Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 5 May 2011
Norfolk is East Anglia’s capital county and is the home of some quality 2-FORE!-1 golf. Altogether you’ll find about ten courses spread across the county and they range from a magical nine-hole layout (Feltwell) to the classy stay and play venues of Marriott Sprowston Manor and De Vere Dunston Hall, both just outside Norwich. Also well worth checking out and using that...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 4 May 2011
Ireland’s Old Head has just been ranked the ‘Most Spectacular Golf Course on the Planet’ in America’s Links magazine. The Co. Cork classic was ranked in front of such notables as Cypress Point (#2), Pebble Beach (#5) and Pinnacle Point (#8) – thus giving testimony to the prophesy made by Joe Carr (3-times British Amateur Champion and Captain of the R...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 4 May 2011
Dragons’ Den TV star Peter Jones is holding his annual Enterprise Golf Challenge in aid of charity at Brocket Hall GC, Hertfordshire, on Tuesday May 24th. A star-studded line-up is expected to attend the event which gets underway with a 10am breakfast followed by a shotgun start, champagne reception, prizegiving three-course dinner and a charity auction. There will be 22 teams of...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 4 May 2011
The Royal Montrose Golf Club will host a charity Texas Scramble competition on Sunday 22nd May at the Montrose Links Championship Medal Course, the 5th oldest course in the world, to raise funds for Help for Heroes. Teams of 4, in any combination of ladies, gents and juniors will play for four team cash prizes and three nearest the pin prizes. Volunteer...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 3 May 2011
More good news for golfers heading for the golfing delights of the Algarve in Portugal. British Airways have announced their inaugural flight from London City airport to Faro will depart on 7th June. Flight E90 will run three times a week, departing London at 13:20 and arriving into Faro at 16:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and departing at 16:40 and arriving...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 3 May 2011
World Number 1 Lee Westwood will be the no.1 attraction at the grand re-opening of Close House Hotel & GC in Northumberland later this month. Westwood will fly into the north east by helicopter to officially open the refurbished course and state-of-the-art clubhouse followed by a celebrity golf match in aid of The Children’s Heart Unit Fund at the Freeman Hospital,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 3 May 2011
Marriott Golf is to launch a ground-breaking online booking service, finally enabling golfers to book both hotel and golf simultaneously. The revolutionary Rounds and Rooms system, going live at the start of May, allows golfers to book a 1 night/2 round, 2 night/3 round or Sunday Driver package at any Marriott Golf UK resort. As an added incentive, for a limited...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 28 April 2011
The De Vere Club, the UK’s fastest growing golf club, has welcomed international cricketer Steve Harmison as a member following a presentation at De Vere Slaley Hall. The Durham bowler was presented with his membership pack which also marks a successful first year for the revolutionary golf club. Following its launch in March 2010 the flexible points based scheme has...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 28 April 2011
You’ll find about a dozen 2-FORE!-1 venues in Shropshire and not a dodgy one among them. One of Shropshire’s finest is Hawkstone Park Hotel & GC, home of both the fabulous Hawkstone and Championship layouts though only the latter belongs to 2-FORE!-1. Other county venues boasting more than 18 holes include the 27-hole The Shropshire and Cleobury Mortimer, home of par-70, 71 and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 28 April 2011
A star-studded line-up is set to compete in the Firstlight Challenge at the K Club, Ireland, on June 21-22. The major charity event – backed by global fractional ownership specialist Firstlight International – is being held to raise money for the Special Olympics. Celebrity guests set to take part include Kevin Keegan, David Platt, Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole, Ben Shepherd and Harry...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 27 April 2011
Single Figure Golfer (SFG) is delighted to announce that the final of the 2011 Challenge Tour sponsored by Srixon & Cleveland is to be hosted by the magnificent links course of Trevose in North Cornwall from the 16th – 20th October. The 4th SFG final sees Trevose (who hosted the event last year) expand the concept with an 81 person two-day...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 21 April 2011
The Nicklaus Course at St Mellion has proved itself a serious test of ability and endurance for Professionals and Amateurs over the years. £20m has been invested into the Resort and is a venue the European Tour will return to in the forthcoming years. Since 1997, apart from a one-year break due to renovations, the course that Jack built has hosted...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 20 April 2011
Four of Wirral’s magnificent coastal golf courses are to again host a 72 hole amateur tournament open to adult male & female golfers. The Wirral Golf Classic will be held on the peninsula from 19 to 23 September after a successful inaugural event in 2010. Attracting golfers from all over the UK, Europe and indeed the world, to play & stay...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 20 April 2011
Visit Kent, Golfbreaks.com and Shepherd Neame have forged a significant, high-profile partnership to open up Kent – host county of the 2011 Open Championship at Royal St George’s Golf Club – as a top golfing destination that is the closest to London. The county’s official tourism website (www.visitkentgolf.co.uk), in tandem with Golfbreaks.com – Europe’s largest golf travel company – and the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 15 April 2011
East Sussex boasts eight 2-FORE!-1 courses…and there’s not a weak link among them. The superb heathland layouts of Crowborough Beacon and the West Course at magical Royal Ashdown Forest are particularly impressive and well worth paying a visit. Also well worth checking out with your 2-FORE!-1 voucher, entitling you to half-price green fees of course, are: *Brighton & Hove – outstanding, mature nine-holer by...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 14 April 2011
The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire has added another top class golfing talent to their existing team. Alan Beattie has been appointed as a PGA Professional at the PGA National Academy, Scotland, based at Gleneagles. With his wealth of experience within the golf industry, Alan was a natural choice to join the talented team. He began his career as a club professional before...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 14 April 2011
With spring well underway, Swan Golf Designs is delighted that its renovation projects across the UK and Ireland are ready for play. Members at East Berkshire, Ripon City, Holywood, Donaghadee and Old Conna Golf Clubs, having patiently waited for the works to mature over the long winter, can now look forward to learning how to play the renovated holes later...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 13 April 2011
The luxurious 5 star InterContinental La Torre Golf Resort at Polaris World is offering some fantastic deals this Easter holiday, so now is the perfect time to book that golfing break, luxury escape, girlie pamper weekend or romantic getaway you’ve always dreamt about. Located in the southeast corner of Spain in the warm Murcian sunshine it’s the perfect place to...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 13 April 2011
Ilkley Golf Club, the third oldest club in Yorkshire, has completed a £300,000 investment programme to improve the clubhouse and on-course facilities. Two impressive bridges, which link the mainland to an island featuring the second green, third hole and fourth tee, have been installed at a cost of £180,000. They replace the original narrow bridges, which enabled golfers to cross...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 13 April 2011
A few years ago, popular Cheshire 2-FORE!-1 venue High Legh Park GC in Knutsford entertained four budding South African golfers as they acclimatised themselves ahead of the British Open. For six weeks the young men utilised the full course and practice facilities and were treated well by club staff. After what they described as a ‘fantastic experience’ the men decided to write a group...