Written by TG Courses Editor on Thursday 30 October 2008
The world’s most influential and respected top golf course list is to be published early next week right here on todaysgolfer.co.uk. The Golf World Top 100 Golf Courses in Britain and Ireland is pulled together by our sister golf magazine Golf World every two years and the 2008 version of the best golf courses list has been decided! The big question is: Which golf...
Written by TG Courses Editor on Monday 27 October 2008
Have you played a round of golf at a golf course in the last few weeks? If you have we want to know what you thought about it so you can share your experiences with the nation’s golfers! Our golf course reviews section is bursting with golf course reviews by people like you and together they act as one of the...
Written by TG Courses Editor on Monday 27 October 2008
Fancy a Christmas break in France, why not check out Château des Vigiers winter offers?… VISIT VIGIERS.COM ONLINE BOOKING FLIGHTS AND MAPS As winter approaches and the build up to Christmas begins, why not take break from it all at Château des Vigiers? We have created a series of 3 night packages which offer excellent value for money. Whether you want to play golf or...
Written by TG Writer on Thursday 23 October 2008
Tiger Woods may be the best golfer ever to walk the earth (well almost) but that doesn’t mean that golf caddying is below him as this incredible video proves. Times must be hard as he nurses his knee back to health and as a result Tiger Woods seems to have turn caddying to pay the bills. Imagine the surprise too as you stand...
Written by TG Courses Editor on Tuesday 14 October 2008
The latest spectacular course designed by Christy O’Connor Jnr has been officially opened at Oceânico’s new Amendoeira Golf Resort. To mark the launch of the golf course, Oceânico had commissioned a statue of O’Connor Jnr that overlooks the Oceânico O’Connor Course. The statue, designed by renowned Irish sculptor Paul Ferriter, is made from bronze and is modelled on an iconic...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 29 September 2008
Clitheroe Golf Club, The London Golf Club and East Sussex National Golf Club will host Regional Qualifying for The Open Championship for the first time in 2010, when The Open will be played at St Andrews. Clitheroe, in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley, is a parkland course that was first laid out in 1932 by five-time Open winner James Braid. The course’s...
Written by TG Instruction Editor on Friday 12 September 2008
With just days to go until the Ryder Cup 2008 gets underway we thought we’d take a quick look at the format of the matches you’ll be watching. In total there will be 28 matches played in three different forms of match play; Foursome, Four-Ball and Singles. On the first two days of play (Friday 19th and Saturday 20th September) the teams will...
Written by TG Courses Editor on Thursday 7 August 2008
Crazy golf in the UK is poised to reach new heights at Jurassic Encounter, an action-packed adventure golf experience due to open on August 15th. Located at New Malden’s ‘World of Golf’ in Surrey, Jurassic Encounter is a thrilling 18-hole course, complete with roaring mechanical dinosaurs, man-made ‘primeval’ caves, cascading waterfalls and lush vegetation – all set within a half acre...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 29 July 2008
Tunisia is a red-hot golfing destination in more ways than one and soon you can mix the royal and the ancient on the country’s newest golf course, The Residence which opens in November. The year-round temperate climate makes Tunisia a superb golfing destination. Another big bonus is that it’s only a two and a half hour flight from London. The spectacular five-star hotel...
Written by TG courses editor on Friday 25 July 2008
As part of Dunston Hall’s continual development, De Vere’s renowned Norfolk golf course and resort has embarked upon a significant course improvement programme. The Dunston Hall team have begun working on the replacement and upgrading of the greens and the re-engineering of the irrigation system to compliment the new greens. The new greens that have been installed create a better playing experience for...
Written by by TG staff writer on Thursday 24 July 2008
…No Donald Trump’s long-running Aberbeen links project hasn’t yet been given the green light but a prestigious first-class resort – designed to equal Turnberry, Prestwick and Troon – has and is set to change the face of North Ayrshire as part of a multi-million pounds regeneration project. It appears that ‘The Donald’ has been looking on the wrong side of Scotland to turn...
Written by TG Instruction editor on Friday 11 July 2008
Have you ever wondered where it’s all going wrong on the golf course? If so the fault fix golf score card below will help you get to the bottom of the issues quickly. Download the PDF and print it out and you can take it out on the golf course the next time you play to record every shot you take. On...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 3 July 2008
For only the sixth time in 600 years of history a new golf course has opened at St Andrews Links, the Home of Golf. The Castle Course was opened by the Duke of York at a special ceremony attended by around 150 leading figures from the world of golf and from golf clubs and organisations in St Andrews. Continuing a line which...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 11 June 2008
David Scott, who has established an outstanding nationwide reputation as both player and administrator, has been appointed Course Manager at The Duke’s attached to the Old Course Hotel Golf Resort & Spa. As a player he represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 1990 PGA Cup Match against the American club professionals at Kiawah Island in South Carolina and was previously...
Written by Richard Green, Golf World on Thursday 15 May 2008
The eagerly-anticipated Castle Course in St Andrews is due to open next month – but Golf World has been given an exclusive sneak preview. Travel Editor Richard Green played the St Andrews Castle Course last week, and says the layout lives up to expectations. He said: “It might be the seventh member of the St Andrews Links Trusts’ family, but...
Written by TG and Golf World live from Augusta on Tuesday 1 April 2008
As part of Today’s Golfer anf Golf World’s Masters 2008 build up special we want to kicks things off with the inside track on how the pros will be attempting to conquer Augusta National from April 10th. And for the first time ever the caddie of current Masters champion Zach Johnson has opened up their personal course notes used to help Zach win...
Written by Today's Golfer starr writer on Wednesday 31 October 2007
Playgolf Northwick Park, which opened in 2006 with a unique 6-hole layout featuring replicas of famous golf holes from around the world, is to be extended to nine holes and will become a permanent PowerPlay Golf centre. Following extensive feedback from golfers who have played the 6-hole Majors Course at Playgolf Northwick Park in the last 18 months, Peter McEvoy, one...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 25 October 2007
A colony of long-eared bats is unlikely to delay the construction of a new £100m hotel complex at St Mellion International Hotel, Golf & Country Club in Cornwall. Plans for the Crown Golf course near Saltash include the demolition of the existing hotel, where the bats are hibernating in the roof space. Although some work is due to start at the site...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 18 October 2007
Crown Golf has announced a new addition to its impressive portfolio of clubs with the purchase of one of the country’s most successful ‘Pay-and-Play’ courses: Pine Ridge GC, in Surrey. The superb 18 hole, 6,400 yard par 72 golf course is set within a mature pine forest at Frimley, Camberley, and appears regularly in independent surveys as one of the UK’s...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 17 September 2007
From 2008 the European Tour Qualifying School will be heading north of the border for the first time in its history, as Dundonald Links on the stunning Ayrshire coastline has been confirmed by The European Tour as the first ever Scottish golf course to host Pre-Qualifying Stage 1. Dundonald Links, situated near the legendary golfing town of Troon is a classic...