubhouse facilities after securing funding from NatWest’s commercial banking team in Liverpool. The revamp includes a new entrance to the clubhouse, an additional function room overlooking the course, improved dining space and a lift to provide visitors with disabled access and additional toilets on the first floor. Located on the Leverhulme...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 3 August 2011
Golf at Goodwood has supplemented its idiosyncratic fleet of ‘Woody’ buggies designed by Lord March’s grandfather, the 9th Duke of Richmond, with 30 new custom-made Club Car vehicles – reinforcing its reputation as a unique and distinctive sporting venue. “Golf at Goodwood has always been about redefining the way the game is played and about offering a unique experience,” commented Stuart Gillett, General Manager for Golf at...