Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 19 January 2011
Kohler Co. has announced official development plans for Hamilton Grand, one of golf’s most photographed and iconic buildings. Located adjacent to the Royal & Ancient Golf Club in St. Andrews, Scotland, Hamilton Grand overlooks the 18th Green of the Old Course, The West Sands Beach and the Bay of St. Andrews. Encompassing 26 luxury residences, Hamilton Grand will become the...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 19 January 2011
2-FORE!-1 Golf is big in Hampshire where you’ll find a whole cluster of courses offering half-price green fees – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. They include three outstanding stay and play venues in Old Thorns near Liphook, Marriott Meon Valley and Macdonald Botley Park. Another trio of excellent 2-FORE!-1 venues in the county are as follows: *The Hampshire GC – excellent modern venue with top...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 17 January 2011
After being put into receivership in August 2010 by its previous owners, High Legh Park Golf Club in Knutsford has been acquired by successful Altrincham-born businessman Andrew Vaughan who has promised to stabilise club finances in the short term and unlock its true potential through investment in the long term. Andrew, who had moved away from the North West to pursue...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 15 January 2011
Darren Clarke and Sam Torrance are backing the UK’s biggest charity golf event, challenging keen golfers to tackle four 18 hole golf courses in just one epic day. Teeing off at sunrise on the longest Friday of the year, 24 June, each team of four will need to play 72 holes in 16 hours covering 15 miles of fairways. It’s...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 14 January 2011
Troon Golf, the leader in upscale golf course management, development and marketing, this week announced the inaugural membership opportunities at top- new Shropshire venue Astbury Hall. Astbury Hall is an 18 hole championship course designed and created by golf enthusiast and talented course designer Kenneth Downing – renowned for his position as Judas Priest’s lead guitarist. As a result, Astbury Hall has not...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 11 January 2011
You’ll find a great variety of courses in Derbyshire and fortunately many of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 and offer half-price green fees – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Star 2-FORE!-1 courses in the county include excellent stay and play venues like Marriott Breadsall Priory (two 18 hole courses) and nearby Morley Hayes as well as scenic nine-holer Bakewell in the Peak District. Others...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 10 January 2011
Following the successful staging of the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor last October, South Wales has become a red-hot golfing destination. There are certainly plenty of fantastic courses in the region and you can tackle many of them with new golf tour company South Wales Golf Breaks – launched just prior to the Ryder Cup and centred around the Winston Country...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 10 January 2011
An amazing deal is up for grabs at legendary Scottish golfing venue Turnberry throughout the month of March. Incredibly you can enjoy an overnight B&B stay at the five star resort on the Ayrshire coast and two rounds of golf (one on the Open-staging Ailsa and the other on the neighbouring Kintyre links) for just £155 per person – provided you...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Friday 7 January 2011
Looking for a great value 2-FORE!-1 round this weekend? Well, check out this classy crop of 2-FORE!-1 courses and you won’t be disappointed. All the venues of course offer half-price green fees provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. *Standish Court, Lancs – short but testing par-68 parkland layout near Wigan. *Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland – excellent links guaranteeing a memorable round whatever time of...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 6 January 2011
Many of the most memorable moments in sport have been created in team events – from the FA Cup to The Ashes, from the Boat Race to The Ryder Cup – where talented groups of individuals combine to create a successful result for a team, a country or, as in golf’s case, a whole continent. If you, like many golfers, find...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 5 January 2011
Golfbreaks.com is offering unbeatable and exclusive early-booking deals for golfers looking for exciting European offers, new international golf destinations and closer-to-home UK breaks. In 2010, 150,000 golfers booked with Golfbreaks.com, a 12% increase from the previous year, which chief executive, Andrew Stanley, believes is secondary to the fact that just over 50% of those golfers are repeat customers –...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 4 January 2011
The West Midlands is at the heart of England…and 2-FORE!-1 Golf. There are several superb golf venues in the region and fortunately plenty belong to 2-FORE!-1 and therefore offer half-price green fees rates – provided you’re in possession of a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. They include famous Ryder Cup venue The Belfry, near Birmingham, whose PGA National and Derby courses both belong to 2-FORE!-1...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 4 January 2011
Popular 2-FORE!-1 venue Galgorm Castle GC will be back in the spotlight later this year when the PGA EuroPro Tour returns to the Ballymena venue once more, ensuring the 2011 event will be the most high profile professional event to be staged in Northern Ireland. After the phenomenal success of the inaugural event in 2010, Galgorm Castle can confirm the 2011...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 30 December 2010
Amateur golfers this year have the chance to compete in an exciting new major golf event – the Great North Golf Tour. The Tour, an amateur chip off the European Tour block, will take place at a variety of top venues across the north of England and is open to anybody over 18-years-old with a maximum handicap limit of 28 for...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 29 December 2010
Kent – the Garden of England – is fairly bursting with superb 2-FORE!-1 courses offering half-price golf (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher). Here’s six of the very best in this outstanding golfing county: * Hever Castle – home of a par-72 Championship track and a splendid nine-holer (Prince’s course). * Leeds Castle – one of the best, most dramatic nine hole courses around. * Tudor Park...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 27 December 2010
In temperatures of minus two degrees on a sunny Christmas Day morning, only the brave got out of their cosy beds and faced the harsh conditions with ice and snow still on parts of Uffod Park the golf course near Woodbridge, Suffolk. For the last 17 years golfers have been braving the weather on Christmas morning at the Best Western...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 23 December 2010
Duchally Country Estate is a 5 star self-catering resort and hotel in the central belt of Scotland surrounded by some of the best golf courses on Planet Golf – world-famous Gleneagles is just 2 miles away. The award-winning resort contains a Leisure Centre with indoor heated swimming pool, award winning A la Carte restaurant and provides evening entertainment. The resort has...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 22 December 2010
To celebrate Europe’s historic Ryder Cup win, host venue The Celtic Manor Resort, South Wales, is offering golfers the opportunity to follow in the team’s footsteps and experience the drama and excitement of their own Ryder Cup challenge. The weekend package, priced at just £113, includes one night’s accommodation, a full Welsh breakfast to start the day, 18 holes of...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 21 December 2010
As soon as the snow has cleared head for these six super tracks: they’re the Essex stars of 2-FORE!-1. All six courses offer top value-for-money, specially if you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher, and a great round of golf. So make sure you make that phone call to book your 2-FORE!-1 tee-time and to check the playing conditions of course… *Braintree GC – quality,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 20 December 2010
Kingsbarns Golf Links celebrated its tenth anniversary season in style with a 30% surge in Visitor rounds of golf played. More than 27,000 rounds were played this season over the famous links capping an excellent season. Such was the increase in demand that the season was extended by two weeks in November to accommodate additional play. Stuart McEwen, General Manager at Kingsbarns,...