Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 18 March 2010
The Belfry, the spiritual home of the Ryder Cup, has expanded its successful Brabazon Challenge competition for 2010, adding extra qualifying dates for the summer-long pairs contest and offering the chance to win a range of top prizes. The Challenge, which ran for the first time last year, gives club golfers the chance to compete like a Tour pro on the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 18 March 2010
The new golf campaign is nearly upon us and there are some great pre-season deals going down including at superb West Sussex venue Mannings Heath. Unbelievably you can play the Kingfisher Course at Mannings Heath for just £16.50 with a complimentary course planner and a post-round sandwich in the Spike Bar thrown in for good measure! But you’d better hurry – this fantastic offer is available...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 March 2010
Gloucester is a haven of 2-FORE!-1 courses activity just off the M5 motorway. Round and about the ancient cathedral city you’ll discover a number of hidden 2-FORE!-1 gems including the quirky pair of Painswick and Stinchcombe Hill in Dursley. The mature parkland layout of Gloucester GC is also well worth using your 2-FORE!-1 on as is the excellent stay and play venue...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 16 March 2010
Leading golf travel company Golfbreaks.com and VisitScotland, the country’s national tourism organisation, are set to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Open Championship in style by offering every golfer the chance to experience ‘A Perfect Day’. The partnership will give golfers the opportunity to book some of the greatest golf breaks Scotland has to offer, from as little as...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 12 March 2010
The North Shore Golf Club in Skegness is getting ready to celebrate its centenary year in style. From April 23-25 the North Shore will be hosting a series of events to suit golfers of all standards and abilities including AM-AM, Shot Gun Start and Fun Texas Scramble competitions as well as a trick shot exhibition by David Edwards. The North Shore is...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 11 March 2010
It’s St Patrick’s Day next Wednesday (March 17) and you can celebrate the occasion by going on a memorable, superb value-for-money Ireland golfing break – north and south of the border. Thanks to Tourism Ireland and their Irish golf tour partners, there are some simply amazing deals to be experienced including a chance to twice tackle the world-famous links of Royal...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 March 2010
A Staffordshire golf club has managed to drive back the economic downturn with a large increase in membership – thanks to a range of investment to improve facilities. St Thomas’s Priory Golf Club, at Armitage near Rugeley, has seen the number of new members rise by more than a third during the year, despite the recession devastating parts of the leisure...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 March 2010
With golf clubs up and down the country reporting diminishing memberships it’s refreshing to hear of one that’s bucking the trend. Dudsbury Golf Club in Ferndown, near Bournemouth and Poole had 250 members four years ago before it was sold. Now it boasts 660 members, each paying £936 a year for full membership and £705 for 5-day ones. Current owners...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 10 March 2010
Carnoustie is offering golfers the opportunity to step back in time and retrace the path the legendary Ben Hogan took en route to winning the 1953 Open with the launch of a fantastic value “Carnoustie Hogan Trail” package. Available from April 1st – October 31st 2010, this once in a life time offer promises to be the ultimate golf experience. For just...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 March 2010
This year’s final of the Single Figure Golfer (SFG) Challenge Tour is to be hosted by the stunning Cornish links of Trevose on October 18-20. Following on from last year’s success with the amateurs securing victory over the pro’s, the 2010 SFG Challenge Tour, again in partnership with Srixon, sees amateur golfers from across the country (with a handicap of under...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 March 2010
Hull is a great port of call, excuse the pun, for 2-FORE!-1 voucher holders. You’ll find a cluster of cracking 2-FORE!-1 courses around the bustling coastal city including the wonderful 27-hole heathland complex of Forest Pines – most Premier League teams stay here when they’re playing Hull at the KC Stadium. The open exposed clifftop links of Flamborough Head GC offers a...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 March 2010
A new major golf resort in the eastern Algarve has been given the status of Project of Potential National Interest by the Portuguese authorities. This status recognises Quinta do Vale’s privileged location, environmental sustainability, commitment to energy efficiency and generation of wealth for the local economy. Quinta do Vale provides two low-density living options – 66 plots for substantial single family villas...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 March 2010
Stunning Buckinghamshire venue Stoke Park has created the ideal Fathers Day gift for golfing enthusiasts everywhere. You can treat your dad to a round of golf on the Championship golf course that played host to the iconic Goldfinger where the famous one to one battle between Goldfinger and James Bond took place. Make it an even more indulgent treat and stay...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 9 March 2010
Spain is battling to stage the Ryder Cup for the second time…on a brand new course which will be made especially for the bi-annual event. The Royal Spanish Golf Federation today confirmed that Valdeloshielos Finca Tres Cantos will be the venue for the 2018 Ryder Cup… if Madrid is chosen to host the Europe v USA clash in eight years time. The area on...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 8 March 2010
2-FORE!-1 GOLF – the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in golf – can literally save golfers several hundred pounds this season. This is definitely no exaggeration as you’ll discover when you pick up the next issue of Today’s Golfer magazine which spotlights over 100 2-FORE!-1 venues where you can make a fantastic grand total saving of nearly four-and-a-half grand! All...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 5 March 2010
The new golfing season thankfully isn’t too far away now… so it makes good sense to stock up with those precious 2-FORE!-1 GOLF vouchers. The vouchers are the passport to half-price green fees at just over 1,000 courses up and down the country, guaranteeing golfers great deals at great courses. 2-FORE!-1 is the biggest and best discounted green fee scheme in the...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 March 2010
Starting this month, husband and wife catering team Carolyn and Alan Henderson are aiming to turn golfers into gourmets at Crail Golfing Society’s refurbished clubhouse. Hitting the ground running, they have already introduced a brand new daytime menu to tempt both members’ and visitors’ palates, and brought in a new computerised ordering system to speed up service. Later this month, a Sunday...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 March 2010
Tom Godwin, Head Professional at Rockliffe Hall, the north-east’s newest golf destination, is launching an innovative teaching concept in the region this season which is expected to significantly improve the play of club golfers at all levels. The 32 year old Englishman, who has more than 12 years teaching experience at some of the best-known venues in the country, is one...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 4 March 2010
The Vigia Group, the award-winning luxury resort developer, has announced some unbeatable packages for this Easter holiday. The superb family packages include accommodation at either the golf village (Quinta da Encosta Velha) at the multi award-winning Parque da Floresta Golf and Leisure Resort or at The View, Vigia’s new luxury boutique beach resort – all from as little as €39 per...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 3 March 2010
De Vere Slaley Hall has welcomed world class championship golf in recent years and has appointed Steve McNally as Head Teaching Professional to continue the successful development of the teaching facilities and golf academy at the leading Northumberland resort. With over 30 years experience as a PGA Professional McNally brings a wealth of knowledge to the role, which will see him...