Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 24 November 2010
Crown Golf has received a major award from outside the golf industry, in being recognised as the UK club industry’s ‘Group Of The Year’ in the annual Club Awards 2010. In an awards ceremony at Manchester’s Palace Hotel, Crown Golf beat off stiff competition from fellow nominees Rileys, the snooker specialists, and holiday park operators Park Holidays, to win the industry’s...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 24 November 2010
El Ein Bay, a resort style golf course designed by Thomson Perrett & Lobb – the international practice founded by five times Open Champion Peter Thomson with partners Ross Perrett and Tim Lobb – is on target to open for play in Spring 2011. Incorporating a large practice facility, the 6,100-metre golf course is conveniently situated just 122km from Cairo and...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 22 November 2010
The superb Waterfall Course at Mannings Heath Golf Club in West Sussex is undergoing an extensive remodelling programme in preparation for the 2011 season. Exclusive Hotels, owners of Mannings Heath Golf Club are investing more than £100,000 rebuilding thirteen sets of tees on the 100 year old parkland course over the winter. A total of 52 new tees encompassing championship, medal and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 22 November 2010
The West Midlands is a great 2-FORE!-1 region and is the home of course of legendary Ryder Cup venue The Belfry. The Belfry boasts three stunning 18 hole courses and two of them (the demanding PGA National and the not-so-demanding Derby layouts) belong to 2-FORE!-1 and therefore offer half-price green fees (with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher). Nearby is another top European Tour venue...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 17 November 2010
Memories of the recent Ryder Cup, were rekindled as the 2010 SingleFigureGolfer Challenge Cup went down to the wire in Cornwall. The classic links of Trevose – a popular 2-FORE!-1 venue – hosted the 3rd annual Single Figure Golfer Challenge Cup where successful Walker Cup captain Peter McEvoy’s Team SFG played a team of former Ryder Cup and Walker Cup players...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 17 November 2010
Spain’s classy Las Colinas Golf and Country Club, near Alicante, has unveiled all new exclusive golf packages. The exclusive residential community – centred around an 18 hole Championship golf course – has already grabbed headlines around Europe and demand has been rife for guests looking to visit Spain’s latest luxury golf resort. Set within an area of great natural beauty, the Par...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 November 2010
Leading golf travel company Golfbreaks.com has announced strong 2009/2010 year-end results, with a 12% increase in overall bookings and year-end revenues growing to more than £25million. Golfbreaks.com sent a record 150,000 golfers – 50% of which were repeat customers – on holidays and breaks over the past 12 months, with all areas of the business showing significant growth, including its Europe...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 15 November 2010
The region is rammed with quality golf courses and fortunately many of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 and therefore offer half-price green fees – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. Here’s six of North Yorkshire’s best 2-FORE!-1 tracks: *Bedale GC – simply one of the most scenic courses around. * Whitby GC – a cracking mix of parkland and clifftop holes. * Knaresborough GC – classy 90-years-old...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 12 November 2010
Golf du Médoc Hotel & Spa Resort has received global recognition after being named as the best golf resort in France at the prestigious World Travel Awards. The popular four-star resort near Bordeaux was named France’s Leading Golf Resort at a glittering awards ceremony in London – described by some as the travel industry’s equivalent to the Oscars. Golf du...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 12 November 2010
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa in St Andrews has been named in fifth position in the Top Resorts category for Europe in the prestigious Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards for 2010. “I’m absolutely delighted to see how well Scotland as a destination has fared in the Conde Nast Traveller’s Readers’ Choice Awards this year. We are personally...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 9 November 2010
A major West Country Golf and Leisure complex has been sold for an undisclosed sum to a Canadian entrepreneur. The 405 acre Roserrow Estate which spans the coast around Polzeath in one of North Cornwall’s most prestigious areas has a championship standard golf course designed by Ryder Cup golfer, David Feherty. The course has attracted a host of famous name players, including...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Tuesday 9 November 2010
Legendary Scottish venue Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort, has so much confidence in its unusually mild climate that it is offering a guarantee to golfers staying in the hotel this winter. Situated just 50 miles from Glasgow on the breathtaking Ayrshire coast, Turnberry basks in warmer air from the northern extension of the Gulf Stream, so rarely sees the snow and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 November 2010
Arcos Gardens in Spain’s unspoilt Cadiz countryside province is a great place to stay and play, the superb Championship course being supported by classy practice facilities, luxury accommodation, a restaurant and bar and Spa. And the good news is that you can enjoy all this as part of a December and January Special Package which is as follows: * Four days stay in...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Monday 8 November 2010
Sussex is a top place for 2-FORE!-1 Golf and in all boasts 16 participating venues offering half-price green fees – with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher of course. Here’s six of the best not-to-be-missed 2-FORE!-1 courses in the East and West of the county: * Chichester GC – home of two 18 hole layouts, namely the Tower and Cathedral. * Mannings Heath GC (Kingfisher course)...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Sunday 7 November 2010
One of the UK’s most popular golf venues, The St Mellion International Resort in Cornwall, has scooped its first major award since a £20m refurbishment in 2009. In the 2010 Cornwall Tourism Awards presented by the Cornwall Development Company, St Mellion – the flagship of the Crown Golf group – won Silver in the prestigious ‘Large Hotel Of The Year’ category. The ceremony...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 6 November 2010
Crown Golf has sealed its largest ever commitment to junior golf development, with a £24,000 donation from its members to the Golf Foundation. In asking its members to contribute £2 per person when renewing their annual membership, the award-winning golf club owner & operator joins the R&A, the PGA, The European Tour and The Ryder Cup as one of the most...
Written by TG Courses editor on Saturday 6 November 2010
Sir Nick Faldo was in the Kingdom of Cambodia recently to visit the site for his next golf course design project at the Vattanac Golf Resort in Phnom Penh. Vattanac Properties has appointed Faldo Design to create two 18-hole championship-standard golf courses that will sit at the heart of a luxury resort 15km from the centre of Cambodia’s capital. Six-time Major winner...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 4 November 2010
Popular Cheshire 2-FORE!-1 venue The Mere is currently undergoing a £15 million development which includes a luxury £4m Health Club and Spa due to be completed at the end of this year. It will also boast a 5 star Hotel that will consist of 81 bedrooms and is scheduled to open by 2012. Mere, near Knutsford and easily accessible from the M6 and...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 3 November 2010
The East Anglia region boasts many great golf courses and fortunately plenty of them belong to 2-FORE!-1 Golf and therefore offer half-price green fees…with a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. They include classy stay and play venues such as Forest Pines (27 holes of quality tree-lined golf) in northern Lincolnshire and Thorpeness (James Braid heathland layout) close to the coast in scenic, rural Suffolk. Also well...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Thursday 28 October 2010
Looking for a great 2-FORE!-1 round this weekend? Then let us give you a helping hand: here’s a handful of top 2-FORE!-1 tracks where you’re guaranteed a great game for half the normal green fee rates – provided you’ve got a 2-FORE!-1 voucher. * Wycombe Heights, Bucks – quality gently undulating parkland course. * Weymouth GC, Dorset – mature par-70 parkland track, a...